Location:
McNulty Leadership Program, Dinan Hall, 3733 Spruce St, Suite 113
Modality:
Hybrid
Position Length:
Academic Year (Fall - Spring), Spring, Summer
Work Hours and Commitment:
15-20
Application Deadline:
Pay Rate:
$23.00/hr
Additional Compensation:
None
Overview
The McNulty Leadership Program (MLP) provides curricular and co-curricular leadership development opportunities for students , ranging from undergraduate to Executive Education. Our suite of over 30 programs ranges from open-enrollment programs like Executive Coaching and Feedback Program, Wharton Leadership Ventures, and P3 to fellowships and curricular programs in the support and delivery of MGMT 6100 and Wharton 1010.
This position would support the McNulty Leadership Program's Marketing and Events team through a variety of marketing tasks. A significant portion of the job will be centered around creating stories to help us amplify our program and showcase our offerings - to students, alumni, faculty, and stakeholders. We are looking for a thought partner in our "Telling our Story" project, and need a creative writer who can take on both a narrative and a journalistic voice when interviewing subjects and crafting the stories. Bonus points if you have graphic design experience.
Supervisor/Contact
Kate FitzGerald - Director of Marketing & Communications
kfitz@wharton.upenn.edu
Required Duties
- Create written blogs or stories from interviews with students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Some of these stories could take the form of photo essays.
- Help support the many different ways the MLP can "tell their story" - through the use of the MLP website(s), SEO, student engagement, social media, and national publications.
- As needed, assist in delivering the Authors@Wharton Speaker Series program.
- Be willing to be flexible with work priorities and tasks.
- Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualification and Essential Skills
- Currently pursuing a Penn graduate-level degree.
- Demonstrated interest in and commitment to leadership development and/or experiential leadership programs.
- Proven interviewing skills, with experience in many kinds of capture - transcription, face-to-face interviews, etc.
- 3-5 years of writing experience. Preference for professional writing, but personal essays/blogs will suffice.
- The candidate should be outgoing and confident in nature, with the ability to speak to a variety of interviewees, including undergraduate, MBA, and executive education students, faculty, and alumni.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Experience in marketing and/or events is a plus.
- Experience with social media posting.
- Creativity and experience in content development and management for digital platforms, as well as knowledge of tools such as Canva, WordPress, Adobe Acrobat, and Photoshop.
- Graphic design skills are a plus, but not needed.
- Flexibility with hours
Application Instructions
Please send a resume and cover letter, along with 2-3 writing samples, to kfitz@wharton.upenn.edu.