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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The Penn State Athletics Strategic Communications & Social Media Department is seeking highly motivated prospective and current Penn State students who are interested in gaining experience in athletics media relations, communications, public relations, social media and content capture/generation.

Students with strong written and verbal communication skills, who are dependable, can easily work independently and as a member of a team are encouraged to apply. Knowledge of Microsoft Word and desktop publishing programs (Adobe Creative Suite) is preferred but not required. Familiarity with Associated Press (AP) style is preferred. Knowledge and experience in multiple forms of social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X) is preferred but not required. Prior experience in photography, videography, graphic design and editing is preferred but not required.

A Student Assistant in the Strategic Communications & Social Media Department will work various events across all 31 Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics programs, performing tasks that include recording statistics, assisting the media, transcribing postgame press conferences, and assisting in the management of team-specific and departmental social media accounts. Additional responsibilities include research projects, contributing written feature stories and other press releases to GoPSUsports.com, attending team practices to capture student-athlete centric content, and telling the story of Nittany Lion student-athletes through written, digital, and social media communication. A full breakdown of student assistant responsibilities is listed below.

LEVEL ONE | STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

Penn State Strategic Communications level one student assistants are tasked with providing event support and week-to-week assistance to an assigned member of the Penn State Strategic Communications full-time staff. Duties as a level one student assistant (strategic communications) include providing statistical support during events; capturing in-game video or photograph content to support team social media channels; assisting members of the media; transcribing and editing weekly or postgame press conferences; assisting on research projects; attending practices to capture student-athlete centric social media content for