Coordinator, Office of the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs (OSVPSA)

About the role

This role is an on-campus, in-person position. The Coordinator for the Office of the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs (OSVPSA) provides comprehensive event planning, communications, marketing, and development support to advance the mission, initiatives, and strategic priorities of the Division of Student Affairs at Southern Methodist University.

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, this position plays a critical role in supporting signature events, shaping divisional messaging, managing digital and social media content, and assisting with development activities.

The Coordinator works collaboratively with Student Affairs colleagues and campus partners to ensure cohesive, high-quality communications and operational support.

Responsibilities

• Provides planning and logistical support for a variety of SVPSA and divisional events including coordinating timelines, invitations, communications, reservations, catering, materials preparation, and on-site support.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure events are well organized, professionally executed, and aligned with divisional objectives.
• Develops and publishes engaging content across Student Affairs and SVPSA-related social media platforms. This includes monitoring engagement, analytics, and reporting.
• Ensures SM content reflects divisional priorities, celebrates campus life, and supports student engagement goals, while staying current on social media trends and best practices within higher education.
• Drafts and proofreads written materials on behalf of the OSVPSA. They support the development and execution of communication and marketing strategies, ensuring messaging is clear, professional, and aligned with SMU’s brand standards.
• Manages the division’s communications calendar.
• Affords assistance with SA development-related activities, including stewardship communications and donor engagement efforts. They support coordination with University Development, help prepare briefing materials and correspondence related to fundraising activities, and support effective donor relations.
• Serves as an active and engaged member of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs team. Supports the implementation and realization of the student affairs division mission and strategic plan.

Requirements

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s is required. Experience with marketing, communications, and/or event planning is preferred. Experience within an educational organization is preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate broadly across the University and develop and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of constituencies.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and analyze problems, as well as devise solutions.
• Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Ability to conceptualize, write and edit strategic, accurate and concise content for various audiences, to work under pressure, meet deadlines, conduct multiple tasks and maintain effective working relationships, to coordinate large projects with numerous components over extended periods of time and to visually inspect print and online copy when self-editing or editing the copy of others.
• Knowledge of Asana Project Management is preferred.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Sit for long periods of time.