Associate Director of Student Experience and Events

Job overview

The Associate Director of Student Experience and Events role is fully onsite in Chicago, IL, with compensation of $52,000–$60,000 per year. The position supports Illinois Tech’s undergraduate and graduate admission events and recruitment programs. The role translates enrollment priorities into coordinated, high-quality experiences for prospective and admitted students and their families. It leads event planning and delivery, campus partnerships, staffing and logistics, and post-event assessment to strengthen future programs.

What you'll do

• Lead planning and execution of in-person and virtual admission events
• develop event plans, timelines, staffing assignments, procedures, contingency plans, and success measures
• manage registration, space, guest services, technology, dining, transportation, signage, and supplies
• coordinate campus partners
• provide functional leadership to staff and student employees
• assess attendance, feedback, satisfaction, conversion, and yield
• prepare event recaps
• reconcile expenditures and evaluate vendors and resource use.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

associate director

student experience

admission events

chicago il

illinois tech

higher education

event planning

recruitment programs

student engagement

onsite

evening and weekend events

$52k–$60k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• lifelidays
• applicable paid and job-protected leave
• long-term disability insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with university contributions and matching for eligible employees
• tuition assistance
• flexible spending and commuter benefits
• employee assistance program
• and university benefits.

Why this role

Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; evening and weekend work is required for scheduled major events. Occasional travel may be required within Chicagoland, elsewhere in Illinois, or other domestic locations.

About the employer

Illinois Institute of Technology is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.