Graduate Assistantship - 0160-GAS20 Communications and Marketing

Department: Communications and Marketing
Graduate Assistant for Academic Support
20 Hours Per Week

Unit/Division:  Communications and Marketing 
Semester(s) Graduate Assistant is Needed: Fall 2021, Spring 2022

Name of Person who will Supervise GA:  Rick Buck

Supervisor Job Title:  Director of Digital Services

GA Supervisor Email: rick.buck@oswego.edu

Number of Hours Expected to Work Each Week: 20

Compensation:
Tuition: $2718 per semester
Stipend: $1200 per semester


Location where GA will Report to Work:  410 Culkin Hall

Job Description and Key Responsibilities including Virtual/Remote Expectations:
The Assistant Data Analyst (ADA) will help the Office of Communications and Marketing and the division of Graduate Studies analyze marketing stack data by developing, managing, and supporting dashboards, interactive reports, and other data visualizations to identify trends and measure the impact of marketing campaigns. The ADA will also help identify, gather, secure, and process data using a variety of cloud-based tools including Google Data Studio and Big Query. The ideal candidate will have a background in computer science, mathematics, statistics, HCI or economics and/or a strong desire to learn more about data analytics.
Help maintain and support existing dashboards/visualizations, add features and functionality to existing dashboards/visualizations, develop new visualizations, data sources, and data connectors, help document and evaluate current data analytics/reporting processes and workflows, help document business process/data workflows to ensure data accuracy and improve efficiency.

List any Learning Outcomes related to the GAs Academic Program:
The GA will increase their proficiency with data analytics tools and other platforms.

Any restrictions to the type of student who would be eligible?
The ideal candidate will have a background in computer science, mathematics, statistics, HCI or economics.

What behavioral expectations do you have? For example, what is your preferred communication timeline for a GA who needs to call out sick?
The GA will work on a regular schedule and should email me prior to their shift if they can not make it in during their regular work hours.