"GEO Outreach Strategist and Events Manager"

Job Description

The Global Education Office's Outreach Strategist and Events Manager is responsible for conceptualizing, planning, and executing dynamic events that promote international education and cross-cultural understanding. This person will serve as a strategic connector, fostering collaborative relationships across academic departments, administrative units, and student organizations to enhance the visibility and impact of GEO's global initiatives. The successful candidate will also maintain GEO connections with offices across campus, ensuring consistent flow of information between the office and our stakeholder groups (faculty, students, families, alumni, and academic, Student Affairs, and Advancement offices). Reporting to the Director of Global Education, this position serves to engage the full spectrum of GEO's constituencies, sustaining visibility and awareness of the office's mission, promoting collaborative student- and faculty-focused recruitment and development opportunities, and ensuring alignment of global education activities with the university's strategic goals.

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in communications, marketing, or related field, or Bachelor's plus significant comparable experience
• Work experience in events management
• Experience with word processing and desktop publishing software such as MS Office, Adobe Creative suites, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, evidenced in work experience and application materials
• Ability to plan, organize and work independently and deliver products on schedule

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds
• Experience living, studying, or working overseas
• Experience supervising students in a higher education setting or similar supervisory experience
• Demonstrated experience with online international education management software such as Studio Abroad
• Work experience in marketing and communications in a higher education setting
• Proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English

Pay Band
N/A

Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type
Regular

Salary Information
$58,000 - $63,000

Hours per week
40+

Review Date
1/15/2026

Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

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