SWE 2025-2026 Director Application
If you’re interested in running for a director position, you can apply using the link below!
Applications will close on May 14 at 11:59pm
Positions for 2025-2026 Director
Community Outreach Directors
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Role Description:
Run weekly meetings with your team
Attend in-person events to local middle schools and present to students
Network with other clubs and organizations to create partnerships geared towards outreach
Plan middle school visits and communicate with school officials
Plan 2-3 SWE events per quarter
Leadership Growth:
Communication and collaboration
Experience delegating and running a team of 6-8 other students
Meetings Required to Attend:
Weekly meetings with your team
Monthly general meetings
Monthly meetings with VP Community Outreach
Hours per week: 4
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Role Description:
Run weekly meetings with your team
Attend in-person events to local high schools and present to students
Help create content for a variety of different high school presentations
Network with other clubs, organizations, and high schools to create partnerships geared towards outreach
Attend monthly general meetings
Plan 2 SWE events per quarter
Leadership Growth:
Communication and collaboration
Experience delegating and running a team of 6-8 other students
Meetings Required to Attend:
Weekly meetings with your team
Monthly general meetings
Monthly meetings with VP Community Outreach
Hours per week: 4
Corporate Relations Directors
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Role Description:
Oversee planning for Evening with Industry to help members have an opportunity to interact with specific companies.
Work with co-directors and VP to ensure diversity of company and member participation.
Organize company contact and sponsorship information.
Decide how to use the budget most efficiently to ensure a robust program.
Collect demographic information and maintain feedback for EWI.
Meet weekly with committee members.
Work closely with VP and other officers over the summer and throughout the year to plan and implement all programs/events in CR.
Meetings Required to Attend:
Weekly CR officers meetings in summer (30 min - 1 hr)
Weekly CR officers meetings during the school year (30 min - 1 hr)
Weekly/Bi-weekly meetings for your own committee during the school year (30 min - 1 hr)
Attend all general meetings (1 hr)
Attend your own events (time varies)
Hours per week: 8-15
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Role Description:
Oversee SWEHacks and welcome beginners/other majors interested in building projects in an inclusive environment.
Help attendees gain valuable learning experience in product development by making it an easy process to approach mentors.
Meet weekly with committee members.
Work closely with VP and other officers over the summer and throughout the year to plan and implement all programs/events in CR.
Meetings Required to Attend:
Weekly CR officers meetings in summer (30 min - 1 hr)
Weekly CR officers meetings during the school year (30 min - 1 hr)
Weekly/Bi-weekly meetings for your own committee during the school year (30 min - 1 hr)
Attend all general meetings (1 hr)
Attend your own events (time varies)
Hours per week:8-15
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Role Description:
Oversee SWEets with Industry and organize event logistics as well as task assignment.
Help attendees gain valuable mentorship experience from industry professionals.
Meet weekly with committee members.
Work closely with VP and other officers over the summer and throughout the year to plan and implement all programs/events in CR.
Meetings Required to Attend:
Weekly CR officers meetings in summer (30 min - 1 hr)
Weekly CR officers meetings during the school year (30 min - 1 hr)
Weekly/Bi-weekly meetings for your own committee during the school year (30 min - 1 hr)
Attend all general meetings (1 hr)
Attend your own events (time varies)
Hours per week:8-15
Public Relations Directors
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Role Description:
Design graphics for digital channels (Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)
Oversee PR committee members that partake in the design process for flyers/posters and other graphics
Create branding guidelines for all SWE advertisement graphics
Ensure inclusive design amongst SWE graphics
Organize design files and resources
Fulfill SWE team design requests alongside social media/graphics committee
Leadership Growth:
Strengthen team leadership skills by guiding committee members through the design process
Strengthen professional communication skills
Gain experience with providing and integrating design feedback
Enhance organizational skills through managing shared design requests and materials
Meetings Required to Attend:
Meet with PR team bi-weekly
Monthly SWE General Meetings
2 SWE events per quarter
Hours per week: 3-4
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Role Description:
Post to digital channels (Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok) for informational updates
Work closely with Social Media Content Director to plan social media calendar
Communicate professionally and effectively when posting to social media and responding to direct messages
Oversee PR committee members handling the TikTok and newsletters
Leadership Growth:
Develop strong organizational and scheduling skills
Strengthen professional communication skills
Gain leadership experience by overseeing committee-managed platforms
Meetings Required to Attend:
Meet with PR team bi-weekly
Monthly SWE General Meetings
2 SWE events per quarter
Hours per week: 3-4
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Role Description:
Lead creative content strategy and posts for social media
Attend various SWE events to take picture and video content
Work closely with Social Media Logistics Director to plan social media calendar
Communicate professionally and effectively when posting to social media
Oversee PR committee members handling the TikTok and newsletters
Leadership Growth:
Strengthen professional communication skills
Gain leadership experience by overseeing committee-managed platforms
Meetings Required to Attend:
Meet with PR team bi-weekly
Monthly SWE General Meetings
2 SWE events per quarter
Hours per week: 3-4
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Role Description:
Update the SWE website with information about upcoming events on a monthly basis
Help run other website projects via request from SWE teams
Using Squarespace with design creativity while aligning with branding guidelines
Ideate and create content for SWE website
Modify/update the website as you see fit
Communicate with both Secretary & VP of PR regularly to see how both internal and external communications need to be hosted on the website
Leadership Growth:
Strengthen professional communication skills
Improve collaboration by working across teams to keep information current
Take initiative on website improvements and updates
Meetings Required to Attend:
Meet with PR team bi-weekly
Monthly SWE General Meetings
2 SWE events per quarter
Hours per week: 3-4
Membership Directors
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Role Description:
Plan and execute social events for members to have fun and form connections!
Collaborate with other clubs and organizations to strengthen external relations!
Examples Events: Sip & Paint, Galentines Tea Party, Bracelet Making with Women in Computing Club, 3D-Printing Workshop
Leadership Growth:
Learn how to plan successful events
Communication and leadership opportunities
Meetings Required to Attend:
Biweekly Membership Team Meetings
Monthly General Meetings
2 SWE Events Per Quarter
1-2 Tabling Events
Hours per week: 3-5
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Role Description:
Plan workshops centered around helping ENGRUD students with major exploration, application review, and community building
Example Events: ENGRUD Application Workshop, Engineering Majors Panel, ToteBag Painting Social with Academic Chairs
Collaborate with UW Academic Counselors and Engineering Academic Advising teams to connect students with resources
Lead and delegate an Academic Committee of about 11 chairs, ~one for each engineering major
Leadership Growth:
Learn how to plan successful events towards supporting a large demographic within UW Engineering
Communication, leadership, and running a team
Meetings Required to Attend:
Biweekly Membership Team Meetings
Monthly General Meetings
2 SWE Events Per Quarter
1-2 Tabling Events
Hours per week: 3-5
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Role Description:
Plan and execute various events and tablings to increase outreach, fundraise for membership events, and recruit new members
Event Examples: Dawg Daze (Boba and Build), RSO Fair, Engineering Launch, Tabling (Mochinut, Krispy Kreme, Crumbl Cookie) on Hub Lawn
Leadership Growth:
Learn how to plan successful events and logistics for tabling
Communication and leadership opportunities
Meetings Required to Attend:
Biweekly Membership Team Meetings
Monthly General Meetings
2 SWE Events Per Quarter
1-2 Tabling Events
Hours per week: 3-5