Assistant Director, Career Management

Department: Medill - Administration
Salary/Grade: EXS/7
Job Summary:

Advises Medill students interested in careers in media, marketing, communications, analytics, and integrated marketing communications, empowering decisions associated with their career goals and objectives. Focuses advising and counseling on self-assessment, research, job and internship search strategies, reflection, and strategic decision making. Assesses individual situations and circumstances and makes recommendations, partnering with internal/external constituencies and resources that meet student needs. Ensures compliance with all associated policies, rules and regulations.

Equips students with foundational career skills, including planning and managing workshops and training sessions. Ensures employer-facing events, recruiting activities and student preparation are well coordinated, high-quality, and reflect industry expectations.

Manages Medill's employer relations strategy in the Integrated Marketing Communications area while working in a team environment with other members of Medill Career Services. Coordinates with faculty and academic programs to provide students with access to coaching, industry connections, opportunities and employer insights.

Specific Responsibilities:

Administration

• Manages & implements strategic plans.
• Recommends changes & improvements to functional operations to better meet organizational needs & objectives.
• Completes administrative activities such as assessment, operations planning, data management, and reporting.
• Researches best practices and peer institutions and market/economic conditions and recommends changes and enhancements to improve administrative effectiveness, services and/or resources.

Technology

• Reviews existing use of technology and recommends changes to incorporate state-of-the-art systems and tools as appropriate into all aspects of the advising, counseling, and recruiting/employment programs.
• Researches peer and cutting-edge developments regarding technology and recommends changes and enhancements that will improve delivery of resources and services.
• Recommends changes and enhancements to leverage technology to best serve the greatest number of students as effectively as possible.

Accounting/Budget

• Proposes budget for programs and services to support the unit's strategic plan.
• Manages budget for programs accountable for all expenditures

Advising/Counseling

• Implement/provide personalizing counseling and advising that focuses on self-assessment, research, job and internship search strategies, reflection, and strategic decision making.
• Researches, develops and implements programs and services that enhance the student experience.
• Connects students with alumni and professionals for employment opportunities. Maintains knowledge of job market trends and hiring practices in a range of fields.

Relationships

• Collaborates with student affairs, academic departments, student organizations and administrative offices to develop programs and publicize opportunities spanning a broad range of industries and geographies.
• Builds and maintains a network of potential employers and alumni that can provide opportunities for mentoring, internships and/or jobs.
• Engages with associations, organizations, alumni, and employers to encourage experiential education and professional development.

Marketing/Public Relations

• Identifies opportunities and strategies for short- and long-term growth & expansion of program resources, value and participation.
• Creates & implements program brand identity and marketing & advertising strategy regarding programs and services.
• Oversees marketing and advertising of new and current programs, partnering with internal and external key stakeholders to ensure marketing plan effectively targets students, sponsors, employers, etc.
• Ensures that all advertising and marketing materials accurately represent programs.
• Implements consistent marketing and brand messages regarding resources and services.
• Creates, updates and maintains state-of-the-art website, social networking site, chat rooms, etc. that describe, highlight and explain resources and services.

Programs/Events

• Manages planning and arrangement of career-related workshops, trainings, and skill-building sessions across Medill programs, in collaboration with faculty leads, the Director of Career Management and staff.
• Manages event details including communication, venues, presenters, travel arrangements, materials, refreshments and technology ensuring that all are arranged and completed in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Supports the delivery of annual programming such as orientation and admitted students day sessions.
• Gathers feedback and analyzes participation trends to improve event quality and relevance.
• Ensures programming aligns with student needs, emerging industry practices and academic program priorities.

Evaluation

• Manages development and maintenance of evaluation processes including associated metrics and key performance indicators.
• Collect & analyzes outcome measurements and recommends changes & enhancements to improve program.
• Collaborates with internal/external partners to implement changes designed to improve/increase program goals/objectives.

Compliance

• Coordinates development & implementation of processes and procedures that ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, local & NU laws, regulations, policies & procedures.
• Interfaces with government and accreditation organizations.
• Prepares documents as required

Supervises

• Supervises graduate interns and/or student employees

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience and 3 years' career counseling/advising in higher education or 3 years' of industry experience; or other relevant experience required; OR

• Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a master's or JD or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience and 2 years' career counseling/advising in higher education or 2 years' of industry experience; or other relevant experience required.

Target hiring range for this position will be $70,000 - $80,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness:
Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

Professional Growth & Development:
Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more.

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