Employment Summary
The Division of Student Life is committed to making every experience at Purdue University a learning opportunity for students. Employment within our division provides you with the opportunity to work with other great students and leaders. As part of your employment, we incorporate the Leadership and Professional Development Competencies and the Steps to Leaps Learning Pillars into your learning and performance management experience to ensure you are building the skills employers want. Purdue Student Life develops welcoming communities that engage and support students while enabling individuals to flourish on their unique and personal path.
Job Description
The primary role of the SAO – Purdue Student Union Board Content Support position is to create and design all promotional/marketing materials for the Purdue Student Union Board (PSUB), by creating the design and layout of publications, flyers, posters, postcards, newsletters and other signage for SAO and PSUB. The goal of this position is to give students valuable real-world experience in a marketing and programming environment. This position should work 10-20 hours per week during the summer and 10-15 hours per week during the fall/spring semester. Those hours may be worked in any combination, at the discretion of the direct supervisor. The SAO – Purdue Student Union Board Content Support position must be reliable, organized, responsible, and flexible. They must also be ambitious, detail-oriented, creative, and driven.
Prerequisite(s)
The ideal candidate will have graphic design experience and will have taken graphic design courses; be knowledgeable in Adobe Creative Suites (PhotoShop, InDesign and Illustrator); and have attention to detail and editing skills.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent and minimum of one semester of college coursework successfully completed
- Must be actively enrolled at Purdue University, Purdue Global
- Enrolled in or completion of graphic design courses
- Previous experience with graphic design
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Flexible and dependable with a strong attention to detail
- Problem solving, logic and reasoning skills
- Customer service oriented
- Ability to multi-task and work within deadlines
- Ability to work independently and with a team
- Be timely and organized
Position Responsibilities
- Exhibit friendliness, diplomacy, and tact in responding to customers
- Handle emergency situations and prioritize responsibilities while continuing to provide the highest level of customer service
- Maintain confidentiality and exhibit professional conduct when handling sensitive information
- Serve and participate on committees within the division to provide feedback from a student lens
- Present ideas to division senior leadership as identified
- Responsible for all scheduled shifts (based on class/exam schedules for the semester)
- Other duties as assigned