Openings for DSA

Positions open at DSA for 2022 -2023

Interested in boosting your leadership experience, hosting events and being part of the voice for PhD students at RIT? We are looking for people to join the DSA Team.

You can work remotely for DSA unless mentioned in the role descriptions.

Communications Officer

A person to manage the communication and social media presence of the DSA.

Reports to -> DSA EBoard

Works with -> DSA Team

Time commitment -> 5-7 hrs per week. Depends on the amount of messages you need to send out and manage.

The main responsibilities include;

  • Managing the outgoing communications from DSA through different channels.

  • The person will work closely with a team of social media specialists to handle the social media presence.

  • The person will be responsible for sharing the events organized by the DSA with all relevant parties.

Nice to have;

  • Experience with marketing on social media and other techniques.

  • Creativity and writing skills to proofread any materials that may go out.

  • Content creation such as Canva/Photoshop for quick posters.

  • Techniques on promoting events through social media/emails.


Content Creator

Reports to Events Manager/Communications Officer

Works with the DSA Team

Time commitment -> less than 4 hours per week.

The main responsibilities include;

  • Creation of promotional material (flyers/banners) for social media and emails for the events and activities DSA is organizing.

Nice to have;

  • Creativity and writing skills to proofread any materials that may go out.

  • Content creation such as Canva/Photoshop for quick posters.


Events Manager

Reports to -> DSA EBoard

Works with -> DSA Team

Time commitment -> 5-7 hrs per week. Depends on the amount of events you need to manage.


The main responsibilities include;

  • Managing the events from the DSA Team and to aid with handling the processes to create it with the RIT’s event management system.

  • The person will work with the rest of the DSA team to collect the event requests, and their needs.

  • The person will also communicate with the communications officer for any event related marketing material to share with the communications.

  • The person will also work directly with the president, VPs and treasurer for event request reviews.

  • The person will also work with the photography team for documenting the events.


Nice to have;

  • Experience with project/event management or even willingness to learn.

  • Experience with tools at RIT for event management such as campusgroups/reserve.rit.edu.

Photographer

Reports to the Events Manager and Communications Officer

Works with the DSA Team

Time commitment ~4 hours per week based on the # of events.

In-person presence at events required.


The main responsibilities include;

  • Working with the Events manager and Communications teams for events they need a photographer present for documenting events.

  • Providing/posting the photos to the DSA social media as an update to promote it.


Nice to have;

  • Experiences with event photography and quick edits for promotions.

  • Photo touchup skills with lightroom or any other photo touchup software.

Program Representatives (12 members in total)

  • Report to the DSA Eboard

  • Works with DSA Eboard and their respective PhD program coordinators.

  • Time commitment 5 hour per month.


Main Responsibilities

  • Attend meetings once a month and participate in promoting key DSA initiatives within their program.

  • Be a part of the decision making process within DSA.

  • Collect inputs from students using periodic surveys/questionnaires/interviews.

Interested? Apply now!