Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Collaborates across departments and academic units to create and execute engaging programming
- Develops and implements comprehensive event plans, including itineraries, resources, and other logistics
- Acts as a liaison to event vendors and partners to ensure timely, on-budget programming
- Leverages university communication and social media channels to promote events
- Tracks engagement metrics and reports on event outcomes to develop recommendations for improvement
- Serves as a conduit for information and feedback between students, faculty, and the university-wide committees
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Knowledge of event planning and project management principles, requirements, and resources
- Knowledge of communications and social media strategies and tactics
- Skill in customer service and hospitality management
- Skill in negotiating and coordinating with agencies, partners, and other constituents to meet event-specific needs
- Ability to coordinate tasks, manage deadlines, and allocate resources efficiently
- Ability to estimate costs and manage expenses to stay within event budget
Minimum Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- 3 years of relevant experience
- Equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered
Job Level Overview
Specialized Contributor Level 2 - A fully functional role requiring established knowledge of the profession or field of work. Responsible for completing substantive assignments and projects. Problems are varied and non-routine, and resolution requires exercising judgment, analysis, advisement, creativity, and understanding broader sets of issues. May provide assistance to entry level staff.
Additional Details
The College of Engineering Technology (CET) Events and Operations Specialist is responsible for leading, planning, and executing a variety of college events and initiatives that support student engagement, new student orientation, recruitment, alumni relations, and several commencement and graduation activities. This position serves as a key resource to college stakeholders, providing event leadership and operational support. The Specialist also works closely with teams of student ambassadors to support training and consistent messaging across academic departments and collaboration with Enrollment Management on recruitment events, including open House programs and other prospective student engagement activities.
FLSA Category
ExemptWork Location
HybridCompensation
$49,500 - $64,000Application Materials
When you are ready to complete an application for this position please be prepared to submit the below requested information. This will be required to ensure your application is processed in a timely manner.
Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or ResumeCandidates must be eligible to work in the United States.
Additional Details
In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law.
If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- 3 years of relevant experience
- Equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered
- Knowledge of event planning and project management principles
- Knowledge of communications and social media strategies and tactics
- Skill in customer service and hospitality management
- Skill in negotiating and coordinating with agencies, partners, and other constituents
- Ability to coordinate tasks, manage deadlines, and allocate resources efficiently
- Ability to estimate costs and manage expenses to stay within event budget
- Eligible to work in the United States
What We Do
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a top-ranked university and world leader in cooperative education. It is a community that leverages the power of technology, the arts, and design for the greater good, focusing on innovation and excellence in teaching, research, and service. RIT offers a wide range of degree programs designed to prepare students for professional success through experiential learning.
