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Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 512177
Division/Organization: Wisconsin Public Media
Department: Director's Office
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: VILAS COMMUNICATION HALL
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $17.50
Job Categories: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Department and Office Assistants

Department Overview:

 WPM is a division of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Support from individuals, businesses, foundations and the government ensure commercial-free access to news, information, music and entertainment for all.

Wisconsin Public Media seeks one or more students to work weekdays, late mornings through mid-afternoons. Hours are arranged in advance but flexible. The roles will cover mailroom activity for all departments in Vilas Communication Hall with specific added support for Wisconsin Public Media and their services Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin.

In addition to Wisconsin Public Media, Vilas Communication Hall houses: Department of Journalism, Department of Theatre and Drama, and Department of Communications Arts.

Daily tasks include: collecting outgoing mail from throughout the building, metering outgoing mail, receiving and sorting incoming mail and deliveries, delivering incoming mail to departments and communicating with departmental staff.

The ideal candidate is reliable, communicative, can work independently, but also must use good judgement to know when help is required and ask for assistance.

Anticipated Start Date:

 11/02/2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 01/29/2027 (With possibility for extension)

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 8 Maximum: 12

Schedule:

 Flexible. Roughly 10 am - 2 pm, two or more weekdays per week.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $17.50 

Number of Positions:

 2-3

Qualifications:

 -Current Student
-Careful and detail-oriented approach to work, ensuring accuracy and completeness

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Must be able to learn to use a simple cost accounting system to assign postage costs. Must be able to sort mail alphabetically and use physical and online directories to find information about the location of the mail addressees.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Weekdays, 2 or 3 days per week. A typical shift is 10:00 am - 2:00 pm or 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. The successful applicant will work from the Vilas Communication Hall mailroom. They will receive and deliver mail and meter outgoing mail. In consultation with the mailroom supervisor they will create shipping labels for packages.

Physical Demands:

Must be able to navigate the building with a small cart and lift 20 pounds.

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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