What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admissions Advisor position at Oregon State University?
Department
Office of Admissions
Special Instructions To Applicants
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
For additional information please contact: Kolbie Johnson at Kolbie.Johnson@oregonstate.edu
Job Summary
The Office of Admissions is seeking an Admissions Advisor. This is a full-time (1.00) FTE, 12-month, professional faculty position.
The Admissions Advisor is responsible for the planning and execution of undergraduate recruitment in assigned territories. This position requires one to work independently on campus and in high schools and other venues regularly, make decisions, and manage their territory as needed and assigned. Developing plans, maintaining a budget, planning events, communicating with students, families, counselors, colleagues, and their supervisor regularly, and developing and scheduling their recruitment plan are essential functions for this position.
This position will serve prospective high school and transfer students, families, schools, and community organizations. It will generate tuition revenue and affect enrollment for OSU by recruiting qualified students. Additionally, it will promote academic programs and student services and meet university goals and support the strategic plan.
The person must be able and willing to independently travel for extended periods and work during irregular hours extensively, including late nights, early mornings, evenings, and weekends. They must be able and willing to manage frequent travel and fatigue related stress.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver's license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.
Preferred Qualifications
$46,600 - $51,000
Anticipated Start Date
2026-09-08
Anticipated End Date
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.
Office of Admissions
Special Instructions To Applicants
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
- A resume/CV; and
- A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
For additional information please contact: Kolbie Johnson at Kolbie.Johnson@oregonstate.edu
Job Summary
The Office of Admissions is seeking an Admissions Advisor. This is a full-time (1.00) FTE, 12-month, professional faculty position.
The Admissions Advisor is responsible for the planning and execution of undergraduate recruitment in assigned territories. This position requires one to work independently on campus and in high schools and other venues regularly, make decisions, and manage their territory as needed and assigned. Developing plans, maintaining a budget, planning events, communicating with students, families, counselors, colleagues, and their supervisor regularly, and developing and scheduling their recruitment plan are essential functions for this position.
This position will serve prospective high school and transfer students, families, schools, and community organizations. It will generate tuition revenue and affect enrollment for OSU by recruiting qualified students. Additionally, it will promote academic programs and student services and meet university goals and support the strategic plan.
The person must be able and willing to independently travel for extended periods and work during irregular hours extensively, including late nights, early mornings, evenings, and weekends. They must be able and willing to manage frequent travel and fatigue related stress.
Key Responsibilities
- Represent OSU and OSU-Cascades at off-campus recruitment events for prospective students.
- Advise and counsel prospective students on the application process and policies.
- Read and provide recommendations on admissions applications.
- Manage recruitment strategy plans for assigned territories.
- Host and support yield programming for accepted students.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited not-for-profit college or university in discipline of choice. Bachelor’s Degree must be completed by start date.
- Minimum of 1 year of full-time professional experience in college admissions or college counseling or minimum 2 years of regular and formal work experience as an admission, financial aid, housing, college outreach, or college ambassador position that involves regular, frequent, and direct work with prospective high school and/or transfer students and their families.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally in front of small and large groups and to provide workshops, training and outreach programs.
- Candidate must have technological proficiency utilizing computers and working with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point (or similar platform such as Google).
- Must be able and willing to travel for extended periods and work irregular hours extensively, including late nights, early mornings, evenings, and weekends, for a minimum of seventeen weeks per year.
- Demonstrable experience in creating and conducting presentations.
- Excellent verbal, oral and written communications skills.
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
- Must be able to drive and travel in all weather conditions.
- Must be able to fly on a commercial aircraft.
This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver's license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous and recent work experience at a regionally accredited two-year or four-year not-for-profit college or university within a role that encourages college enrollment and involves regular and frequent work with prospective students and families strongly preferred.
- Intermediate proficiency with spreadsheets and databases, use of Social Networking media i.e., TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, etc. in professional context.
- Intermediate proficiency with higher ed CRM systems, e.g., Slate.
- Intermediate HTML coding experience. Customer service and event planning experience with a strong attention to detail.
- Ability to be flexible and operate in a fast-paced and continuously changing environment.
- Demonstrated proficiency in a second language (Spanish preferred).
- Experience in cross-cultural communication with the ability to engage Spanish-speaking audiences through the utilization of bi-literate and bicultural skills.
- Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills (English and Spanish) including effective use of electronic (traditional and web-based) and printed media with both English and Spanish.
- Frequent night and weekend work.
- Frequent travel via car and plane.
- Constant work in high schools, community colleges and event locations.
- Flexibility and ability to be productive in various locations a must.
$46,600 - $51,000
Anticipated Start Date
2026-09-08
Anticipated End Date
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.
Salary : $46,600 - $51,000