Student Business Manager

​(IRA Funded Position) – 2018-2019 Academic Year
PRactical ADvantage Communications, the student-run advertising and public relations agency in the Department of Communications, seeks a responsible, detail-oriented student to serve as Student Business Manager for fall 2018 with the option to continue through the end of spring 2019.

This is a part-time, minimum wage, student employment position (not work study) with no benefit package. The position involves approximately 100 hours of work each semester, at the Irvine Campus, on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons when classes are in session. A specific work schedule will be established upon hiring and can be flexible based on the successful candidate’s class schedule.
 
The Student Business Manager is responsible for overseeing business functions of the student-run agency (COMM 474) and assuring the individual students and student work teams meet their obligations to the agency and their clients.
 
Strong communication skills, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail are essential. Basic business knowledge and interest is also essential, as this position involves dealing with client agreements, invoices, time management software and spreadsheets for data reporting.

The Student Business Manager must take a leadership role, demonstrating assertive communication and peer-to-peer mentoring to see that ethical business record-keeping standards are met by students in multiple sections of the student agency.

Applications are welcome from undergraduates and graduate students, but applicants who are majors in Communications or Business will be given top consideration. The student hired for this position may not be enrolled in COMM 474 during the time of employment.

Specific duties include:
 
  • Work with student teams to assure 100% compliance with agency requirements for completion and submission of all business documents, to include Client Services Agreements, client contact sheets, invoices, student conduct commitment forms, photo releases, and any other documents as required by individual instructors. Keep track of all documents in hard copy and online form.
  • Set up student log-ins for web-based FunctionFox time management software, assuring that every student has credentials to access FunctionFox. Monitor use of the program to assure that every student has been provided with training resources and is utilizing the full functionality of the system. Provide technical assistance and problem-solving to students as needed.
  • Monitor the agency email account and Google Drive cloud storage. Assist teams in the appropriate upload of client services documentation to team folders. Assist teams in the appropriate use of email and archiving. Provide technical assistance and problem-solving to students as needed.
  • Support the professional use of the agency lab and equipment. Assure that the lab remains secure and accessed only by authorized students. Serve as the lead for equipment check out; make sure all equipment is returned complete, on time, and in good order.
  • Assist with lab computer hardware and software operation issues as they develop; liaison with IRVC technical support to identify and resolve problems in the lab.
  • Conduct regular inventories of supplies and estimate future supply needs.
  • Work with agency faculty, the College, and Department to assure the firm’s administrative operations are businesslike, efficient, ethical, timely, and support the tasks students are assigned in the agency classes.
 
Applications are being accepted now, with the goal of hiring a Student Business Manager over summer to begin work in the fall.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume as soon as possible to:
 
Dr. Doug Swanson, Professor
​and Interim Associate Dean
College of Communications
dswanson@fullerton.edu