Corporate Relations and Employer Engagement Coordinator

Overview

The Career Services Department in the College of Liberal Arts is hiring a Coordinator of Corporate Relations and Employer Engagement . This position coordinates the planning, implementation, and organization of special events and programs designed to increase engagement, heighten awareness, and enrich a continuing relationship with the college or school's stakeholders, which includes alumni, donors, students, faculty, and staff.

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Responsibilities

Develops, cultivates, and maintains strategic relationships with corporate partners, industry leaders, nonprofit organizations, and community stakeholders. Identifies employer needs and align corporate partnerships with academic programs, student skills, student internship needs, and workforce demands. Maintains a portfolio of corporate partners and track engagement activities, outcomes, and partnership growth.

Develops and expands internships, job shadowing, and experiential learning opportunities for students across college programs. Coordinates the internship development process, including employer outreach, opportunity development, student preparation, and employer communication. Tracks employer engagement, internship placements, partnership activities, and student outcomes.

Participates in and contributes to employer engagement initiatives, including career fairs, networking events, employer panels, information sessions, and industry-focused programs. Connects students with industry partners, internship opportunities, and career resources. Collaborates with faculty, academic departments, alumni relations, advancement, career services, and college leadership to support external engagement goals.

May be responsible for teaching academic courses, seminars, and/or workshops related to career planning. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree -no specific discipline. 2 years of experience in public relations, donor relations, program management, or professional event planning. Budgeted salary range: $58,000-$67,000 Contract Type Continuing Why Work at Auburn? Life-Changing Impact: Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.

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Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance's website to learn more. Posted Date 10/23/2026 Develops, cultivates, and maintains strategic relationships with corporate partners, industry leaders, nonprofit organizations, and community stakeholders. Identifies employer needs and align corporate partnerships with academic programs, student skills, student internship needs, and workforce demands.

Maintains a portfolio of corporate partners and track engagement activities, outcomes, and partnership growth. Develops and expands internships, job shadowing, and experiential learning opportunities for students across college programs. Coordinates the internship development process, including employer outreach, opportunity development, student preparation, and employer communication.

Tracks employer engagement, internship placements, partnership activities, and student outcomes. Participates in and contributes to employer engagement initiatives, including career fairs, networking events, employer panels, information sessions, and industry-focused programs. Connects students with industry partners, internship opportunities, and career resources.

Collaborates with faculty, academic departments, alumni relations, advancement, career services, and college leadership to support external engagement goals. May be responsible for teaching academic courses, seminars, and/or workshops related to career planning. Performs other duties as assigned. Bachelor's degree -no specific discipline.

2 years of experience in public relations, donor relations, program management, or professional event planning. Budgeted salary range: $58,000-$67,000