EduGator Newsletter | April 27, 2022

Description: The Publicity Assistant is a member of the Sales and Marketing Department and reports to the Marketing Manager. This position assists with the implementation of publicity campaigns for books published by the State University System Press (University Press of Florida), including helping secure book reviews and other media coverage, maintaining the Press’s author events calendar, and contributing social media content. The publicity assistant also performs routine clerical tasks related to the marketing and promotion of up to 90 new books per year and a backlist of more than 3,000 books and assists the sales and marketing team with a variety of tasks that increase the efficiencyof the team in general. Presence in Gainesville area preferred; this is an in person position and not eligible to be fully remote. Some travel may be required.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Corresponding with authors, customers, media, vendors/partners, and others, and fulfilling their requests in a timely and professional manner;
• Writing marketing copy and social media content and drafting email marketing projects for review by the Marketing Manager;
• Maintaining public calendar of author book events;
• Assisting in the promotion of publishing symposiums and other events hosted by the Press;
• Compiling and tracking reviews received for UPF books;
• Assisting with author, media, and bookstore outreach, media database maintenance, and publicity-related clerical tasks;
• Assisting with correspondence and other clerical tasks related to the solicitation of advance praise for books;
• Researching sales and marketing leads;
• Assorted clerical duties, including filing, mailing, and data

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area or equivalent combination of education, training, and
• Strong working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite (especially Word and Excel), and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WordPress, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Writes clearly and engagingly for a variety of audiences (e.g. marketing copy, press releases, and blog posts).
• Strong skills in organization, prioritization, and time
• Works both independently and as part of a team to meet
• Familiarity with Adobe InDesign and

TO APPLY: To apply, please visit: https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/521551/ops-publicity-assistant. A cover letter must accompany resume/CV in order to be considered.

Description: For the full job description please see the flyer below.

Application: To apply, please submit your resume to gcdsinfo@gmail.com.

Description: See the flyer below for full job details. 

Application: To apply, please visit: oakhallsummerprogram.org.

Description: Project RISE seeks to address inequities in education and health outcomes for African American/Black youth in diverse middle schools where they experience disproportionate discipline referrals, aggressive and discriminatory victimization, and unmet academic, behavioral, and mental health needs. We are evaluating multi-system interventions to reduce these inequities via educational outcomes and student self-report. Research volunteers will help administer student self-report surveys to all 6th and 7^th grade students in four urban, Duval County (Florida) middle schools and gain experience answering research participation questions, managing group and classroom behavior, cooperating with teachers and school administrators, and working within a research team to complete a major project milestone.
How to Volunteer: Please see the flyer below to sign up.
Contact: For questions, please contact splettlab@coe.ufl.edu.

Description: STEPs for Success is looking for tutors for elementary, middle, and high school students. Experience is preferred, but not required.
Pay: $15 per hour
Hours: Tutors-at least 4 hours a week (more hours are available upon request)
Schedule: Afternoon/evenings 3-4 days a week Monday through Friday are highly preferred
Application: Interested? Questions? Please send an email with your resume to Stephanie (Tutor Director) at STEPsforSuccess352@gmail.com

Description: For full job details see the flyer below.

Application: To apply, please visit: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/UNI1069/JobBoard/b79f8e87-0a19-9864-4adb-f19fc877c648/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=921b3e5d-e91f-4d96-8337-10a254886779

Description: A family located in Boynton Beach, FL is looking for energetic educators who are fluent in Mandarin Chinese and would be interested in either full-time or part-time positions to care for, nurture, and create developmentally-appropriate activities for a one-year-old.
Contact: If interested, please send your resume and any questions to cavallarohr@gmail.com.