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Location: Claremont, CA

The Assistant Director leads the College’s student, young alumni, and digital community‑building efforts, serving a community of more than 14,000 alumni. This role is central to advancing meaningful connections that support the College’s mission and strengthening lifelong engagement.

• Lead the design, implementation, and refinement of a comprehensive end-to-end student‑to‑young alumni engagement strategy spanning the whole student experience, post‑graduate integration, and beyond.
• Collaborate with Alumni Association, Parent Network, Annual Giving, and campus partners to design and execute educational, social, and community‑focused programs that create intentional engagement journeys from undergraduate years through the first decade of alumni life.
• Develop and execute a young alumni engagement strategy focused on activation, retention, peer connection, and professional networking across the 19 global chapters of the Alumni Association.
• Build programming and engagement pathways that support recent graduates during key transition moments (regional relocation, early‑career navigation, continued campus connection).
• Provide strategic leadership for alumni‑supported career engagement initiatives in partnership with the Soll Center for Student Opportunity and other stakeholders.
• Support programming that strengthens alumni participation in student success initiatives, connecting students with industry insight, networking access, and career community‑building opportunities.
• Manage the Engage.CMC strategic plan, grow the platform as a central hub, and oversee assessment and deliverables emphasizing adoption, retention, content quality, and user participation.
• Develop multi‑channel digital marketing plans for Engage.CMC and provide operational support for volunteer committees, reunions, service leadership groups, and special initiatives.
• Act as liaison for volunteer groups, including 5‑Year Reunion Committee, 50Years of Co‑education committees, and CMCAA committees.
• Participate in the Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement and broader advancement efforts, supporting campaigns, presidential initiatives, signature events, and strategic priorities.
• Assist in staff oversight, vendor relationships, cross‑department collaboration, and execute other duties as assigned.
• Maintain regular attendance and comply with attendance requirements.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience: 3‑5 years in a selective private higher‑education external relations environment (preferred). Volunteer management experience preferred.
• Licenses: Valid driver’s license (required for College‑owned vehicles).
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and ability to learn new software; excellent organizational and goal‑oriented management skills; detail‑oriented; strong interpersonal and collaborative skills; ability to work with diverse stakeholders; proficient with database functions (Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge preferred); excellent written, verbal, editing, and analytical skills; service‑oriented attitude; flexible to evening, weekend, and travel commitments.
• Other: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds for events.

Salary range: $70,304 – $80,000 per year. Benefits include health, dental, vision plans; flexible spending and health savings accounts; paid vacation, sick, and holiday time; retirement benefits; life insurance; dependent tuition remission; ride‑share incentives; and more.

Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Statement: In addition to its commitment to a harassment‑free educational and working environment, the College is an equal employment opportunity employer. The College is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable state and federal laws on the matter. The College does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition or medical leave, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law. The College also prohibits the harassment of any employee on any of these bases.

Full‑time, 12‑month, exempt, benefits‑eligible position. At‑will employment. Background check required. Reasonable accommodations provided for qualified applicants with disabilities.