Director of Recruiting & Transition Coordinator

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the onboarding process for new signees and transfers from registration to campus arrival;
• Develop a comprehensive onboarding program for incoming student-athletes and their families, providing guidance and education about university life;
• Foster a smooth and effective transition for our incoming student-athletes, contributing to both their immediate comfort and long-term success;
• Ensure that newcomers complete and submit required materials to admissions, academic departments, compliance offices, and medical staff;
• Maintain communication with compliance to ensure enrollees meet NCAA eligibility standards;
• Collaborate with operations staff regarding logistics for incoming student-athletes' move-in arrangements;
• Draft and distribute a monthly newsletter to parents of prospective student-athletes;
• Communicate directly with coaching staff to provide updates on the onboarding process;
• Serve as a contact for incoming student-athletes and their families, addressing any questions they may have.

General Recruiting and Admissions

• Contribute to the overall design of digital messaging and physical recruiting correspondence;
• Aid fellow staff members in maintaining accurate information in recruiting database;
• Direct communication plan with prospects and families for the coaching staff;
• Preliminary transcript evaluations on high school and transfer prospects;
• Cultivate and enhance relationships with recruits, families and coaches;
• Works with compliance staff to determine NCAA initial and transfer eligibility for each recruit; and direct each recruit through the admission cycle.

On-Campus Recruiting and Admissions

• Liaise with prospective student-athletes guidance offices and counselors to obtain copies of current transcripts, test scores and school officials' signature per NCAA rules prior to campus visit;
• Assist with travel arrangements for all potential recruits including flights, airport transportation per NCAA rules;
• Assist with all athletic ticket requests and meal allocation for official and unofficial visits for recruits, parents or legal guardians, student-athlete hosts and recruiting coaches;
• Cook up and develop itineraries for visits throughout the year;
• Input pre and post visit compliance documents and ticket requests into the compliance software.