NAU Social: See the world through Lumberjack eyes
NAU Social Media
The
Lumberjack community is a large online community. Students, faculty, alumni,
colleges and organizations are all voices for Northern Arizona University.
Through the strategic use of social media, we can reinforce who we are and what
we are all about.
The Social Media &
Digital Communications Internship
NAU’s Office
of Public Affairs
is responsible for creating awareness and affinity on behalf of the university through the use of
storytelling on the web and in social media. Our team of interns play an
important role and bring an authentic voice and spirit to NAU’s social media.
Hours per
week: The social media and digital communications intern will work 10 hours per
week during the semester and receive three credit hours. The intern must work
with their academic adviser to complete requirements of their major and course
plan.
Roles and Responsibilities:
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Support the NAU
Social staff in accomplishing daily
tasks and long-term goals
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Develop a variety of content for NAU’s
social media accounts (Content may include posts, pictures, video, graphics, animations,
geofilters, gifs, videos, blogs, etc.)
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Suggest social
media postings from student events/experience
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Pitch new and
creative ideas
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Contribute to
day-to-day candid coverage of campus activities as well as special events, promotions and campaigns
•
Capture meaningful moments during events and activities
for live social media coverage
•
Monitor trends
in social media applications, tools and strategies
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Take on additional
platforms and projects based on your interests
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Act as an ambassador for NAU Social
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Help to organize and maintain a library of photos and video for social media
use
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Perform other
duties, as assigned
Desired
Skills: All applicants must be creative self-starters who are passionate about
NAU. If you can write concise copy, handle several projects at once and know
what gets shared, double-tapped and retweeted, apply to join our NAU Social
team and share why Lumberjack life is the best life.
Qualifications:
Applicants must be in good standing and have completed two semesters at NAU.
Prior experience with social media engagement on behalf of an organization or
brand is preferred. Photography, video and design skills are a plus. Open to
all majors. Preferred areas of study: Communication, Digital Media, Marketing,
Photography and Public Relations.
Contact:
Intern
Supervisor: Maria DeCabooter
NAU Social Manager
(928) 202-1683
Northern Arizona
University NAU Social Application
Please
submit: Completed application, resume and cover letter and a copy of your
semester course
schedule
to
social@nau.edu with
the
subject
line:
NAU
Social
Internship.
Full Name: NAU ID:
Email Phone
Major/Minors:
Clubs/Groups involved in:
Year in School: Anticipated
graduation date:
Please indicate
which of the positions you are seeking: Internship for course credit (up to 3)
Volunteer position for experience/unpaid internship
Please respond
to the following questions on a separate page.
1.
What social
media applications do you use
regularly and how do you use them? Which one
is your favorite and
why? Please include
links to your
handles.
2.
If
you had control over the NAU social accounts, how would you decide what types
of content to share?
3.
Content creation
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Please provide 5 examples of tweets for the @NAU Twitter account
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An image and caption that
you think would
be great for Instagram and/or Facebook.
•
Submit a Facebook
cover photo for the NAU account.
•
3 GIFs that show why you should be the next
NAU social media intern (bonus points if you create those GIFs yourself).
Supplement the GIFs with text, links or anything else you need to demonstrate
your qualifications.
