Communication Assistant  - University and Alumni Relations

14 hour per week casual position

The Communication assistant position is intended for a candidate with an interest in communication, public relations and media relations.  This individual will assist in the office of University and Alumni Relations with the primary function of writing feature stories, news related stories, content for the web and social media.  This position may also work on special projects, creating stories by researching, conducting interviews, and writing related stories and materials.


Duties and Responsibilities: 
This position includes a variety of communications/marketing/graphic design related responsibilities, including, but not limited to:

• Writing/Editing
  • Assist with writing and editing stories on current students, faculty and alumni for use in a variety of publications (print, email, web, etc.)
  • Proofread and editing communications materials
• Other Duties
  • Small graphic design projects
  • Assist with communication and marketing projects
  • Assist in department events by creating related materials
  • Assisting in the rollover of our new UMN Crookston website.
  • Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree
• Applicants should possess skills in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and be highly organized. This position will require working on multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines. 
   

About University of Minnesota Crookston

The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMN Crookston) is one of five campuses comprising the University of Minnesota system. UMN Crookston is a four-year public university with an enrollment of 1,800 students, approximately half on campus and half in online degrees.  The student body is diverse and comes from over 40 states and over 30 countries. Thirty-four baccalaureate degrees are offered, 15 of which are also offered online.  UMN Crookston proudly carries on a tradition of over a century of educational service to northwestern Minnesota, beginning in 1906 as a regional residential high school, changing to a two-year college in 1966 and to a four-year college in 1993.  UMN Crookston is a small student-centered community of learning and scholars known for providing personal attention to every student.  UMN Crookston makes a commitment to each individual student’s achievements and offers a hands-on approach and experiential learning that put students ahead of the competition. Integral to the university's statewide land-grant mission, UMN Crookston provides applied, career-oriented learning programs including internships and connects its teaching, research, and outreach to local, co...unty, and regional economic development agencies in support of the global economy. UMN Crookston delivers world?class University of Minnesota degrees in an affordable, close?knit campus setting where faculty and staff personally invest in the success of each student. UMN Crookston has been recognized for its quality programs by such organizations as U.S. News & World Report, which ranked the campus as #1 in the category Top Public Regional Colleges–Midwest for 2020.  U.S. News has ranked UMN Crookston among the top four in this category for the past 23 consecutive years.

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