Social media manager, Language & International Studies, University of Aalborg

The Study Board for International and Cross-Cultural Studies, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, has an open position as student assistant with responsibility for SoMe management from 15 April 2026 to 31 December 2026 with the possibility of extending the period of employment.

Job description

The position as LISE SoMe manager involves maintaining and developing communication from the education on social media, e.g. Instagram, LinkedIn and other relevant platforms. The purpose of the communication is two-fold: to market the education to prospective students and to build community by profiling activities on/surrounding the education for present and future students. 
The position amounts to 125 hours, distributed over the entire period of employment. 
The position involves:

Plan SoMe campaigns

• Implementing and developing LISE’s SoMe annual wheel, with a focus on key activities (e.g. BA graduation, Freshers’ Week), recruitment (e.g. Studiepraktik, Open House, application deadlines) and education/social activities (e.g. study abroad, Organizations Week, ConnectInt).
• Mapping platforms currently used by students/the education (Instagram, LinkedIn)
• Suggest new platforms the education can use to reach out to present and prospective students
• Plan a campaign, incl. posts relevant activities in early summer and autumn 2026.
• Implement SoMe campaign
• Design campaign material targeting relevant platfor
• Further develop existing templates with the aim of creating a uniform, recognisable format
• Make regular posts in early summer and autumn 2026 in cooperation with the team of voluntary LISE ambassadors

Administration and daily management

• Participation in intro meetings and continuous dialogue with the LISE programme coordinator, the LISE SoMe coordinator, the LISE student counsellor and other relevant persons (student rep. in LISE Programme Council, LISE tutors)
• Keeping track of current rules conc. GDPR and consent
• Coordination of LISE team of SoMe volunteers (incl. delegation of tasks, coordination of production, recruitment of new volunteers)
• Contact with student associations (ConnectInt, Intercambio) and other organisations relevant for LISE students.

Your profile

As the LISE SoMe manager you will need some experience with and an interest in developing skills in online communication and media production. Ideally, you have worked with social media before, e.g. through voluntary work in an NGO or political campaigning for activist or political organizations. Most important, however, is willingness to approach tasks in an open, creative way, engaging with current students and staff to find out what occupies members of the LISE community. You will be free to specialize in specific forms of online communication (videos, memes etc.), working with specialists in the Study Administration and AAU. You will be a student enrolled in LISE, ideally from the current 2nd semester, with strong English skills. 
For further information about the position, please contact LISE programme coordinator Ben Dorfman on bdorfmandanachentorresjoseph@willis-holmesriggsikk.aau.dk

How to apply

Your application must contain the following:

• A brief motivated application describing your professional and personal competences and the experience qualifying you particularly for the position
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Study journal from STADS
• Any other relevant appendices

You may want to enclose

• Examples of your own online communication and video production
• Ideas relating to marketing of and/or community-building for the BA in Language and International Studies

You can read more about the requirements for your application here.

The application must be submitted via Aalborg University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aalborg University's website. 
Aalborg University wants to reflect the surrounding society and has diversity as a core value. Therefore, everyone, regardless of personal background and orientation, is encouraged to apply for the position.

Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions, you are very welcome to contact the person listed at the bottom of the job posting

Further information

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The hiring process at Aalborg University may include a risk assessment as a tool to identify potential risks associated with new hires, ensuring the safety, compliance, and integrity of the workplace.  

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and employment terms are in accordance with the applicable Joint Collective Agreement for OAO-S (Official title: OAO-S-fællesoverenskomsten) and  Organisational Agreement for Office Clerks, Laboratory Technicians, and IT Employees (HK) (Official title: Organisationsaftalen for kontorfunktionærer, laboranter og it-medarbejdere). You will be placed according to seniority. Employment is conditional upon enrollment at a higher education institution or a medium-length higher education program and active student status.

There is a mutual probationary period of 3 months for the position.

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