Graduate Admissions Counselor

From initial inquiry through enrollment, the Graduate Admissions Counselor provides personalized guidance and support, helping prospective students confidently navigate each step of the admissions process. The role promotes the university’s offerings, fosters strong relationships, and serves as a trusted resource connecting prospective students with key campus offices to ensure a seamless decision‑making experience.

• Enroll prospective graduate students to attend LMU’s Seaver College of Science and Engineering Graduate Programs.
• Guide students through the admissions and enrollment decision‑making process.
• Present to prospective students the best case for enrolling as a graduate student within Seaver.
• Conduct individual and group student meetings both on and off campus.
• Maintain professional and consistent communication and relationships with program directors and faculty.
• Manage a distinct group of prospective students through the admissions process using a Customer Relationship Management system (CRM) with the support of Admissions Operations.
• Record all interactions with prospective students appropriately within the CRM.
• Maintain regular communication with a distinct group of prospective students to encourage and support them through the admissions and enrollment decision‑making process.
• Work with Seaver staff, faculty and administration on community and regional activities and events, including occasional travel as needed.
• Serve as an articulate spokesperson for the mission, vision, and values of LMU.
• Complete tasks timely with work that is comprehensive, complete, and accurate.
• Communicate clearly, listen attentively, and seek to understand others.
• Collaborate productively with colleagues of varying skill set.
• Other job duties as assigned.

• Typically a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• A master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of two years of experience in graduate recruitment, admissions, enrollment management, higher education outreach, or related work with adult learners or corporate clients.
• Demonstrated knowledge of graduate admissions processes, policies, and cross‑campus collaboration.
• Advanced experience with CRM systems such as Slate and Banner highly preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively.
• Strong advising skills with sensitivity to individual student needs and strict adherence to confidentiality standards.
• Highly organized, self‑directed, detail‑oriented, and results‑driven, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Commitment to LMU’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

• Annual salary range: $61,800.00 – $77,300.00, commensurate with education and experience.
• Position may not be eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Loyola Marymount University is an equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, legally protected medical condition (cancer‑related or genetic characteristics), denial of Family and Medical Care Leave, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age 40 or over, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other bases protected by federal (including but not limited to Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990), state or local law.

The University does not discriminate on these bases, or any other basis protected by law, in the administration of any of its education or admissions policies, scholarship or loan programs, athletics, and other school‑administered policies and programs, or in its employment policies and practices. All University policies, practices, and procedures are administered in a manner consistent with LMU's Jesuit identity and character.

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