Patman Center "Lege Life Ambassador" -- Undergraduate

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About The University of Texas at Austin

What starts here changes the world.

The University of Texas at Austin, founded in 1883, ranks among the 40 best universities in the world with top national programs across 19 colleges and schools. By creating educational opportunities for all and leading cutting-edge research at scale, the University fosters positive social change, technological advancement, and economic progress showing the world that change really does start here.

An organizational priority is to successfully make UT the world’s highest-impact public research university, unleashing knowledge, opportunity and innovation from the heart of Texas.

Learn more about UT’s mission and values, and leadership.

About The LBJ School of Public Affairs

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the nation’s premier public policy schools. As Texas’ top-ranked policy school for over five decades, the LBJ School provides unmatched opportunities for students to engage with policymakers, industry leaders and innovators in Austin and beyond. The school is committed to improving the quality of public service in the United States and abroad at all levels of governance and civic engagement. Our goals are to prepare students and professionals for leadership positions in public service, produce interdisciplinary research to advance our understanding of complex societal problems and create solutions, promote effective public policy and management practice and foster civic engagement on issues of public concern.

Committed to advancing the quality of public service, the LBJ School continues to drive education, research and civic engagement at all levels of governance. 

Purpose

This position is intended for students to act as Patman Center “Lege Life Ambassadors” and document their time working in the Legislature during the legislative session. Ambassadors will help to create content for media campaigns that provide insight into the experience of interning for elected officials and educate people broadly on issues related to civic learning and leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Brainstorm ideas for content that would be applicable for suggested media campaigns for The Patman Center
• Film short-format videos such as Instagram posts, reels, or static photo/infographic posts on your time as a legislative intern.
• Edit content, and produce at least 3 posts including final visual, caption, and audio to post over the course of the spring semester.
• Support with additional communication projects on an as needed basis, coordinated in advance with supervisor.
• Represent the Patman Center mission through creating engaging and educational content to share with peers and community that is consistent with The Patman Center brand.
• Adhere to a content calendar to ensure content is created within given timeframe.

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled Undergraduate at The University of Texas at Austin
• Must be interning in a legislative office or committee or non-profit that directly engaged with the legislature. If you are interning for a non-profit, please be sure to provide information regarding your role/responsibilities to be sure you qualify.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent project timelines
• Strong Attention to Detail
• Strong Communication skills
• Flexibility to dedicate a total of 25 hours over the course of the semester to content creation (8 hours per post)
• Must be enthusiastic about civic life in Texas!

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with content creation for professional social platformsAccess or experience with film editing apps/software such as Cap Cut, iMovie, Canva, etc.

Salary Range

$16.00/hr for no more than 25 hours total over the course of the semester

Working Conditions

Typical Office Environment – Specifically in the Texas Capitol Building Virtual Meetings with supervisor for progress monitoring

Work Shift

• Flexible hours, for a total of 25hrs between start date and end date over the course of a semester.
• For weeks where you are responsible for content creation, expect to work a total of 8 hours a week.
• Total of 3 meetings over the course of the semester with supervisor, corresponding with content creation weeks.
• 15-20 minute check in meeting at the beginning of assigned week.
• January cohort meeting with all the ambassadors before program begins
• Closing debrief meeting with supervisor after all 3 required posts are completed.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• Statement of interest ( 1-2 Paragraphs)
• 1-3 Samples of Social Media posts (screenshots, jpeg, or pdf file format to be submitted in the required materials field of application)
• Confirmation of internship placement (screenshot of email offer, or formal letter)

Applications Due Dec. 7th, Interviews will take place the week of December 14th

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one-page, and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. 

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.