Social Media and Graduate Student Program Assistant 2

Overview

Utah State University Kaysville and Brigham City campuses are seeking an outgoing, enthusiastic individual to serve as a Community Connection, Social Media, and Graduate Student Program Assistant II. This dynamic individual will represent USU Kaysville throughout the local community, with a strong focus on community engagement, recruitment, and program growth.

Responsibilities will include building relationships with local organizations & businesses, attending community & promotional events, supporting campus activities, and fostering graduate level educational opportunities. The specialist will also oversee social media campaigns throughout the entire Brigham City Region in order to engage current and prospective students and strengthen the university's community presence. This is a great opportunity for a positive, energetic, and people-oriented individual who enjoys building relationships and promoting higher education.

It is anticipated that this position will require on average four days presence in Kaysville and one in Brigham City each week.

Responsibilities

Community Connection – 30% of time approximately 12 hours per week

• Be the USU representative to the Davis Chamber of Commerce – Attend meetings and activities to promote USU programs and events.
• Join a local service organization and participate in meetings and events in order to promote USU Programs and Events.
• Deliver flyers and other promotional materials face to face to local businesses and organizations to promote USU events, activities, and fund-raising opportunities.
• Assist with the execution of on-campus events such as Open Houses, Heritage Days, Scarecrow/Pumpkin Walk, Transfer Information Sessions, and Counselor programs.
• Provide support for departmental programs and projects.
• Coordinate activities and events on the Kaysville campus.
• Coordinate with extension to help support events and build positive relationships.

Regional Social Media – 20% of time approximately 8 hours per week

• Serve as the content manager for USU Kaysville, Brigham City, and Tremonton social media pages.
• Create content and ensure that a robust social media exposure exists and is persistent.
• Coordinate social media postings and outreach in the region.
• Actively participate in social media posts throughout the region
• Be willing to be the face of USU Brigham city for live broadcasts and other postings.
• Be creative and humorous in creating engaging posts that increase public viewing and participation.
• Willing to travel to Brigham City about once a week to keep abreast of happenings, create content, and coordinate postings

Graduate Program Coordinator - 20% of time approximately 8 hours per week

• Meet with department chairs with statewide professional programs
• Assess their interest with working together on recruiting projects
• Develop plans and ideas to increase the number of students in programs
• Host on campus events that invite potential professional students to meet with department leaders and faculty – such as an MSW Lunch
• Coordinate visits by department leaders, faculty, and regional leads to businesses or industries that have interest in specific degrees
• Host and coordinate professional open houses
• Create electronic contact lists of industry and education partners and periodically send appropriate educational opportunity information
• Reach out and meet with industry leaders, human resource directors, and educational institution leads to promote programs
• Building, Campus, and Other Duties as Assigned – 20% of time approximately 8 hours per week
• Cover the front desk and testing center when the need arises
• Assist in performing office duties, including answering phones, directing calls to appropriate parties, data entry, filing, appointment scheduling, and other general duties as needed.

Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of relevant experience, or an associate degree/technical training in a related field.
• Strong customer service orientation, experience, or knowledge with the ability to apply those skills in creating positive experiences while interacting with others.
• Effective presentation and speaking skills especially with the ability to present a positive message to groups and one on one.
• Ability to work in a team setting with a service-oriented attitude, a desire to strive for continuous improvement.
• Responsive, creative, and able to work independently without strong oversight
• Ability to travel to events and activities and ability to adapt schedule to participate in these. Ability work on both the Kaysville and Brigham City campuses.
• Proficiency with common computer software such as word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, and social media platforms.
• Poses creative abilities to aid in the creation of social media posts and campaigns.
• Willingness to visit businesses and organizations as well as doing cold calls to locations to deliver USU materials

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an associate degree with an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working in an educational setting
• Experience working with post traditional students
• Marketing or promotional experience
• History of being engaged in community organizations
• Familiarity with distance delivery systems and experience operating in differing modalities such as interactive video conference, online, and blended formats.

Required Documents

Along with the online application, please attach:

Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”

Name and contact information for 3 professional references to be typed at the beginning of the application. 

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Advertised Salary

$44,000

ADA

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions. Employee will travel to various locations.

University Highlights

As Utah’s student-centered, land-grant research university, Utah State University expands opportunity and strengthens communities across the state through learning, discovery, extension, and engagement. Founded in 1888, USU now holds two Carnegie distinctions: R1 status for very high research activity and the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. Its innovative research and scholarship is grounded in reciprocal partnerships with local, regional, and global communities, advancing knowledge and serving the public good across Utah, the nation, and the world. With over 50 world-class research facilities and the nation’s second-oldest undergraduate research program, USU prepares students to become active, civically engaged leaders who can address critical societal challenges.

USU enrolls over 29,800 students, both online and in person at locations throughout the state. Utah State’s 30 locations include a main campus in Logan, Utah, residential campuses in Price and Blanding, and six additional statewide campuses, along with education centers serving every county. USU educates students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. For over 100 years, USU Extension has served and engaged Utahns, serving every county in the state.

Competing at the NCAA Division I level in 16 sports, USU is a proud member of the Pac-12 Conference, which it joined July 1, 2026. The Aggies capped a historic final season in the Mountain West by capturing nine combined regular-season and tournament titles in 2025-26, with five teams advancing to postseason play. This tradition of excellence extends to the classroom, where 232 student-athletes earned academic honors, and to the community, where USU ranked second nationally in Division I service hours, with nine teams placing in the top 10 for community service.

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*updated 10/26

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