Senior Program Project Coordinator

Employee Classification: Senior Program Project Coordinator | Campus: University of North Texas, Denton

About Us

The University of North Texas System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and University of North Texas Health Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, employing over 14,000 employees and educating over 49,000 students. The G. Brint Ryan College of Business is one of the largest business schools in the nation, serving nearly 9,000 students and holding continuous accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since 1961.

About the Role

This role serves as the operational engine of the Murphy Center's student-facing programs. The Assistant Director manages all aspects of pitch competitions, drives marketing and outreach to maximize participation, and builds the pipeline from classroom to competition to accelerator. A key performance objective is growing the Innovate UNT and Breakthrough Ventures competitions to $100,000+ in total prize money by Year 3 while embedding competition requirements into select courses across campus.

Responsibilities

• Competitions: End-to-end management of Spring and Fall pitch competitions. Coordinate judges, venues, catering, and prize disbursement. Develop new competition formats (sector-specific, pre-seed, hackathons). Manage prize pool growth and donor acknowledgment.
• Marketing and Outreach: Develop and execute a semester-based marketing calendar. Manage social media, email campaigns, campus pop-ups, and tabling. Build relationships with faculty to embed competition participation into course requirements. Create content showcasing alumni and founder success stories.
• Pipeline Development: Identify high-potential student founders from competitions and route them to Gener8tor Alpha/Beta cohorts or EIR mentorship. Maintain participant database and outcome tracking.
• Reporting and Admin: Track and report KPIs. Coordinate with Admin Assistant on budget reconciliation and procurement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Higher Education, Psychology, Business, Data Science, or related field and four years of professional related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Knowledge of event planning and management, including vendor coordination, logistics, and on-site execution.
• Experience with digital marketing channels, including social media, email campaigns, and content creation.
• Knowledge of entrepreneurship competition formats (pitch competitions, hackathons, pre-seed challenges).
• Able to build and execute marketing strategies with measurable participation targets, including maintaining participant databases and conversion from competition to accelerator.
• Able to manage prize pools and sponsor recognition in competition contexts.
• Skilled in developing and managing relationships with university stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Ability to identify high-potential founders and connect them to appropriate next-stage resources.

Benefits

For information regarding benefits, visit the UNT System benefits page.

Pay

$70,800.00 (FTE: 1.000000)

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm with occasional nights and weekends.