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POSITIONS FOR HIRE
ACTIVITY PLANNERS
The University Program Council exists to provide student-led programming that supports a vibrant campus experience, values traditions, and creates opportunities for all student populations at the University of North Alabama.
Our four activity planner positions consist of:
- Co-Curricular Activities Planner: This role supports educational programs that correlate with campus educational initiative that fosters an appreciation for diversity, inclusion, culture, health and wellness, and encourage an academic dialog or experience involving relevant social issues.
- Productions Promoter: This role is responsible for producing large scale events which include but are not limited to concerts, silent discos, comedy shows, talent shows, and the annual Step Sing event.
- Spirit Activities Planner: This position is responsible for planning or supporting programs and events that inspire a spirited and exciting campus environment especially leading up to athletic events. They are also responsible for the Homecoming Spirit Challenge and planning various tailgates throughout the academic year.
- Campus Traditions Activity Planner: This position is responsible for planning high quality events intended to engage students into the UNA community through campus traditions. These events should be inclusive and focus on connecting students socially and branding UPC.
ACTIVITY ASSISTANTS
The University Program Council is looking to hire two activity assistants. These positions will be responsible for assisting specific UPC planners in the execution of their events. Their role will consist of:
- Supporting their assigned activity planners at the planning and execution of their events
- Working various events throughout the month
- Serving as office storage managers
- Planning two Bingo Bango events per semester
- And other duties as assigned.
MARKETING TEAM
The Marketing team are the two members of the council that are focused around marketing all the events produced by UPC as well as the brand altogether. Previous experience in these areas is strongly preferred.
Our two marketing team positions consist of:
1. Graphic Designer: This role works closely with each member of the council to create high quality brand, graphics, and look for the Program Council. They are a resource for their members as they can create a unique and custom look for each event.
2. Marketing and Campus Relations Coordinator: This role creates a strong presence of the University Program Council on campus. They work side by side with the entire marketing team to establish who the council is and what they look like to the students, faculty, and staff by maintaining their media and print look. They also serve as the chief editor.
3. Social Media Manager: This position is responsible for planning, producing, publishing, and administering content designed to increase engagement across the University Program Council's social media platforms. This position will apply creativity and storytelling skills to help generate awareness, increase event attendance, and advance key brand messages.
4. Video Producer and Photographer: This role creates a strong presence of the University Program Council on campus. They work side by side with the Collateral and Branding creator and Marketing and Communications Coordinator to script, video, and edit event promotional material.
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
The UPC Administrative Coordinator will work closely with the Coordinator of Student Activities and Leadership Development as the “right hand person” with tasks such as scheduling, budgeting, organizing documents, taking notes at meetings, and any other administrative tasks that help the executive perform their job. Specifically, this individual is responsible for overseeing the general financial budget for the council. This individual will work with the supervisor to plan and keep track of the overall UPC budget, as well as, each budget within the council. This individual will be required to report an up-to-date budget at each meeting of each account within the overall budget.
- Preference given to past council members
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- General knowledge about excel and budgeting
- Demonstrates ability to organize documents
- Strong verbal and visual financial reporting skills
- Substantial value for ethics and trustworthy operations
- Ability to work various events and assist co-workers as assigned