Director of Alumni and External Relations - Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Vanessa Cubano

Position Summary:

Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, seeks an entrepreneurial director of alumni & external relations who will join the College at an exciting time of educational reinvention and growth. This position offers a unique opportunity to join a leadership team that is re-establishing a storied liberal arts college to a place of national prominence through innovation.

The director of alumni & external relations will report to the vice president of advancement and work closely with the Antioch College Alumni Association Board of Directors, advancement colleagues, and other staff, faculty and students to effectively engage alumni and others in the life of the College. They will lead innovative alumni and external relations programs, capitalizing on the commitment and enthusiasm of the College’s deeply loyal alumni. The director will develop and execute a strategic platform of engagement and communications involving alumni, friends of the College, the press and the wider public. This position is also responsible for collaborating across campus to develop and distribute content that supports the College’s objectives through press releases, advisories, official College publications, and web media. Due to the nature of this position, nonstandard hours may be required.

Responsibilities:

• Create, implement, and communicate a comprehensive plan that strategically engages alumni and friends by connecting them to the College, including signature virtual and in-person events, visiting scholars, networking and volunteer opportunities including Reunion, Volunteer Work Project and other programs that advance the mutual interests of our alumni, the local community and the College.
• Serve as primary liaison and staff support to the Antioch College Alumni Association Board of Directors. Help define goals, manage committee membership, develop schedules and agendas, guide and support the Board’s work.
• Develop an outreach plan focused on engaging alumni and friends around reunions segmented by class years, chapters, interests, and activities.
• Develop, maintain and update internet-based programs to connect with alumni including the alumni engagement platform.
• Work closely with advancement colleagues to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward alumni and other gifts.
• Serve as associate editor of Antioch College print and electronic publications.
• Create written and multi-media content for College publications including: website and social media platforms, the annual report, the alumni magazine, donor proposals, acknowledgment letters, and other projects as assigned.
• Serve in an ambassadorial role for the College by building positive relationships with members of the Yellow Springs and Greater Miami Valley communities.

Qualifications, Attributes, and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s degree preferred.
• A minimum of 4 years of increasingly responsible professional level of experience in alumni relations, fundraising, public affairs, or related field (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• The professional credibility and maturity required to work closely with the president, vice president for advancement, alumni volunteer leadership, colleagues and other key stakeholders.
• Strong program development, relationship building, communication, and management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; the ability to influence and inspire.
• Demonstrated digital communication savvy with social media and promotional tools.
• Ability to use computers including Google and Microsoft applications for word processing, spreadsheets, email and calendars.
• Proficiency with video conferencing tools such as Google Meet, MS Teams and Zoom.
• Ability to learn new software and other technologies quickly.
• Demonstrated knowledge of content management systems, social media and other emerging communications technologies.
• Proficient with standard office equipment such as networked computers, telephones, copiers, fax machines
• Honesty, integrity, enthusiasm, and perspective; a strong work ethic, supported by commitment and follow-through.
• Able to work nights and weekends as needed with some light travel.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Valid Driver’s license

Physical Requirements:

• Position works extensively in an office environment; seated for up to an hour at a time.
• Up to three hours of standing during events.
• Utilization of standard office equipment such as networked computers, telephones, copiers, fax machines.
• Ability to work at a computer keyboard for up to one hour at a time.
• Requirement to move around campus, indoors and outdoors, over paved and rough terrain in all weather.
• Requirement to travel by car, airplane, or other forms of public transport.

Environmental Considerations:

• Indoor office environment; heated and cooled institutionally
• Movement around campus and during travel during weather extremes

Application Process:

Expressions of interest in the director of alumni relations at Antioch College will be accepted until an appointment is made.

To apply, please submit: 1) a letter of application, in which you address the leadership priorities and attributes above, 2) a resume detailing your positions and relevant experience, and 3) contact information (name, relationship, telephone number and email address) for three references who are familiar with your work – to:

HR@antiochcollege.edu

OR mail to:

Office of Human Resources

Antioch College

One Morgan Place

Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387

ANTIOCH COLLEGE

Antioch College is A New Kind of College—A College of Action—using its historical strengths and unique position to build and scale a model for what the liberal arts experience can be for all students in the 21st century. As A College of Action, Antioch is not a four-year retreat from the world, but a deeper engagement with it. Originally founded in 1850, Antioch College has long been an agent of change, having been the only liberal arts college in the country with a required work component for more than 100 years. The cooperative education program reflects Antioch College’s critical pedagogical insight that the separation of classroom learning from the world of work is artificial—a philosophy that has produced Nobel laureates, Fulbright and Rhodes scholars, and notables in the arts, government, business, sciences and education.

In collaboration with colleagues in advancement, communications, and other areas of the College, the director of alumni relations will strategically leverage the vision for Antioch College to engage—and help build support from—alumni and other supporters of the College to develop an even more integral source of organizational and professional, as well as financial support.

Antioch College is an equal opportunity employer; the College offers employment, advancement opportunities and benefits in a harassment-free environment on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competency to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender identity, national origin, handicap, sexual orientation or covered veteran status. Candidates who can contribute to Antioch’s commitment to diversity and its evolving multilingual culture are encouraged to apply.