Director of Institutional Events

Wesleyan College, a four-year national liberal arts college for women, is located in Macon, Georgia, 70 miles south of Atlanta. Wesleyan was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women. Wesleyan’s academically challenging, inclusive environment helps prepare students to live purposeful and connected lives. Strengths of this small liberal arts college are our diverse student population and our commitment to liberal arts and justice throughout our curriculum. Faculty are known for their commitment to teaching, diversity, and community.

Wesleyan College seeks a Director of Institutional Events to manage the strategic planning, implementation and oversight of all recruitment and institutional events on campus. Reporting to the Vice President, Enrollment, Marketing & Communications, this individual will oversee the planning and coordination of all events focused on prospective students, campus tours, and other events that involve the entirety of the campus community.

Duties:

• Develop relevant and compelling programming for campus Preview Days, Scholarship Day, tours and other recruitment events.
• Liaise with campus facilities to ensure food, parking, grounds, security, etc. are prepared and briefed ahead events.
• Working with recruitment and marketing, develop and implement marketing strategies to invite and attract prospective students to recruitment events.
• Working with recruitment, marketing and financial aid, develop strategies for event follow up that effectively lead to the enrollment of freshman, transfer, graduate and online students.
• Hire, train and supervise the Wesleyan Ambassadors (student workers).
• Working with other departments on campus, plan and execute the event details for large-scale campus events, such as graduation ceremonies and Honors & Awards Day, and ensure they are aligned with overall institutional strategy.
• Manage event budgets.

Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 5 years’ experience managing large-scale events and ceremonies, preferably in higher education.
• A valid driver’s license
• Strong project management skills and the ability to implement projects on time and on budget
• Proven ability to exercise leadership and motivate staff, students and volunteers to provide an excellent experience to prospective students, families and other external stakeholders.
• Excellent oral communications skills and the ability to speak before large audiences
• Strong written communication and the ability to think through multi-faceted marketing campaigns.
• Physical demands include setting up and tearing down event decoration and standing/walking for long periods of time.

To apply for this position, upload a letter of interest, resume, and three references. Due to the volume of applicants, we are unable to respond to each applicant individually. Posting may close as soon as an applicant pool is identified.

Wesleyan College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College supports equal employment opportunities for all persons without regard to race, color, creed, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, gender, national origin, status as a war veteran, age, disability, or any other status protected by law.

Wesleyan College is a certified drug-free workplace employer. All applicants being considered for employment are required to submit to substance screening as a condition of employment.

Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States, individuals will be required to provide proof of identity and eligibility for employment in the United States upon acceptance of an employment offer. In addition, employment is contingent upon successfully passing a criminal background check.