Director of Recruitment

STATUS: Full-Time

DIVISION: Enrollment Services (ES)

REPORTS TO: Dean of Enrollment

SUPERVISES: Assistant Directors of Admission (4), Admissions Counselors (4), In-Country Representative (1)

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

The Director of Recruitment at CCS works with a dynamic and committed team of admissions professionals to connect with talented and innovative students interested in pursuing a degree for a creative career. CCS seeks an optimistic‑realist who understands the challenges of higher education enrollment and the value of building connections with teachers, parents, students and team‑members. Located in Detroit’s Cultural Center, the College recruits and enrolls first‑time and transfer students from Michigan, 40 states and 20 countries.

With representatives in Michigan and in regional locations, the Director of Recruitment will coordinate a recruitment strategy for undergraduate and graduate programs to enroll domestic US and international first‑time freshmen, transfer and graduate students. They will use data to strategically support the goal of expanding access to art and design education among students of a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The successful candidate will lead with vision and compassion and will have a willingness to engage, collaborate and add fuel to a synergistic working community that respects individual knowledge, asks questions, challenges assumptions, finds new ways to approach a problem and encourages others to do the same.

• Oversee the development, implementation, management and assessment of comprehensive recruitment and outreach plans, and associated budget.
• Provide clear, strategic leadership to meet the recruitment, outreach and enrollment goals of the college for undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Define, track and report on appropriate metrics to evaluate ROI for recruitment initiatives, assess outcomes, and revise strategies and practices accordingly.
• Co‑develop and manage recruitment goals and projections, enrollment consultants, and search sites and strategies.
• Supervise the recruitment team in campus recruiting activities such as presentations, career fairs, webinars, info sessions, office and campus interviews, conferences and other platforms as needed domestically and internationally.
• Monitor recruitment travel and associated expenditures to create annual reports that evaluate recruitment effectiveness.
• Lead with empathy, establish and maintain accountability strategies for the team, and maintain a focus on professional and personal growth.
• Create and ensure equitable recruitment and admission practices, and make final admission decisions.
• Hire and supervise both local and regionally‑based Admissions Counselors who cover recruitment territories in the U.S. and the world.
• Conduct regularly scheduled meetings with recruitment team members to discuss and measure progress toward enrollment goals and evaluate the key metrics of prospective student leads and inquiries; appointments; events, applications, accepted and deposited students.
• Develop and oversee both initial and ongoing training, as well as professional development for effective recruitment strategies and techniques.
• Work collaboratively with academic programs, faculty and the college community, and present enrollment information for the institution as needed.
• Identify and coordinate opportunities to connect prospective students with members of the campus community, such as faculty, staff, current students, and alumni, as appropriate to their needs, interests, and college search stage.
• Represents the office on appropriate College committees.
• Maintains an active role with appropriate professional organizations.
• Develop, support and maintain effective relationships with art educators, high schools and independent counselors, community colleges, professional and local community organizations to support recruitment, admissions and outreach initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team to produce enrollment marketing collaterals, Admissions presentation and communications for prospect‑committed new students.
• Prepare Admissions Reports and present…