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This position serves as a member of the Office of Admissions. The Assistant Director, based in the San Francisco area, will operate out of a home office, recruit in their area and is not an on-campus employee. The primary responsibility of this position is to assist in the recruitment and admission of freshmen and transfer students to Seton Hall University.  This position is focused on the management and recruitment of Northern California and the states of Oregon & Washington. In addition, the Assistant Director will also have the responsibility of reading applications and managing communication with students from ID, MT, WY and AK. The Assistant Director will serve as the primary contact for new students in their designated territory, will build connections with guidance counselors, and actively recruit in that territory. They will participate in the evaluation of applicant files for admissions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Plans, develops, implements and evaluates programs, special projects, events and other initiatives geared to recruiting students within targeted populations and facilitating admission into Seton Hall
2. Responsible for setting up home office and managing bills associated with home office.
3. Works independently out of their home office throughout the year.
4. Works closely with Southern California regional in planning and implementing recruitment strategies.
5. Provides a full range of advisory and liaison services to prospective students and associated community constituencies regarding Seton Hall admissions and related issues
6. Participates in the establishment and implementation of student recruitment strategies, resources, policies, and procedures for the University
7. Attends transfer fairs and visits local community colleges.
8. Builds relationships with high schools in their territory through high school visits and attendance at college fairs
9. Open to working with and becoming a member of the Regional Admission Counselors of California (RACC) to increase networking and outreach.
10. Independently represents and promotes Seton Hall at national, regional, state, and local recruitment events
11. Work with Alumni Relations Office to utilize and further cultivate alumni network within territory to assist in recruitment.
12. Reviews individual applications and evaluates candidates for admission eligibility from Northern California, OR, WA, ID, MT, WY & AK; troubleshoots applications with problems, and oversees and/or coordinates all communications with applicants
13. May supervise the work of other staff, students, alumni, and/or volunteers.
14. Manages the overall communications and functionality within their territory
15. Attends campus based events, such as Open Houses, Freshman Preview, training sessions, and other events as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree required; 1-3 years admissions experience preferred.  A directly related higher degree from an accredited institution may be substituted for experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to understand and promote the Catholic Mission
• Knowledge of student recruitment and retention issues at the undergraduate level.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information effectively to groups.
• Computer literacy, particularly in applications of Microsoft Office
• Flexible schedule/availability for some evening and weekend hours
• Flexibility to travel back to campus in New Jersey 4-5 times a year for training and on campus events. Each trip will vary between 2 and 10 days.
• Valid driver's license necessary and ability/desire to travel domestically
• Travel in fall ranges between 8-10 weeks (some overnight/weekend travel required) and in spring, 4-6 weeks of travel (some overnight/weekend travel required)
• Use of personal vehicle for occasional travel use
• Applicant will already be based in the Bay area; relocation costs are not available.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Recruitment and travel experience in CA
• Regional recruitment experience

·       Bilingual (any dialect of Chinese and/or Spanish)

·       Experience in Banner software

·       Financial Aid knowledge and level of comfort discussing Financial Aid packages with prospective students and families

For questions about the position, please contact Ariana Leon at Ariana.Leon@shu.edu. For more information and to apply, https://jobs.shu.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1327371106810

Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Communications, the Assistant Director is an integral member of the Office of Undergraduate Admission’s professional staff charged with recruiting and yielding the freshman class each year. As such, he/she plays a key role in the freshman yield process, but also has general admission officer responsibilities such as serving in a public relations and informational role with prospective applicants, their parents and their high school guidance counselors, both in the office and on the road as necessary. This position will have as its primary programmatic responsibility the management of the Admit Weekend yield event, one of Stanford’s “Big 5” events. 

As the Admit Weekend Manager, he/she will work closely with faculty, staff and students across the university to develop a program strategy, goals and objectives, budget, and implementation plan for Admit Weekend yield events. Key responsibilities include defining a schedule and managing a budget for the weekend; selecting a team of key student coordinators to support the program planning and implementation; securing university-wide support for and participation in the weekend’s events and activities; developing effective and streamlined processes for ensuring staff participation and ownership in the planning and execution of the weekend’s events; and managing all the administrative and logistical details that underpin the weekend’s events. He/she will be expected to conduct a thorough program evaluation of the event afterwards and suggest ways in which to improve the event in the future. In addition, the Admit Weekend Manager will manage the work of 8 student coordinators charged with working with university faculty, staff and students to coordinate the majority of Admit Weekend events, logistics and activities, including recruitment and training of house and room hosts, development of specific weekend events, and organization and management of all weekend administrative requirements (student registration, check-in, room assignments, etc.).

The Assistant Director will provide support to the creation of the admitted student websites, both for students admitted under the Restrictive Early Action and those admitted during the Regular Decision round. He/she will provide ideas for content development, supervise student coordinators in the development of this content, and ensure all database requirements are being met to administer the Admit Weekend logistics (such as host recruitment, student registration and guest check in) as well to support the spring visits program for those students visiting campus outside of Admit Weekend.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3-4 years of events planning experience required (4-5 years highly desirable). Outstanding organizational and project management skills; maturity and professionalism; superb communication skills, both oral and written; strong public speaking skills; creative problem-solving skills; ability to work independently; sensitivity to multicultural and socioeconomic differences; ability to work with students (both prospective and current), parents, administrators, faculty and staff from all different backgrounds and perspectives; excellent judgment and quick thinking; and, a contagious enthusiasm and belief in higher education and Stanford University. Please submit a cover letter with your resume.

The Graduate School of Management is designed to provide students with a broad managerial education as well as opportunities to focus on specific functional areas, producing graduates who have the ability, knowledge, and motivation to perform effectively as leaders in business. The Senior Director of Admissions is responsible for all aspects of masters (MBA and MPAc) student recruitment and admissions strategy and execution in the Graduate School of Management. The position creates an extensive marketing and outreach program to develop a strong pool of applicants, evaluates applicants for admission in a competitive selection process, and manages overall enrollment for the GSM. The Senior Director must be a visionary, innovative, and highly collaborative leader with the ability to purposefully facilitate strategic development of enrollment management plans, shape organizational development, and prioritize a wide array of projects. The Senior Director serves as a member of the School’s student affairs leadership team, and has additional student affairs responsibilities.

A Master's or other graduate degree or the equivalent education and experience, and at least 5 years of increasingly responsible experience leading a successful admissions or recruiting/business development program in higher education or within a large complex institution. Successful candidates will also demonstrate: skills to represent the Graduate School of Management and the university with a high degree of persuasiveness and effectiveness in speech and in writing with potential students and corporate executives; knowledge of the admissions profession, enrollment management strategies, and methods of marketing and recruiting in a business school or graduate/professional school setting; strong leadership, management, analytical, and planning skills; ability to initiate and execute complex programs and strategies; skills to effectively interact with diverse constituencies and to work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff work teams, other units of the campus, and outside organizations; excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills; a high degree of professional ethics; enthusiasm for promoting the GSM and successful recruitment of students.

The priority date for consideration is January 31, 2012, however applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. To view the full position announcement, a complete list of qualifications, and to submit an application online, please visit www.employment.ucdavis.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=60926

SJG – The Spelman & Johnson Group is assisting with this search. For confidential inquiries, or to nominate an individual for this position, please email Peter Rosenberg, Senior Associate, at pwr@sjgsearch.com or call 413-529-2895.

Position Description

This is a full-time, 12-month, permanent administrative professional position in the Office of Admissions. As the primary website manager and social media coordinator for the Office of Admissions, the Assistant Director plays a key role in the University’s marketing and recruiting efforts directed toward prospective and newly admitted undergraduate students. The Assistant Director also assists with publications, conducts market research and performs other duties as assigned. In doing so, this position works collaboratively with staff in the Office of Admissions and throughout the University community. The Assistant Director reports directly to the office’s Director of Marketing and Communications.

Primary duties

Admissions website content development and maintenance

·       Create and oversee annual production schedule for Admissions website content

·       Create and/or repurpose Admissions website content, including stories about CSU students, alumni and parents

·       Create new web pages for Admissions website as needed

·       Revise Admissions web pages in collaboration with office colleagues and people across campus

·       Add photos to Admissions web pages and photo galleries as needed

·       Post videos to Admissions website as needed

·       Continually scan Admissions website for outdated information and update as needed

·       Work with colleagues to identify potential enhancements to Admissions website

·       Work with office staff to implement website enhancements as needed

·       Work with Systems team to build upon web authoring skills

Social media coordination

·       Initiate and administer all social media initiatives for Admissions

·       Create and manage annual production schedule for all social media sites operated by Admissions

·       Create and post content for all social media sites operated by Admissions

·       Work with Admissions staff to implement a process for responding to questions and posts on all social media sites operated by Admissions

·       Collaborate with offices throughout campus to identify potential messaging opportunities on all social media sites operated by Admissions

·       Monitor higher education social media sites such as collegeprowler.com and studentsreview.com

·       Represent the Office of Admissions on all CSU committees related to social media

Market research

·       Conduct focus groups of high school students to solicit feedback on our publications

·       Conduct focus groups of high school students to analyze the usability and effectiveness of the Admissions website

·       Monitor other websites on a regular basis to identify features for possible use on the Admissions  website

·       Track Admissions website use through Google analytics

·       Monitor other university publications for messaging ideas, design concepts and creative approaches to communicating with our target audiences

Publications assistance

·       Interview students, alumni and parents as needed

·       Photograph campus scenes, students, alumni and parents as needed

·       Write feature stories about students, alumni and parents as needed

Miscellaneous tasks

·       Photograph staff members and coordinate the updating of counselor profiles as needed

·       Update vendor websites as needed

·       Update campus maps online and in print as needed

·       Support colleges and departments with their online and print recruitment efforts as needed

·       Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The successful applicant must address each of the following minimum qualifications in the cover letter and application:

·       Bachelor’s degree

·       At least two years of communications- or marketing-related experience in a professional setting, which can include job experience while still in college

·       Demonstrated writing, editing and design skills with an attention to detail

·       Demonstrated experience applying style guidelines to written content

·       Demonstrated experience communicating with target audiences

·       Demonstrated experience in a position requiring organizational skills and adherence to strict deadlines

·       Demonstrated ability to post videos, photos and other content on social media channels

·       Demonstrated skills using image editing software

Preferred qualifications

·       Master’s degree in a communications- or marketing-related field

·       Demonstrated experience utilizing a web-based Content Management System

·       Demonstrated basic web authoring skills using HTML and CSS

·       Demonstrated experience in the field of higher education marketing

·       Demonstrated experience in college admissions

·       Demonstrated experience in Adobe Photoshop and InDesign

·       Demonstrated experience in photography

·       Demonstrated experience in video production

SALARY
Commensurate with education and experience. The position also includes a University benefits package.

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