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About Marietta College:
 For nearly two centuries, Marietta College has embraced its commitment to serving young adults seeking to better their lives and to turn their life's passions into actionable good in the world. Committed to a contemporary liberal arts education and home to the 16th oldest chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Marietta offers more than 40 undergraduate programs as well as graduate programs in Physician Assistant Studies, Sustainability Leadership, and Psychology.  
 
At Marietta, students learn from talented faculty members who are respected in their fields and wholly dedicated to teaching the next generation of leaders. Our professors share their knowledge with students and challenge them to develop their skillsets through serious research, experiential opportunities, and internships. Every student completes Marietta's rigorous General Education Curriculum, which builds strong communication skills and exposes students to new ideas and interests.  
 
Our varsity athletic teams compete in NCAA Division III and against some of the best in the nation as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference and Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference. Marietta has won six national championships and 64 conference titles, including an OAC-record 46 baseball titles.  

More than 26,000 living members of The Long Blue Line proudly support their alma mater and help current students gain internships and connections into their chosen industries. This support, in addition to the vibrant growth on campus, is one of the reasons why The Chronicle of Higher Education named Marietta College one of the Great Colleges to Work For.  
 
The College sits on 90 picturesque acres in Marietta, Ohio, located just blocks from a historic downtown and the Ohio River.  
 
For more information about the College, please visit marietta.edu.

 Job Description:
Marietta College seeks a strategic, student-centered leader to serve as Senior Director of Career Development and Experiential Education. This full-time, 12-month position provides leadership for the College's integrated approach to career development, experiential learning, employer engagement, and career outcomes.

The Senior Director will help students connect their liberal arts education, strengths, values, and experiences to meaningful career pathways and lives after college. The successful candidate will lead career coaching, faculty partnerships, internship and experiential learning initiatives, employer and alumni engagement, career readiness programming, responsible use of career-related technologies, and outcomes assessment. This position supervises the Assistant Director for Experiential Education and collaborates broadly with faculty, staff, alumni, employers, graduate schools, and community partners.

The Senior Director will join a collaborative campus community committed to student success, the value of the liberal arts, and preparation for meaningful work and lifelong learning. The position requires initiative, creativity, sound judgment, confidentiality, and the ability to work effectively with students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, families, and external partners. Some evening and weekend work is required for campus events, employer programs, alumni activities, orientation, Family Weekend, Homecoming, trustee or donor-related events, and Commencement.

Essential Functions of the Position:

• Provide strategic leadership for career development and experiential education in alignment with Marietta College's mission, academic priorities, liberal arts values, and student-success goals.
• Provide individualized career coaching for students and alumni, including career exploration, résumé and cover letter development, interview preparation, networking, job and internship searches, graduate school planning, and long-term career success.
• Partner with faculty and academic departments to connect academic learning with career development, professional preparation, internships, experiential learning, and post-graduation planning.
• Build and maintain relationships with employers, alumni, graduate schools, nonprofit organizations, and community partners to expand internship, employment, mentoring, networking, and experiential learning opportunities.
• Design and deliver career readiness programs, workshops, classroom presentations, employer events, career fairs, networking opportunities, and professional development experiences.
• Help students understand labor-market trends, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and the future of work, including responsible and authentic use of AI tools in career exploration and job-search preparation.
• Oversee career outcomes assessment, including First Destination results, employment outcomes, graduate school placement, internship participation, employer engagement, student use of career services, and experiential learning participation.
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate the Assistant Director for Experiential Education and provide leadership for student employees, peer mentors, interns, and other program contributors.
• Manage office operations, communications, budgets, technology platforms, appointment systems, employer databases, online career resources, and related policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with campus partners across Academic Affairs, Student Life, Alumni Engagement, Advancement, Admissions, Athletics, accessibility services, academic support, and other areas to support students holistically.

Requirements

• Master's degree required in higher education, student affairs, counseling, human resources, business, communication, leadership, education, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in career development, experiential education, student affairs, academic affairs, employer relations, alumni engagement, workforce development, or a related field.
• Experience supervising professional staff, graduate assistants, student employees, peer mentors, interns, or project teams required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of career development, career readiness, internships, experiential learning, employer engagement, alumni networking, graduate school preparation, and student coaching.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, presentation, facilitation, organizational, project management, and data-informed decision-making skills.
• Experience developing partnerships with employers, alumni, faculty, graduate schools, community organizations, or external stakeholders strongly preferred.
• Experience with career services technology, internship management systems, appointment systems, employer databases, assessment, outcomes reporting, or institutional data systems preferred.

Application Instructions:
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references. All applications/resumes must be submitted through this online process. We regret that we are unable to accept applications or resumes submitted by mail, email, or fax. As you are submitting your application via this online process, please be sure to provide an accurate email address. You will then receive an acknowledgment indicating your application materials have been received.

Marietta College is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Marietta College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender orientation, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.