Regional Admission Counselor

University of Tulsa•Tulsa, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Admission Counselor will be based in Dallas, TX and will coordinate all recruitment activities in Dallas, and surrounding areas. This position is responsible for developing and implementing a strategic recruitment plan that will enhance the quality as well as the quantity of first-year enrollments from the above mentioned areas to attend The University of Tulsa. The Regional Admission Counselor contributes to the pursuit of the university’s enrollment goals through recruitment efforts. The counselor is knowledgeable about TU programs and services and serves as a positive representative of TU at college fairs, high school visits, community programs, interviews, on-campus events, off-campus events, and during daily visits. The counselor identifies prospective students within the territory through travel and by personal outreach including phone, text and email and through virtual and in-person meetings throughout the year. In addition to prospective students, the admission counselor develops positive relationships with high school counselors, parents, and alumni within the territory. The admission counselor is responsible for encouraging interest in TU, assisting with application generation and completion, making admission decisions, assisting families with the financial aid process, developing relationships and working closely with high school counselors, and serving as the TU point of contact for any other issues that arise during the admission process.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Attention to detail
Must be willing to work evenings and weekends and be able to travel frequently
Ability to multi-task efficiently in a fast-paced environment and respond to all in a prompt manner
Proficient with Microsoft Excel and familiar with Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
A collaborative team player, who can coordinate work effectively with employees, team members, and outside stakeholders
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
Demonstrated practice of establishing effective priorities and meeting deadlines
Strong customer service with a can-do attitude and strong interpersonal skills
Bachelor’s Degree

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in higher education administration preferred
Preferred experiences working in a university setting or admission or recruitment related experience
Preferred previous experience working in Slate, Colleague, ImageNow, or any other Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) system

Responsibilities

Establishes a strong community relations network.
Plan and implement recruitment strategy for first-year students in assigned territory.
Meet regularly with directors of recruitment to monitor progress towards goals and make changes and adjustments to recruitment strategy as needed.
Attend high school visits, college fairs, off-campus interviews and regional/school specific programming.
Conceptualize, organize, host, or participate in on-campus programming, including daily visits, admission event programs, one-on-one and group interviews, and presentations.
Conceptualize, organize, host, or participate in off-campus programming, receptions, dinners, one-on-one and group interviews, and presentations.
With directors of recruitment and data team, conduct territory-specific data collection, analysis, and strategy development.
Provide consistent and comprehensive outreach to prospective students, families, and other university constituents via email, phone, mail, text, and other online platforms.
Respond promptly to prospective students, parents, and other university constituents’ requests via email, phone, text, and other online platforms.
Establish ongoing communication with high school guidance counselors.
Establish a parent and alumni network.
Conducts summer educational outreach programming.
Conduct virtual and in-person meetings with students and families.
Other duties as assigned.