Media Assistant – WEX Graduate Assistant [Work-Study]

Start Date: Immediately
End Date: 6/30/2023
Number of Positions: 1
Hours per Week: 10-15
Remote position: Yes
Supervisor: Kat Bell / Tammy Cloutier

Job Description

The Writers’ Exchange (WEX) is a fee-based professional writing service that supports Antioch and non-Antioch clientele. Although the core of this work is primarily with doctoral candidates, WEX assists writers with any project where a polished final product is needed for publication. This ranges from grammatical assistance, to developing outlines and plans for a manuscript, to format editing for style and program guidelines on dissertations and theses.

WEX is committed to providing professional writing support and empowering writers both within and outside of the Antioch community and is currently hiring two Graduate Assistant positions to support the WEX Director, Manager, and clients. These positions are best suited for students with at least two years left in their program. Responsibilities and roles listed below will be divided between two GAs based on the availability and experience of applicants; students need not have experience in all areas below to apply.

WEX Website Updates, Edits, and Publishing:

• • Featured client posts
    • Creating and posting articles on recent dissertation clients
    • Corresponding with potential featured clients
  • Creating blog posts when requested by director
  • Making aesthetic improvements to wex.antioch.edu
  • Making user-friendly improvements to wex.antioch.edu
  • Keeping service and package descriptions up-to-date on wex.antioch.edu
  • Ensuring consistency of service descriptions in Submittable

WEX Media Support:

• • Create content for various social media pages including Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn
  • Familiarity with Canva or other graphic platforms
  • Making aesthetic improvements to WEX documents when needed
  • Communicate with staff to highlight important updates within WEX via media platforms
  • Relay interest and communication received through social media platforms to WEX staff

Qualifications
Graduate Assistants should have proficiency in writing and facility with online communication. GAs should be effective collaborators and communicators interested in supporting other students’ growth as writers. As all WEX work is virtual, GAs must have a strong self-directed work ethic and be able to regularly schedule and fulfill their responsibilities. The ability to work as part of a team and communicate well with team members is crucial. Prior experience with WordPress (or a similar platform) and aptitude for technology are required for the website elements. Most importantly, we seek individuals who are reflective and collaborative, able to accept and utilize feedback, and eager to grow and develop their own skills.

GAs may set their own work schedule with some flexibility as long as they can commit to the required total hours, provide at least one regular availability period per week, and complete tasks on time.

Oversight of remote work
WEX Graduate Assistants meet regularly with the Director and WEX Manager, confer via email during work time, attend regular group professional development meetings, track tasks in Asana, and document their hours and projects in a variety of shared documents and task lists in the WEX Google Drive.

To apply: please email a cover letter and resume to [email protected] discussing your past experience with writing and writing support and anything else you’d like to share about your interest in these positions.

Note
Only students with Federal Work-Study eligibility may apply. Contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions about your eligibility.