STF Marketing and Communications Specialist

Title: STF Marketing and Communications Specialist 

Reports to: Director of Operations 

Term: 1. July 28, 2025 – Sep 28, 2025 

2. Sep 29, 2025 – June 13, 2026 

Hours: 1. Up to 12 hours per week 

2. Up to 15 hours per week 

Rate: $22 per hour. 

Requirement: UW Seattle Student

*(Job posting will close on June 25th and interviews will begin afterwards)

Summary 

The Marketing and Communications Specialist is responsible for developing and maintaining the Student Technology Fee external communication platforms, including social media. They are expected to lead all content creation and publication for digital or print media (website, social media, flyers, presentations, stickers, etc.). The Marketing and Communications Specialist will support other staff with external communications, ensuring that communications remain consistent with the established brand guidelines. 

Responsibilities 

Maintain the STF website, updating key information and uploading new content as needed. 

Develop STF award stories on STF website to provide proposal applicants with better understanding of the history of STF. 

Coordinate with UW Creative Communications on major website updates. 

Coordinate with (new and former) award recipients to further expand STF marketing initiatives. 

Manage the STF social media accounts, including designing posts and drafting associated copy, developing a post schedule, scheduling and publishing posts, and tracking overall engagement. 

Responsible for developing our marketing scope and developing methods of doing so with consideration of budget, reach and STF team input. 

Develop and maintain the STF’s brand guidelines and ensure all communications align with the brand. 

Remain an impartial resource for proposal applicants, award recipients, Committee members, and student staff. 

Attend weekly in-person meetings as scheduled. 

Perform all other duties as assigned. 

Preferred Qualifications 

Strong written and verbal communication skills. 

Familiarity with or eagerness to learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and/or WordPress design and development. 

Working familiarity with Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Word, Excel, etc. 

Awareness of the STF and its mission. 

About the Student Technology Fee 

The UW Student Technology Fee (STF) was created by the Washington State Legislature [RCW 28B.15.051] and the UW Board of Regents in 1996 to provide for and enhance technology resources for students beyond the classroom environment. The STF is student-levied and student-distributed, with the STF Committee responsible for hearing and voting on a number of short- and long-term funding proposals each quarter. The $32 per quarter fee generates over $3 million in annual revenue which is distributed to nearly 100 UW departments, organizations, and student groups each year.  

The STF Committee is composed of representatives selected by the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) and the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS).  These representatives, or Committee members, are responsible for reviewing proposals, debating their merits, and rendering a decision. The Committee also includes several ex-officio members from UW Administration and other departments who provide additional support, context, and guidance to the Committee. The Committee is also supported administratively through Husky Union Building (HUB) staff, UW Office of Planning and Budgeting (OPB) staff, and the STF student staff. 

Questions pertaining to this job posting may be directed to the Student Technology Fee Chair-Elect for 2025-2026 academic year at stfops@uw.edu.