@OregonState Social Media Content Creator

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• Résumé 

• Cover letter 

• Work samples 

1. Please provide a portfolio or links to/screenshots of recent work that demonstrate your video, social media and/or storytelling expertise.   

2. Please specify your role in creating these pieces of content (e.g., ideation, appearing on camera, directing, filming, editing, drafting script). 

For additional information please contact: Lisa McMahan at [email protected]

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval

This recruitment will be used to fill four part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week) Social Media Content Creator positions for University Relations and Marketing (URM) at Oregon State University (OSU).

URM is looking to hire creators who will help participate in the creation of video and photo content for our centralized OSU social media accounts (@OregonState).   

The content creator position will support OSU and URM by producing digital content that represents an authentic perspective into student life at Oregon State. Students in this position will be tasked with creating content based on their experience and interests. Examples include serialized content, TikTok videos and/or Reels, photography, tiny mic interviews and other media. Students in this role will meet weekly with URM staff and other student content creators to share ideas, brainstorm content and collaborate on production and editing. Any work created by students in this position is available for use on OSU social networks, websites, blogs and other marketing channels.

Position duties: 

• Produce engaging video content that reflects the student experience at OSU, regularly collaborating with fellow students to showcase the diverse aspects of campus life 

• Be willing to experiment and try new things 

• Attend weekly team meetings to pitch and claim content ideas inspired by social media trends, university events or original creative concepts, then move them into production 

• Tell student stories in fresh, unexpected ways and challenge the status quo through innovative storytelling 

• Collaborate with other content creators within URM as well as student creatives from the MU Creative Studio and OSU Student Affairs
  

Students will work together to pitch content ideas informed by social media trends, university events, etc. They will then be assigned content production based on their experience, interests and availability. Students will also be encouraged to collaborate with one another on content ideation and execution. Students should feel comfortable creating videos and being on camera as the subject and/or interviewer. 

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:  

Communication, Teamwork, Technology, Career & Self Development

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements
 

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
  • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
  • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
  • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
  • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
  • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Required Qualifications:

• Comfortable and confident being on camera (not just behind it!)

• Collaborative and willing to engage with students, student employees, faculty and university partners to support storytelling 

• Willing to share personal student experiences 

• Experience using TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube, and other social platforms, with a general understanding of their functionality and the audiences they serve 
• Experience creating TikTok videos, Reels or other short-form vertical video content is a plus; photography and photo/video editing experience is also beneficial 

• Commitment to creating authentic, accessible and inclusive content that enhances public opinion of OSU 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with photo/video/audio equipment 
• Familiarity with editing software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut, Canva)