Assistant Director Jobs in Oregon
Assistant Director jobs in Oregon are open across Portland, Tigard, and Corvallis and other Oregon metros, with employers like iHeartMedia, Cambia Health Solutions, and Ambry Genetics hiring at every experience level. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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INTRODUCTION
Reed College seeks an experienced student and alumni advisor to be our next Assistant Director, Advising. This position is part of the Center for Life Beyond Reed (CLBR), a department focused on helping students develop purposefully and professionally from their first year through graduation and beyond. CLBR advisors are organized by a unique “Communities of Purpose” framework and embrace a holistic model of advising which integrates graduate school, careers, and fellowships advising. This is a great opportunity for someone with direct or tangential advising experience to join a dynamic and collaborative team of relationship-focused advisors.
This is a full-time, exempt role with typical business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one hour unpaid lunch. This is an on-campus role interfacing with students, faculty and staff. The starting pay for this position is $58,000 - $62,000; salary offers are dependent on experience and are determined in conjunction with an internal pay assessment. This position is in salary grade 5.
Submit your application by July 1 for priority review and to ensure it is considered.
Who You Are
- You are experienced in career advising, student-development, or adjacent/related fields; you can demonstrate how to support emerging professionals, and understand how to help students develop and move through transitions between on and off campus pathways.
- You are prepared to adjust to individual student needs and learning styles, including a track record of assessing individual needs using a DEI, universal design and/or interdisciplinary approach.
- You are comfortable responding to students’ questions, and have the confidence to help students navigate their own uncertainties, define their purpose and narrative, develop a plan, and find resources that match their needs.
- You have a proven ability to manage a large caseload and a rapid pace while sustaining your own wellness; you are comfortably and confidently able to adapt and pivot your priorities easily and help cover other advising or departmental needs, as needed.
- You are an active listener with the capacity to synthesize, organize and reflect back information you have heard.
- You are committed to anti-racist work and can demonstrate how you have incorporated this into your professional life.
- You are a learner and self-starter who embraces a growth mind-set to develop your own skill-set and understand workforce trends related to graduate school, fellowship, and career advising and departmental needs.
- You are a storyteller and strong presenter, adept at weaving qualitative and quantitative data to underscore the impact of your work with students to inspire and encourage greater participation from the audience at hand, whether students, faculty, staff, alumni, or employers.
- You use quantitative skills for tracking programs/students/outcomes, and can provide examples of your data-informed decision making as part of the strategic management of a program or policy.
- You are able to build sustainable developmental programs resulting in strategic change by collaborating with many stakeholders, including students, faculty, colleagues, alumni, and employers.
What You’ll Do
- Provide 1:1 advising to guide and support current students in wide range of successful post-bac outcomes.
- Provide advising for fellowships, grad school, pre-professional programs, work, and internships.
- Design and deliver programming for students and recent grads within assigned communities: Healthcare & the Cure of Illness; STEM Research and Innovation; Pre-Health Advising.
- Coordinate and organize online content development for career pathways.
- Maintain advising notes, events, and communication with students in assigned communities through designated platforms.
- Collaborate with College Relations Advancement teams in programming for recent grads.
- Review post-appointment survey responses for continual improvement of advising skills.
- Engage faculty to deliver department specific programming.
- Develop and maintain recruiting relationships and pipelines with key employers in assigned communities.
- Track and analyze data trends on advising caseload, in collaboration with Associate Director, Data & Systems.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
2 years experience teaching, advising, coaching, consulting, or other educational or professional development equivalent experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Advising experience in any aspect of undergraduate or high school students' development including support for planning, career development, career advising, talent recruitment, internship management, academic advising, or life skills.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Click the Apply Now button. You will be directed to Interfolio to create a free account and begin your application. A resume and cover letter are required. You can submit these documents in any format, but pdf works best. In your cover letter please address the following:
- Read the college's anti-racism statement and provide an example of how you've incorporated anti-racist work into your professional life.
Applications will be considered as they are submitted so you are encouraged to apply early. Submit your application by July 1 for priority review and to ensure it is considered.
Reed College replies to every candidate. We will confirm that your application is received, and if you are not selected, we will let you know as soon as possible.
Background Check Requirement
A criminal conviction record check is required for all college staff positions as a condition of employment for selected candidates. Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of this background check. A conviction does not automatically disqualify a candidate; each case is reviewed based on the nature of the conviction and its relevance to the responsibilities of the position.
Accessibility
For those requiring a reasonable accommodation to apply: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Reed College, please call 503-517-4000 or email hr@reed.edu.
INTRODUCTION
Reed College seeks an experienced student and alumni advisor to be our next Assistant Director, Advising. This position is part of the Center for Life Beyond Reed (CLBR), a department focused on helping students develop purposefully and professionally from their first year through graduation and beyond. CLBR advisors are organized by a unique “Communities of Purpose” framework and embrace a holistic model of advising which integrates graduate school, careers, and fellowships advising. This is a great opportunity for someone with direct or tangential advising experience to join a dynamic and collaborative team of relationship-focused advisors.
This is a full-time, exempt role with typical business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one hour unpaid lunch. This is an on-campus role interfacing with students, faculty and staff. The starting pay for this position is $58,000 - $62,000; salary offers are dependent on experience and are determined in conjunction with an internal pay assessment. This position is in salary grade 5.
Submit your application by July 1 for priority review and to ensure it is considered.
Who You Are
- You are experienced in career advising, student-development, or adjacent/related fields; you can demonstrate how to support emerging professionals, and understand how to help students develop and move through transitions between on and off campus pathways.
- You are prepared to adjust to individual student needs and learning styles, including a track record of assessing individual needs using a DEI, universal design and/or interdisciplinary approach.
- You are comfortable responding to students’ questions, and have the confidence to help students navigate their own uncertainties, define their purpose and narrative, develop a plan, and find resources that match their needs.
- You have a proven ability to manage a large caseload and a rapid pace while sustaining your own wellness; you are comfortably and confidently able to adapt and pivot your priorities easily and help cover other advising or departmental needs, as needed.
- You are an active listener with the capacity to synthesize, organize and reflect back information you have heard.
- You are committed to anti-racist work and can demonstrate how you have incorporated this into your professional life.
- You are a learner and self-starter who embraces a growth mind-set to develop your own skill-set and understand workforce trends related to graduate school, fellowship, and career advising and departmental needs.
- You are a storyteller and strong presenter, adept at weaving qualitative and quantitative data to underscore the impact of your work with students to inspire and encourage greater participation from the audience at hand, whether students, faculty, staff, alumni, or employers.
- You use quantitative skills for tracking programs/students/outcomes, and can provide examples of your data-informed decision making as part of the strategic management of a program or policy.
- You are able to build sustainable developmental programs resulting in strategic change by collaborating with many stakeholders, including students, faculty, colleagues, alumni, and employers.
What You’ll Do
- Provide 1:1 advising to guide and support current students in wide range of successful post-bac outcomes.
- Provide advising for fellowships, grad school, pre-professional programs, work, and internships.
- Design and deliver programming for students and recent grads within assigned communities: Healthcare & the Cure of Illness; STEM Research and Innovation; Pre-Health Advising.
- Coordinate and organize online content development for career pathways.
- Maintain advising notes, events, and communication with students in assigned communities through designated platforms.
- Collaborate with College Relations Advancement teams in programming for recent grads.
- Review post-appointment survey responses for continual improvement of advising skills.
- Engage faculty to deliver department specific programming.
- Develop and maintain recruiting relationships and pipelines with key employers in assigned communities.
- Track and analyze data trends on advising caseload, in collaboration with Associate Director, Data & Systems.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
2 years experience teaching, advising, coaching, consulting, or other educational or professional development equivalent experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Advising experience in any aspect of undergraduate or high school students' development including support for planning, career development, career advising, talent recruitment, internship management, academic advising, or life skills.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Click the Apply Now button. You will be directed to Interfolio to create a free account and begin your application. A resume and cover letter are required. You can submit these documents in any format, but pdf works best. In your cover letter please address the following:
- Read the college's anti-racism statement and provide an example of how you've incorporated anti-racist work into your professional life.
Applications will be considered as they are submitted so you are encouraged to apply early. Submit your application by July 1 for priority review and to ensure it is considered.
Reed College replies to every candidate. We will confirm that your application is received, and if you are not selected, we will let you know as soon as possible.
Background Check Requirement
A criminal conviction record check is required for all college staff positions as a condition of employment for selected candidates. Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of this background check. A conviction does not automatically disqualify a candidate; each case is reviewed based on the nature of the conviction and its relevance to the responsibilities of the position.
Accessibility
For those requiring a reasonable accommodation to apply: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Reed College, please call 503-517-4000 or email hr@reed.edu.
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Assistant Director Job Market in Oregon
A snapshot from current Oregon openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- iHeartMedia3
- Cambia Health Solutions2
- Ambry Genetics1
- Highgate1
- Oregon Health & Science University1
Top Industries Hiring
- Education4
- Insurance2
- Animal Care & Pet Services1
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals1
- Construction & Real Estate1
What Oregon Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in assistant director jobs across Oregon.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as business, education, arts, or public administration
- 3 to 7 years of experience in program management, operations, or a closely related function
- Demonstrated ability to supervise staff and manage cross-departmental projects simultaneously
- Proficiency with project management and scheduling tools such as Asana, Microsoft Project, or equivalent
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for stakeholder reporting and team coordination
- Experience developing and monitoring departmental or program budgets within an organizational context
Assistant Director Jobs in Oregon: Frequently Asked Questions
How many assistant director jobs are there in Oregon?
There are 15+ assistant director openings in Oregon on Migrate Mate as of June 2026, with the most roles in Portland, Tigard, and Corvallis. New positions post regularly as employers across Oregon hire.
Which Oregon cities have the most assistant director jobs?
Portland, Tigard, and Corvallis have the most assistant director openings in Oregon right now, with additional roles spread across smaller metros statewide.
Which companies hire assistant directors in Oregon?
Employers hiring assistant directors in Oregon include iHeartMedia, Cambia Health Solutions, and Ambry Genetics, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote assistant director jobs in Oregon?
Yes. About 20% of assistant director openings tied to Oregon are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in Oregon metros.
How do I apply for assistant director jobs in Oregon?
You can apply to assistant director jobs in Oregon directly on Migrate Mate. Search the listings above, find roles that match your experience and preferred Oregon location, then apply to each one that fits.
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