Assistant Director, College Events

Assistant Director Of College Events

The Assistant Director of College Events helps to create a stronger sense of community and affinity to the college and the university throughout the students' college experience. Working closely with college programming and orientation leadership, other campus offices, and student planning committees, the Assistant Director of College Events leads the development and implementation of parts of various programs and events such as college kick-off and academic opportunities fair, senior week and graduation-related programming, and college signature events. The Assistant Director of College Events will be responsible for serving on campus-wide committees and additional projects as assigned.

Responsibilities include : overseeing the implementation of parts of the following events : senior week, class day, college diploma ceremonies, college kick-off and academic opportunities fair, college signature events, and other relevant college committees and events; coordinating event logistics for assigned programs including registration, travel arrangements, ordering buses, reserving space, catering, negotiating contracts and purchasing, budget management, and event website; advising student class events committees for relevant programming; recruiting, selecting, and training student staff; managing marketing materials for events within portfolio; completing project evaluation, program assessment, and data tracking; communicating and discussing contract terms with outside vendors; administering contracts; maintaining organizational records and archives relevant information and program materials; coordinating with the students and staff to develop activities, programs, and initiatives related to student life; marketing student activities programming throughout the year; and performing other related work as needed.

Minimum qualifications include a college or university degree in a related field and 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline. Preferred qualifications include a master's degree in a related field, especially higher education, college student personnel or similar; background in higher education, with emphasis on student-facing responsibilities; specialized knowledge of event planning, college student development, communications, alumni and family relations, and customer service; proficiency in Mac and PC environments; proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and online organizational tools; familiarity with Adobe graphic design / web development environments; ability to oversee and direct highly detailed concurrent projects with competing priorities, in a time-sensitive, efficient manner; ability to work independently exercising sound judgement, reasoning, and strong problem-solving skills; strong verbal and written communication skills; and strong interpersonal, analytical, management, and organization skills.