Outreach & Event Coordinator
Support South Dakota Mines' public image and K-12 education pipeline by planning and executing public relations and K-12-focused events, and by developing community and K-12 outreach efforts that connect prospective students with Mines resources.
Duties include:
- Plan, organize, and execute public relations events and K-12 programming, such as the science fair and Engineering & Science Week
- Manage event budgets, including projections and expenditure tracking
- Collaborate and coordinate events with other departments, university personnel, and outside entities
- Serve as chair or participant on committees
- Build and maintain a public-facing outreach webpage in partnership with Marketing & Communications
- Maintain a campus-wide inventory of K-12 and community outreach activities
- Build relationships with area teachers and coordinate outreach events connecting them with SD Mines STEM faculty
- Partner with the database administrator to track prospective students from outreach events
- Perform other duties as assigned
Knowledge of:
- Planning and effectively executing both large and small events
- Public relations principles and practices for building and maintaining a positive public image
- K-12 education environments and effective approaches to engaging teachers and school partners
- Professional office environment and procedures, including excellent interpersonal skills
- Work processes and practices pertaining to public administration, management, and professional subject areas
- Basic statistical measures, research methods, database development and maintenance
- High level of proficiency with computer systems and common applications (Google Calendar, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), including basic website content management
Ability to:
- Communicate information clearly and concisely in person and/or writing, exercising tact, patience, discretion and professional demeanor
- Organize work, manage multiple events and outreach relationships simultaneously, work independently and learn quickly
- Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships, interacting in a supportive manner with a variety of cultures and personalities, within a high-pressure environment
- Build trust and sustain long-term relationships with external partners such as teachers and school contacts
- Read, comprehend, gather, prepare, and summarize data from a variety of sources
- Type accurately, be detail oriented, have excellent organizational skills, handle multiple tasks, prioritize accordingly and meet strict deadlines
- Maintain confidential and sensitive information, including student data collected at outreach events
- Use a computer, copy machine, and other office equipment
- Provide excellent customer service
Applications must be made online. South Dakota Mines is committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce and offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package for employees, spouses and dependents; retirement plans; paid holidays; and a generous vacation and sick day allowance. Human Resources can provide accommodation to the online application process and may be reached at or Review of applications will begin August 14, 2026. Employment is contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background investigation. Please attach a cover letter, resume and list of three professional references (including name, phone number, and email address for each reference).