WSA Opportunities

The External Affairs team at Winchester School of Art is looking for a Project Assistant, to assist the team with a wide range of projects and initiatives promoting WSA, both internally at the University and externally to industry partners and schools and colleges.

You will be:

• Working with the Director of External Affairs and the External Affairs Officer in promoting and assisting with the organisation of WSA’s initiatives and events, both internally, such as the Saturday Club and the Degree Shows, and externally with industry partners.
• Assisting in the delivery of External Affairs’ and WSA’s digital communications portfolio, for example: blogs, website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
• Liaising with external and internal partners and stakeholders, for example: Arts at Southampton, Communications and Marketing, external PR agencies, alumni, creative industry and schools and colleges.

You will have:

• A high level of computer literacy and experience with managing social media
• Be comfortable working with multiple projects to deadlines
• Proactive and enthusiastic
• Experience of working in a team
• Excellent interpersonal and English language skills
• Able to work occasional Saturdays

This is a paid opportunity being offered via the University of Southampton’s Excel Internship programme, consisting of 140 hours between 4th December 2017 and ending 15th June 2018, at a rate of £8.21. Applications close on 26th November. Successful applicants will be invited to interview.

To apply for this position and to find out more about both the role and the Excel Internships programme, please see the following link:

https://mycareer.soton.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=38805&service=Careers+Service