Associated Students AS

Applying for positions within Office of the Chief Communications Officer

Position(s)

  • Senior Internal Communications Officer

About Associated Students

The Associated Students of the University of California, San Diego (ASUCSD) are the elected and appointed representatives of the UC San Diego student body. The ASUCSD works to promote student engagement through its services and leadership opportunities. The ASUCSD seeks to foster a cohesive community through active interaction and communication with students, the administration, and the greater San Diego Community. Our mission is to facilitate and encourage students to grow and develop through their involvement in student government, its services and auxiliaries. We promote student engagement in all areas of campus life through leadership, advocacy, and service in order to build and strengthen our community.

Office of Communications Overview

The Office of Communications’s purpose is to create a more well-known and accessible student government by practicing active communication with the UC San Diego student body, fostering connections within the community, and increasing student engagement and participation in the advocacy efforts of the Associated Students. The office has four departments: Marketing Communications, Data Analytics, Internal Association Communications, and Strategic Communications. Each of these departments is supervised by a senior officer who oversees its staff members’ daily and weekly operations, while also working as a team within their departments and with the others, to develop content and strategies to fulfill the purpose of the office through innovative and creative practices. Additionally, everyone is trained and provided with resources to increase their professional growth, along with their personnel growth through interacting with everyone in the office and the greater A.S community.

Position Description

As the Senior Internal Communications Officer, it will fall under you to oversee the Internal Association Communications Department, or IAC for short. As such, you will supervise staff that will send out the weekly internal Office of Communications newsletter, work on auditing A.S. Communications practices to determine where things can be improved, develop ways to improve the transparency of the Association, work on office projects to streamline A.S. information for its different offices to keep its members up to date on latest policies, while also engaged effectively, and lastly, liaise with A.S. services and commissions to build their brand and image. The IAC is the relations management and organizational branch of the Office of Communications and should support the office by looking at methods to deliver more timely and informational material within the Association and reflect on A.S. communication practices to find more efficient ways to conduct communications. Furthermore, you will spearhead new projects/initiatives tasked by the Chief Communications Officer and also ensure that already existing deliverables (such as the weekly newsletter) are consistently being sent out, while lastly, acting as a sort of bridge to other A.S. services and Auxiliaries to keep the Association more interconnected. Additionally, staying up to date on current A.S. news and procedures is also key to this position, so that your team and yourself can create content that reflects what is occurring within the Association. Lastly, working with other departments is crucial to effectively understand the many moving parts of A.S., which each other department holds a piece of.

Key Information

Pay rate: $70 per week

Job Location: In-Person (UCSD Main Campus) and Off-Site work

Responsibilities: 

  • Support and oversee the staff of the Internal Association Communications department while also collaborating with other departments to partner on projects.

  • Create office reports and agendas for weekly department staff meetings.

  • Act as the head of internal relations.

  • Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.

  • Conduct audits of office and Association communication practices.

  • Document and present findings in a clear and concise manner.

  • Collaborate with team members to develop a weekly internal Office of Communications newsletter.

  • Develop content and materials for internal circulation to inform A.S. members on procedures and protocols.

Required Qualifications:

  • Must be a full-time registered UC San Diego Undergraduate Student and available to work on campus.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Self-motivated and take the initiative to complete tasks with minimal direction.

  • Well-organized, resourceful, and able to multi-task in high-pressure situations.

  • Have relevant experience in leading a team.

  • Possess strong leadership qualities and listening skills to work in a diverse team.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.

Position is Stipended

Applications will be due by Friday December 16th at 11:59 PM. Upon submission of application, you will be contacted to confirm that your application has been received and notified of next steps.   


If you have any questions, please contact this email: ascco@ucsd.edu 

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