Assistant Director, Career Advising

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Job Title: Assistant Director, Employer Relations

Department: The Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: Executive Director, Career Development

Work Schedule: 35 hours/week; 12 months/year

Union: N/A

Grade Level: 6

Salary Range: $47,700 - $59,600

Hybrid: 3 days in the office and 2 days virtually, some evening/weekend work is required.

Position summary: The Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development empowers and educates MICA students and alumni to create purposeful sustainable careers as entrepreneurs, artists, designers, and educators through a collaborative, innovative, experiential, and research-based approach. As part of the Maryland Institute College of Art's (MICA) Career Development team, the Assistant Director for Career Development advises undergraduate, graduate, and open studies students, as well as alumni. Creates and presents virtual and in-person programs and in-class presentations on various professional development topics. Builds resources and fosters relationships to support the career development outcomes of our students and graduates.

General purpose: Providing coaching, presenting programs, and developing resources

for MICA students and alumni by collaborating with a variety of constituents - staff, faculty, parents, alumni, employers, and organizations.

Major role functions:

• With the Career Development team, provide services to students and alumni that enable them to successfully pursue internships, work opportunities, participate in competitions, awards, and residencies or prepare for further education

• Provide individual and group advising, programming, resources, access to connections, and instruction on developing networking strategies

• With the Career Development team and other MICA staff and faculty, build and maintain external relationships with employers and organizations to facilitate opportunities for students

Position responsibilities:

Advising:

• Provide individual and group professional development advising to undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni. Meet either virtually or in-person for 1-on-1 appointments.

• Conduct group and individual career advising appointments virtually through Zoom, on-site at the Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development, in student studios, classroom spaces and during departmental events

• Advise students in the graduate school application process as well as assist those seeking other forms of continuing education

• Provide feedback and written edits of student resumes, cover letters, portfolios, websites, social media, residency and grant applications, and other professional documents

Teaching:

• Serve as faculty for students completing the Internship Course through Canvas

• Grade midterm and final assignments and facilitate final presentation meetings at the end of each semester

• Design, coordinate and/or teach professional development workshops for campus wide programing, for student leaders, in classes, and for recruiting events

• Assist in creating and delivering bi-weekly group training for the Peer Career Advisors (PCAs)

Collaboration:

• Maintain a symbiotic partnership with the employer relations staff member to nurture existing relationships and cultivate new partnerships with employers, organizations, and outside partners

• Provide support for Career Development events.

• Build relationships with faculty, staff across campus, and externally with alumni and outside partners to ensure coordination of career-related initiatives and co-curricular career programs

• Develop meaningful relationships with faculty to foster a campus dialogue around career readiness and develop robust industry networks

• As part of the larger Career Development team, assist with many administrative tasks including those associated with coordinating speaker panels, workshops, internship grant review panels, ongoing assessment tasks and promotional processes as well as the upkeep of the file management system

Supervise Student Workers:

• Hire, train, and assist in supervising the PCAs on events or programs they plan and advise on their projects and programs

• Coach PCAs on various professional development topics and how to share the Career Development office resources with their peers

• Participate in Student Affairs iLead meetings and assist in providing resources and workshops for all student leaders

Create Educational Resources:

• Craft and/or promote career resources including handouts, videos, job lists, and social media content

• With the rest of the Career development team, periodically update existing resources

Collect and Promote Student Opportunities:

• Seek out and promote opportunities through MICAnetwork, newsletters and other channels based on an understanding of student needs/interests and emerging fields

• Contribute to social media initiatives. Assist with promoting opportunities through providing content for Instagram, LinkedIn, and internally on the MICAapp

Other Participation:

• With the Career Development team and faculty, assist in gathering stories and data on life after MICA to assess graduates' success in achieving desired career goals

• Actively participate in division monthly meetings, weekly staff meetings, assigned committee work and ongoing assessment and strategic planning assignments

Required essential skills and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in related field

• An understanding of the professional development needs of designers, artists, and creatives and their potential post-graduation options

• Demonstrated skills in human relations, written and oral communications, organization, planning, creativity, and collaboration

• Possess the ability to identify and connect students to people and opportunities

• The ability to use technology (Google Workspace applications, Slack, Microsoft, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, and various internal platforms) to achieve department goals

Valued but not required skills and experience:

• Master's degree in related field and relevant professional experience

• Experience working with college students and adult learners

• Knowledge of career development theory and application

• Commitment to professional development and involvement in professional associations

• Understanding of social media platforms and experience with creating impactful content using Instagram, LinkedIn, and internally the MICAapp

Reporting to this position: No direct professional reports. Co-hires, trains and supervises PCAs.

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. (may be adjusted depending on position)

• Work environment: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually (minimal, moderate, or high).

• Required training: Handbook orientation, Anti-Harassment, Hazard Communication, Emergency Plans & Fire Prevention, Personal Protection Equipment. (additional training may be added, SEE: EHS Manager training schedule)

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MICA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 410-225-2363.