Sustainability Steward: Communications & Design (ACC Students Only) (Hourly)

Austin Community College

Highland Campus, TX

ID: 7279036 (Ref.No. R-6645)
Posted: 1 month ago

Job Description

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.


As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

  • Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

  • Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

  • Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Sustainability Steward: Communications & Design (ACC Students Only) (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

To support the development, implementation, maintenance, and daily functions of ACC\'s sustainability initiatives. These include, but are not limited to, energy and water conservation, renewable energy, alternative transportation, recycling and waste management, sustainable purchasing and operations, ACC gardens, Green Team engagement, education and outreach, communications and graphics, and related programs.
The Sustainability Steward: Communications & Design position focuses on marketing, communications, and graphic design, while also gaining exposure to all ACC sustainability programs. This is a student position for full or part-time ACC students only. This is a semester-long position with the potential to continue for multiple semesters.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

  • Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
  • Develops marketing and communications strategies for sustainability events, initiatives, and programs under guidance of the Energy & Sustainability Office staff.
  • Utilizes graphic design software to develop digital and print media.
  • Assists with newsletter, website, and social media content development and management.
  • Participates in office-wide functions and events.


Knowledge

  • Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Principles and concepts of sustainability.
  • Understanding of marketing, communications strategies, and design principles.

Skills

  • Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Creating marketing and communications strategies to promote and advance initiatives and programs.
  • Creating effective content; composing and editing written materials.
  • Effectively using graphic design skills to develop appropriate materials.
  • Maintaining files and performing other clerical duties.
  • Performing complex tasks and prioritizing multiple projects.
  • Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow through.
  • Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills with tact and diplomacy.
  • Contributing as a team member and assisting with other office initiatives, as needed.
  • Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials.
  • Maintaining an established work schedule, with flexibility around classes and job duty.

Technology Skills

  • Demonstrated proficiency at an intermediate level using standard office software applications, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Google Forms.
  • Demonstrated proficiency at an intermediate level using graphic software, including but not limited to, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with website design and social media.

Required Work Experience

  • Experience developing marketing and communications strategies and/or experience with website and social media content development and management and/or experience with graphic design.

Preferred Work Experience

  • One year related work experience.

Required Education

  • Full or part-time ACC student.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Education

  • Related coursework and/or major.

Special Requirements

Licenses/Certifications; Other

  • Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for local Austin area travel.

Other Preferred Qualifications

  • Access to personal laptop with applicable software programs.

Physical Requirements

  • Work is performed in both an internal and external environment with occasional exposure to inclement weather and varying temperatures.
  • Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and manual dexterity.
  • Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.

Safety

  • Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay Rate

$23.00/hour

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

September 13, 2024

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.