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OMAI/First Wave Intern

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508689
Division/Organization: Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement
Department: DDEEA Internship Program
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: INGRAHAM HALL, MARK H
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00-$17.00
Job Categories: Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Performing and Visual Arts, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Education and Training, Business Management, Finance, and Marketing, Honoring Context and Culture, Higher Education-Student Affairs

Department Overview:

 First Wave is a full-tuition, four-year scholarship program for students that are seniors in high school or freshmen in college that applying to the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Anticipated Start Date:

 09/03/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 05/09/2026 (with possibility to renew contract)

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 8 Maximum: 12

Schedule:

 To be arranged with your assigned supervisor. Would be in-person work that aligned with your supervisor's hours.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $15.00 Maximum: $17.00

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Must be enrolled as a UW-Madison undergraduate student NOT already enrolled in First Wave.

Employment will require UW-Madison to verify your identity and employment eligibility. The employee must physically present original, unexpired documents (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents) as evidence of identity and employment authorization.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Experience with creating promotional materials (with programming tools like Canva, AdobeCreate, etc)
- Experience with social media, posting, captioning
- Creative direction and ability to pitch these ideas
- Timely communications and time management skills
- Experience planning events/logistics (via clubs, organizations, small- or large-scale event planning)
- Communications and writing/editing experience
- Ability to reflect on mission/goals and connect to projects and tasks to assure program alignment

Position Summary/Job Duties:

- Coordinating events, including logistics, content preparation and more
- Create visual media via Canva and other programs alike for public distribution (newsletters, promotional materials and social media)
- Maintaining program/office records
- Provide administrative support to staff and students
- Independent projects focused on developing identified short and long-term goals that aid in the success of OMAI/First Wave
- Write and edit materials for emails, newsletter publications, and presentations
- Supporting OMAI/First Wave events/showcases/scholar programming
- Staffing the front desk and aiding in student success and staff support
- Person of contact for campus partners coming into OMAI/First Wave office
- Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

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Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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