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Department Overview:
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The Career Exploration Center (CEC) is a part of the Office of Academic and Career Success (OACS). OACS provides central coordination and resources for the distributed undergraduate advising, learning support, and career services functions at UW–Madison.
OACS provides direct services to students through seven sub-units: the Career Exploration Center, Cross-College Advising Service, Greater University Tutoring Services, Center for Pre-Health Advising, Center for Pre-Law Advising, Undergraduate Academic Awards, and the Office of Online Student Success.
This role will primarily support the CEC. The CEC is a career advising office that supports all undergraduate students exploring majors and careers through one-on-one career advising, events, resources and more. Learn more about The Career Exploration Center at www.cec.wisc.edu. |
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Qualifications:
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- Current UW-Madison student.
- Comfortable working independently on projects once goals and expectations are established, while seeking support and feedback as needed.
- Detail-oriented and creative, with an interest in learning about communications campaigns and strategies.
- Strong writing and storytelling skills, including the ability to conduct interviews, identify the story within a conversation, and develop it into engaging written and video content.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including capacity to work effectively with a diverse range of staff and students engaging with the offices.
We welcome students from all majors, schools, and colleges on campus. Individuals with little formal communication experience but a strong interest and a willingness to learn are encouraged to apply! |
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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
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Some experience in communications (social media, content creation) is preferred but not required! Training will also be provided.
We are especially interested in students who:
Are curious about how students engage with resources
Enjoy talking with and learning from people with different experiences
Can translate information into messages that resonate with college students
Like experimenting, learning, and improving based on feedback
Have experience creating content for student audiences or can demonstrate strong communication skills through other experiences
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Position Summary/Job Duties:
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The communications intern will not only create and manage engaging content, but will be a source of student insight, ultimately helping the CEC to best understand college students’ core career questions and concerns and address them through communications. The primary duties of this internship include developing social media content and managing communication campaigns, including writing/collecting/filming engaging content, analyzing performance metrics, and contributing to the overall growth of our online communities. Other responsibilities include designing communications materials (e.g. flyers, website, etc.) related to advising, programming, and other events.
The communications intern will be supervised by the Communications Specialist for the CEC and will have the opportunity to work in collaboration with other communications interns serving the Center for Pre-Health Advising & the Center for Pre-Law Advising. Supervision will take place on an ongoing basis and throughout the interns work hours, and will entail structured 1:1 meetings. Some experience in communications, e.g. social media, graphic design, newsletters, websites, is preferred but not required! Training will also be provided.
Job Duties:
- Interview students and other community members, identify compelling story angles, and develop interviews into engaging written content.
- Identify emerging student questions, concerns, and trends and share insights with staff to improve services.
- Contribute ideas for new communication approaches that increase student engagement- Develop engaging content across a variety of channels such as email campaigns, web content, presentations and social media (short-form videos, on-the-street interviews, graphics, and written content designed for student audiences)
- Develop stories that help students see themselves reflected in the experiences of UW-Madison peers from a variety of backgrounds, interests, identities, and academic paths.
- Monitor communications metrics and help identify trends and opportunities to improve content.
- Support outreach events, workshops, and presentations, including representing the office alongside professional staff and engaging with students and campus partners.
- Take ownership of assigned work by proactively identifying next steps, following through on tasks, and seeking clarification or support when needed.
- Assist unit staff with projects on an as-needed basis.
- Be open to learning, enhance your professional skills, and build your UW-Madison network!
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Institutional Statements:
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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.edu
Accommodation 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/
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