What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Academic Recruiter - South Texas Region position at The University of Texas at Arlington?
Job Summary
The Senior Academic Recruiter recruits students for undergraduate and/or graduate programs currently offered by UTA’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation. The role is involved in the development of recruitment strategy, planning, and execution of student engagement activities. May supervise student ambassadors and/or other staff roles. This role will also develop metrics to measure the success of recruiting and communication strategies.
Minimum Qualifications
The Senior Academic Recruiter recruits students for undergraduate and/or graduate programs currently offered by UTA’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation. The role is involved in the development of recruitment strategy, planning, and execution of student engagement activities. May supervise student ambassadors and/or other staff roles. This role will also develop metrics to measure the success of recruiting and communication strategies.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- Four (4) years of experience in student recruitment, admissions, or student affairs or eight (8) years of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Master’s degree.
- Experience in marketing.
- Develop, implement, and manage the recruitment strategies for UTA’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation (on and off campus) to prospective students, businesses, community colleges, high schools, and other organizations in connection with recruitment of students.
- Create an effective communication and marketing strategy to encourage prospective students to select the college; this may entail mailings, phone campaigns, electronic communications, college/high school visits, information sessions and other special events.
- Attend recruitment fairs and conferences to establish relationships with colleges/universities.
- Develop/monitor metrics to measure success of program strategies and adjust as needed.
- Recruit, supervise, and develop staff/student ambassadors to assist with recruiting activities and events.
- Review and approve ambassador social media posts in coordination with the college’s social media campaign.
- Act as a community liaison between local public schools and the college to coordinate group tours and presentations; communicate admissions requirements to potential students.
- Responsible for event management to increase awareness of college services to create a better prospective student experience.
- Interact with high potential candidates to facilitate meetings with appropriate campus personnel to generate a positive admission response.
- Assist with the application and admission process for prospective students.
- Keep applicants informed of their status during the admissions process.
- Follow-up with newly admitted students to determine progress towards meeting the conditions of admission.
- Collect, maintain, and distribute to college leadership statistical data on applicants, newly admitted students, enrolled students, retention, and graduation for each respective program.
- Analyze projections for future semesters and develop strategies to increase admissions.
- Performs other duties assigned.