Assistant Director of Admissions

SUMMARY

As the Assistant Director of Admissions, you are responsible for the engagement and cultivation of prospective students and parents from your assigned portfolio, supporting their exploration and application processes at Prescott College. You will be responsible for generating conversion, and yield strategies to meet targeted enrollment goals. You will regularly assess your portfolio for ways to personally engage your students, including 1:1 communication and virtual or in-person events. You will have strong relationships with offices throughout the campus community who will support your yield efforts, including Residence Life, Academic Affairs, Orientation, Accommodations, Financial Aid, Registrar, and Student Accounts. In partnership with Assistant Directors of Outreach and Recruitment, you will identify local strategic high school or community college partners and support the engagement of those partners as necessary.  Some local or in-state travel and evening/weekend work may be required. Opportunities to take online graduate-level coursework utilizing employee tuition benefits available. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactively manages an active portfolio of undergraduate and/or graduate students, providing professionally superior and differentiated service, to achieve enrollment targets. Supports future students through the full admissions cycle (prospect, inquiry, application, admissions, onboarding, and enrollment).
• Monitor and manage students in the CRM system, tracking application progress, creating reports, and ensuring accurate data input.
• Assist, as needed, students from teach-out agreements with other colleges.
• Develop top-quality information sessions, organize recruitment events, and other activities to connect with, engage, and inform future students. Creates opportunities to generate new student leads, in addition to and in partnership with, marketing.
• Create and modify communication plans as needed.
• Partner with program directors and respective Academic Advisor to assist on-boarded students to enroll in accurate classes to ensure a smooth hand-off each term through the Add/Drop deadline. Assist with additional student advising, if applicable.
• Network and travel regionally to build and expand existing, creative, and mutually beneficial relationships with students, parents, alumni, educators, corporations, and other targeted individuals and audiences. Support existing strategic partnerships and assist in the establishment of new partnerships.
• Work with other campus departments and entities (e.g.: financial aid, orientation, housing) to foster matriculation
• Participate in on-campus and virtual Prescott College events, including Preview Days, Accepted Student Days, Open Houses, Information Sessions, and Check-in, as appropriate
• Perform other duties as assigned.