FWS - Assistant - Student - Social Media Influencer

Job Title : FWS - Assistant - Student - Social Media Influencer

Location : GHC - Cartersville Instr. Site

Regular / Temporary : Temporary

Full / Part Time : Part-Time

Job ID : 290158

About Us

Georgia Highlands College is a multi-campus, state college member of the University System of Georgia. Founded in 1970 as Floyd Junior College, it now serves more than 6,000 students in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama across its five locations in Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, and Dallas. GHC currently offers over 30 areas of study with associate degree and bachelor's degree options both in the classroom and online.

We are a growing and progressive institution with opportunities for great employees to grow in a fast-paced and challenging work environment that encourages employee wellness and overall success. Our combined efforts at GHC have led to numerous awards, honors, and countless stories of success for students and employees. This includes our most recent honor of being recognized as one of the semifinalists for the 2023 and 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

Job Summary

This position will play a vital role in promoting Georgia Highlands College (GHC) by creating engaging and dynamic content to enhance student retention and recruitment efforts. The position is responsible for showcasing life at GHC through social media platforms, ensuring the content stays on-brand and helps maintain top-of-mind awareness for the college. Work assignments and events may be scheduled on any GHC campus site.

Responsibilities Is responsible to understand, support, and carry out the college's mission, vision, and values and comply with mandates and regulations of government and accrediting bodies.

Content Creation :

Capture photos and videos at events, on-campus activities, and other college-related happenings

Create reels, YouTube Shorts, and other short-form video content highlighting GHC's student experience

Social Media Management :

Develop creative content strategies aligned with GHC branding guidelines

Collaborate with the Marketing and Communication team to schedule and post content on GHC's official social media platforms

Brand Representation :

Serve as an ambassador for GHC, showcasing the college's culture, diversity, and academic opportunities

Ensure all content represents the values and mission of GHC

Analytics and Reporting :

Track engagement metrics to identify successful content strategies

Provide feedback to the Marketing team on student trends and preferences

Collaboration :

Partner with students, faculty, and staff to identify key stories and events to highlight

Attend GHC events to document and promote activities

Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent and current GHC undergraduate student with :

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) currently being met

Current-Year FAFSA on file with all verifications and any other requirements complete

Currently enrolled for at least six (6) credit hours (in most instances)

Must be eligible for Federal Work-Study

Some prior experience is preferred but not required. Job specific training will be provided.

Proposed Salary

Salary is $12 per hour,

up to 19 hours per week

Optional Documents to Attach

Resume

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Knowledge and ability to operate Microsoft office

Critical thinking, decision making, problem solving within area of responsibility

Understanding of customer service with experience

Ability to follow specific directions

Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately

Ability to work independently on a task and utilize appropriate critical thinking, decision making, and problem solving within area of responsibility

Enthusiastic about social media trends, content creation, and digital marketing

Strong skills in photography, videography, and video editing (experience with apps like Canva, Adobe Spark, or CapCut is a plus).

Familiarity with major social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and stay organized

Contact Information

For more information or questions about a job posting, please contact Human Resources by email at jobs@highlands.edu

For technical support, please call the USG Service Desk at (877) 251.2644, or email support@usg.edu .

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section8 / C224 / #p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / C2653 .

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Highlands College, as determined by Georgia Highlands College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check.

Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Georgia Highlands College provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.