Social Media Associate

Student Intermediate Level

Requisition IDreq37836 Working TitleSocial Media Associate Pay$15.00 Hourly CampusMain - Albuquerque, NM DepartmentUniv Communication & Marketing (248A) Employment TypeStudent Employment Student TypeStudent Employment StatusNon-Exempt Background Check RequiredNo For Best Consideration Date9/17/2026 Position Summary

WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION FROM ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF WORK STUDY AWARD

Application Instructions:

Please attach a cover letter, resume, and portfolio with examples of work.

About UCAM (University Communications and Marketing)

At UCAM, we work hard to showcase UNM's extraordinary accomplishments, serve the greater UNM community and work to build national and international awareness of the University. Our team of talented communication, marketing and web professionals welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with all Lobos. We hope to work with you soon!

About Social Media at UNM

We work towards a creative strategy to create connections between Lobos via the UNM main campus social media platforms. Sometimes, we have a good time while doing it.

About Social Media Associate

Day-to-day we often assume the hats of writers, photographers, producers, designers, listeners, and innovators. We're tasked with understanding our University''s diverse and vibrant culture and all that entails. We have a responsibility to serve as a primary communication tool for Lobos.

About YOU

You don't just see yourself as a leader amongst the Pack, you have concrete examples of how you are one. You speak your mind, ask questions, and consider ways to integrate a big-picture strategy into everyday tasks and content creation. You find joy in sourcing and creating content that inspires and engages others. You like to talk about identifying patterns of behaviors that lead to creative data-driven strategy decisions. You're ready to teach just as much as you're always ready to learn. More than anything, you love UNM and the community of Lobos which make it the most unique University in the world.

What you'll do day-to-day

• Manage social media listening and data collection to inform strategy for communications and marketing
• Design social assets
• Identify, create, and capture shareable moments related to UNM's community Consult on social media and marketing projects
• Contribute to the content calendar
• Manage a project to improve professional development areas you have identified and discussed with the Assistant Director of University Marketing, Digital Strategy.
• Assist the Assistant Director of University Marketing, Digital Strategy with correspondence, content production, and calendar management, development of engaging creative that accomplishes UCAM's strategic goals, and other tasks
• Some copywriting and editing
• Light video editing

Minimum Qualifications

Enrolled in a degree-seeking program at UNM, Enrolled at least half-time (6 hours) at UNM for fall and spring semesters (Audit hours do not count), and if Work Study, you must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress.

Minimum Qualifications

Equivalencies not found for this position

Preferred Qualifications

• You thought to yourself "Hey that's me!" when reading the "About You" section
• Strong UNM knowledge
• Strong creative problem-solving skills
• Writing is one of your strong suits
• You work well without a lot of direction
• We are exclusively hiring students who are committed to working 15 hours or more
• Be a current student at UNM
• Very into data
• Strong short and long-form video editing abilities

Application Instructions

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Please attach a cover letter, resume, and portfolio with examples of work.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.