University of Free State Social Media Internship June 2018

The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Free State has a Social Media Internship opportunity available within the School of Medicine. This post is available on a 1 year contract appointment.Duties and responsibilities:

• Assist with planning and execution of internal communication campaigns.
• Assist with planning and execution of social media campaigns.
• Attend campaigns, activities and events on the Bloemfontein and South Campuses. Take photos and write stories for the various communication platforms of the University.
• Write posts for the University’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
• Create new boards on Pinterest.
• Assist with practical arrangements for video recordings.
• Distribute corporate publications.
• Assist staff members in other units with duties as assigned from time to time.
• Work with the School of Medicine marketing committee to develop future external communication and marketing strategies.
• Write articles/stories for internal and external communication, as well as media channels on activities at the School of Medicine.

Inherent requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Communication or Journalism.

Required competencies:

• Advanced computer skills in MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Basic computer skills in MS Excel.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to function with ease in the University’s parallel- medium and richly diverse working environment.
• Good writing skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Time management skills.
• Basic photography skills.

The following criteria apply to the selection of candidates:

• Not currently participating in an existing learnership/internship programme.
• Willing to sign a learnership/internship agreement with the UFS.
• Candidate must be available for a period of 1 year.
• Postgraduate qualification will serve as a recommendation.