Samford University - Student Worker - Marketing

As a Paid Student Marketing Intern for Aramark at Samford University, you are the liaison between the student body and Aramark via peer-to-peer marketing, campus dining promotional events, and creating marketing materials for the units.

This position offers insight into the marketing world for current or incoming students of Samford University regardless of major.

Job Responsibilities

• Acts as a liaison between ARAMARK and the student body through peer-to-peer marketing, reaching out to student groups, coordinating the marketing schedule with university events, and conducting student surveys and focus groups.
• Ability to communicate student trends by providing information on student needs, study habits, and activities to assist in identifying missed on-campus markets.
• Develops relationships with outside vendors to obtain pricing and print requirements and follow-up to ensure completion of projects (printers, designers, etc.)
• Communicate daily with the Marketing Manager and work together to prioritize tasks
• Develop text, layout, and design for first drafts of promotional materials (brochures, postcards, emails, flyers, signage, posters, etc.)
• Interact with guests while working at various marketing events such as meal plan sign-up tables, residential theme dinners, and promotions.
• Give presentations or speak to customers at open house, orientations, club meetings, etc.
• Distribute marketing materials to the dining locations and make sure materials posted are up to date (posters, maps, table tents, napkin ads, etc.)
• Update the campus dining website with new information on locations, hours of operation, menus, etc. as needed and generate new ways to increase website traffic and student interest.
• Maintain a professional image.
• Ability to lift at least 20 pounds.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Ability to understand and use Microsoft Office, Canva, and other software related to marketing
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail

This role may have physical demands including, but not limited to, lifting, bending, pushing, pulling and/or extended walking and standing. This role may also require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective equipment (PPE).