MBA Marketing Student Assistant Position

About the position

The MBA Marketing Student Assistant internship will work with the MBA Marketing & Admissions team to brainstorm, produce, and edit content for social media, email, and event marketing deliverables. The team covers all MBA graduate programs, including Full-Time, Evening, and Executive MBA in Austin and Weekend MBA programs in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. Learning outcomes include Marketing Strategy, Email Communications, and Funnel Messaging.

Responsibilities

• Produce engaging written and visual content for various marketing mediums such as video, social media, website, email, or blog.
• Edit video content such as webinars, student spotlights, and reels.
• Create graphics for LinkedIn to promote events and news.
• Assist in weekly clean-up of new lead data in Excel to import into marketing database management.
• Prepare weekly Pitch Assignments to present new content ideas and experiment with new marketing trends.
• Understand and monitor graduate management education trends, new marketing tactics, and target audience preferences.
• Collaborate with team members to align content with brand voice and messaging.
• Track and evaluate competitor marketing efforts.
• Attend and assist the Marketing and Admissions team with MBA events on campus.
• Other duties as assigned that support the efforts of the Texas McCombs MBA marketing strategy.

Requirements

• Must be a University of Texas at Austin student, enrolled for at least 6 credit hours.
• Experience creating or editing photography, graphic design, or video content.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Canva and Video Editing Software.
• Experience or coursework in advertising, business, communications, marketing, or RTF.
• Knowledge of content marketing principles and social media platforms and trends.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with attention to detail.
• Embraces feedback in the iterative process of publishing.
• Highly collaborative, attends regularly scheduled team meetings and training sessions.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Must be punctual and responsive to email and Teams messages.
• Must be able to work at least 10 hours per week in person Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, with a max of 15 hours per week.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Benefits

• Hourly Rate: $12 per hour.
• Students in this position may choose to enroll in the UTSaver voluntary retirement programs.