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COB Public Relations Graduate Assistantship – Missouri State University

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Position: COB Public Relations Graduate Assistantship
The COB Public Relations Graduate Assistant is a joint endeavor between the office of university
communications and the College of Business. The position is for fall and spring semesters beginning August 2019.
The graduate assistant will work in the office of university communications and is supervised by the director or assistant director of the office of university communications. The graduate assistant will maintain regular communication with the dean of the College of Business and/or a designee.
The COB GA is to assist Missouri State University and the College of Business in attaining its recruitment, enrollment and advancement objectives through focused public relations and marketing activities. The graduate assistant contributes to this goal through writing, technical support and other tasks.
Primary responsibilities include:
  • Write news releases about the College of Business, its students or faculty
  • Start blog for COB departments or programs
  • Develop and post content for COB and/or COB department blogs
  • Write content for twice yearly COB alumni publication
  • Develop and promote social media for COB departments or programs
Other duties might include:
  • Promote university events through social media
  • Writing articles for other university publications
Qualifications:
  • Must have a bachelor’s degree in communication, public relations, creative writing, journalism, English or a closely related field
  • Must be admitted to a graduate program and meet minimum qualifications for a graduate assistant, as set forth by the Graduate College
Requirements:
  • Strong interviewing, writing and proofreading skills
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills
  • Ability to research complex subjects and identify key concepts or issues
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
  • Knowledge of or ability to learn basic web maintenance skills, utilizing a content management system
  • Availability to work Monday-Friday for a total of 20 hours per week
Abilities:
  • To interview university faculty members, students and alumni
  • To write compelling stories for print and web use
  • To organize text to maximize scanning activity
  • To produce written documents in the English language with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation and grammar
  • To research relevant areas and summarize the pertinent information
  • To communicate effectively with story contacts and with fellow employees
  • To handle several tasks at once while paying attention to detail
  • To always be friendly and helpful to the public to ensure quality customer service and good public affairs
Physical Requirements
  • Pushes, pulls and carries up to 25 pounds
Working Environment
  • Primarily indoors with heating and cooling regulated in a general office environment
Miscellaneous Requirements
  • This GA position requires an average of 20 hours a week.