Social Media Fellow in Hillsdale, Michigan at Hillsdale College

• Assist in the creation and scheduling of high-quality, engaging content across all College platforms.
• Identify opportunities for the College to cultivate goodwill, reinforce its mission, and increase its audience size by sending mission-appropriate responses to posts, i.e., “community engagement.”
• Assist in the writing of The Hillsdale Current, a weekly email newsletter of campus highlights.
• Stay informed on current social media trends, internet culture, and platform-specific best practices, and make use of these findings to develop new content ideas.
• Cheerfully perform other tasks, as needed.

• Ability to assist in the production and distribution of content on social media channels
• Capacity to think clearly under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Creativity
• Attention to Detail
• Strategic thinking
• Sound judgement
• Initiative
• Time management
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues inside of the marketing department and other departments
• Ability to maintain an understanding of the College’s existing and upcoming content

• A Bachelor of Arts degree is required.
• Experience with marketing or a related field is preferred.
• Candidates should possess excellent writing skills, and should possess or be able to gain current knowledge of the leading social media platforms.

• Basic familiarity with major social media networks (e.g., X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube)
• Ability and willingness to learn to use the social media management suite Sprout Social
• General computer and smartphone proficiency
• The willingness to develop familiarity with Hillsdale College initiatives, education, news media, entertainment, advertising, and other fields pertinent to developing creative ideas and insights for social media

• Members of the Marketing Department produce external-facing materials and interact with teams across campus. To ensure a professional and pleasant relationship, a clean, neat appearance that supports the College’s mission is essential. This relationship needs to be supportive and professional, while maintaining confidentiality as needed.

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

1. Letter of Recommendation
2. Portfolio