Position Summary:

• Ensures seamless event operations, fosters stakeholder engagement, and implements data-driven strategies to enhance program effectiveness.
• With authority over Rutgers Day—the university's largest public event—the Associate Director oversees all aspects of event management, crisis response, and resource allocation.
• Additionally, this role directs the University's Commercial Filming and Photography projects, leveraging high-level negotiation skills to maximize revenue while maintaining brand integrity.
• A strategic leader and problem-solver, the Associate Director provides financial oversight, develops comprehensive budgets, and optimizes resource allocation to align with institutional priorities. This role is responsible for marketing strategy and public relations efforts, ensuring events and programs reflect the university's brand and engage diverse audiences effectively.
• Serving as a key liaison between university leadership, internal departments, and external partners, the Associate Director enhances collaboration and fosters long-term institutional engagement.
• Exercising independent judgment, this position makes critical decisions regarding events, programs, and unit operations, particularly in the absence of senior leadership.
• Committed to excellence, innovation, and efficiency, the Associate Director continuously refines processes, enhances workflows, and upholds the highest standards of professionalism to support the university's strategic goals.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in communication, marketing, or a similar field with at least 5 years of experience managing high visibility projects and events within a university setting is essential to navigate the institution's multifaceted environment successfully or a combination thereof.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Use of a PC, Microsoft Office, Constant Contact, Stova Event Management System, Eventeny Event Mapping System, Qualtrics, Adobe Creative Cloud programs, and social media platforms.

Posting Number: 25ST2455

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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