Assistant Director Admissions-Communications

Amplifies the University’s ability to attract and enroll undergraduate students by partnering in the development of individual recruitment and yield communication plans for students and their parents.

• Partners with department’s leadership, develop and propose robust recruitment and yield communication plans and initiatives to attract and enroll students from high schools and community colleges.
• Develops messaging and collaborates with campus partners to ensure the admissions team members effectively engage and serve prospective students, their families, school counselors, and other college counseling colleagues.
• Manages a recruitment territory. Serves as the primary University liaison for students, families, and high school counselors. Makes admission decisions and advocates for students while building and maintaining relationships with college counseling colleagues within that territory.
• Works with admissions leadership and team members to promote campus, with particular emphasis on creating segmented, multifaceted, multi-platform plans allowing students and families to receive the information that is most pertinent to them.
• Uses the admissions customer relationship management and other software. Manages, examines, and maintains data that will provide insight, opportunities, and direction to initiatives designed to attract students.
• Participates on unit and campus committees and work groups and serves as an admissions liaison to other campus departments and units.

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

• Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited institution

• Two years' relevant experience
• Understanding of college admissions.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with students, co-workers, and the general public.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, parents and community members. Proven attention to detail

• Ability to travel in-state and out-of-state.
• Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including evenings and weekends

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements

Revised: 2023-11-21