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Jobs - Columbia College Chicago
Internship and Career Advisor - (18000012)
Description
Under general guidelines as determined by the Assistant
Director of Internships and Career Advising, the Internship and Career Advisor
is a key role in fulfilling the Career Center mission of creating meaningful
connections between Columbia College Chicago and industry and helping students
transition from academia to their professional fields. As such, the Internship
and Career Advisor provides industry knowledge and strategic engagement with
key industries and actively seeks opportunities to create partnerships, connect
students with professionals, and generate job leads. The role actively develops
and coordinates internship and experiential learning opportunities for students
from assigned majors. It supports students through job search coaching and
tailored career readiness services. The Advisor initiates and maintains
relationships with employers, faculty, and students.
The Internship and Career Advisor is highly motivated and
creative professional with thorough knowledge of assigned creative industries,
including local and nationwide industry trends, industry specifics, and
expectations. Ability to develop and maintain a network of key contacts and
foster continuous relationship is essential. Competency requires coaching
students in job placement methods and best practices, portfolio development,
interviewing and job preparation skills.
Duties & Responsibilities
Meet with students individually and in groups to prepare,
coach, and advise students regarding all phases of internship and
post-graduation career search and preparation. Connect internships experience
back to career and portfolio development.
Develop and maintain a portfolio of partnerships for
assigned industries. Actively build and maintain relationships with strategic
industry professionals and foster collaboration to create experiential
opportunities, academic internships and post-graduation jobs for students.
Maintain a presence at designated industry functions to develop new
connections– attend industry/ company events and networking meetings.
Promote employment opportunities and create a consistent
flow of job/ internship leads within assigned creative industries.
Systematically contact employers to identify current recruitment needs. Solicit
feedback and research industry expectations, trends and employment
opportunities to better prepare students for post-graduation.
Serve as a liaison to assigned academic departments. Develop
and maintain relationships with faculty and academic advisors to coordinate
credit-bearing internships and industry events/opportunities for students.
Identify gaps in career-related offerings. Serve as an advisor on integration
of industry portfolio and career development requirements into the curriculum.
Be knowledgeable on current curriculum to better advise students and the
department on appropriate timing for Career Center services.
Facilitate internships for students within assigned majors -
conducts research on employers, verifies internship opportunities for
educational merit and makes internship site visits.Identify potential concerns with student
placements. Serve as point of contact for resolution of issues.
Help employers develop their internship program by assessing
skill requirements, determining employer needs and expectations and defining
student learning related to employment opportunities.
Collect and assess internship participation and full-time
employment data to systematically increase participation in internships and
successful post-graduation employment. Solicit feedback from employers,
faculty, and students on the appropriateness of placement for the achievement
of student learning outcomes.
Develop programming – create and deliver presentations and
workshops to prepare students for internships and full-time jobs (job
consultation, career development, resume/cover letter writing, portfolio
development, interview preparation and job search best practice).
Organize industry engagement events that directly connect
students to professionals to learn from their experiences and get feedback on
the student’s work (guest speakers, panels, portfolio reviews)
Promote internships, the internship award, Career Center services
and other experiential programs to increase students' awareness and successful
participation. Make presentations to classes, student groups, orientations
etc.
Manage the administrative and academic aspects of approving,
registering and overseeing internships.
Collaborate with other Career Center staff to cultivate new
internship leads, develop programming and deliver events and job fairs.
Utilize the technology tools of the Career Center to their
fullest extent (Handshake, Buffer, Basecamp, etc.) to deliver the best possible
service to the students.
Represent the Career Center at college-wide events.
Perform other related duties and projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in arts, media, or a related area.
Three+ years of experience in arts, media, or a related
industry or with employment placement within these industries.
Thorough knowledge of the local and nationwide industry
trends, specifics, and expectations for the respective industries. Knowledge of
portfolio and creative career development principles and best practices.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent time and organization skill.
Excellent presentation skills.
Intermediate skill in using Microsoft Office with emphasis
on Word, Power Point, Excel, and Outlook.
Ability to develop and maintain a network of key industry
contacts and create and foster relationships.
Ability to locate, retrieve, select and organize
information, recognizing trends.
Ability to counsel and work effectively with an ethnically
and culturally diverse student population.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively across
various programs and departments.
Ability to handle multiple requests, prioritize work, and
manage competing tasks.
Ability to support a welcoming, student-centered culture of
inclusion.
Willingness to work in the evenings and on weekends when
needed.
Preferred Qualifications
MA or MFA.
One year of experience with student career/ internship
coaching.
Knowledge of recruiting best practices and employment
resources within higher education and the community at large.
Knowledge of job placement methods and best practices,
interviewing skills and job preparation skills.
Knowledge of current labor market trends within the creative
industries.
Skill in using social media for promoting services and
events.
At Columbia, we offer a rewarding work environment for our
faculty and staff. We take pride in offering competitive benefits with
affordable health, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts;
commuter benefit program, life and accidental, death & dismemberment
coverage; paid and unpaid leave options; work/life benefits; educational
assistance programs; and retirement and financial planning benefits.
We invite you to join our talented faculty and staff and
become part of our collective aspiration to ensure Columbia prepares students
for success in their creative fields through innovation, engagement and
real-world experiences.
Additional Information
To ensure consideration, please include a cover letter,
salary requirements, and three professional references in your submission.
Position subject to a background screening.
This is a union position.
Qualified candidates of diverse backgrounds are encouraged
to apply.
Columbia College Chicago is an EEO Employer
Primary Location
: United States-Illinois-Chicago
Job
: Admissions
Schedule
: Full-time
Shift
: Day Job
Job Type
: Standard
Job Level
: Individual Contributor
Travel
: No
Career Development Coordinator - (18000051)
Description
Reporting to the Assistant Director, the Career Development
Coordinator serves as the primary entry point for all students into the Career
Center providing advising services and basic portfolio integration support to
students.The Career Development team is
responsible for ensuring that students are prepared with resumes, cover
letters, LinkedIn, and Handshake training before they meet with Internship and
Career Advisors.The position is
integral to the overall function, planning, training, hiring and day-to-day
supervision of the peer coaches and serves as a primary liaison for student
groups, manages new technology program campus roll-out initiatives, conducts
classroom presentations introducing Center services, and co-plans major events
and workshops.The coordinator has
significant contact with students and works closely with other departments such
as College Advising Center, Diversity & Inclusion, Student Government,
CCAP, Residence Life, SSD, and contributes to the expansion of the Career Center’s
partnerships.
Duties & Responsibilities
Provide individual assistance to students regarding resume
and cover letter construction, career planning and exploration
Hire, train, and manage a team of 3-5 student peer coaches
responsible for assisting hundreds of students on a walk-in basis
Develop the content and training materials for workshops on
career development topics such as how to create a resume, interviewing,
conducting a job search, and job search etiquette
Plan, lead and facilitate key Center events, content and
curriculum
Conduct presentations to classrooms, at orientation and
other campus events to promote Center services
Provide career and job readiness skills training in
collaboration with other Center staff
Maintain the Center’s media presence by contributing to
blogs and social media, video and content creation for career development
resources for staff and students
Maintain web content regarding resumes, interviewing and
conducting job searches
Manage new technology programs, such as Big Interview, and
provide technical support to students and faculty
Assist students with basic portfolio development skills
through web-based platforms such as Portfolium
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with two to three years of experience
advising students, preferably in a career services setting required
Master’s in counseling, career development or higher
education administration preferred
Extensive knowledge of career development principles
Ability to establish rapport and relate to students,
faculty, staff, and employers
Ability to effectively create and deliver presentations and
workshops to large audiences
Ability to support students through the development of
career interests, goals, resume and cover letter, interviewing skills,
networking, and job search strategy
Computer proficiency in MS Office
Willingness to learn new and emerging technologies including
social media and online resources
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-directed, with a strong ability to multi-task and
prioritize workload
Must stay current on industry/employment trends, employer
expectations, and best practices
Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends to
participate in departmental and other college sponsored events
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a
comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of
the employee and is subject to change based on the needs of the department
and/or college.
At Columbia, we offer a rewarding work environment for our
faculty and staff. We take pride in offering competitive benefits with
affordable health, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts;
commuter benefit program, life and accidental, death & dismemberment
coverage; paid and unpaid leave options; work/life benefits; educational
assistance programs; and retirement and financial planning benefits.
We invite you to join our talented faculty and staff and
become part of our collective aspiration to ensure Columbia prepares students
for success in their creative fields through innovation, engagement and
real-world experiences.
Additional Information
To ensure consideration, please include a cover letter,
salary requirements, and three professional references in your submission.
Position subject to a background screening.
This is a union position.
This position is overtime eligible.
Qualified candidates of diverse backgrounds are encouraged
to apply.
Columbia College Chicago is an equal opportunity employer
and complies with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations concerning
civil rights. The college does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin,
age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other
protected classes under the law.
