Student - Marketing Career Advisement Team Member

Purdue University purdue.edu Open · verified Sep 19, 2026

Hammond Junior General Marketing

Entry-level General Marketing role at Purdue University. Hammond.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Create press releases, social posts, print pieces, and preferably video to promote career events and programs
Carry out documented marketing plans while maintaining brand engagement and tracking trends for timely PNW content
Use Canva, Sendible, Microsoft tools, and social platforms to build and distribute employer and campus promotions
Plan career events with staff and campus offices across on-campus, off-campus, and online settings
Serve campus audiences and represent the Career Center through outreach, presentations, phone, email, and in-person support

What you bring

Be a current PNW Federal Work-Study student with a GPA of at least two point five
Bring communication, marketing, or branding interests or background
Use Microsoft Office, Canva, Sendible, and social media platforms effectively
Work well with people from varied backgrounds
Have between half and two years of experience, preferred

Who this fits

You'll fit this role if you're a PNW student who enjoys marketing content, social media, customer service, and career-event support. The position is in person in Hammond and involves working with students, faculty, staff, employers, partners, and campus offices.

From the employer

Job Summary

The Marketing Career Advisement Team (CAT) Member will help support the mission of the office by assisting in the development, support and promotion of career related events and programs for the Purdue Northwest campus community while assisting with recruitment functions. In-person position.

Duties and Responsibilities

Marketing & Social Media Expectations:

Develop creative marketing content including press releases, social media postings, printed marketing materials. (Video content also preferred)
Execute on strategic marketing & communication plans through a documented marketing procedures.
Develop social media and marketing content for employer events and postings.
Utilize all social media platforms in marketing out events and employer offerings.
Collaborate with staff for online content to be shared through various marketing and social media platforms.
Utilize Canva, Sendible and Microsoft products for creation of marketing materials.
Maintain platform engagement and branding.
Keep up with trends in order to develop timely content for PNW audiences.
Monitor and report expenditures related to marketing efforts.
Create outreach tabling opportunities to promote the Career Center on campus

Operational

Provide quality customer service to all campus constituents (faculty, staff, students, employers and partners) via phone, e-mail, and in person.
Collaborate with professional staff on brainstorming, planning and execution of career related events that are on or off campus and online.
Collaborate with key campus offices (Campus Police, Facilities, etc) to ensure seamless execution of events and programs.
Participate in various outreach activities, including giving campus presentations and representing the Career Center events and programs.

Education

Current PNW Federal Work-Study Student

Experience

PNW Student. GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Interests or background in communication, marketing/branding
Preferred Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Marketing products (Canva, Sendible, Social Media Platforms)
Ability to work effectively with a diverse population
Between .5 - 2 years of experience preferred

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt