Admissions Counselor
New Today
Job Summary
Department-Specific Responsibilities
Represents IU Northwest at recruiting events.
Delivers in-depth presentations about the university's undergraduate programs, admissions requirements, and deadlines, to prospective students, families, teachers, and counselors, in groups or individually.
Responsible for specific projects and outreach events for prospective students, admitted students, and other populations of interest to the university.
Works on yielding admitted students through personal contact, follow-up programming, and identifying students needs.
Helps develop outreach strategies and initiatives to engage prospective and admitted students, including but not limited to print materials, social media, and web content.
Collects, analyzes, and interprets prospective student data for recruitment and admissions decision making, analysis, and performance monitoring.
Evaluates prospective student applications and makes admissions decisions.
General Responsibilities
Maintains, implements and oversees a holistic recruitment yield tactical plan for recruitment.
Develops, implements, and administers plans, programs, and events for general and targeted student recruitment in support of organizational goals.
Integrates a diverse and strategic communications strategy in collaboration with other departments, geared toward specific student declared academic major, career interests, and geographic factors.
Identifies and develops partnerships for outreach to prospective students and influencers.
Interprets academic policies and exercises authority and independent judgment.
Plans, implements, and evaluates programs and processes and determines the effectiveness of markets and strategies. Exercises independent judgment and uses census data and modeling tools to identify effective marketing plans and strategies to address specific populations.
Serves in a collaborative role with internal and external stakeholders to identify targets of opportunity to attract and enroll under-represented populations. Participates in the assessment and evaluation of various models.
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
Bachelor's degree
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
Some years in admissions, higher education, marketing, or related field
Preferred
3 years experience working within a higher education, admissions, university enrollment or advising setting.
SKILLS
Required
Proficient written and verbal communication skills
Maintains a high degree of professionalism
Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
Possesses excellent presentation skills
Demonstrates excellent judgment, tact, and diplomacy
Highly developed customer relations skills
Commitment to working with people of diverse backgrounds
Ability to interpret federal, state, and institutional rules and regulations and required procedures associated with compliance
Preferred
Strong written and oral communications skills
Well organized
Able to work independently
Knowledge of various technology and software (PeopleSoft, Prezi, Microsoft Suites, etc.)
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Work Location
IU Northwest Campus
Gary, Indiana
Advertised Salary
$45,000 to $47,000 per year
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
Health savings account with generous IU contributions
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Basic group life insurance paid by IU
Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
Generous paid time off plans
Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.
Job Classification
Career Level: Core
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Student Services
Job Family: Admissions & Recruitment
Click here to learn more about Indiana University's Job Framework.
Posting Disclaimer
This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.
If you wish to include a cover letter, you may include it with your resume when uploading attachments.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring.See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.
- Location:
- Gary
- Job Type:
- FullTime