Director of Events and Digital Outreach

🇺🇸 Rochester, Michigan 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $86K 💻 Communications 🗓️ November 5th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Oakland University is hiring a Director of Events and Digital Outreach. The role works with staff across the School of Medicine and University Communications and Marketing to run academic ceremonies, donor relations functions, symposia, lectures, and awards programs. The director reports to the Vice Dean for Business and Administration and also leads online engagement with current and prospective medical students alongside Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.

Highlights

Manage high-profile academic ceremonies, donor relations functions, symposia, lectures, awards programs, and faculty and staff engagement events for the School of Medicine.
Serve as the central point of coordination for event logistics, budgets, vendor management, communication, and post-event evaluation.
Lead online engagement with current and prospective medical students in collaboration with Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Communications and Marketing.
Work with senior leaders, faculty, staff, external guests, vendors, and cross-functional teams, including occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekends based on event schedules.
Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, higher education, or a related field (or equivalent experience) and at least four years of progressively responsible experience in event planning, social media, digital marketing, and website content.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, with strong writing, editing, verbal, and presentation skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
Preferred qualifications include a master's degree, experience in higher education, admissions, or student services, and content creation tools such as Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.
Salary of $85,850 annually for a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position.