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Department:
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University of Washington Press
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Job Title:
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Publicity and Marketing Student Assistant-
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Date Posted:
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April 22, 2024
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Closing Date:
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May 17, 2024
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Number Available:
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1
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Rate:
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$19.97 per hour.
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Hours:
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19.5 hours per week [corrected from 20 on 2024-05-03]
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Duties:
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This position assists the entire marketing team with a wide variety of tasks aimed at increasing the efficiency of the press's overall marketing and sales operations.
- Draft publicity materials, including press releases and media kits
- Participate in planning and executing social media strategy and activities
- Utilize design templates to create drafts of promotional materials, such as social media posts, posters, flyers, banners, etc.
- Assist with the production and promotion of events, including compiling event copy and maintaining events calendar; attend select author events as available
- Create digital proofs of books for advance reviews
- Research review lists and send review copies to scholarly journals and media outlets
- Process received reviews, including filing, adding excerpts to title management system, and distributing to authors
- Complete tasks, as directed, to meet overall sales and marketing strategies and goals
- Provide general administrative support for the department, such as data-entry into press's title management system, and shipping books to and from the office
- Monitor emails and provide support as needed
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Required Qualifications:
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- Excellent organizational and project-management skills; ability to multi-task.
- Superior oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite and working with databases.
- Ability and desire to work both independently and cooperatively
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Desired Qualifications:
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- Interest in exploring a career in book publishing
- Proficiency with Adobe design programs InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
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Other Details:
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The University of Washington Press is the oldest and largest publisher of scholarly and general interest books in the Pacific Northwest. We publish compelling and transformative work with regional, national, and global impact. We are committed to the idea of scholarship as a public good and work collaboratively with our authors to produce books that meet the highest editorial and design standards. We value and promote equity, justice, and inclusion in all our work.
Students will play an active role in executing the press’s marketing activities and gain real world marketing and publishing experience.
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Application Process:
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- Prepare the following supplemental materials. A single PDF or Microsoft Word file is preferred.
2. The application is completed via Microsoft Forms with your student NetID.
3. Log in to the site with your UW NetID account to fill out an application form and upload your resumé and cover letter.
Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview.
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For additional information or questions regarding student job opportunities, or for assistance with the application process, please contact Libraries & Press Human Resources: libhr@uw.edu.