Admissions Recruiter

Overview

About Us
Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Do you want to cultivate an inclusive environment that encourages free expression and civil discourse? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia.

We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university s vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice.

We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Job Title: Admissions Recruiter

Location: Kennesaw, Georgia

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job : 293793

Primary Location for Job Responsibilities Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Responsible for the development and implementation of outreach, admissions activities, and strategies to attract and manage assigned recruitment territory. Arranges and attends high school and two-year college fairs and makes high school visits as assigned. Works with parents, students, faculty, and staff as needed and advises leadership in identifying recruitment opportunities. May collaborate on the creation of marketing and communication collateral geared toward the assigned territory.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Researches, plans, and executes recruitment plans in assigned territories
• Promotes the university s academic offerings by managing a recruitment territory consisting of high schools in and out of the state; attends targeted fairs, schedules onsite and offsite visits
• Responds to student inquiries by working the front desk, responds to assigned work tickets and email inquiries from students
• Handles complaint and error investigations into individual cases managed through the CRM system
• Maintains proper knowledge of the services and programs in order to properly counsel and advise potential students seeking admission
• Assists with the planning, implementation and execution of special promotional activities and events (i.e., on and off campus or advising events, Open House programs)
• Identifies the appropriate geographical markets and assess comprehensive enrollment program trends
• Serves as a liaison to various campus departments to include coordinating training and scheduling
• Provides admissions and information session coverage on both campuses as needed
• Advises prospective-students individually and in groups regarding admission requirements
• Assists prospective students with degree and course selection
• Assists prospective students with navigating the university s academic and co-curricular landscape
• Works with faculty and staff on communication, advisement and academic counseling related to the general admission requirements for the university or college
• May assist with training front desk student assistants

Educational Requirements
Bachelor s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in related field

Other Required Qualifications
Current, valid, and unrestricted driver s license

Required Experience
One (1) year of related work experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Bilingual (English and Spanish) with a high level of proficiency in each language

Preferred Educational Qualifications
An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

Preferred Experience
Previous experience in higher education

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