Admissions Recruiter

About the role

This position will represent GVSU to prospective students, parents, secondary school counselors and other individuals or organizations involved in the college selection process.

Responsibilities

• Represent GVSU both on and off-campus to prospective students, parents, secondary school counselors, and other individuals or organizations involved in the college selection process.
• Advise prospective applicants on the admissions process, academic programs, support resources, and opportunities at the university through in-person and virtual appointments, small group presentations, phone calls, and emails.
• Manage assigned recruitment territory through prospect relationship management, leveraging partnerships, relationships, and admissions and enrollment data to maintain consistent recruitment activity, to increase prospective student interaction, and influence admission yield.
• Review materials submitted by applicants for the purposes of making admission decisions.
• Develop and implement recruitment and yield projects as assigned.
• Participate in information sessions, open houses, and other recruitment and yield events.
• Perform other duties as required/assigned by leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in customer service, recruitment, education, sales, or related field.
• Strong cross-cultural skills.
• Strong presentation, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to GVSU’s vision of inclusion and equity.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to remote locations and to load and transport admissions materials, displays and other equipment.
• Able to work evening and weekend hours required throughout the year, especially during the fall travel season.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Higher education experience.
• Experience with customer relationship management systems (CRM).
• College/university admissions experience or experience working with middle school or high school audiences.
• Bilingual in Spanish.

Benefits

Salary & Benefits: $51,000 - $55,000, commensurate with experience
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, generous employer retirement contributions, wellness resources, and tuition waiver effective on date of hire.

Pay

$51,000 - $55,000, commensurate with experience

Schedule

Monday through Friday, with evening and weekend work required throughout the year.