High School Outreach Coordinator

Arizona State University•Phoenix, AZ

3d•$55,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University seeks a high school engagement coordinator. This role focuses on building and strengthening partnerships with high schools to create a robust pipeline of future media leaders. The coordinator will engage and recruit prospective first-year students through dynamic in-person presentations and relationship-building across Arizona and beyond. The coordinator will travel throughout Maricopa County and across Arizona (and sometimes, beyond it) to high schools, delivering compelling classroom presentations, engaging scholastic media groups and tabling at events to inspire students to pursue media careers through the Cronkite School. The coordinator also serves as the lead of Camp Cronkite, managing all aspects of the summer enrichment program for high schoolers including year-round logistics, planning, outreach and the application process. During the summer, the coordinator will lead multiple week-long residential sessions of Camp Cronkite, serving as the primary point of contact and energy source for participating students. The successful candidate genuinely enjoys meeting new people and easily builds authentic relationships with prospective students as well as the adults (high school teachers, administrators and families) who support them. They thrive on variety and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment; are as comfortable presenting to an auditorium full of students as they are managing detailed logistics; and can coordinate and complete tasks both independently and collaboratively. The effective coordinator naturally connects with prospective students in a poised, informative and enthusiastic manner, articulating why a Cronkite education opens doors to exciting media careers while being responsive to their needs and concerns. The coordinator will spend significant time on the road, traveling throughout Arizona to high schools to build relationships with prospective students and school officials; they also travel at least four times a year to national youth media conventions, representing and recruiting for the Cronkite School. We seek a passionate, energetic professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for media who embraces extensive travel, excels at both relationship management and event coordination, and is committed to fostering a welcoming environment for our future students. Ultimately, the high school engagement coordinator assumes responsibility for the unit’s relationships with high schools and high schoolers across the country, and collaboratively helps drive strategic enrollment at the Cronkite School.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Possess a valid driver's license for this position.
Ability to travel by vehicle and airplane for recruitment purposes throughout the year.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a champion of scholastic media in a teaching, advising or counseling role.
Demonstrated knowledge of Arizona high schools, CTE programs and other youth activities.
Demonstrated knowledge with educational and career opportunities in media, communications, journalism and/or PR.
Experience in student recruitment or admissions for a higher education institution with measurable success.
Evidence of effective written communication.
Evidence of effective public speaking, tour hosting, tabling or similar presentations.
Ability to travel nationally and locally.
Ability to drive and safely operate an ASU vehicle (evidence of a valid driver's license; an MVR check will be conducted).
Ability to converse in both English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Monitors outreach/recruitment plans based on enrollment goals
Organizes events
Develops partnerships with external community-based organizations
Represents the institution to prospective students
Engage and recruit prospective first-year students through dynamic in-person presentations and relationship-building
Deliver compelling classroom presentations
Engage scholastic media groups
Table at events to inspire students to pursue media careers
Serve as the lead of Camp Cronkite, managing all aspects of the summer enrichment program for high schoolers including year-round logistics, planning, outreach and the application process
Lead multiple week-long residential sessions of Camp Cronkite, serving as the primary point of contact and energy source for participating students
Build relationships with prospective students and school officials
Represent and recruit for the Cronkite School at national youth media conventions
Foster a welcoming environment for our future students
Assume responsibility for the unit’s relationships with high schools and high schoolers across the country
Collaboratively help drive strategic enrollment at the Cronkite School