Assistant Director, Career Advisor for the College of Arts & Letters

About the Role

The Assistant Director plays a mission-critical role in the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development (CCD), ensuring every undergraduate student enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters is actively engaged in career development activities. This position involves tracking engagement, strategically partnering with faculty and administrators, creating best-in-class resources, meeting with students, and implementing tailored programs.

The Assistant Director provides career advising, guidance, and consulting to undergraduate students pursuing any career path, including employment, advanced degrees, service, and other pursuits. This role is part of the broader Center for Career Development team, collaborating across all department functional areas.

Responsibilities

• Career Advising and Consultation: Conduct individual and group student appointments related to career development, including career discernment, job/internship search strategies, interview techniques, and skills development.
• Resource Creation and Refinement: Research, develop, and implement best-in-class resources to equip undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Letters with tools to manage their career development. Collaborate with CCD staff, employers, and alumni.
• Strategic Partnerships and Engagement: Collaborate with faculty and staff to connect students with appropriate career development resources, whether through the CCD, academic programs, or other campus partners.
• Program Development and Delivery: Develop innovative programs such as workshops, guest speakers, networking events, and career fair preparation tailored to students in the College of Arts and Letters.
• Support of Centralized Efforts: Participate in career advising meetings, large departmental events, and initiatives. Cover drop-in and exploding offer appointments as assigned. Contribute to departmental programming (e.g., career fairs) and perform other duties as assigned to support the CCD, the University, students, and stakeholders.
• Serve as a member of the Division of Student Affairs, collaborating with Campus Ministry, Career and Professional Development, Residential Life, the Sister Thea Bowman Center, Student Development, Student Health and Wellness, student clubs, and other University units to enhance connections with students.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• 3-4 years of professional experience, preferably in higher education, career services, student development, advising, or a related field.
• Knowledge of higher education career services, career development principles, undergraduate career pathways, and the process of pursuing advanced degrees.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective advising, coaching, and guidance to college students exploring career opportunities and professional goals. Experience with career advising is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information engagingly to diverse audiences, both in-person and virtually.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to establish trust and collaborate effectively with students, colleagues, and campus partners.
• Ability to think strategically, manage projects, balance competing priorities, and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to quickly learn and effectively utilize technology and career-related platforms.
• Commitment to teamwork, collaboration, and contributing to a positive and inclusive team environment.
• Proactive approach to engaging students, building relationships, and developing a portfolio of students through outreach and intentional connection.

Pay

Up to $60,000