Social Media Assistant
Auburn University, ALJob$12–15/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
Alabama Cooperative Extension System is seeking a student Social Media Assistant for its Communications and Marketing team. The role supports Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources by creating social media content, monitoring channels, identifying emerging ways to reach audiences, and helping expand program reach and engagement. The assistant works with an Extension Communications and Marketing Specialist to follow branding and accessibility guidelines.
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Full job description
Salary Range: USD $12.00/Hr. - USD $15.00/Hr.
Locations: Auburn University, AL
Job Type: Student
Department: ACES Comm, St Mktg, and Client Rel
Associated Division: AL Cooperative Extension System
Req ID: 10841
Overview
Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) is seeking a motivated Social Media Assistant to join the Communications and Marketing team. The student will be responsible for helping Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources (AFNR) with Alabama Extension develop social media plans through content creation, social media monitoring and discovering emerging ways to reach new audiences. This student will work with Extension Communications and Marketing Specialist to ensure branding and accessibility guidelines are met as well as continued marketing to expand AFNR program reach and engagement.
Responsibilities
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Create social media graphics, reels, and posts for requested AFNR teams
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Respond to comments and messages received on social media channels
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Field requests for content from team members
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Identify emerging trends for relevant audiences to engage in on social media and through ACES website pieces
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Track social media performance and analytics
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Ensure content follows all Auburn University and Alabama Extension branding, accessibility and social media guidelines
Qualifications
- Enrolled student at Auburn University
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Experience managing a social media account
Why Work at Auburn?
Why should YOU consider student employment at Auburn University?
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Gain valuable work experience! Student employment allows you to explore different interests, identify strengths, and make informed decisions about your future career goals.
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Build your network! Interacting with faculty, staff, and fellow students can lead to valuable connections and potential mentors.
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Make a difference! Have the satisfaction of knowing YOU are a part of providing the premier academic experience at Auburn and the life-changing work our students and employees perform.
Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement
It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance's website (https://auburn.edu/administration/eoc/) to learn more.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,844 open Communications jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$12–15/hr
- US median$22–38/hr348 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $13.50/hr, is 55% below the US median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Communications hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 27 open Communications jobs in Alabama and 1,844 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Alabama
- Auburn University (this employer)12 open
- CDM Smith3 open
- Deloitte2 open
- Experience
- Communications postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (1,194 postings).
- Education
- 786 of the 1,844 open Communications jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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