Student Recruiter III

Iowa State University • Ames, IA

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About The Position

The Office of Admissions at Iowa State University is seeking a collaborative, student-focused Student Recruiter III to lead graduate recruitment initiatives, develop strategic outreach, and support a team helping prospective graduate students navigate their path to Iowa State. The role works closely with the Graduate College, academic programs, and campus partners to strengthen recruitment strategies, expand engagement with domestic and international students, and create meaningful experiences from initial inquiry through enrollment. It calls for leadership, communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills, together with the ability to use data and innovative approaches to improve recruitment outcomes.

The position includes occasional evening and weekend commitments and domestic and international travel for recruitment activities, events, and professional development. It is a regular, full-time appointment with a 12-month work period.

The Office of Admissions welcomes prospective students and helps them explore Iowa State’s academic opportunities, resources, and experiences. Through personalized outreach, events, campus visits, and university partnerships, the office supports students through the admissions and enrollment journey and aims to provide a welcoming, informative, and supportive experience for students with varied backgrounds and educational goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five years of related experience.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship; immigration sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in higher education graduate student recruitment.
• Experience engaging domestic and international student populations or supporting recruitment initiatives across different geographic markets.
• Experience supervising, coaching, mentoring, or providing leadership and direction to staff or teams.
• Experience building and maintaining collaborative relationships with academic programs, campus partners, external organizations, or other stakeholders.
• Experience using customer relationship management systems, such as Salesforce, to manage prospective student engagement, communication campaigns, and follow-up activities.
• Experience analyzing recruitment, enrollment, or outreach data to evaluate outcomes, identify trends, and guide strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the supervisor to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of graduate recruitment strategies, including strategies for on-campus, online, and hybrid non-thesis master’s programs.
• Provide leadership and direction to recruitment staff through coaching, mentoring, performance management, employee development, and team engagement.
• Oversee an assigned recruitment territory or prospect population, coordinate outreach, and guide team strategies to engage prospective students from initial inquiry through enrollment.
• Guide prospective graduate students on programs, application requirements, admission decisions, enrollment processes, and available resources; assist with complex inquiries and guide recruitment staff.
• Lead the planning and execution of graduate recruitment events, campus and virtual visits, information sessions, and yield activities, and deliver presentations to prospective students and other audiences.
• Develop and maintain relationships with the Graduate College, academic departments, scholarship representatives, international student services, educational institutions, and external recruitment partners.
• Develop and coordinate targeted recruitment campaigns, Salesforce Journeys, and follow-up strategies to strengthen prospective student engagement and support enrollment goals.
• Analyze recruitment trends, develop dashboards, evaluate outreach effectiveness, and use enrollment data and student feedback to identify improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate domestic and international recruitment activities, oversee team travel and event coverage, monitor recruitment spending, and evaluate recruitment outcomes.
• Provide guidance on recruitment systems, staff training, communication practices, and process improvements to ensure consistent, responsive service to prospective students.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
• Vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans.
• Onsite childcare in Ames, Iowa.
• Life insurance and long-term disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Voluntary benefits and discounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Wellbeing program.
• WorkFlex options for some positions, offering flexibility in when, where, and how work is done.

What This Job Offers

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