Senior Assistant Director

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

ID: 7135125 (Ref.No. BSU36279)
Posted: March 20, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Responsible for leading the operations and execution of the Indiana Connection Lounge and Experience. Actively connect students to employers and alumni at events hosted by the Career Center. Serve as a key team member in developing, maintaining, and growing external partnerships. Lead collaboration across programs, academic departments, and external partners.


Ball State University welcomes applications for the Senior Assistant Director at the Career Center.  Join an award winning, nationally recognized Career Center team. We are doing innovative work, connecting industry and higher education, and helping students create fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.

Job Function:

Responsible for leading the operations and execution of the Indiana Connection Lounge and Experience. Actively connect students to employers and alumni at events hosted by the Career Center. Serve as a key team member in developing, maintaining, and growing external partnerships. Lead collaboration across programs, academic departments, and external partners.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education.

Minimum Experience:

Two years of professional experience.

Preferred Experience:

5 years experience in relationship building, hospitality, event planning, sales, recruiting or other related experience. Able to leverage the use of excel, outlook and other MS office tools.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Serve as concierge and host for Indiana Connection Lounge & Experience Days, and other connecting events, including actively connecting students to visitors, ensuring events are progressing towards a positive outcome, attending athletic events with employers/alumni, and ensuring visitors have what they need for a successful experience.

  • Help plan, curate, and execute Indiana Connection Lounge activities including employer intake; in collaboration with career coaches source faculty, student groups and other university assets needed to fulfil the plan of action.
  • Lead others to deliver career infusion and other connecting activities to share opportunities across all components of the Career Center so as to leverage and capitalize upon the relationships and opportunities presented in each area. Convene and lead the Connections Team which ensures collaboration and awareness across Career Center programs and the engagement of employer and alumni volunteers in programs.
  • Organize internship coordinator lunch and learns, and other engagements. Be point of contact for faculty internship relationships and internship program support from the Career Center.
  • Assist with developing the Career Center partner and sponsorship opportunities including building relationships with people and organizations, and stewarding those relationships towards transformational partnerships.
  • Assist with all connection events including Indiana Connection Lounge and Experience, Job Fairs, and other events where external partners are engaged.
  • Supervise student career assistants or graduate assistants as assigned.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
  • Attend networking, athletic events, and community events on behalf of the Career Center.
  • Deliver career coaching/job search one on one meetings with students seeking jobs and internships.
  • In partnership with the Marketing and Communication Coordinator develop and execute marketing and communication plans for events to ensure student participation meets participant goals.


At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.