Career Specialist, Career Development

Career Specialist, Career Development

The Career Specialist serves as a liaison from the Career Center to select academic departments and plays an important role in bridging the gap between employers and students. This position will develop a thorough understanding of the job market within program-aligned industries and will coordinate the delivery of high-quality career education and resources to help students develop and showcase marketable skills and connect with employers. In addition, the Career Specialist will contribute to a strategy for employer partnerships and will connect them with student recruiting opportunities, providing a high level of customer service.

Employee responsibilities are represented in three functional areas:

• Career Coaching/Consultation: Provide students and alumni personalized assistance in defining career options, developing employment skills, and job-search procedures, specifically with a specialty in cinema media arts and fine arts and communication.
• Employment/Industry Training Workshops and Resources: Develop, coordinate, and facilitate training, workshops, and in-class presentations to include resume preparation, job-search strategies, networking, career information technology (including LinkedIn), interview skills, and experiential learning preparation. Collaborate with functional and industry-related student groups as well as departments and campus units to plan and deliver industry-related programming. Assist in developing online career resources such as articles, guides, and blog/social media posts.

Employer Engagement:

• Employer/Industry Development: Build partnerships between the university and external communities, such as alumni, employers and professional groups (within relevant industries), leading to the expansion of industry education, experiential learning and full-time employment opportunities.
• Employer Event Management: Captain the design and execution of employer/student engagement events (e.g., Career Expos, Career Treks).

Faculty Engagement:

• Faculty Development: Coordinate college-specific outreach, programming and customized seminars, workshops, and programs based on student needs assessment and faculty requests. Partner with and advise faculty and college administrators on methods to enhance the quality of experiential learning/career development and to expand departmental participation.
• Data Collection/Dissemination: Facilitate reporting of program-specific student career outcomes (e.g. internship/experience participation rates, new alumni employment levels) through electronic and direct communications with faculty, in order to collaborate on data-informed strategies for career success within the academic programs.
• Resource Development: Coordinate resources in support of curricular and co-curricular career preparation. This includes curation and/or creation of articles, curriculum, or industry speakers to be accessible by faculty and students within the school.
• Career Center Student Workers: Support in the development and management of the Peer Internship Ambassadors program and other career center student workers.

The career specialist will also participate in:

• Professional development activities
• An annual performance evaluation
• Cross-departmental collaboration
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by director.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in relevant industry (such as media/communication, entertainment, arts, social/behavioral services, government, and education) and/or higher education.
• Experience developing and executing educational, career-related or training programs, events, and initiatives.
• Experience building relationships with external partners and strong customer service skills.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to set priorities, manage simultaneous projects, work effectively with colleagues, and complete projects on time.
• Exceptional communication skills and the capacity for working both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to learn, use, and maximize software and technology related to career services and program delivery.
• Holds personal theological beliefs that are in agreement with the Biola Doctrinal Statement. Maintain a lifestyle in consonance with sound Christian principles and those promulgated by the University.

Supervision Received: Director of Career Development and Success

Hours Per Week: 40

Months Per Year: 12

Hiring Range: $25.46 - 28.85 per hour