Associate Director, University Center

Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States; on-campus role with a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends

Salary: Up to $65,000 annually, approximately $5,416.67 monthly.

Company

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a Hispanic-Serving and Minority-Serving Institution with approximately 11,000 students and more than 1,400 full-time employees.

What you will do

• Lead University Center reservation operations, policy application, complex scheduling, and event planning support.
• Coordinate event services with health and safety, IT, custodial, facilities, parking, and other campus partners.
• Serve as the campus lead for Mazevo, including reservations, billing coordination, software updates, and support for facility managers.
• Supervise, interview, hire, train, coach, and evaluate approximately 10–16 student employees, as well as event staff and graduate assistants.
• Support departmental operations, budgeting, revenue targets, strategic planning, reporting, compliance, and special projects; act as director when needed.
• Develop University Center promotional activities, website and social media content, and student programming calendars.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Eight years of progressively responsible experience in a student union or center; a relevant master’s degree may substitute for two years, and a doctoral degree may substitute for four years.
• Advanced experience administering Mazevo or EMS and using room diagramming software such as Prismm, AllSeated, or Social Tables.
• Experience supervising and training student employees, providing customer service, resolving conflicts, and managing complex assignments.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills and strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and organizational communication skills.
• Ability to work on campus in Corpus Christi and maintain a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in higher education, communication, leadership, or a related field.
• Experience supervising full-time professional employees.
• Experience designing leadership training for professional staff, student leaders, or student employees.
• Experience managing high-visibility, high-impact, or high-risk facility events.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts.
• Teacher Retirement System of Texas or Optional Retirement Plan, with voluntary deferred compensation options.
• Monthly vacation and sick leave, birthday leave, and 12–15 paid holidays annually.
• Tuition benefits including up to 100% coverage for 18 credit hours per fiscal year, subject to applicable rules.
• Wellness opportunities, counseling, work-life assistance, financial resources, and legal resources.
• Employment is contingent on credential verification and completion of a criminal history investigation because the position is security-sensitive.