What are the responsibilities and job description for the GEO Outreach Strategist and Events Manager position at Virginia Tech?
Job Description
The Global Education Office’s Outreach Strategist and Events Manager is responsible for conceptualizing, planning, and executing dynamic events that promote international education and cross-cultural understanding. This person will serve as a strategic connector, fostering collaborative relationships across academic departments, administrative units, and student organizations to enhance the visibility and impact of GEO’s global initiatives. The successful candidate will also maintain GEO connections with offices across campus, ensuring consistent flow of information between the office and our stakeholder groups (faculty, students, families, alumni, and academic, Student Affairs, and Advancement offices). Reporting to the Director of Global Education, this position serves to engage the full spectrum of GEO’s constituencies, sustaining visibility and awareness of the office’s mission, promoting collaborative student- and faculty-focused recruitment and development opportunities, and ensuring alignment of global education activities with the university’s strategic goals.
Required Qualifications
N/A
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
$58,000 - $63,000
Hours per week
40
Review Date
1/15/2026
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges , a school of medicine , a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School , and Honors College . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance . These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Bridgett Valentine at bridgett.valentine@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
The Global Education Office’s Outreach Strategist and Events Manager is responsible for conceptualizing, planning, and executing dynamic events that promote international education and cross-cultural understanding. This person will serve as a strategic connector, fostering collaborative relationships across academic departments, administrative units, and student organizations to enhance the visibility and impact of GEO’s global initiatives. The successful candidate will also maintain GEO connections with offices across campus, ensuring consistent flow of information between the office and our stakeholder groups (faculty, students, families, alumni, and academic, Student Affairs, and Advancement offices). Reporting to the Director of Global Education, this position serves to engage the full spectrum of GEO’s constituencies, sustaining visibility and awareness of the office’s mission, promoting collaborative student- and faculty-focused recruitment and development opportunities, and ensuring alignment of global education activities with the university’s strategic goals.
Required Qualifications
- Masters degree in communications, marketing, or related field, or Bachelor’s plus significant comparable experience
- Work experience in events management
- Experience with word processing and desktop publishing software such as MS Office, Adobe Creative suites, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver
- Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, evidenced in work experience and application materials
- Ability to plan, organize and work independently and deliver products on schedule
- Demonstrated experience working effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds
- Experience living, studying, or working overseas
- Experience supervising students in a higher education setting or similar supervisory experience
- Demonstrated experience with online international education management software such as Studio Abroad
- Work experience in marketing and communications in a higher education setting
- Proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English
N/A
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
$58,000 - $63,000
Hours per week
40
Review Date
1/15/2026
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges , a school of medicine , a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School , and Honors College . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance . These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Bridgett Valentine at bridgett.valentine@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
Salary : $58,000 - $63,000