Social Media Student Assistant - The Collins College of Hospitality Management

Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. is looking for Social Media Student Assistant - The Collins College of Hospitality Management in Pomona, CA.
This local job opportunity with ID 3687645249 is live since 2026-05-21 20:51:44.
Description
Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises Employment Services
ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION VACANCY
SUMMARY: The Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises through the Collins College of Hospitality Management is seeking a student assistant to support event documentation and strategic content creation for the college's social media accounts.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL GET TO DO (this is just a small sampling of work variety):

• Capture photos and short-form video at assigned on-campus and approved off-campus events.
• Create, edit and curate content for college's official social media accounts, including Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.
• Draft captions and write short articles associated with social content.
• Content can consist of written stories, videos or multimedia elements for the college's digital channels.
• Generate creative ideas for content. This involves research, interviews, attending events, and capturing or curating photos and videos.
• Attend activities, meetings and events assigned to document content in real time.
• Assist in maintaining a structured social media calendar by preparing content in advance and supporting timely post-event recaps.
• Create content for the college's print publications, including magazines, websites and other marketing materials.
• Walk around campus to pick up and drop off items as assigned. This may involve lifting items up to 20 pounds, carrying items up to 5 pounds and walking around campus for about 1 hour.
• Install, maintain and remove signage on campus as assigned. This may involve walking around campus for 1-2 hours.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be an enrolled student in good standing at Cal Poly Pomona.
• Demonstrated strength in creating, editing and curating content, including photography and short-form video. Students will be asked to provide samples from previous job experience and/or coursework, such as writing samples, videos, social media posts
• Strong oral communication skills in English are required.
• Novice to intermediate experience with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Novice to intermediate experience with Canva is required.
• Experience capturing and editing photos and short-form video for social media is required.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Ability to work independently at assigned events.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines, particularly during high-volume event weeks.
• Detail-oriented and diligent to follow-up and complete tasks for assigned projects.
• Novice proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Rush, InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat) is a plus but not required.
• Experience in marketing writing, creating content for print, digital and social channels is preferred.
• One year of communications or marketing experience and/or coursework is preferred.
• Job experience in an office environment is preferred but not required.
• Availability to support occasional evening or approved off-campus events is required.
• Reliable transportation or ability to travel to assigned off-campus events is required.

ABOUT US: As the largest employer of students on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, the Enterprises offers valuable work experience and hands-on training to approximately 1,500 Cal Poly Pomona students each year. The Enterprises offers positions in various fields; whether it is in the area of technology, science, retail, culinary arts, hospitality1500 management, leadership or research grants, these student employees participate in Cal Poly Pomona's learn-by-doing philosophy and acquire practical skills in their designated field of study.
The Enterprises also contributes operating support to nearly 1,100 Enterprises and scholarship programs every year, including Bronco Athletics and the Norman J. Priest Scholarship. In addition, the Enterprises administers grants and contracts, contributes to campus security, and supports several university publications. The Enterprises contributes over $1 million annually to Cal Poly Pomona.
CSU along with Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises strongly recommend faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare an exemption from doing so. The systemwide policy can be found at COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Policy and any questions may be sent to fdnhr@cpp.edu
Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises, Inc. may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer. read more