2014-2015 Hammer Student Association
Communications Committee Staff Application
The HSA Communications Committee is the voice of HSA. By utilizing the HSA social
media platforms, creating effective promotional materials, and devising clever
marketing campaigns, we inform UCLA students and the Los Angeles community about
the great events and programs HSA has to offer while building relationships with
communities of artists in the greater Los Angeles area. Duties include devising
branding strategies, conceptualizing and designing eye-catching posters and
promotional materials, as well as an active participation in HSA social media
platforms’ efforts to network and promote events. We are looking for creative,
dedicated individuals as new members of the communications staff. UCLA graduate
and undergraduate students from any field of study are invited to apply. The
design and marketing production process requires a serious amount of commitment
throughout the year. If you are unable to attend weekly mandatory committee
meetings on Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 PM in addition to the Monday 5:30-6:30pm group
meeting, we kindly ask you to not apply.
All applications MUST be turned in digitally as a single PDF file to
hsa@hammer.ucla.edu by 5pm on Friday, October 10th. Applications will not be
considered otherwise. You will be notified if you need to attend a group
interview for final candidates on Monday, October 13th at 5:30pm.
Name:
Address:
Major and Year:
Phone:
Email Address:
Portfolio* / Blog (optional) :
1. Name some of your favorite creative individuals. What makes them or their
work great?
2. What is your favorite social media platform? What about it appeals to you?
What makes it effective in proliferating information or engaging?
3. Tell us about yourself: describe your interests, personality, etc. How do
you express yourself in a group setting and make meaningful contributions
(leader, listener etc.)?
4. What experiences do you have working with other students in groups? Mention
specific clubs, projects, programs, etc. here.
5. In the Communications Committee, we're always exploring creative ways to
connect with the community. Describe an advertising/branding campaign you
liked this year. What did you like about it, and why was it effective or
attention grabbing?
6. What computer-based, or non computer-based creative skills do you have
experience in? (May include, but not limited to: Photoshop, screen-printing,
animation, coding, photography...)
H.S.A. Communications Committee Application 2014-2015
7. Please provide us with a social media account or website that you actively
follow and why you find it successful or engaging (whether it be a specific
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook page, Vine, Tumblr, blog, etc., it can be
really be anything.)
8. HSA is a UCLA student group that works with and within a larger institution,
the Hammer Museum. What excites you about this relationship and how do you
foresee yourself supporting or adding to it?
Optional:
9. Provide us with any social media account that is yours personally, or one
that you have contributed to.
10. This is an open-ended question, but what are some of your thoughts in
general about a developing relationship between the Internet (be it social
media, museum websites, etc.) and art / art within institutions? And if you
identify as an artist, how do you find that the proliferation of information
online affects your practice or your presence online? Your remarks can be
appraising a potentially fruitful relationship, or they can be critical, just
what you think.
Please indicate all areas of interest that apply to you.
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Coordinating promotional material
distribution
Working with designers and/or creating
design collateral* (collateral ranging
from flyers and posters, to gifs, video,
and web design)
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, Soudcloud)
Videography / Photography
Blogging
Creating exciting new advertising
strategies
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Cultivating relationships with
businesses/organizations around the
campus (and city) that could crosspromote
Planning/managing HSA media content on
Flickr, Youtube, etc.
Producing campaigns and/or photographing
events
Public speaking / reaching out to
students about events
Coding web content (HTML, CSS, JAVA)
*If you would like to apply for a graphic design position, please submit a
portfolio of your work (minimum five hi-res images) or website.
H.S.A. Communications Committee Application 2014-2015