Anticipated Start Date: April 1, 2025

Estimated Pay: $15.00 per hour 

Number of Jobs Available: 1

Schedule: Variable - minimum of 4 hours per week consisting of 2–3 hours of remote work for independent or group assignments, and a mandatory 1-hour biweekly team meeting.

Location: UD Career Center/Hybrid 

About the department / center:

About the Division of Student Life

The 11 units comprising the Division of Student Life support all UD students as they develop personally, educationally, and professionally. Students find that the development we facilitate, and the communities we foster, fill the abundant space between the classroom and life to complete their University of Delaware experience.

In partnership with students, parents and families, faculty, staff and alumni, the Division provides thousands of unique opportunities for all UD students to discover their identities and passions; manage their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing; and learn to engage with the many diverse communities to which they belong as they prepare for a lifetime of growth and excellence.

About The Egg

This student position will be a member of the UX/Web team in The Egg, Student Life’s Student Creative Agency—a professionally advised student multimedia and design group and premier professional development and experiential learning program centered around creativity. We work on projects for Student Life departments and in support of student groups. For more information, visit udel.edu/egg.

Role Description:

The Student Life Communications Team is seeking a responsible, motivated undergraduate student to assist their Web and UX Team on various web based projects under the direction of the Digital Communications Specialist. 

This position begins Spring 2025. Preferred candidates would ideally be first-years or sophomores. However, we will still consider juniors, rising seniors, and graduate students for this position.

This student employee will receive an hourly wage of $15.00, disbursed bi-monthly for the spring semester (15-weeks) and fall semester (15-weeks). Opportunities to work during the summer and winter semesters may be offered, but are not required. There is a minimum of 4 hours per week consisting of 2–3 hours of remote work for independent or group assignments, and a mandatory 1-hour biweekly team meeting. If the student cannot attend this meeting, that time must be made up at an agreeable time and date, promoting team collaboration. Students may not exceed 30 hours per week and at times may be asked to work more than the minimum time to complete projects. 

Students have access to The Egg equipment and are provided a personal license for the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite and other relevant software as required by their role as part of The Egg Program.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Utilize skills in web design and basic web development to create layout and design for all Division of Student Life and affiliated websites, including assistance with student group sites.

• Update and edit website content, posts and pages.

• Assist in troubleshooting issues on web-based systems.

• Manipulate and optimize photos, graphics and other images for the web.

• Help to enhance website accessibility compliance and usability.

• Assist in maintenance and content management for digital signage.

Qualifications:  

• Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, WordPress or Adobe Experience Manager is recommended, but not required

• Proficiency in Graphic Design is a bonus

• A willingness to learn new things and take on work in other areas is an expectation of all positions at the Egg to help grow your creative toolkit

Applicants must be undergraduate students at the University of Delaware. Work study eligibility can be found here. Applicants who are not enrolled as undergraduate students at the University will not be considered for this position. Employment Limitations and Exceptions