Social Media Influencers

Student Influencers

Are you interested in earning a $300 scholarship while gaining experience in social media content creation? OCC is looking for someone like you, who is passionate about creating content, connecting with others and sharing your student experiences. This program is piloting for Winter 2025!

As a Student Influencer, you’ll represent OCC both online – in videos, photos and stories – and on campus at events and photoshoots. You’ll share your unique college experience with your fellow students and encourage future students to choose OCC. 

What do Student Influencers do? 

  • Create content that engages current and prospective students
  • Help spread important college-wide messages in engaging and creative ways on social media
  • Participate in photo and video shoots; images and likeness may be used on OCC social media, advertising, website and more
  • Interact with OCC students, organizations and employees to promote programs, initiatives, events and more
  • Cover campus and college-wide events like Commencement, Welcome Week, athletic games, theatre performances, etc.
  • Attend bi-weekly check-ins with OCC Marketing team members for brainstorming, content planning and tracking emerging trends 

If this sounds like something you’d love to do, fill out the application below by February 14.

What's in It for Me?

  • $300 scholarship for the Winter semester
  • Marketing and content creation experience to pad your resume
  • Build your personal brand and let your creativity shine
  • Make friends and connect with campus resources and organizations

Do I Qualify? 

Qualified applicants will meet the following criteria:

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher
  • Comfortable both in front of and behind the camera
  • Maintain active social media accounts (previous content creation experience is a plus but not required)
  • Access to reliable transportation and willingness to attend college-wide and other regional events
  • Enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credits each semester while serving as a Student Influencer 

Important Dates

  • Application deadline: February 14
  • Interviews: week of March 3
  • Program launch meeting: March 10
  • Program concludes: April 28, with opportunity to extend to Commencement on May 17

Student Influencer Application Form

This application will be for the Winter 2025 semester

ex. Nursing

By clicking the Submit button below, you are agreeing you have read and understand the Student Influencer criteria and you meet all the requirements.