Associate Director, Admissions & Recruiting; HR Student Recruiter II

Job Description - Associate Director, Admissions & Recruiting (HR

Title:

Student Recruiter II) (MEA)

Job Description

Associate Director, Admissions & Recruiting (HR

Title:

Student Recruiter II) - ( MEA )

Description

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

SMU’s more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University’s small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem – paired with entrepreneurial drive – creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU’s relationship with Dallas – the dynamic center of one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions – offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

SMU Meadows School of the Arts educates visionary artists, scholars, and arts and communications professionals to create sustainable and transformative impact on both local and global society. Today, the Meadows School has achieved prominence as one of the foremost arts education institutions in the United States and offers training in an unique mix of the arts – visual (art and art history), performing (dance, music, and theatre) and communications (advertising, film and media arts, corporate communication and public affairs, and journalism) – as well as a preeminent programs in arts management and arts entrepreneurship and creative computation.

This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

The Associate Director of Recruiting & Admissions, Music provides leadership for undergraduate and graduate music recruitment and admission within the Meadows School of the Arts. The position manages the prospective student experience from recruitment through enrollment, including auditions, admission review, scholarship strategy and yield efforts.

In partnership with Music faculty and Meadows leadership, the Associate Director develops recruitment strategies and enrollment goals, analyzes results, advises on admission and scholarship decisions, and cultivates relationships that strengthen the quality and scope of the student applicant pool.

Lead recruitment efforts for undergraduate and graduate Music programs and serve as a primary resource for prospective students and families. Develop recruitment initiatives and cultivate relationships with music educators, private teachers and other partners to expand and strengthen the applicant pool and improve enrollment yield.

Oversee Music admission processes and decisions in collaboration with faculty and Meadows leadership. Develop enrollment goals for studios and academic programs; monitor application, admission and enrollment results; identify emerging challenges; and recommend strategies to achieve enrollment objectives.

Plan and oversee Music audition and pre-audition activities and coordinate the prospective student experience, including campus visits, sample lessons, classes and rehearsal observations. Partner with faculty and staff to ensure effective communication, scheduling and a high-quality experience throughout recruitment and admission.

Partner with scholarship and academic leadership to develop Music scholarship strategies that support enrollment goals. Recommend allocations by evaluating faculty input, artistic and academic qualifications, financial aid circumstances, student interest and enrollment priorities, and monitor scholarship effectiveness in supporting yield.

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