Associate Vice President, Admissions

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The Associate Vice President, Admissions (AVP) provides strategic leadership, vision, and administrative oversight for all undergraduate and graduate recruitment and admissions operations. Managing a comprehensive portfolio that includes traditional freshman, transfer, international, and graduate student populations, the AVP is responsible for designing and executing a data-driven, student-centric recruitment strategy. The AVP is charged with increasing net tuition revenue through both headcount growth and management of the discount rate.

Operating in a highly selective environment where creative portfolio reviews, auditions, and specialized talent assessments are central to the evaluation process of several candidate pools, the AVP balances rigorous academic standards with artistic excellence. The AVP collaborates closely with other institutional stakeholders to develop awe-inspiring events and tours, a highly focused recruitment travel plan, and engagement with prospective students at every level of the admission funnel.

• Provide leadership to the directors of undergraduate, transfer, graduate and international recruitment that result in achieving and exceeding enrollment projections.
• Develop and execute an innovative, multi-channel strategic recruitment plan tailored to distinct student pipelines: traditional first-year, specialized transfers, international, and advanced graduate cohorts for both spring and fall start terms.
• Partner with senior enrollment leadership to establish annual enrollment goals, predictive yield modeling, and net tuition revenue targets.
• Utilize advanced data analytics, CRM platforms, and market research to monitor application funnels, identify emerging demographic shifts, and adjust recruitment strategies in real time.
• Lead a forward-thinking specialized territory management model, utilizing targeted geographic and zip-code level data to maximize yield.
• Significantly expand the number of inquiries and applicants, providing rapid application review and decisions.
• Expand the top of the admissions funnel significantly.
• Collaborate with faculty and academic department chairs to standardize, streamline, and optimize talent-based evaluation rubrics, ensuring a transparent, equitable, and efficient review cycle.
• Maintain a deep understanding of evolving trends in arts, film, digital media, and communication education to effectively position the college’s unique institutional value.
• Cultivate and expand global recruitment networks, ensuring compliance with international credential evaluations, visa processing pipelines, and English language proficiency standards to enrich the campus's international footprint.
• Partner with Financial Aid and Student Accounts to strategically leverage institutional aid, merit scholarships, and talent-based awards to optimize student yield and retention.
• Work alongside University Communications and Marketing and especially Enrollment Management Marketing to co-create compelling, brand-aligned print and digital admissions materials, social media campaigns, and personalized outreach sequences.
• Partner with event management leaders to create and support top-of-class events that increase applications and deposits as well as reduce melt.
• Work in tandem with the Visitor Center as well as other campus stakeholders to present the gold standard in campus visits.
• Align with Student Affairs to ensure a seamless transition from deposited status to orientation and matriculation.

• Master’s degree in higher education administration, enrollment management, communications, fine arts administration, or a related field required.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in college admissions or enrollment management at the level of director or higher, with a documented track record of meeting enrollment goals in a selective environment required
• Advanced experience in data analysis and analyzing enrollment funnel data required
• Demonstrated experience managing, developing, and empowering a diverse professional staff required
• Experience leading enrollment operations within a specialized arts,…