Part-time jobs in High Point, NC

About the role

The Gardens & Arboretum Content Creator and Outdoor Assistant is a hybrid position that combines hands-on experience with digital storytelling. Students begin by working alongside Gardens staff to learn about plant care, seasonal displays, and daily operations while assisting with routine garden maintenance. As they gain familiarity with the gardens, responsibilities gradually expand to include photography, videography, and creating engaging content for the department’s social media platforms. This position offers valuable experience in horticulture, marketing, photography, and environmental communication.

What you'll bring

• Work takes place primarily outdoors in the university gardens across campus, with occasional work at the off-campus greenhouse.
• Flexible scheduling with most content creation completed independently after training.
• A weekly in-person meeting with Gardens staff will be scheduled each semester based on the student’s class schedule to review assignments, content goals, and upcoming projects
• Weekly meetings with Gardens staff to review assignments, content ideas, and priorities.
• Students may work up to 20 hours per week with a minimum commitment of 4 hours.
• Outdoor shifts may be adjusted due to severe weather (heavy rain, thunderstorms, snow), but not due to normal hot or cold temperatures unless conditions exceed a safe range.
• Alternative indoor work will be assigned when possible.
• All assignments will be completed any time outside of class hours.
• Student employees are responsible for recording their hours accurately in Workday.
• Comfortable working outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Reliable, punctual, and self-motivated.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.