As an assistant director of industry relations, you will develop, implement, and evaluate a strategy to increase on-ground company recruitment through individual visits and events, with continual improvement. Collaboration with the office for career and alumni success (CAS) and other internal departments is required to plan, host, and manage successful employer visits. You will serve as a SCAD ambassador, hosting tours for industry and alumni guests regularly to strengthen industry relationships and promote further engagement with SCAD. Among other duties, you will identify and generate internship and career opportunities with regional employers, build effective working relationships with all SCAD academic and administrative departments focused on external relations, and liaise with CAS departments at all SCAD locations to implement a consistent industry relations strategy.
In this role, you will supervise the CAS industry relations team, consisting of both professional and student staff, which manages the online SCAD Job Portal and recruitment events. Responsibilities include the design and implementation of procedures for efficient scheduling and business operations and the management of employer contacts and visit outcomes in the CRM database and with other SCAD departments. You will monitor expenditures for budgetary compliance, serve as the first point of contact for new potential employers, and support on-ground recruitment activities such as Career Fair, SCAD HireWire, and industry-specific events.
The ideal candidate is highly organized and detail oriented. They demonstrate a strong understanding of creative industries and talent acquisition needs.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in design, business, public relations, communications, or a related field
- At least three years of experience in high-level project management, customer service, event management, sales, external relations, fundraising, PR, or a related field
- Prior work as a project lead, with external stakeholders, and understanding partners’ goals
- Able to work nights and weekends as scheduled
Certificates, licenses, and registrations: Travel required: Work hours: The university work week is Sunday through Saturday. Most offices are open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To accommodate business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends and evenings.
ADA tag: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.
SCAD is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and welcomes all persons without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability.
