The Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology is looking for students to create engaging content for our social media channels. Ambassadors will gain valuable experience in social media content creation. They will have the opportunity to execute their own creative ideas as well as create content to support the strategic communications goals of our schools and programs. With the support of communications staff in their school and FCAT’s Associate Director, Marketing & Communications, the Ambassadors.

Student Ambassador dates:

Fall term: September 30 – December 13, 2024

(with possibility of renewal for the spring term: January 6 – March 28, 2025)

Time commitment: Estimated 3 hours per week

Honorarium: $300 per term

A total of six Student Ambassador roles are available:

• 2 Social Media Ambassadors for the School of Communication
• 2 Social Media Ambassadors for the School for the Contemporary Arts
• 2 Social Media Ambassadors for the School of Interactive Arts and Technology

Guidelines

• Create video content to be shared on TikTok and Instagram Reels
• Commit to creating one video/social media post per week
• Attend student related events for the purpose of creating social media content
• Conceive, film and produce videos based on original ideas, trends, and content that would be engaging for students
• Act as a student representative on the school’s TikTok and IG accounts
• Manage school’s TikTok account, including following other accounts and liking posts
• Collaborate with the other ambassador for your school
• Include fellow students in your videos and reach out to involve student unions
• Suggest and implement innovative social media engagement ideas such as Instagram polls or incentives for new followers, social media contests, and other initiatives that encourage students to tag us, comment on, like, and share our posts.
• Integrate other social media channels into your content – for example, ambassadors will have access to the school’s Spotify account to create playlists that could be shared on the school’s social media channels. These may be based on polls or engagement from the ambassador’s video content.
• Be available via email to discuss content ideas
• Be available for an online kickoff meeting, midway check-in meeting and final debrief meeting with all ambassadors and communications staff
• Be available for regularly scheduled online meetings with school communications staff
• Visit your school’s main SFU campus to gather video content involving students (CMNS in Burnaby, SIAT in Surrey, and SCA in Vancouver).

Ambassadors should be:

• Current student in the School of Communication, School for the Contemporary Arts, or School of Interactive Arts and Technology
• Familiar with social media platforms including TikTok and Instagram
• Familiar with Spotify and enjoy creating new playlists
• Proficient in short-form video editing
• Creative self-starter
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to engage with fellow students and build sense of community on social media
• Access to smartphone to film videos and create social media posts

Express your interest:

• Email your resume to fcateng@sfu.ca.
• Include an explanation about why you are interested in being a social media ambassador.
• Indicate which of our three schools you would like to be an ambassador for (CMNS, SIAT, or SCA).
• Include examples of relevant social media content you have created, including videos on TikTok and Instagram and playlists on Spotify.

Deadline: August 19, 2024.