Graduate Assistant - Center for Media Innovation

POSITION: Graduate Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Center for Media Innovation

REPORTS TO: Director, Center for Media Innovation

PAYMENT:  $10 per hour (approximately $800 per month up to a maximum of $6,400 per academic year (September through April) plus fully paid tuition and fees. Full-time tuition is for nine graduate credits per term. Room and board, additional tuition charges, books and incidental costs are not included.

REQUIREMENTS: Undergraduate degree. Collaborative, team-oriented mindset. Excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication skills. Strong interest in journalism, communication and emerging media technologies. Keen interest in and familiarity with social media platforms. Microsoft Office knowledge. Willingness to pursue clearances for working with underage children. Experience in a professional newsroom and ability to exercise news judgment preferred. Experience with organizing and leading small scale special events is a plus, but not required. Web design and management experience is preferred.

Consideration for the position includes acceptance into one of Point Park University’s master’s degree programs in the School of Communication and enrollment in a minimum of nine (9) credits per semester.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements: 3.50 GPA in undergraduate major; 3.25 GPA overall

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:  Work with the staff of the Center for Media Innovation to collaborate on community outreach, professional development, and public events. Work closely with students to generate and edit various types of content for public presentation. Collaborate with the director on creating and leading journalism-related workshops, and work as a classroom teaching assistant. Work with educating high school students on media literacy and journalistic storytelling. Oversee the Pittsburgh Downtown Media Hub shared spaces. Assist on professional productions in areas of brainstorming, storytelling and editing.

DUTIES:

1. Serve as a first point of contact for visitors to the Center for Media Innovation, including potential
students.
2. Coordinate high-profile public events on a regular basis, including occasional evening and weekend
work.
3. Support social media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms.
4. Support web design and management.
5. Collaborate with high-profile newsmakers, academic leaders and journalists on a regular basis.
6. Create and lead journalistic workshops for high school students, undergraduates, professionals and the
public on topics such as media literacy, social media, journalistic traditions, and specialty areas such as
podcast and/or video production.
7. Serve as the director’s teaching assistant.

Interested students should submit a letter of interest, official undergraduate transcripts (graduate if available) and letters of recommendation to cmi@pointpark.edu (preferred), or mail to:

Andrew Conte, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Center for Media Innovation
Point Park University
201 Wood St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

When responding via email please reference - Graduate Assistant: CMI - in the subject line.

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NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.  Due to the high volume of resumes received, Point Park University will not be able to respond to inquiries regarding the status of your resume. If we determine that your skills and experience match the position requirements, we will contact you to discuss the opportunity further. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to revisit our website at www.pointpark.edu for the status of the position and future opportunities. 

Point Park University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.