Associate Director of Admission

Location: Holyoke

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- Position Title:

Associate Director of Admission

Faculty or Staff:
Staff

Full Time or Part Time:
Full time

In-Person, Hybrid, or Remote:
Hybrid

Minimum Starting Rate of Pay:
$68,272.00
Rate of pay commensurate with experience

Start Date:
05/25/2026

Job Description:

Mount Holyoke College is a highly selective gender-diverse women's college. The first of the Seven Sister colleges, we are a noted leader in liberal arts education with a mission grounded in the conviction that women can - and should - make a difference in the world.

Mount Holyoke attracts ambitious and independent-minded students to our inclusive and socially conscious community of 2,200 students, who hail from nearly all 50 states and more than 80 countries. One of the most diverse liberal arts institutions in the U.S., the College combines rigorous, innovative academics with embedded career experiences that prepare students for leadership in their chosen field. Our graduates are consistently recognized for doing groundbreaking work - in all fields, on all continents, and in a vast array of languages.

Receiving over 5,000 applications for first-year, transfer and Frances Perkins Scholar admission, the Office of Admission engages a sophisticated and robust recruitment program to bring in a class of 545 first-year students each cycle. The Office is looking for a talented, dynamic and versatile professional to join its ranks as an Associate Director who will: support projects related to application evaluation and selection of admitted students;

serve as an athletics liaison, working with athletics management, coaching staff and athletics fellows on student athlete recruitment; and who will contribute to a variety of recruitment, selection and yield initiatives.

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Travel & Recruitment

• Travel 6-8 weeks per year (fall and spring) visiting high schools and community-based organizations to deliver key messages about the College in public presentations (information sessions) to diverse audiences; discerning the most appropriate style of communication to effectively deliver messages to each unique audience
• Schedule recruitment appointments in assigned travel territory (including liaison work with schools, counselors, and other educational stakeholders, in addition to prospective students and families)
• Collaborate on program development, organization, and implementation of strategic admission initiatives relating to recruitment and travel
• Represent the college nationally, and if required, internationally, at high schools and other recruitment venues. Staff college fairs, conduct interviews, deliver group information sessions, and represent the college at off-campus events

Athletic Department Liaison

• Partner with the Senior Associate Director of Admission to serve as the liaison between Admission and Athletics; work with coaches and Athletics Director and prospective student athletes and parents
• Serve on Admission Recruitment and Yield Committee
• Represent the Office of Admission at athletic games and competitions
• Assist in planning and execution of campus events for athletic recruits, including riding; speak at athletic recruiting events
• Hire and supervise current student Equestrian Fellows; hold meetings with Fellows and coaches; oversee Fellows' initiatives to recruit prospective riders
• Train current student athletes to serve as effective hosts for the College
• Assist in planning and implementation of new admission training program for coaches
• Participate in impact-athlete decision meetings with coaches
• Conduct athletic pre reads

Reading, Evaluation & Selection

• In collaboration with the Director of Admission, prepare for first year application reading season by updating reader manuals, rating rubric, Slate reports and queries; automated messages to applicants; train readers and implement protocol to assure reading consistency; assign and balance reading loads; monitor reading expectations and goals for all territory management staff members
• In collaboration with the Director of Admission, assist with post-decision processes, waitlist and spring decision management; merit appeals; communication with the campus partners…