Student Marketing Intern NBU $16.00/hour

SUNY Cortland Auxiliary Services is looking to hire a dynamic student intern to assist with student engagement, social media marketing, outgoing communication, and campus outreach, as well as many other business categories that may come up throughout the year operating a major food-service organization that serves nearly 7,000 meals per day. The person selected for this role will be comfortable speaking with students, faculty, and employees. They will also be confident in their ability to interact with our customers, post on social media in a professional manner, and will always be a considerate representative of the mission and values of SUNY Cortland Auxiliary Services.

Responsibilities

• Social Media Management
  • Assists Marketing Manager in the planning, preparation, and execution of a full social media engagement campaign for individual dining units.
  • Learns the importance of professional communication, and utilizes learned techniques to begin communicating with customers if and when they have questions at tabling events, etc.
  • Acts as Auxiliary Services’ main contact point for online engagement at special events for Dining Services including but not limited to:
    • Showcasing weekly specials
    • Photo-documenting and posting regarding special dining events (i.e.. Dragon’s Feast and Moonlight Breakfast)
• Sign Creation
  • Utilizing online graphics design software, create uniform signage templates to be used in daily operations of dining units.
  • Ensure that message, wording, colors, themes, and brand identity are consistent with those of the organization.
• Develop Self
  • Demonstrate passionate curiosity.  Seek opportunities to learn, challenge thinking and expand category point of view through asking questions, seeking mentorship and independent research.
  • Develop the ability to take lessons learned through this internship and be able to apply them to various other organizations moving forward.
    • Be able to provide experienced perspectives to potential new employers

Requirements

• Enrollment in a matriculating program related to communications, business, management, finance, economics, or similar.
• Proven aptitude in written and oral communication, including social media engagement.
• Ability to casually and professionally interact with constituents including, but not limited to:
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Administration
  • Reporting Managers
• Proficient in online graphic design software (i.e – Canva)
• Available hours to attend and engage at tabling and special events throughout the academic year
• Ability to physically travel between dining units and campus buildings on a consistent basis