Student Outreach Assistant-Graphic Designer

Student Outreach Assistant-Graphic Designer Please see Special Instructions for more details.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1. A Resume/Vita

2. A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position

3. Three examples of your visual design work or a link to your online portfolio that includes a minimum of three examples (upload a PDF that contains the link).

For additional information please contact:
Joan Rutkowski at rutkowsj

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Job Title:

Student Outreach Assistant-Graphic Designer

Appointment Type:
Student Employee

Job Location:

Position Appointment Percent: 100

Appointment Basis: 12

Pay Method:
Hourly

Pay Period: 16th - 15th of the following month

Pay Date:
Last working day of the month

Remote or Hybrid option?

Min Hourly Rate: $15.05 (Standard); $14.05 (Non-Urban); $16.30 (Portland Metro)

Max Hourly Rate: $21.50 (Standard); $21.00 (Non-Urban); $22.00 (Portland Metro)

This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) student outreach assistant for the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University ( OSU ).

Join OSU’s Linus Pauling Institute — an internationally recognized leader in nutrition and health research — and use your design skills to help make science clear, engaging, and accessible to people around the world.

The Linus Pauling Institute is seeking a Student Graphic Designer to create eye-catching visual content for its outreach and education efforts, including the Micronutrient Information Center, a resource viewed by millions of people worldwide.

As part of our team, you will design graphics for websites, social media, and print materials — work that will reach global audiences. You’ll collaborate directly with scientists and communications staff who will support you in transforming complex scientific concepts into clear, engaging, and impactful designs.

This position is an excellent opportunity to build a strong professional portfolio, develop real-world communication and collaboration skills, gain experience managing projects and deadlines, and add high-visibility work to your resume.

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers ( NACE ) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Communication, Teamwork, Professionalism, Technology

• Graphic Design Support:
  Design of infographics and graphical depictions of scientific information
• Graphics for the Institute’s website, primarily its Micronutrient Information Center
• Graphics for other marketing and education efforts, including social media, newsletters, and brochures
• Graphical figures for grant applications and journal publications
• The position works closely with the Communications and Micronutrient Information Center staff. Other related duties may be assigned as needed.
• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
  • High School student:
    Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
  • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
  • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
  • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
  • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

* International students…