Now Hiring for Fall 2025!
LSU Communication across the Curriculum exists with one primary mission: helping students enhance their communication skills. This includes writing, speaking, visual, and technological communication as well as supporting both specific academic fields and communication skills development that transcends a class or discipline. Located in several physical spaces across campus (Patrick F. Taylor, Coates Hall), LSU CxC also offers web-based services to students, faculty, staff and visitors. While team members serve this shared mission, physical and remote work requirements vary by team role.
Our team members, while specializing in a few modes or areas, are expected to be knowledgeable about the breadth of CxC programming so that they can best represent the program and direct students, faculty and staff to the appropriate support. LSU CxC Studio Team Members are skilled communicators, enthusiastic experimenters, and passionate supporters of their fellow LSU undergraduates. They support other students in developing strong communication skills needed to achieve personal, academic, and professional goals.
As a program focused on communication, we also rely on effective team communication across projects and locations in order to provide excellent service to the LSU student population. Foundational to effective communication is a commitment to creating environments representative of all student, faculty and staff audiences and the variety of experiences and backgrounds.
Interested? Open positions are listed below. Click on the job title to see full requirements and access the link to apply. We review applications as positions become available.
CxC Communication Coaches provide one-on-one consultation and coaching services to their fellow LSU students, helping their peers become more effective communicators across all modes of communication. Most Communication Coaches specialize in one (or more) area of communication, but all team members are expected to be knowledgeable about studio operations and the breadth of CxC programming to best represent the program. As a subset of the overall Communication Coaching program, CxC Audio-Video Specialists will provide consultations for fellow LSU students and faculty on audio and video projects and assist in general studio operation including client interaction and equipment management.
CxC Audio-Video Specialists provide consultations for a wide range of audio and video communication aspects, from storyboarding and voice-overs to selecting the appropriate equipment, editing, and project development. Audio-Video Specialists are not expected to be experts, but must be enthusiastic about the opportunity to expand their own knowledge to learn all facets of audio and video communication. Audio-Video Specialists will join a collaborative team that supports all majors and colleges, as well as LSU faculty. AV specialists may be asked to write descriptions, cut audio and video clips, or present how-to workshops for classes; hence patience, creativity, flexibility, and curiosity are key characteristics for success in this position.
Regular activities include:
- Providing guidance for students, faculty, and staff with audio and video capture, production, and delivery needs
- Developing classroom and instructional materials related to audio and video capture and delivery
- Refining awareness of appropriate and effective communication methods related to audio and video delivery
- Identifying and researching podcast protocols, applications, and strategies
- Identifying and researching best practices in video recording, editing, and presentation
- Editing content in Audacity, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, or other software
- Providing guidance and support with AV recording equipment, including preparing equipment and spaces for use, tracking inventory, and checking equipment in and out
- Collecting and efficiently relaying information and needs from students, faculty, and staff to appropriate team members
- Using CxC communication protocols to keep up-to-date on activities, tasks and information
- Supporting effectiveness and efficiency of CxC full-time staff team
- Championing CxC as an institutional academic excellence program
- Serving as back-up to other team members who are taking calls or answering general questions
Qualifications:
- Capacity to problem-solve and creatively brainstorm approaches
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and to complete sustained projects
- Strong written and spoken communication
- Willingness to learn and to help others
- Commitment to CxC’s mission
- Experience with audio and video editing software, Google drive and Basecamp, OR enthusiasm and commitment to learning them (we provide training!)
What CxC offers you:
- On-the-job training in peer tutoring and consultations, genre and discipline-specific writing, and communication training
- On-the-job training for client services and professional communication, including logistics and etiquette for phone and video meetings
- On-the-job training in communication skills, problem solving and teamwork, which according
to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (2020 report), are the three
most desirable skills (beyond your degree) you can develop to demonstrate you are
ready for your career
- We’ll even help you refine your professional materials to explain how your studio work contributes to your long-term goals
- Opportunities to connect with students, faculty and staff beyond your major course of study, and to identify and cultivate leadership opportunities in the form of special projects implementation and educational resource development for students and faculty
- Opportunities to cultivate further leadership skills via development and implementation of workshops, training sessions, or special projects
This position pays $13/hour.
Please note: all applicants for this position are asked to submit a resume and brief statement as well as answer supplemental questions.
CxC Client Services Specialists serve as the first point of contact for clients in the studio, including students, faculty, and staff, welcoming them to the studio and directing them to the appropriate resources or people. They are often the first and last person a client meets, which means that their professionalism and interpersonal communication skills are a key part of CxC’s success.
Client Services Specialists contribute to general studio operation and maintenance, including holding 1-1 consultations with clients about their needs, directing clients to appropriate resources, answering phones and emails, contacting clients about overdue equipment, and assisting in the management of CxC’s equipment lending program. They are expected to be knowledgeable about the breadth of CxC programming so they can best represent the program and direct students, faculty, and staff to the appropriate support.
Regular activities include:
- Providing high-quality customer service to all studio callers and visitors
- Maintaining the studio, including following opening and closing procedures, setting up for events & cleaning up after, and ensuring the general cleanliness of the space at all times
- Explaining to students, faculty, staff, visitors and potential students the what and why of CxC as well as the specific resources available at any given time
- Providing consultation services to clients on the phone and in person to understand their needs and connect them with appropriate resources
- Working with clients to troubleshoot issues they may be having with booking appointments, studio resources, or gear they have checked out
- Following proper checkin and checkout procedures for studio equipment, resources, and services
- Ensuring proper functioning and inventory management of equipment for checkout, including contacting clients with overdue equipment
- Collecting and efficiently relaying information and needs from students, faculty, staff, etc. to appropriate team members
- Following CxC communication protocols to stay up-to-date on tasks and information and keep colleagues informed of necessary information to ensure continuity of service between shifts
- Supporting effectiveness and efficiency of CxC full-time staff team
- Championing CxC as an institutional academic excellence program
What CxC offers you:
- On-the-job training in peer tutoring and consultations, genre and discipline-specific conventions, and communication training
- On-the-job training for client services and professional communication, including logistics and etiquette for phone and video meetings
- On-the-job training in communication skills, problem solving and teamwork, which according to the National Association of Colleges and
- Employers (2020 report), are the three most desirable skills (beyond your degree)
you can develop to demonstrate you are ready for your career
- We’ll even help you refine your professional materials to explain how your studio work contributes to your long-term goals.
- Opportunities to connect with students, faculty and staff beyond your major course of study, and to identify and cultivate leadership opportunities in the form of special projects implementation and educational resource development for students and faculty
- Opportunities to cultivate further leadership skills via development and implementation of workshops, training sessions, or special projects
This position pays $11/hour.
Please note: all applicants for this position are asked to submit a resume and brief statement as well as answer supplemental questions.
CxC Communication Coaches provide one-on-one consultation and coaching services to their fellow LSU students, helping their peers become more effective communicators across all modes of communication. Most Communication Coaches specialize in one (or more) area of communication, but all team members are expected to be knowledgeable about studio operations and the breadth of CxC programming to best represent the program.
As a subset of the overall Communication Coaching program, CxC Spoken Communication Specialists will provide consultations and coaching for LSU students and faculty on spoken communication projects and assist in general studio operation including assisting at the front desk and managing studio equipment. Spoken Communication Specialists provide consultations for a broad range of spoken communication, including discipline-specific content and a variety of genres, from delivering a slide deck to engaging in discussion to podcasting to presenting a conference poster. Spoken consultations may also include coaching on live vs. recorded presentations along with tone and delivery elements. Coaches are not expected to be experts in all disciplines and genres at the time of hire but must be enthusiastic about the opportunity to stretch their experience beyond the areas in which they currently excel. Spoken Communication Specialists will join a collaborative team that supports all majors and colleges as well as LSU faculty. Spoken Communication Specialists may be asked to create design guides and tip sheets, help clients navigate vocal recording and editing software, and present how-to workshops for classes; thus patience, creativity, flexibility, and curiosity are key characteristics for success in this position.
Regular activities include:
- Taking both scheduled and walk-in consultations in-person at your assigned studio
- Conducting appointments via Zoom
- Completing asynchronous consultations via our asynchronous consultation portal
- Supporting students, faculty, and staff with spoken project production and revision needs for live and recorded work
- Refining awareness of appropriate and effective communication methods related to spoken communication project instruction and feedback
- Identifying and researching spoken communication best practices, protocols, methods, and applications across genres
- Collaborating with Audio/Visual Specialists to support clients creating and editing recorded audio projects
- Collecting and efficiently relaying information and needs from students, faculty, and staff to appropriate team members
- Using CxC communication protocols to keep up-to-date on activities, equipment, tasks and information
- Supporting effectiveness and efficiency of CxC full-time staff team
- Championing CxC as an institutional academic excellence program
- Serving as back-up to other team members who are taking calls or answering general questions
Qualifications:
- Experience with in-class presentations, podcasting, public speaking, STEM or Art + Design poster reviews, and other kinds of spoken communication
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite products and other audio recording and editing software, Google Drive, and Basecamp, OR enthusiasm and commitment to learning them (we provide training!)
- Capacity to problem-solve and creatively brainstorm approaches
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and to complete sustained projects
- Strong written and spoken communication
- Willingness to learn and to help others
- Commitment to CxC’s mission
What CxC offers you:
- On-the-job training in peer tutoring and consultations, genre and discipline-specific conventions, and communication training
- On-the-job training for client services and professional communication, including logistics and etiquette for phone and video meetings
- On-the-job training in communication skills, problem solving and teamwork, which according
to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (2020 report), are the three
most desirable skills (beyond your degree) you can develop to demonstrate you are
ready for your career.
- We’ll even help you refine your professional materials to explain how your studio work contributes to your long-term goals
- Opportunities to connect with students, faculty and staff beyond your major course of study, and to identify and cultivate leadership opportunities in the form of special projects implementation and educational resource development for students and faculty
- Opportunities to cultivate further leadership skills via development and implementation of workshops, training sessions, or special projects
This position pays $13/hour.
Please note: all applicants for this position are asked to submit a resume and brief statement as well as answer supplemental questions.
CxC Communication Coaches provide one-on-one consultation and coaching services to their fellow LSU students, helping their peers become more effective communicators across all modes of communication. Most Communication Coaches specialize in one (or more) area of communication, but all team members are expected to be knowledgeable about studio operations and the breadth of CxC programming to best represent the program.
As a subset of the overall Communication Coaching program, CxC Visual Communication Specialists will provide consultations and coaching for LSU students and faculty on visual communication projects and assist in general studio operation including assisting at the front desk and managing studio equipment. Visual Communication Specialists provide consultations for a broad range of visual communication, including discipline-specific content and a variety of genres, from designing a slide deck to creating an infographic to composing a conference poster. Visual communication consultations may also include coaching on physical vs. digital media. Coaches are not expected to be experts in all disciplines and genres at the time of hire but must be enthusiastic about the opportunity to stretch their experience beyond the areas in which they currently excel. Visual Communication Specialists will join a collaborative team that supports all majors and colleges as well as LSU faculty. Visual Communication Specialists may be asked to create design guides and tip sheets, help clients navigate editing software, and present how-to workshops for classes; thus patience, creativity, flexibility, and curiosity are key characteristics for success in this position.
Regular activities include
- Taking both scheduled and walk-in consultations in-person at your assigned studio
- Conducting 1-1 appointments via video-conferencing software (Zoom)
- Completing asynchronous consultations via our asynchronous consultation portal
- Providing guidance for students, faculty, and staff with visual design production and revision needs
- Developing classroom and instructional materials related to visual design for various genres and disciplines
- Refining awareness of appropriate and effective communication methods related to visual design instruction and feedback
- Identifying and researching visual communication best practices, protocols, methods, and applications
- Editing and providing guidance for clients editing content in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other software
- Collecting and efficiently relaying information and needs from students, faculty, and staff to appropriate team members
- Using CxC communication protocols to keep up-to-date on activities, tasks and information
- Supporting effectiveness and efficiency of CxC full-time staff team
- Championing CxC as an institutional academic excellence program
- Serving as back-up to other team members who are taking calls or answering general questions
Qualifications:
- Experience with graphic design, STEM poster design, or other kinds of visual design
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite products and other visual design software, Google Drive, and Basecamp, OR enthusiasm and commitment to learning them (we provide training!)
- Capacity to problem-solve and creatively brainstorm approaches
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and to complete sustained projects
- Strong written, spoken, and visual communication
- Willingness to learn and to help others
- Commitment to CxC’s mission
What CxC offers you:
- On-the-job training in peer tutoring and consultations, genre and discipline-specific writing, and communication training
- On-the-job training for client services and professional communication, including logistics and etiquette for phone and video meetings
- On-the-job training in communication skills, problem solving and teamwork, which according
to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (2020 report), are the three
most desirable skills (beyond your degree) you can develop to demonstrate you are
ready for your career
- We’ll even help you refine your professional materials to explain how your studio work contributes to your long-term goals
- Opportunities to connect with students, faculty and staff beyond your major course of study, and to identify and cultivate leadership opportunities in the form of special projects implementation and educational resource development for students and faculty
- Opportunities to cultivate further leadership skills via development and implementation of workshops, training sessions, or special projects
This position pays $11/hour.
Please note: all applicants for this position are asked to submit a resume and brief statement as well as answer supplemental questions.
CxC Communication Coaches provide one-on-one consultation and coaching services to their fellow LSU students, helping their peers become more effective communicators across all modes of communication. Most Communication Coaches specialize in one (or more) area of communication, but all team members are expected to be knowledgeable about studio operations and the breadth of CxC programming to best represent the program.
As a subset of the overall Communication Coaching program, CxC Written Communication Specialists will provide consultations and coaching for LSU students and faculty on writing projects and assist in general studio operation including assisting at the front desk and managing studio equipment. Written Communication Specialists provide consultations for a broad range of writing projects, including discipline-specific content and a variety of genres, from lab reports to literary analysis essays to personal statements to scripts. Coaches are not expected to be experts in all disciplines and genres at the time of hire but must be enthusiastic about the opportunity to stretch their experience beyond the areas in which they currently excel. Coaches should also be willing to cross-train in different communication modes in addition to their area of specialization. Written Communication Specialists will join a collaborative team that supports all majors and colleges as well as LSU faculty. Written Communication Specialists may be asked to create design guides and tip sheets, help clients navigate new writing and editing software, and present how-to workshops for classes; thus patience, creativity, flexibility, and curiosity are key characteristics for success in this position.
Regular activities include
- Taking both scheduled and walk-in consultations in-person at your assigned studio
- Conducting 1-1 appointments via video-conferencing software (Zoom)
- Completing asynchronous consultations via our asynchronous project upload and consultation portal
- Refining awareness of discipline and genre conventions for a wide variety of writing projects
- Collecting and efficiently relaying information and needs from students, faculty, and staff to appropriate team members
- Working with CxC GAs, instructors and staff to find and create educational resources related to writing and other forms of communication
- Serving as back-up to other team members who are taking calls or supporting studio visitors
- Using CxC communication protocols to keep up-to-date on activities, equipment, tasks and information
- Supporting effectiveness and efficiency of CxC full-time staff team
- Championing CxC as an institutional academic excellence program
- Other duties related to studio services, determined from applicants’ additional skill sets and studio needs. Some examples: equipment consultations, maintenance and/or checkout in physical studio locations, 1-1 oral or visual communication consultations or resource development in other modes of communication
Qualifications:
- Capacity to problem-solve and creatively brainstorm approaches
- Excellent writing skills
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and a commitment to team collaboration and communication
- Ability to work independently and to complete sustained projects
- Creativity and critical thinking
- Willingness to learn and to help others
- Commitment to CxC’s mission
- Experience with video conferencing, Google drive and Basecamp, OR enthusiasm and commitment to learning them (we provide training!)
What CxC offers you:
- On-the-job training in peer tutoring and consultations, genre and discipline-specific conventions, and communication training
- On-the-job training for client services and professional communication, including logistics and etiquette for phone and video meetings
- On-the-job training in communication skills, problem solving and teamwork, which according
to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (2020 report), are the three
most desirable skills (beyond your degree) you can develop to demonstrate you are
ready for your career
- We’ll even help you refine your professional materials to explain how your studio work contributes to your long-term goals
- Opportunities to connect with students, faculty and staff beyond your major course of study, and to identify and cultivate leadership opportunities in the form of special projects implementation and educational resource development for students and faculty
- Opportunities to cultivate further leadership skills via development and implementation of workshops, training sessions, or special projects
This position pays $13/hour.
Please note: all applicants for this position are asked to submit a resume and brief statement as well as answer supplemental questions.