Job Description

One of our top Higher Education clients in Los Angeles, CA is looking for a Recruiting Specialist to join their team! Under the direct supervision of the Director of Admissions, the Recruitment Specialist will represent the university at high school/community college visits, college nights/fairs, and transfer days/fairs as assigned. The Recruitment Specialist will assist with planning visits to schools, schedule and make presentations, and follow-up visits; identify potential students, provide information about higher education generally, and the university, specifically; and behave in a manner that promotes goodwill on behalf of the university.

The Recruitment Specialist will recruit, advise, and evaluate admissions requirements for prospective students. This person educates the public (including K-12, Community College, Community Based Organizations, and stakeholders) about admissions requirements, policies, and processes and developing and implementing programs for student recruitment.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's degree
• 2-4 years of experience with recruitment in higher ed (open to all-star for example with sales experience who wants higher ed)
• CRM experience: Salesforce, Peoplesoft, Slate
• Microsoft Suite
• Relationship building skills
• Creative and grit attitude, adaptability

Plusses:

• Marketing or business degree - mentality
• Metrics based environment
• Analysis experience - data - they will do a quarterly report

Responsibilities Include:

• Create an outreach strategy for assigned territory in collaboration with the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Director of Admissions.
• Engage with prospective students through various communication channels (phone, Zoom, In-person, email) to build relationships and generate interest in all programs.
• Gather leads from events and outreach efforts, while maintaining an updated lead list to drive application submissions.
• Collaborate with other higher education institutions and community college partners to organize and host informational events and expand recruiting opportunities.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of on and off-campus special events, including University Days, College Fairs, and on-campus events.
• Participate in various virtual student recruitment and outreach campaigns.
• Manage your travel calendars, logistics, and arrangements for all off-campus recruitment outreach.
• Support daily outreach work including phone duty, counter duty, presentations, and student advising
• Conduct follow-up visits and plan and implement yield activities in the Spring
• Use social media to generate interest in programs, and market programs to prospective students
• Manage outreach efforts by keeping a record of all recruiting and outreach events for WASC reporting.
• Conduct school visitations and attend college fairs, transfer days
• Provide additional support as needed to support the admissions and onboarding processes.
• Provide workshops, and presentations, and conduct individual and group pre-admissions advising sessions, both on and off campus, and preliminary transcript evaluations
• Conduct recruitment activities within the outreach territory developed for growing our pipeline (up to 80% travel at peak times to off-campus schools or community sites, conferences, etc..)
• Required to travel to off-campus locations for special activities or conferences
• Must transport outreach materials to and from the site; must load and unload materials weighing up to 50 pounds each.

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