Assistant Director of Admissions and Recruitment

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Grad Prog Adm & Rctmt Coord II

The Wisconsin School of Business is seeking an Assistant Director to join the MBA and Master’s admissions and recruitment team. This role plays a critical part in recruiting and enrolling high-quality candidates for graduate business programs at the Wisconsin School of Business. The Assistant Director will support all current and future MBA and Master’s programs.

• Support the development, execution, and continuous management of an annual comprehensive recruitment plan aligned with enrollment goals.
• Collaborate with the rest of the admissions and recruitment team to design, implement, and evaluate new recruitment tactics and engagement strategies.
• Analyze recruitment and enrollment data to assess effectiveness, identify trends, and inform strategic adjustments.
• Develop and maintain corporate, nonprofit, and community partnerships to support recruitment pipelines and brand awareness.
• Identify new opportunities that expand reach to prospective students and key audiences.
• Serve as a representative of the programs to prospective students, partners, and stakeholders through consultations, recruitment fairs, webinars, and other events.
• Support prospective students throughout the admissions funnel, from inquiry through enrollment.
• Read applications to various MBA and Master’s programs.
• May be involved in other marketing, recruiting, and admissions initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders and may, over time, assume supervisory responsibility for student workers and/or full-time staff.
• Assist the team in reaching enrollment goals for all programs.
• Schedules logistics and secures resources for events to promote the institution.
• Evaluates program effectiveness and provides recommendations for improvement.
• Creates targeted communication plans and materials based on established goals.
• Delivers directed admissions program messaging to internal and external audiences.
• Identifies, promotes, and maintains internal and external partnerships focusing on outreach, recruitment, and admission.
• Counsels prospective and admitted graduate students on educational planning and career opportunities.
• Reviews, evaluates, and responds to student applications for admission to a graduate program according to established policies and procedures.
• Identifies opportunities for and develops admissions and outreach events.

Wisconsin School of Business, MBA and Masters Admissions

The minimum salary for the position is $72,000. Actual starting salary will be based on experience and qualifications.

The employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Minimum 7 years of professional experience in admissions, recruitment, sales and marketing, or higher education.

Minimum 1 year of staff supervision.

Experience in graduate or professional degree programs admissions and/or recruitment.

• Strong interpersonal written and oral communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and precision.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated abilities in project and event management skills.
• Ability to work under deadline pressures while managing multiple priorities in a fast paced, deadline driven setting.
• High degree of initiative.
• Proven success in working both independently and in teams.
• Provide a high level of customer service while utilizing a strong professional presence.
• Excellent technical skills, such as familiarity manipulating spreadsheets, databases, and/or recruiting and admissions software, including CRM systems.

Bachelor’s Degree required
Master’s Degree preferred

Katie Wenzel

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