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Title: GA - PreProfessional - Career Services - Marketing and Communications - Fall 2026 - Spring 2027
Division Name: Student Affairs
Department: Career Services
Campus Location: Normal, IL

Job Summary

Career Services’ mission is to empower and support Redbirds to achieve their professional goals by providing resources, experiences, and industry connections.

The Marketing and Communications Graduate Assistant assists with developing and implementing Career Services’ marketing and communication plans to promote the department’s events, services, and resources to multiple audiences. This position provides an opportunity to assist with a variety of marketing and communication initiatives including advertising, promotions, social media, video creation, media relations, and marketing and communication planning. Additionally, the Graduate Assistant will have an opportunity to expand communication and writing skills by applying classroom theory and techniques to practical hands-on experiences.

Additional Information

The graduate assistant assists the assistant director for marketing and communication in the development of marketing and communication tactics for the department.
Responsibilities include the following:
1. Assisting the marketing and communication team with implementing the department’s marketing and communication plans.
2. Maintaining the department’s social media plan and presence, including researching posting opportunities and emerging trends in social media, assisting with implementation, and gathering analytics for reporting and improvement purposes.
3. Researching and writing articles about department programs, services and student success stories and posting into the University’s blog system to feed into university websites, newsletters, and for social media sharing.
4. Investigating opportunities to feature the department’s programs, services and student success stories for coverage in campus media; drafting press releases; pitching stories to the media; coordinating media interviews with staff experts, and tracking media coverage.
5. Building the department’s photo and video library by scheduling photo/video shoots and taking photos and videos at events.
6. Collaborating on projects with the graphic design and digital media interns.
7. Performing other duties and functions for Career Services as assigned.

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

1510

Required Qualifications

1. Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be
found at http://hr.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.pdf
2. Must be a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University in the following programs:
Communication
3. Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or related field required.
4. Strong proficiency with social media use, writing, and project management is required.
5. Strong organizational and communication skills and the ability to multi-task.
6. Submission of non-academic writing sample with application materials.
7. Willingness to work in a team environment and provide and uphold our quality standards and values.
8. Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends

Preferred Qualifications

1. Intermediate level of proficiency using Adobe software.
2. Familiarity using a variety of social media platforms.
3. Experience in video production and video
4. Marketing and photography experience

Work Hours

TBD. May be required to work occasional evening hours.

Proposed Starting Date

August 3, 2026

Required Applicant Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. Reference List

Please Note: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Special Instructions for Applicants

This is a 9 1/2-month Graduate Assistantship with a contract period from August 5, 2024 - May 9, 2025.
As a GA, you will be expected to adhere to the University Administrative Calendar and all expectations
as set forth in the offer letter. An extension of this appointment is available, pending satisfactory
performance.

Benefits for Graduate Assistants can be found in the Graduate Assistant Handbook.

Note: If you have not yet been assigned a University ID, but are interested in applying for this graduate
assistantship, please proceed with the graduate assistant application process. For the first question
regarding your University ID, simply enter in nine (9) zeros (e.g., 000000000).

You must be eligible for employment in the United States and at Illinois State University and/or for the
number of hours required for the position.

Illinois State University student employees are restricted to no more than 28 hours per week of on-campus
employment for all positions held. International students are restricted by their visa status to no
more than 20 hours per week of on-campus employment when the university is in session but may work
up to 28 hours per week when the university is not in session. Please contact the Office of International
Student and Scholar Services for guidance on visa restrictions on work hours. The University cannot
grant exceptions to visa status rules/laws.

Contact Information for Applicants

Scott Summers,
sesumme@ilstu.edu

Important Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.