Admissions Advisor

Position

Admissions Advisor I

This hourly role reports to the Associate/Director of Admissions and is located in Chicago. It offers a hybrid work environment with a minimum of two days required in the office each week. The Admissions Advisor I is responsible for guiding prospective online students through the university partner’s enrollment process, building relationships, and ensuring a high‑quality learner experience.

• Communication with prospective students via phone, chat, SMS, and/or email.
• Demonstrate subject matter expertise within your assigned program. Assist and guide prospective students through the admissions process to help determine if a program is the right fit.
• Cultivate relationships with potential students while building trust and rapport.
• Exhibit outstanding communication skills, program knowledge and overall consultative effectiveness to allow prospective students to make meaningful decisions about their education.
• Manage and update student database tool to help track student progress through the admissions process to ensure updated and clean pipeline.
• Track and monitor student movement through the application process and guide them to meet specific deadlines.
• Provide accurate forecasting data to the admissions management.
• Maintain consistent communication with potential student to keep them engaged and aware of their responsibilities during the application process.
• Serve as a vital member of a highly collaborative, team‑oriented department.
• Demonstrate mastery of multiple programs and have strong familiarity of key competitor's program information.
• Demonstrate ability to articulate program differentiators and value of Everspring supported programs.
• Provide exemplary service level: timely response to student interest with appropriate and through provision of information.
• Mastery of consultative sales approach demonstrated on all observation forms.
• Attain satisfactory scores on student satisfaction surveys.
• Attain satisfactory call observation scores.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
• 0 to 2 years of consultative sales, customer service, or recruiting experience in an online environment
  
  Ability to work non-standard shift for student support coverage (7-4, 8-5, 9-6, 10-7, 11-8, 12-9)
• Ability to work overtime when business needs require it (3-4 times per year during program deadlines)
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Effectively represent partner on recorded webinars
• A passion for education and desire to help students achieve their educational goals
• Demonstrate ability to execute consultative and customer service relationship
• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively with multiple priorities
• Ability to implement feedback from manager through call coaching sessions then generate positive results
• Strong collaboration with other cross‑functional teams

• Hybrid work arrangement
• Parental leave
• Health insurance
• FSA
• HSA dental
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• 401(k) with an employer match vested immediately
• A generous PTO plan that accrues with tenure
• Professional development
• Paid parental leave program
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Pet insurance and more!

EEO

Note:

Everspring is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship.

Everspring makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.