Assistant Director – Media Arts and Communication (MAC) Career Education

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University fosters a climate that is grounded in respect to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

Reporting directly to the Associate Director of Career Education, this position will be responsible for advancing students' career development and career mobility by providing effective career coaching and access to relevant information, resources, programs, and connections. The Assistant Director of Media, Arts and Communication (MAC) Career Education leverages and connects students to employers, mentors, and alumni while serving as a career content and programming resource for campus staff and faculty. The Assistant Director will develop, plan, and implement resources, workshops and career community-specific programming that emphasizes career readiness skills.

CAREER COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING

Develop and deliver Career Community Programming on career decision-making, self-marketing, job and internship search, networking, and graduate/professional school. Program events could include workshops, meet-ups, conferences, seminars, presentations, boutique fairs, panels, site visits/road trips, job shadowing, networking events, etc. Effectively collaborate with the external relations team partners in program development and implementation of high impact career practices. Coordinate with other relevant college and Career Center staff regarding marketing, logistics, budget, and assessment. Assist with Career Center's signature programs (i.e., job fairs) and ensure the interests and needs of the College of Fine Arts & Communication (COFAC) are reflected in university-wide career programming. Actively plan and co-manage with external relations team to strategically identify employer and mentor prospects that align with the career options and industry interests of the Career Community. Collaboratively communicate (via visits, phone calls, email, social media, etc.) the value proposition of mentoring and recruiting students for jobs and internships. Foster external constituents' introduction to the external relations team and promote relevant engagement with Career Community faculty and students. With the external relations team, develop a pool of employers, alumni, parents, and others to serve as career mentors.

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT/CAREER COACHING

Advance Career Community students' career development and career goal obtainment by providing effective career coaching and access to relevant information, resources, programs, and connections. Meet with students (1:1, groups, etc.) to provide advising and coaching related to major/career decision-making, self-marketing (resumes, interviewing, networking, LinkedIn, etc.), job/internship search, career readiness competencies, and graduate school preparation. Identify, develop, and market Career Community-specific career-related resources. In collaboration with external relations team, connect students to employers, alumni and mentors. Leverage mentors, employers, and alumni to scale service provision. Make referrals to central Career Center staff and college faculty and staff (i.e., Academic Advisor) as necessary. Ensure record keeping on student interactions and assess satisfaction with and effectiveness of interactions while committing to continuous quality improvement of career education services.

CAREER EDUCATION/WORKSHOPS

Review existing resources, identify and customize career education content and contribute to a career-ready toolkit of workshop activities and materials. Facilitate and deliver career-related workshops/presentations as needed or at the request of faculty, student groups, and other Career Community collaborators. Assist with the facilitation and delivery of workshop requests beyond the college (i.e. Admissions, Orientation, general Career Center requests, etc.). Market availability of workshop resources, development, and facilitation to Career Community stakeholders.

LIASON/CAMPUS RELATIONS

Develop and cultivate meaningful and strategic connections with the college's faculty, staff, students, and student organizations. Foster an ecosystem of career support across campus and support the broad range of career-related needs of the Career Community stakeholders (students, faculty, and staff). Develop an understanding of each COFAC department's key faculty/staff and its career-related concerns and needs. Ensure regular and relevant communication with Career Community related faculty and staff. Work with faculty/staff to market career programs, services, and resources to increase student satisfaction and utilization of career services. Consult and partner with faculty and staff in the development of industry-centered and college- and department-specific career programs. Build and maintain academic relationships to build awareness and increase utilization of career services. Serve, as needed, in liaison role(s) to select designated units. Support faculty, staff, and students with incorporation and distribution of career content. Develop and implement appropriate workshops and programming. Develop relationships that promote an active communication channel between the Career Center and liaison unit(s). Participate in Student Affairs divisional programming. Represent the Career Center on divisional and university committees.

ADMINISTRATIVE/OPERATIONS

Follow Career Center procedures and protocols and utilize Career Center systems (i.e., Handshake). Collect and report regularly on utilization and effectiveness. Contribute to office data collection and assessment by accurately recording engagement, programs, services and all other relevant touchpoints with internal and external contacts. Coordinate with the Career Center's marketing team to develop and implement a strategy to raise awareness of the college-affiliated Career Community and its services and industry-centered programs with the college's students, faculty and staff. Other duties as assigned that aid in the obtainment of the Career Center's goals and mission.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TEAM CONTRIBUTIONS

Train central Career Center staff on up-to-date MAC Career Community's career-ready resources. Proactively stay current on related professional topics, best practices, and trends to include in TU and Career Center offerings, professional associations, independent reading, conference and other professional development programming. Attend and actively participate in staff meetings and team meetings. Provide support as needed to Center's programs and initiatives; other duties as assigned that aid in obtaining the Career Center's mission.

Required:

Preferred:

Targeted Hiring Range is $54,000 - $58,500 and full University benefits that include 22 days of annual leave, up to 15 holidays, personal and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and

If you are motivated, innovative and team-oriented, we would love to hear from you.
For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your online application.

This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days.

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