Undergraduate Outreach Fellows

Status:

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL MAY 7, 2026

Description:

The EAS Undergraduate Social Media Fellow (Summer) receives an honorarium of $150 for creating original social media content for the EAS Facebook and Instagram pages. Fellows must be current EAS concentrators, joint concentrators, or secondary fielders (sophomores, juniors, or off-cycle seniors returning for at least one more semester) pursuing a summer activity in an East Asian country (study abroad program, internship, or self-organized research travel), or an East Asia-focused activity in a non-East Asian country. Posts will generally follow a “social media takeover” or “travelog” format, but individual Fellows will have a great degree of creative freedom. The Fellow is expected to post a minimum of once per week for at least six weeks during the Summer term, and to be available for periodic email communication with the Undergraduate Program Coordinator during that time.

Fellows will be credited for all content they create. Content must be reviewed by the EAS Coordinator before posting. Content created as part of the Fellowship may be re-used by EAS for website or promotional purposes (with attribution). Fellows may use the EAS Coordinator (Naia Poyer, naia_poyer@fas.harvard.edu) as a reference when listing the Fellowship on CVs.

Responsibilities:

• Brainstorm engaging original content to showcase the Fellow’s summer experience (usually in an East Asian country). Show fellow students what they can look forward to if they choose to go abroad (or do an East Asia-related internship, etc.)!
• Create weekly social media posts and submit to EAS Undergraduate Coordinator for approval and posting
• Meet with EAS Coordinator once (either in-person or via Zoom) at the start of Fellowship, and be available for periodic email communication thereafter

Skills/Experience that may be utilized and developed:

• Social media content creation for business/nonprofit organization
• Photography
• Video editing/storyboarding
• Public speaking
• Marketing/communications strategy
• Interviewing

Compensation: This is a volunteer position with an honorarium of $150 for the summer (minimum commitment of 6 weeks, start and end times flexible)

Location: All work can be done remotely and on a flexible schedule. First meeting with the EAS Undergraduate Coordinator can be done in-person or via Zoom.

Time commitment: We anticipate a time commitment of between 2 and 6 hours per week.

2026 Application Deadline: Thursday, May 7th, 11:59pm

To Apply: 2026 EAS Undergraduate Social Media Fellow Application

Status: 

This application is not yet live.

Description:

The EAS Undergraduate Outreach Fellow (Fall or Spring Semester) receives an hourly rate of [$TBD/hr] for assisting with Concentration outreach. This includes creating engaging, original social media content for the EAS Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as physical postering for EAS courses (leading up to course registration) and events (as needed) during the semester. Optionally, it may also involve co-representing EAS at events such as Academic Fairs, or assisting in the planning of social and academic events. Fellows must be current EAS concentrators, joint concentrators, or secondary fielders (sophomores, juniors, or seniors). The Fellow is expected to create roughly one social media post per week during the semester, although posting may be more or less concentrated during busier/slower times. 

Outreach Fellows may choose to create a social media “campaign” for the semester (see “Study Abroad Stories,” “What’s in Your Tote,” and “Mugshots” campaigns of the past), or may instead choose to do unrelated standalone posts each time. 

The Fellow will be credited for all content they create. Content must be reviewed by the EAS Coordinator before posting. Content created as part of the Fellowship may be re-used by EAS for website or promotional purposes (with attribution). Fellows will be welcome to use the EAS Coordinator (Naia Poyer, naia_poyer@fas.harvard.edu) as a reference when listing the Fellowship on CVs.

Examples of possible topics include but are not limited to: Informal video interviews with fellow concentrators/language course students/student groups; creating reels with scenes from a student-run or departmental event; sharing sneak peeks of content or projects done for an EAS course (with instructor/student permission); congratulatory posts for concentrator or alumni awards/recognitions; seasonal posts (Lunar New Year, etc.). Keep in mind an audience of both Harvard affiliates and the general public, and keep posts appropriate for all of the above (e.g. do not post invitations to events or lectures unless they are open to the public). Above all, we want to showcase and celebrate the academic and social life of the East Asian Studies community at Harvard!

Responsibilities:

• Brainstorm engaging original content to represent the social and academic life of undergraduate East Asian Studies and/or East Asian Language study at Harvard
• Create social media posts (average of one per week) and submit to EAS Coordinator for review/posting
• Meet with EAS Coordinator periodically (either in-person or via Zoom) as needed to discuss outreach strategies
• Optionally, co-represent EAS at events such as Advising Fairs and info sessions, and/or assist in planning and executing new or recurring social/academic events

Skills/Experience that may be utilized and developed:

• Social media content creation for business/nonprofit organization
• Photography
• Video editing/storyboarding
• Public speaking
• Marketing/communications strategy
• Interviewing
• Event staffing/event planning
• Peer advising

Compensation: This is a part-time role with an hourly compensation rate of [$TBD/hour]. 

Location: Although many of the duties of this role can be performed remotely, the Fellow must be on campus for the majority of the semester in order to assist with physical postering during peak periods.

Time commitment: We anticipate a time commitment of between 2 and 8 hours per week. Hours are flexible. Meetings with EAS Coordinator must take place during regular business hours (between 9am and 5pm Monday-Friday).

Application Deadline: TBD

To Apply: This application is not yet live.