Title: Student Content Creator
Functional Title: Student Content Creator
Position Summary: The College Admissions Futures (CAF) Co-Lab (https://www.cafcolab.org/) is a multi-institutional partnership of higher education faculty, researchers, and scholar practitioners focused on exploring the impact of COVID-19 on college admissions. The CAF Co-Lab is developing a new college search tool, called Winnow, intended to be used by high school students and their families to make informed decisions about attending college. Winnow will provide a library of resources that specifically support first-generation students, students from low socioeconomic statuses, and racially minoritized students.
We seek creative students to join a team of 5 undergraduate student content creators, who will work collaboratively to produce short written, visual, and/or video content about college-going experiences (e.g. getting academic support, engaging in co-curricular activities, living in a residence hall, etc.).
Hiring Range: This position offers a pay rate of $18 per hour for up to 15 hours per week. This position requires a minimum of 10 hours per week.
Responsibilities: Student content creators will report to a graduate assistant and the co-principal investigator, Dr. OiYan Poon. This is a remote position.
Duties will be inclusive, but not limited to:
• Develop, draft, and revise materials that will resonate with first-generation, economically diverse, students of color exploring college opportunities.
• Meet regularly and as needed with the team of other student content creators and the Graduate Assistant to collaboratively produce content for a new app called Winnow.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park.
• Demonstrated strong writing and communication skills.
• Self-motivated; able to work independently and collaboratively in teams. • Thorough attention to detail and dedication to producing quality work through revision and editing processes.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest social media trends.
• Ability to keep track timelines/self-manage
Preferences:
• Demonstrated interest in issues of equity and college access regardless of area of study. • Experience with editorial processes related to written, photographic, or video content creation and production.
Best consideration date: Friday, March 31, 2023
• Open until filled: yes
• Additional Information: This project will begin May 30, 2023, and end August 25, 2023.
Please email the required documents to nmwong@umd.edu:
o Cover letter
o Resume
o Two references (name, phone number, email)
