SECS Marketing & Career Intern
SECS Career & Life Design (CLD) is hiring a Marketing & Career Intern to develop marketing content that promotes SECS CLD events, services, and community engagement while supporting student career success. This role blends hands-on marketing execution with student-facing career support.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who manages deadlines independently, creates high-quality design work, and communicates clearly through writing and digital content.
Responsibilities:
- Write weekly and regular emails featuring up-to-date career trends, opportunities, and SECS CLD updates
- Draft social captions, short-form video scripts, and promotional copy
- Develop posters, banners and other graphics while following OU brand guidelines
- Grow and energize the SECS CLD LinkedIn Group by encouraging participation and creating content prompts/series
- Track and interpret performance metrics
- Answer career related questions about resumes, job search and more, during drop-in appointments with SECS students in the Engineering Center
- Help students create and update their Handshake and LinkedIn profiles
Qualifications:
- Strong writing skills for emails + captions/scripts
- Reliable time management, responsibility, and ability to self-manage tasks
- Strong understanding of social strategy and engagement
- Familiarity with LinkedIn (LinkedIn Groups experience is a plus)
- Knowledge of marketing practices and graphic design techniques
- Experience using design software, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Google Docs
- Outgoing and comfortable presenting in front of a group of students
- Able to work up to 15 hours per week, which will include occasional evenings and weekends (Evenings and weekends are as needed, based on specific events that need support)
- Current undergraduate student enrolled at Oakland University for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 semesters