Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment

About the role

The Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment will interface with potential students through the selection and admission process of the Design graduate programs. Major responsibilities include developing and generating student leads, conducting interviews, reviewing application materials, monitoring application progress, and providing weekly, monthly, and yearly reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and generate student leads for Design graduate programs through various venues (including face to face, phone, online, and on and off-campus events)
• Provide counseling on program attributes
• Participate in the admission and application process by conducting interviews and reviewing application materials
• Render admission decisions and/or scholarship awards based on thorough understanding of admission requirements
• Maintain and resolve issues throughout the application process
• Review and evaluate data throughout the admission process to provide reporting
• Conduct meetings with key stakeholders, coordinate, and assist in the creation of communications to new student leads, prospective students, and admitted students
• Resolve problems as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or four years of equivalent education and experience
• Three years of recruitment, admission, or sales experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying marketing/selling techniques and methods
• Experience designing promotional presentation materials and giving public presentations
• Experience planning and directing promotional activities
• Experience creating student admissions activity reports
• Experience analyzing data to make informed recruitment decisions
• Experience working in a higher education setting with diverse populations and cultures

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with prospective students from a variety of backgrounds
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills
• Ease in using technology for communication, record keeping, and management of data

Benefits

The University of Oregon offers a robust benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information, visit our website.

Pay

$52,000 - $59,000 per hour

Schedule

Office hours are 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Extensive domestic and occasional international travel to recruiting events, frequently held evenings and weekends.