Senior Program Project Coordinator

University of North Texas System•Denton, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is the operational engine of the Murphy Center's student-facing programs. The Assistant Director manages all aspects of pitch competitions, drives marketing and outreach to maximize participation, and builds the pipeline from classroom to competition to accelerator. A key performance objective is growing the Innovate UNT and Breakthrough Ventures competitions to $100,000+ in total prize money by Year 3 while embedding competition requirements into select courses across campus.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Higher Education, Psychology, Business, Data Science and four years of professional related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Knowledge of event planning and management, including vendor coordination, logistics, on-site execution, digital marketing channels, including social media, email campaigns, and content creation
Knowledge of entrepreneurship competition formats (pitch competitions, hackathons, pre-seed challenges)
Able to build and execute marketing strategies with measurable participation targets, including maintaining participant databases and conversion from competition to accelerator
Able to manage prize pools, and sponsor recognition in competition contexts
Skilled in developing and managing relationships with university stakeholders
An organizer that manages multiple concurrent projects and deadlines
Can identify high-potential founders and connect them to appropriate next-stage resources

Responsibilities

End-to-end management of Spring and Fall pitch competitions. Coordinate judges, venues, catering, prize disbursement. Develop new competition formats (sector-specific, pre-seed, hackathons). Manage prize pool growth and donor acknowledgment.
Develop and execute semester-based marketing calendar. Manage social media, email campaigns, campus pop-ups, and tabling. Build relationships with faculty to embed competition participation into course requirements. Create content showcasing alumni and founder success stories.
Identify high-potential student founders from competitions and route them to Gener8tor Alpha/Beta cohorts or EIR mentorship. Maintain participant database and outcome tracking.
Track and report KPIs. Coordinate with Admin Assistant on budget reconciliation and procurement.