Assistant Director, SLATE Specialist; Undergraduate Admissions

United States — International Student Market

1.2M inbound students (2025) +3%

1. India 363K

2. China 266K

3. South Korea 42K

4. Canada 30K

5. Vietnam 26K

9 international branch campuses in United States

This employer operates 1 active branch campus in 1 country

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

We are seeking a Assistant Director, SLATE Specialist for a role in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be responsible for recruiting and conducting application review from a specified regional territory for the first year and transfer admission to the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering. In this role, the Assistant Director serves as a public-facing ambassador for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Johns Hopkins University.

The position will involve in-person and virtual recruitment and requires about four weeks of off-campus travel a year. Some evening/weekend work is required.

In addition to the core responsibilities of an Assistant Director, this person will serve as a member of the SLATE team. As part of this team, they will contribute to establishing best practices within our CRM, while supporting production of analysis and tools for various projects across the office. They will also be responsible for supporting roles in larger projects that work toward office priorities and goals.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for conducting recruitment and application review for an assigned region (domestic and/or international territory). Recruitment responsibilities include, but are not limited tom
• Building relationships and hosting presentations in the market.
• Visiting high schools and community organizations.
• Developing knowledge and familiarity with the secondary school landscape in the region.
• Leverage basic data analysis to manage decisions in a designated region(s) or area of study.
• Conduct information sessions, support tours, and the visitor center as needed, and respond to routine requests from prospective applicants and families, as well as counselors.
• Will be expected to represent and be knowledgeable about the academics, student experience, and financial aid programs at Hopkins.
• Support programming and events staffing on and off campus as assigned.
• Manage internal and external relationships:
  Faculty, counselors, prospective students and families, current students, university administrators, high school counselors, and alumni.
• Must be service and team-oriented and aware of the needs and concerns of a selective private university.
• The Assistant Director, SLATE Specialist will be part of a team which supports the development and creation of analysis and tools in our CRM system. Members of this team will provide data to teams to help inform their decision-making processes as well as collaborate and think creatively about solutions to problems. Team members will also investigate and make recommendations for the usage of AI in our processes.

Special Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively with prospective students, parents, secondary school counselors, faculty and other university partners as well as the ability to represent Johns Hopkins University to the public.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrates the utmost level of professionalism with both internal and external constituents.
• Knowledge of standard office software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to travel extensively and work nights and weekends as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• One year of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of related experience.
• Experience as a college or university admissions officer preferred, which would include recruitment and application review.
• Proficiency in Excel,…