Graduate Assistant - School of Communication, Marketing and Outreach
Position opening: Graduate Assistant - School of Communication, Marketing and Outreach
Department: School of Communication
Term of appointment: One academic year assignment, with opportunity for renewal for fall 2025 semester. Appointment begins with the fall 2024 semester (late August) and lasts through end of April. .
Salary: $10.00 per hour, up to $3,200 per semester (for a total of $6,400 for the academic year), plus fully paid tuition and fees.
Requirements: Undergraduate degree in journalism, mass communication, public relations, advertising, social media, marketing, media studies, or similar degree. Professional and/or student media experience in public relations, advertising or mass communication field preferred. Applicants for this assistantship must already have been admitted into the School of Communication M.A. program and must commit to enroll in a minimum of nine (9) credits per semester. The application processes for the graduate program and graduate assistantships are separate.
Primary duties: Graduate assistant will support the School of Communication’s dean and faculty chair. Responsibilities will include overseeing and creation of School newsletters; overseeing creation and scheduling of content for the School’s social media channels; assistance in event planning, recruitment and program assessment; oversight of practicum and work study students as needed; occasional attendance at events (schedule permitting), and other research and communication projects as needed.
Qualified applicants should submit, by June 1, 2024 a letter of application, resume, and names and contact information for at least three references to jlocastro@pointpark.edu (preferred) or mail to:
Dr. Jenna Lo Castro
School of Communication
Point Park University
201 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1984
When responding via email please reference - School of Comm, Marketing and Outreach Graduate Assistant - in the subject line.
Please submit documents in Rich Text (.txt) Word document (.doc) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf).
All emails submitted will receive an automatic confirmation email. Due to some junk mail filters, the confirmation email may not reach you. To ensure receipt of the confirmation email, utilize the return receipt option built into your email program when sending your information.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Due to the high volume of resumes received, Point Park University will not be able to respond to inquiries regarding the status of your resume. If we determine that your skills and experience match the position requirements, we will contact you to discuss the opportunity further. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to revisit our website at www.pointpark.edu for the status of the position and future opportunities.
Point Park University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.