Assistant Director of Admissions, Morris

About the Job

The Assistant Director of Admissions supports the Director and Associate Director in achieving institutional enrollment goals byleading targeted recruitment initiatives, leading the work of ateam of admissions counselors, managing key territories orpopulations, and contributing to strategic planning, application review, and yield efforts. This position combines leadership,data-driven decision-making, and direct student engagement torecruit and enroll a high-achieving diverse student body while advancing the college’s mission and values.

• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate a team of admission counselors and support staff; provide training, set performance goals, monitor progress, and foster professional development.
• Manage a designated recruitment territory, special population(e.g., out-of-state, underrepresented groups), or functional area(e.g., first-year admissions, events, operations).
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies, travel plans, and outreach programs to meet enrollment targets, including high school visits, college fairs, virtual sessions, and community partnerships.
• Represent the institution at recruitment events, conductinformation sessions, lead campus tours, and deliver presentations to prospective students, families, counselors, and stakeholders.
• Oversee or participate in holistic application review,including evaluation of academic records, essays, recommendations,test scores (if applicable), and extracurricular achievements to determine admission eligibility and institutional fit.
• Analyze recruitment and admission data using CRM systems (e.g.Slate) to track progress, identify trends, evaluate effectiveness of strategies, and recommend improvements.
• Collaborate on yield initiatives to convert admitted students to enrolled students through personalized communication, admitted student events, and follow-up campaigns.
• Assist in developing marketing materials, digital campaigns,social media content, and communications strategies to enhance visibility and attract applicants.
• Serve as a key liaison with high school counselors, alumni,community organizations, and internal departments (e.g. financial aid, academic advising, marketing).
• Ensure compliance with institutional policies, data privacyregulations (e.g. FERPA), and ethical admissions standards.
• Contribute to office-wide planning, budgeting for recruitment travel/events, process improvements, and special projects as assigned by the Director.
• Perform other duties to support the admissions and enrollmentteam.

• Full-time position with a flexible schedule requiringsignificant travel, evening, and weekend commitments during peak periods (fall and spring).
• Hybrid - a combination of in-office work, remote/virtual work,on-campus events, and off-campus travel. The position requires anon-campus presence for a minimum of 6–8 days per month, generallystructured as either one full week or two shorter weeks on campus,depending on departmental needs and the event/recruitmentcalendar.
• When on campus it would be in Morris, MN
• Occasional lifting of recruitment materials and event setup.

This leadership role offers the chance to shape institutionalenrollment while directly impacting students’ educationaljourneys.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution plus at leastfour years of progressively responsible experience in college admission, recruitment, enrollment management, or a closely related field (e.g., student affairs, advising, sales/marketing in education). (Master’s degree in higher education, counseling,business, communications, or related field plus at least two years relevant experience preferred).
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience, or demonstrated ability…