READVERTISEMENT (Casual Hire) Digital Media and Marketing Specialist
University of Hawai'iAbout the role
Posting number: 2026-01647
Department: Hawai'i Community College - Chancellor's Office
Job classification: CASUAL
Posting type: Open
Categories: Miscellaneous, Higher Education, Arts, Design, Entertainment & Media
Summary
**** Applicants seeking short-term or part-time work with the University of Hawaii may apply for Casual Hire appointments, which include administrative, professional, and technical (APT) or instructional-type positions. Because of the temporary nature of these appointments, Casual Hire employees are not eligible for most benefits provided to regular Board of Regents or Civil Service employees. Casual Hire appointments may last for up to 89 days for full-time employees, and up to 1 calendar year for part-time employees.
Title: (Casual Hire) Digital Media & Marketing Specialist
Position Number: ***** Casual Hire
Hiring Unit: Hawaii Community College
Location: Hilo
Date Posted: July 29, 2026
Closing Date: August 12, 2026
Salary: $26.69/hour
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
The Digital Media and Marketing Specialist supports Hawaii Community College’s Office of Communications and Marketing through photography, videography, graphic design, social media, digital storytelling, and marketing content creation. This position helps promote college programs, services, events, and initiatives through engaging and professional digital and print communications.
The ideal candidate is creative, organized, detail-oriented, and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and quick turnaround times while maintaining professionalism and high-quality work.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Design and produce marketing and communications materials including flyers, brochures, posters, advertisements, and social media graphics
- Shoot and edit professional-quality photography and video for social media, web, advertising, and promotional campaigns
- Create short-form and long-form video content including interviews, commercials, event highlights, and promotional storytelling
- Develop engaging content for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and other digital platforms
- Help maintain consistent Hawaii CC branding, messaging, and visual identity
- Coordinate with faculty, staff, students, and community partners to support communications and marketing projects
- Write and edit captions, promotional copy, scripts, and related content
- Cover campus and community events through photography, videography, and real-time content creation
- Organize and manage digital media files and assets
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Creative Media, Digital Media, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Graphic Design, or related field and one (1) year of professional experience in digital media, photography, videography, communications, marketing, or related field; or equivalent education/training and experience
- Experience shooting and editing photography and video for social media, web, advertising, and promotional use
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite programs such as Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Final Cut Pro, or similar software
- Experience creating graphics and visual content for digital and print platforms
- Strong understanding of social media platforms and digital content best practices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects with quick turnaround times
- Strong organizational skills and abil
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