diff --git a/backend/typescript/migrations/2025.06.18T05.35.22.create-admin-table-create-position-table-update-user-table.ts b/backend/typescript/migrations/2025.06.18T05.35.22.create-admin-table-create-position-table-update-user-table.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfa830d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/typescript/migrations/2025.06.18T05.35.22.create-admin-table-create-position-table-update-user-table.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { DataType } from "sequelize-typescript";
+
+import { Migration } from "../umzug";
+import {
+  CommunityPositionTitles,
+  Department,
+  DesignPositionTitles,
+  EngineeringPositionTitles,
+  PositionTitles,
+  ProductPositionTitles,
+} from "../types";
+
+const ADMIN_TABLE_NAME = "admins";
+const POSITION_TABLE_NAME = "positions";
+const USER_TABLE_NAME = "users";
+
+const ADMIN_SEEDED_DATA = [
+  {
+    userId: "1",
+    authorizedDepartments: [Department.Engineering, Department.Product],
+  },
+  {
+    userId: "2",
+    authorizedDepartments: [Department.Design, Department.Community],
+  },
+];
+const POSITION_SEEDED_DATA = [
+  ...EngineeringPositionTitles.map((title) => ({
+    title,
+    department: Department.Engineering,
+  })),
+  ...DesignPositionTitles.map((title) => ({
+    title,
+    department: Department.Design,
+  })),
+  ...ProductPositionTitles.map((title) => ({
+    title,
+    department: Department.Product,
+  })),
+  ...CommunityPositionTitles.map((title) => ({
+    title,
+    department: Department.Community,
+  })),
+];
+
+export const up: Migration = async ({ context: sequelize }) => {
+  await sequelize.getQueryInterface().createTable(POSITION_TABLE_NAME, {
+    title: {
+      type: DataType.ENUM(...PositionTitles),
+      allowNull: false,
+      primaryKey: true,
+    },
+    department: {
+      type: DataType.ENUM(...Object.values(Department)),
+      allowNull: false,
+    },
+  });
+  await sequelize
+    .getQueryInterface()
+    .bulkInsert(POSITION_TABLE_NAME, POSITION_SEEDED_DATA);
+
+  await sequelize.getQueryInterface().addColumn(USER_TABLE_NAME, "position", {
+    type: "enum_positions_title",
+    references: {
+      model: POSITION_TABLE_NAME,
+      key: "title",
+    },
+  });
+
+  await sequelize.getQueryInterface().createTable(ADMIN_TABLE_NAME, {
+    userId: {
+      type: DataType.INTEGER,
+      allowNull: false,
+      primaryKey: true,
+      references: {
+        model: USER_TABLE_NAME,
+        key: "id",
+      },
+    },
+    authorizedDepartments: {
+      type: DataType.ARRAY(DataType.STRING),
+      allowNull: false,
+    },
+  });
+  await sequelize
+    .getQueryInterface()
+    .bulkInsert(ADMIN_TABLE_NAME, ADMIN_SEEDED_DATA);
+};
+
+export const down: Migration = async ({ context: sequelize }) => {
+  await sequelize.getQueryInterface().removeColumn(USER_TABLE_NAME, "position");
+  await sequelize.getQueryInterface().dropTable(ADMIN_TABLE_NAME);
+  await sequelize.getQueryInterface().dropTable(POSITION_TABLE_NAME);
+  await sequelize.query('DROP TYPE IF EXISTS "enum_positions_title";');
+  await sequelize.query('DROP TYPE IF EXISTS "enum_positions_department";');
+};
diff --git a/backend/typescript/models/admin.model.ts b/backend/typescript/models/admin.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b673032e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/typescript/models/admin.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import {
+  Column,
+  DataType,
+  ForeignKey,
+  Model,
+  Table,
+} from "sequelize-typescript";
+import User from "./user.model";
+import { Department } from "../types";
+
+@Table({ tableName: "admins" })
+export default class Admin extends Model {
+  @ForeignKey(() => User)
+  @Column({ type: DataType.INTEGER, primaryKey: true })
+  userId!: number;
+
+  @Column({ type: DataType.ARRAY(DataType.ENUM(...Object.values(Department))) })
+  authorizedDepartments!: Department[];
+}
diff --git a/backend/typescript/models/position.model.ts b/backend/typescript/models/position.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41467246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/typescript/models/position.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Column, DataType, Model, Table } from "sequelize-typescript";
+import { Department, PositionTitle, PositionTitles } from "../types";
+
+@Table({ tableName: "positions" })
+export default class Position extends Model {
+  @Column({ type: DataType.ENUM(...PositionTitles), primaryKey: true })
+  title!: PositionTitle;
+
+  @Column({ type: DataType.ENUM(...Object.values(Department)) })
+  department!: Department;
+}
diff --git a/backend/typescript/models/user.model.ts b/backend/typescript/models/user.model.ts
index 92fd943f..14a7e987 100644
--- a/backend/typescript/models/user.model.ts
+++ b/backend/typescript/models/user.model.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 /* eslint import/no-cycle: 0 */
 
-import { Column, DataType, HasMany, Model, Table } from "sequelize-typescript";
-import { Role } from "../types";
+import {
+  Column,
+  DataType,
+  ForeignKey,
+  HasMany,
+  Model,
+  Table,
+} from "sequelize-typescript";
+import { PositionTitle, PositionTitles, Role } from "../types";
 import ApplicationDashboardTable from "./applicationDashboard.model";
+import Position from "./position.model";
 
 @Table({ tableName: "users" })
 export default class User extends Model {
@@ -24,6 +32,10 @@ export default class User extends Model {
   @Column({ type: DataType.ENUM("User", "Admin") })
   role!: Role;
 
+  @ForeignKey(() => Position)
+  @Column({ type: DataType.ENUM(...Object.values(PositionTitles)) })
+  position?: PositionTitle;
+
   @HasMany(() => ApplicationDashboardTable)
   applicationDashboards?: ApplicationDashboardTable[];
 }
diff --git a/backend/typescript/types.ts b/backend/typescript/types.ts
index d1299dda..96727273 100644
--- a/backend/typescript/types.ts
+++ b/backend/typescript/types.ts
@@ -125,3 +125,44 @@ export enum ApplicantRole {
   uxr = "user researcher", // design tab
   dev = "project developer", // eng tab
 }
+
+export enum Department {
+  Engineering = "Engineering",
+  Design = "Design",
+  Product = "Product",
+  Community = "Community",
+}
+
+export const EngineeringPositionTitles = [
+  "Project Lead",
+  "Developer",
+  "VP Engineering",
+] as const;
+export const DesignPositionTitles = ["Designer", "VP Design"] as const;
+export const ProductPositionTitles = ["Product Manager", "VP Product"] as const;
+export const CommunityPositionTitles = [
+  "President",
+  "VP Scoping",
+  "VP Talent",
+  "VP Finance",
+  "Director Lead",
+  "Internal Director",
+  "External Director",
+  "Content Strategist",
+  "Graphic Designer",
+] as const;
+
+export const PositionTitles = [
+  ...EngineeringPositionTitles,
+  ...DesignPositionTitles,
+  ...ProductPositionTitles,
+  ...CommunityPositionTitles,
+] as const;
+
+// Union types
+export type EngineeringPositionTitle =
+  (typeof EngineeringPositionTitles)[number];
+export type DesignPositionTitle = (typeof DesignPositionTitles)[number];
+export type ProductPositionTitle = (typeof ProductPositionTitles)[number];
+export type CommunityPositionTitle = (typeof CommunityPositionTitles)[number];
+export type PositionTitle = (typeof PositionTitles)[number];