How to hire a campus director

How to hire a campus director, step by step

Here's a step-by-step campus director hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a campus director job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new campus director
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The campus director hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A campus director's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, campus directors from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of campus directors.

   Type of Campus Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Campus Director	Postsecondary education administrators oversee student services, academics, and faculty research at colleges and universities. Their job duties vary depending on the area of the college they manage, such as admissions, student life, or the office of the registrar.	$22-55
   Dean	A dean is responsible for overseeing the educational operations of the assigned department, enforcing school policies, and monitoring the students' progress by coordinating with the teachers and setting up procedures to improve teaching methods. Deans administer educational training and programs for the students, as well as extra-curricular activities to develop the students' social behavior, maximize their potentials, and increase their self-confidence... Show more	$23-72
   Registrar	A registrar's role is to process and maintain accurate records within an institution or establishment. They are the main point of communication to obtain various kinds of information... Show more	$13-26

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Financial Aid
   • Professional Development
   • Human Resources
   • Oversight
   • Career Services
   • Student Services
   • Curriculum Development
   • Criminal Justice
   • Ethics
   • Culinary
   • Staff Development
   • Colleges
   • Student Recruitment
   • Performance Evaluations

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Create and manage a content strategy for the college's Facebook page.
   • Transform CRM system from measuring activities to managing business pipeline.
   • Prepare presentations, spreadsheets, reports, and develop publications on behalf of the AVC.
   • Provide operational oversight to all post-secondary education departments.
   • Founded ministry with focus on reaching rural college-age students.
   • Activate a key alumni constituency segment for fundraising that utilizes PCI technology.

   More campus director duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the campus director job description is a good way to get more applicants. A campus director salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a campus director in Arkansas may be lower than in New York, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level campus director. Additionally, a campus director with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average campus director salary

   $73,324yearly

   $35.25 hourly rate

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   Entry-level campus director salary

   $46,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 19, 2026

   Average campus director salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$98,614	$47
   2	California	$97,047	$47
   3	Maryland	$91,354	$44
   4	Pennsylvania	$84,473	$41
   5	District of Columbia	$82,349	$40
   6	Indiana	$79,987	$38
   7	West Virginia	$79,803	$38
   8	Oregon	$79,391	$38
   9	Georgia	$78,959	$38
   10	Massachusetts	$78,884	$38
   11	Washington	$78,485	$38
   12	Colorado	$74,868	$36
   13	Montana	$73,968	$36
   14	North Carolina	$72,874	$35
   15	Virginia	$71,368	$34
   16	Utah	$69,981	$34
   17	Minnesota	$69,741	$34
   18	Florida	$69,074	$33
   19	Texas	$67,348	$32
   20	Tennessee	$66,324	$32

   Average campus director salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	American Express	$108,070	$51.96
   2	Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.c. Or Aza	$82,059	$39.45
   3	Unitek Learning	$81,076	$38.98	13
   4	Art of Problem Solving	$80,958	$38.92	9
   5	GEICO	$80,800	$38.85
   6	Point	$80,617	$38.76
   7	Sodexo Management, Inc.	$80,361	$38.64
   8	K12	$79,969	$38.45	1
   9	Princeton University	$78,870	$37.92
   10	Utica College	$76,416	$36.74
   11	Southern Careers Institute	$74,469	$35.80	7
   12	Americorps	$74,172	$35.66	4
   13	Mercy College	$72,635	$34.92
   14	Great Hearts Texas	$72,026	$34.63	1
   15	University of California-Berkeley	$70,280	$33.79
   16	University of Rochester	$70,035	$33.67	1
   17	St Luke's Hospital & Health Network Inc	$69,526	$33.43
   18	Ohlone College	$69,138	$33.24
   19	California Baptist University	$68,520	$32.94	6
   20	American Career College	$67,811	$32.60	1

4. Writing a campus director job description

   A campus director job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a campus director job description:

   Campus director job description example

   The VISTA project will support access and success for low-income students through community-engaged work. The AmeriCorps member will contribute to the goals of the project by performing activities such as the creation, development, and establishment of a Student Community Action Corps (CAC), a program focused on supporting low-income students in community-engaged experiences, curriculum, and capacity building programs with a focus on career readiness and development, primarily through the use of federal work study funds. Project goals include building capacity of the CSL to house a Student Community Action Corps program through the development of program curricula, community partnerships, funding, and processes and protocols for program sustainability. The AmeriCorps member will work with CSL staff and community partners to develop and establish a community-engaged program that directly supports the education and economic opportunity of low-income students at KU by supporting the community-engaged work of those students, and will indirectly supports the needs of community organizations and members in and around Lawrence, KS and the Kansas City metropolitan area in the areas of education and employment . Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.
   
   Member Duties : Develop foundation and infrastructure for a Student Community Action Corps housed in the Center for Service Learning at the University of Kansas; Communicate effectively to build campus and community partnerships to support the program; Research and explore funding opportunities to support low-income student involvement in community-engaged experiences as part of the Community Action Corps program; Develop program processes, protocols, timelines, and guidelines for program management; Evaluate and assess student and community partner experiences in the program, including through documentation in the Community Check Box Evaluation System; and Report to Campus Compact AmeriCorps program about performance measures.
   
   Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Stipend , Education award upon successful completion of service , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance .
   Terms :
   
   Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .
   
   Service Areas :
   
   Community Outreach , Education , Community and Economic Development .
   
   Skills :
   
   None

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5. Post your job

   To find the right campus director for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with campus directors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit campus directors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your campus director job on Zippia to find and recruit campus director candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as k12jobspot, learn4good, serious teachers, teachingjobs.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit campus directors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new campus director

   Once you've found the campus director candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new campus director first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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