Student Worker - Waco History Editor

Job Title: Waco History Editor

Job Classification: Business Operations, Student

Department: Institute for Oral History 

Hiring Manager: Kaila Mata

Contact: kaila_mata1@gmail.com 

Work Schedule: 5 hours per week with flexible working hours 

Desired Length of Employment: Ongoing 

Pay Rate: $10 per hour

Job Description:

The Institute for Oral History seeks a student to assist with developing content and promoting Waco History, an app and website devoted to the history of Waco and McLennan County (www.wacohistory.org). The candidate will familiarize themselves with the collections of the Institute for Oral History and the Texas Collection to compile historic images, oral histories, and well-researched, place-based narratives for the project. Some familiarity with audio or photo editing is helpful but not required. Under appropriate supervision, the student will be responsible for fulfilling a wide variety of tasks.

Responsibilities: The specific duties of this student may include:
•Researching, writing, and editing content for the Waco History platform.
•Selecting and excerpting oral history recordings for use on Waco History.
•Identifying historic images from the Texas Collection and other repositories to enrich platform entries.
•Assisting in promoting the app and website through social media.
•Helping with special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Ability to work with limited supervision and to demonstrate initiative and good decision-making within the assigned area. Must be detailed-oriented, an experienced user of Microsoft Word and Excel, and possess good research and writing skills.

• Perform business operations duties for assigned area of responsibility 
• Provide excellent customer service to clients  
• Ability to prioritize and take initiative 
• Assist with various projects, activities and tasks related to business operations 
• Ability to comply with University policies  
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance 

Employer: Baylor University

Work Location: Carroll Library 306 

Work Address: 1429 S Fifth St