Assistant Director - Admissions

Location: Queens Campus
- Charlotte

Title: Assistant Director
- Admissions

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: Monday
- Friday

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Admissions and Financial Aid

Department: Admissions

Location: Queens Campus - Charlotte

Recruits prospective first-year students, with particular emphasis on those from assigned territory, through the preparation and execution of independent travel, including visits to high schools, college fairs, and individual student and family meetings. Manages the application review and decision-making process for territory and communicates with high school constituents as appropriate. Conducts information sessions in support of the campus visit program and meets with visiting students and parents as necessary.

Responsible for conducting yield outreach to students and families, including but not limited to the hosting of events, meetings on and off campus, and phone and email campaigns. Responds to written, phone, email, and in-person inquiries.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
• Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses
• Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
• Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
• Free use of campus fitness facilities.
• Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.
• Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon's principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one's identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

Bachelor's degree in any relevant field of study with minimum 1 year of experience with the following relevant work experience:
Must have at least one year of admissions recruitment experience

Bachelor's degree in in relevant field of study. Preference given to candidates with an international student recruitment background.

Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form, privately and in a large group settings.

• Travel
  • Conducts information sessions for high schools, community-based organizations, and independent counselors. Travel for 7-9 weeks of consistent travel in the fall, and 3-5 weeks of intermittent travel in the spring are expected.
  • Attends college fairs and case study programming
  • Meets with students and families individually as a form of outreach and upon request
  • Plans and executes territory events
  • Exercises fiscal responsibility in using budget resources related to travel expenses.
• Territory Evaluation and Management
  • Develops and implements recruitment strategies designed to meet target recruitment goals
  • Analyzes the recruitment plan for assigned territory, planning recruitment travel that includes college fairs and school events, as well as independently scheduled programs.
• Application Review and Committee Decision-Making
  • Reads and evaluates completed first-year applications from assigned territory, meeting daily reading quota.
  • Participates in admissions committee meetings to finalize admitted students from all first-year applicant pools
  • Responds to decision inquiries made by high school counselors before and after release
• Communication and Outreach
  • Responds to written, phone, email, and in-person inquiries.
  • Supports yield initiatives by building and maintaining relationships with students, families, and high school counselors through targeted…