PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Campus Recreation and Wellness at East Carolina University provides the following programs and services for the campus community: wellness, intramural sports, physical activity & fitness, informal recreation; club sports; adventure leadership programs; summer camps; and special events. Facilities include a state of the art 150,000 square foot Student Recreation Center, an 18-acre multi-sport field complex, a team challenge course, and a 129-acre sports complex which includes eight sport fields, a six-acre lake, disc golf course, boathouse, walking/jogging trails, outdoor fitness equipment, sandy beach area, beach volleyball courts, and an Odyssey challenge course.
UNIVERSITY
East Carolina University is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System and has an enrollment of over 29,000 students, making it North Carolina’s third largest institution of higher learning. The main campus is adjacent to downtown Greenville, NC, a city of over 70,000 people. Greenville is the hub of the eastern North Carolina coastal plain and a business, medical, and educational center. It is 80 miles east of Raleigh, the state capital, accessible by highway and nearby airports, and within easy driving distances of coastal resorts and the Outer Banks.
REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDACY
Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited college or university. Preference is given to candidates specializing in marketing, communication, art, or a related field. The candidate must possess an academic background which will satisfy the graduate entrance requirements of East Carolina University. Previous experience in advertising, data analysis, assessment, strategic planning or public relations is desired. Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is preferred. Duties may require weekend or evening hours. Must maintain current driver’s license and satisfy university driving standards.
SCOPE OF POSITION
As a result of this Graduate Assistant position, students will have the opportunity to gain the following core competencies based on the ACPA/NASPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Practitioners:
- Human & Organizational Resources: Includes knowledge, skills and attitudes used in the selection, supervision, motivation, and formal evaluation of staff, conflict resolution; management of the politics of organizational discourse; and the effective application of strategies and techniques associated with financial resources, facilities management, fundraising, technology use, crisis management, risk management and sustainable
- Leadership: Addresses the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of a leader, whether it be a positional leader or a member of the staff, in both an individual capacity and within a process of how individuals work together effectively to envision, plan, effect change in organizations, and respond to internal and external constituencies and
Campus Recreation and Wellness empowers student employees to become leaders by gaining valuable experience within a departmental Student Staff Leadership framework.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Marketing Graduate Assistant is expected to fulfill the following general responsibilities:
- Directly manage and supervise the work of student Marketing
- Organize, assign, and follow-up of marketing
- Coordinate social media, email, press releases, tabling, displays, and other marketing
- Entry, analysis and application of assessment and statistical data for marketing
- Present at monthly RA Coordinator meetings.
- Assist with planning and implementation of the Open House, Barefoot on the Mall and other Special Events
- Assist with the development and generation of new marketing concepts, mediums, and ideas
- Oversee marketing area operation in including work schedules, inventory, and equipment
- Assist with the development and implementation of post program evaluation such as focus groups, online surveys, and forum
- Facilitate periodic communication with program area staff to determine needs and monitor
DATES OF EMPLOYMENT & COMPENSATION
- Expected work dates are August 1, 2017 – December 15, 2017 and January 2, 2018 – May 4, 2018 (excluding all student observed holidays).
- Stipend of $10,500.00, for 9½ months. Professional development support available. Full in-state tuition. Out of state students are responsible for paying the amount of the difference between out of state and in-state All students are responsible for payment of student fees.
- Additional opportunities are available for summer employment beginning May 16, 2017.
- This is typically a 2-year position with a satisfactory evaluation required to continue on to second
- Position is open until filled. Applicant review will begin on February 10,
APPLICATION PROCESS
Apply for this position via the website www.ecu.edu/SAgarp. Along with the electronic application, prepare to upload a cover letter, updated resume, and list of three references including name, phone number and email address. For further information about this specific Graduate Assistantship, contact Jenny Gregory at (252) 328-4942 or gregoryje@ecu.edu.
Federal Law requires proper documentation of identity and employability at the time of employment. It is requested that this documentation be included with your application. East Carolina University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and as such encourages applications from qualified women and minorities.