Assistant Director of Student Recruitment

About the role

The Assistant Director of Student Recruitment is a full-time administrative faculty position designed to recruit and enroll associate, undergraduate, and graduate students. The position reports to the Director of Enrollment Management and works as a key member of Academic Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Apply a strategic vision to lead recruiting and promotion initiatives to facilitate enrollment growth for incoming associate, undergraduate, and graduate students across the College.
• Coordinate and support events or student-facing programming.
• Build and maintain relationships with students and families through effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Manage social media advertising strategies and monitor analytics to support enrollment goals.
• Supervise student interns and manage complex projects.
• Work independently without excessive supervision or follow-up, and occasionally work evenings and weekends.
• Travel as needed to support recruitment efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with equivalent experience.
• Experience in recruitment or admissions.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and support events or student-facing programming.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a focus on relationship-building with students and families.
• Knowledge of social media advertising strategies and management.
• Ability to supervise student interns.
• Experience in complex project management.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends and the ability to travel occasionally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in an applicable field.
• Experience with digital advertising and analytics.
• Experience with marketing and outreach via social media.
• Experience using a CRM (customer relationship management) system.
• Intermediate data analysis and Excel skills to support strategy development.
• Demonstrated skills in event planning and coordination.

Pay

$49,725 - $69,615 annually

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually. Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development. Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Cynthia Beatty at beatty@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.