Enrollment Recruiter

About the role

The Enrollment Recruiter provides admissions and enrollment services to prospective students and their families through the coordination of a campus tour program, communicating new student orientation information, high school visits, dual enrollment, and targeted recruitment of special populations among other programs.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of Admissions and Recruiting team to deliver high-quality customer service for students seeking enrollment services on campuses and throughout the service region.
• Collaborate with the Enrollment Services team members, develop and implement recruitment strategies that increase student outreach and strengthen the college's visibility at regional events.
• Maintain assigned recruitment territory including a visitation schedule, presentations, and events as needed.
• Develop, coordinate and expand activities related to new student on-boarding communications and services.
• Collaborate to develop, refine, deliver, and evaluate on boarding for new students.
• Collaborate with Director of High School Partnerships to coordinate dual enrollment communications between college enrollment services office, business office, extended campuses, academic divisions, and public/private/home school staff and students in the assigned recruitment territory.
• Use available technology for data collection, analysis and outreach for the recruitment, admission, and enrollment of students.
• Initiate and develop relationships with high school administrators, counselors, teachers, and other members of the educational community.
• Communicate accurate information regarding College programs, courses, resources, and career options.
• Carefully manage ongoing strategic communications with prospective students, parents and guests, high school and independent counselors, as well as college constituents, via email, letters, telephone, scheduled appointments, tours, and other media.
• Coordinate assigned activities with those of other college programs, departments, as well as external entities.
• Aid the Director of Admissions and Recruiting in planning, implementing and evaluating institutional recruitment and admissions strategies.
• Generate innovative approaches to increase awareness about Columbia State to prospective student audiences and to increase enrollment and college completion.
• Support development, oversight of programs and services that result in enrollment, progression, retention and graduation growth for the service area.

Requirements

Required Education, Training, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a marketing or customer service related field
• PREFERRED: Master’s Degree

Preferred:

• Experience in higher education

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Good public relations skills
• Ability to work independently and in groups
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English
• Detailed and results-oriented
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including some evening and weekend hours
• Ability to work with diverse populations
• Proficiency in computer productivity software and student information systems related to enrollment services; BANNER experience preferred

Qualifications

• Heavy use of computer
• Normal standing, sitting and walking
• Lifting of boxes weighing approximately 40 lbs
• Operating a motor vehicle to travel within the nine-county service area and in other markets as needed.

Benefits

• Vacation and Sick Leave
• 14 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retail plans
• Optional 401K and 403B Deferred Compensation Plans
• Educational benefits for the employee and their spouse and dependents

Pay

Salary Range (Annual): $39,290 - $47,150

Schedule

Flexible schedule, including some evening and weekend hours.