Assistant Director, Regional Admissions (Southwest, Ohio)

Kent State • Kent, OH

3d • $50,000 - $60,000 • Remote

About The Position

Residing in the Southwest Area of Ohio Region, this role is responsible for representing Kent State University to prospective students, their families, and school/community contacts. The position involves developing and implementing recruiting initiatives to support application and enrollment goals, as well as conducting holistic reviews of first-year student applications. Responsibilities include planning and implementing recruitment activities such as high school visits, area receptions, and individual meetings. The role reports to the Senior Assistant Director of Admissions or a designated administrator.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of related experience OR master's degree and one year of related experience.
• Extensive amount of travel within assigned recruitment territory.
• Travel to Kent State University Kent Campus up to four times annually.
• In-person work requirements for up to 20 days each year.
• Standard university recruiting and admissions practices knowledge.
• Sales and/or territory management techniques knowledge.
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) knowledge.
• Verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Public speaking skills.
• Personal computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and effective manner with students, alumni, diverse families, administrators, and faculty.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to manage a complicated daily, weekly, and monthly schedule with recurring important professional commitments on and off-campus.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and autonomy regarding work planning.
• Ability to travel regionally and/or nationally.
• Ability to work nontraditional hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Must pass a security check.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in student recruitment, education advocacy, or college counseling.
• Detail-oriented with strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience within an institution of higher education.
• Knowledge of university-specific CRM systems; preferably Slate.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with students/families, high school and independent counselors, community colleges, and community-based organizations to expand and build Kent State’s national outreach.
• Manage geographic area by creating and executing a territory strategic plan that includes recruitment strategies, tactics, resource requests, external messaging, and events/programs to achieve overall enrollment goals.
• Provide individual and group presentations to prospective students, parents, high school guidance counselors, and community college partners, on admissions processes, policies, financial aid/scholarship options, campus housing, academic, and co-curricular experiences.
• Develop and implement recruiting initiatives and follow-up to meet application and enrollment goals, as well as conduct holistic review of first-year student applications.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for financial aid processes, support, and understanding for prospective students and families. Counsel students, parents, support people, and outside agencies on the federal, state, and Institutional financial aid application process.
• Perform work on various special projects and assignments, including admission publications, customer relationship management (CRM) software, communications, reporting, functions of application processing, and admission file review.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with high school counselors and community college counselors in the region.
• Coordinate and partner with Kent State Alumni on strategies for recruitment and outreach to prospective students and families.
• May supervise students and provide functional guidance to Admissions Counselors, support staff, and other employees who work on a project or assignment on a temporary or intermittent basis.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Kent State University is committed to creating a community that is culturally and intellectually diverse and to attracting and retaining a diverse staff. We strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that respect differences, and are inclusive, welcoming, respectful and kind.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level