Assistant Director, Trojan Event Services

Assistant Director, Trojan Event Services

USC Student Life is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented leader for the position of Assistant Director, Trojan Event Services. Trojan Event Services (TES) is a team of event management and facility operations professionals dedicated to creating and supporting programs and events for the USC community. The assistant director works closely with the director to support teams focusing on event planning and scheduling, complex technical production including sound and lighting design, and overall facility management services for USC Student Life.

USC Student Life works to provide its 50,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students with the opportunity to reach their educational, personal, and professional aspirations. The mission of USC Student Life is to strengthen a culture driven by student well-being.

TES provides a wide array of services and support to enable event sponsors to design, plan, and implement highly impactful and engaging programs and activities for the USC community. The department oversees management of the Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) facility, a multi-purpose complex at the heart of the University Park campus. TES also manages USC's signature event venue, Bovard Auditorium, along with scheduling for outdoor event and recreational spaces.

Essential duties and responsibilities include supervising staff and student workers who provide logistical and technical support for TES venues, overseeing 100 House student staff, developing and facilitating onboarding for all TES student workers, attending weekly production meetings for TES venues, assisting the director with all aspects of the departmental budget, developing proposals for new and enhanced revenue streams for the department, and working closely with the director to develop, assess, and revise policies and procedures to ensure TES' programs and services are compliant with university policies and other local, state, and federal regulations. The position must also be available to work evenings, weekends, and / or holidays due to the nature of events.

Required qualifications include a master's degree in student services administration, education, or an event and venue management related field, minimum of three (3) years prior experience managing public assembly venues, extensive experience in higher education managing public assembly venues, thorough understanding of the field of venue management and event planning, prior experience supervising full-time professional staff and student workers, prior experience and understanding of all aspects of managing major theatrical / performing arts productions in a variety of indoor and outdoor venues, experience leading the creation of new and innovative programs and services, especially in a university event services setting, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to foster strong, cohesive, and inclusive teams.

Preferred qualifications include minimum of five (5) years managing public assembly venues, extensive professional experience in a higher education setting, experience managing facility operations, with a priority for student-focused buildings and operations within a higher education setting, broad understanding of student life issues and student development, with experience connecting event support services and facility operations to overall wellbeing and student success initiatives in higher education.

Application Information : Please include your resume / CV and cover letter describing your interest and qualifications for this position. The annual base salary range for this position is $76,461.32-93,320.37. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education / training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.