Career Coach, Career Education, Moody College of Communication

About this role

Job Posting Title: Career Coach, Career Education, Moody College of Communication ---- Hiring Department: Moody College of Communication ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes Why Join Us?  At Moody College, you’ll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of students while working within a vibrant academic environment. Join us in our mission to connect students with valuable opportunities and advance the goals of Moody Career Everywhere. 

Application Instructions:  To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and vision for this role. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. 

We look forward to welcoming a new team member who is passionate about student success and career education! 

Purpose To participate in the planning and delivery of career advising, coaching services, and programs that promote comprehensive career development opportunities for students in the Moody College of Communication.

Responsibilities • Provide high quality, high-touch, and customer-service driven career advising, coaching, and education to students across all Moody College of Communication majors. Advises in a hybrid environment (in person and online), individually and/or in small groups on all phases of career development, including resume reviews, mock interviews, career exploration, and internship and job search strategies.

• Present career planning concepts to students through small and large group career preparation workshops and seminars. Deliver career content in curricular and co-curricular spaces. Collaborate with campus colleagues across the career ecosystem to deliver high-quality experiences for Moody College students. Connect students to career experience opportunities across Moody College’s employer ecosystem, including Texas Student Media.

• Fully participate in all Moody College of Communication signature events and programs which include but are not limited to: Career Expo, Honors Day, Family Weekend, CommUnity and Gone To Texas, Graduation and Commencement events, and Freshman/Transfer Orientation. Other duties as assigned.

• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in communication, education, counseling or related field. Industry experience is considered a plus.

• Four years of work experience in career services, higher education, or corporate recruiting; or related work experience in the creative professions.

• Excellent resume writing, interviewing, and job search skills.

• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills, effective oral and written communication.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective rapport with students and colleagues.

• Project management skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple activities at one time.

• Demonstration of a strong passion to work with communications and creative students.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative team environment.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications • Experience working with undergraduate communications students as a career coach or relevant experience working in a related industry role with coaching / mentoring responsibilities.

• Experience working in a corporate environment and knowledge of corporate recruiting practices.

• Knowledge of undergraduate communication or creative student career paths.

Salary Range $65,000

Working Conditions This is an on-site position.  Must have ability to travel outside of Texas.

Required Materials • Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important   for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:  You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:  As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportun

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