Academic Recruiter

The University of Texas at Arlington Portal•Arlington, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Academic Recruiter is responsible for recruiting undergraduate business students for programs offered by the College of Business at UT Arlington. This role involves planning, executing, and assessing student recruitment activities and events. The recruiter will partner with other College of Business outreach and recruiting staff to market and promote undergraduate programs off-campus to businesses, community colleges, high schools, and other organizations. This includes developing an effective communication and recruitment strategy through mailings, phone campaigns, electronic communications, college/high school visits, information sessions, and special events. The recruiter will attend recruitment fairs and conferences to build relationships and collaborations, and act as a liaison between schools and community groups, coordinating tours and presentations. They will also coordinate with university recruiting efforts, maintain professional networks, and keep prospects informed throughout the application process. Responsibilities include reviewing transfer student transcripts, providing general counsel on program requirements, and collaborating with Business Undergraduate Advising. The role also involves collecting prospect data, maintaining a database, monitoring recruitment reports, and generating statistical data for leadership. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an AACSB institution
2 years of experience in student recruitment, admissions, student affairs, and/or customer service and sales.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Bilingual – Spanish.
Three (3) years of consultative sales experience and marketing experience is valued.

Responsibilities

Partner with other College of Business outreach and recruiting staff to market and promote the college’s undergraduate programs off campus to businesses, community colleges, high schools and other organizations in connection with recruitment of students.
Contribute to the creation of an effective communication and recruitment strategy to encourage prospective students to select the college.
Attend recruitment fairs and conferences in order to establish relationships and collaborations with colleges/universities.
Act as a liaison between schools, community colleges, and community groups and the college to coordinate group tours, presentations and disseminate admissions requirements and program details to potential students and to influencers of potential students.
Effectively coordinate with university recruiting efforts and staff.
Develop and maintain professional networks and technical knowledge by participating in professional conferences and workshops.
Keep prospects informed by maintaining consistent and accurate communication from initial inquiry through the stages of applicant to enrolled student.
Review and evaluate prospective transfer student transcripts and provide general counsel on the requirements needed for College of Business undergraduate programs.
Continuously learn and update relevant program knowledge base to perpetuate accurate communications.
Collaborate with Business Undergraduate Advising to facilitate communication with admitted students.
Collect prospect data and maintain prospective student information database.
Monitor UTA reports related to undergraduate recruitment and admissions.
Generate and distribute to Dean, Associate Dean and/or Program Directors statistical data on applicants, newly-admitted students, newly enrolled students for undergraduate business programs.
Perform other duties assigned.