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University of Wisconsin - Madison

Social Media Assistant (Content Creation Focus)

🇺🇸 Madison, WI

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $14 per Hour

💻 Marketing

🗓️ July 9th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University Health Services is hiring a Social Media Assistant (Content Creation Focus). The role involves collaborating with Health Communications Strategists and fellow student employees to create and schedule social media content, monitor analytics, and promote UHS services and events through various platforms.

Highlights

  • Create reels, posts, and stories for Instagram and manage monthly content calendars.
  • Schedule social media posts and monitor analytics across platforms.
  • Act as a UHS brand ambassador by participating in outreach and appearing in videos.
  • Work collaboratively with professional staff and other student employees.
  • Proficiency with short form video creation tools like CapCut and familiarity with social media trends.
  • Strong time management skills to balance multiple projects and meet deadlines.
  • Undergraduate student majoring in Communications, Public Health, or related fields preferred.
  • Minimum wage of $14.00 per hour, working 10-15 hours weekly on a regular in-person schedule.
  • Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
  • Supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace, offering accommodations for disabilities.

Social Media Assistant (Content Creation Focus) Full Description

Department Overview:
 | UHS offers award-winning, high quality medical, mental health, prevention, and wellness services to enrolled UW-Madison students.

Anticipated Start Date:
 | Week of August 18th

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
 |  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
 | Not Remote 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:
 | Minimum: 10-15 

Schedule:
 | This individual is expected to have a regular, weekly in-person schedule ranging from 10-15 hours per week.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
 | Minimum: $14.00 

Number of Positions:
 | 2

Qualifications:
 | - Though not required, the ideal candidate will continue in the position for a minimum of two semesters. 
- Undergraduate student majoring in Communications, Public Health, or related.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
 | - A working knowledge of short form video creation with CapCut, Instagram Edits, or similar platforms. 
- Familiarity with a variety of social media platforms and awareness of current trends and practices. 
- Strong time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and balance multiple projects effectively. 
- Interest in health and/or higher education communication. 
- Ability to work collaboratively with UHS professional staff and student staff.

 Position Summary/Job Duties:
 | - Work collaboratively with other student employees to create reels, posts, and stories for Instagram. 
- Schedule posts and monitor analytics across multiple social media platforms. 
- Assist and manage monthly content calendar. 
- Serve as a UHS brand ambassador by participating in outreach events/tabling events, appearing in videos, and engaging with various audiences through UHS social media accounts. 
- Assist with additional communications-related tasks as needed.

 Physical Demands:
 | Ability to lift 20 pounds.

Institutional Statements:
 | Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.Institutional Statement on Diversity:Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.eduAccommodation Statement: If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/