Associate Director of Recruitment & Admissions - Syracuse University : Job Details

Reporting to the Director of Recruitment & Admissions, the Associate Director serves as a strategic partner in achieving the recruitment goals for the College of Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) and in leading the recruitment team. The Associate Director will collaborate in setting the strategic plan and develop, recommend and implement tactics for achieving the goals outlined in the plan, to include enrollment and matriculation goals for both undergraduate and graduate students; research, outreach and engagement of prospective students to create a strong pipeline; recruitment of internal and external students for study away programs offered by VPA; and transfer students identified with academic partners. The Associate Director will lead the team in creating the operations and staffing plan for recruiting travel, on-campus and virtual events, and the student ambassador program and will develop standards and accountability for ensuring all recruitment and admissions programs represent a world-class reputation for Syracuse University and VPA as a preferred destination for an education in the arts.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Business, Communications or related field

* Two (2 +) plus years previous experience in student recruiting with proven ability to develop and execute strategic recruiting initiatives

* Two (2+) plus years experience in leading/supervising a team and supporting a positive, collaborative work environment

* Advanced knowledge of fine arts, music or design achieved through formal education or informal pursuits preferred

* Exceptional verbal and written communications skills with public speaking, presentation and ability to influence

* Previous experience in business development or sales preferred

* Availability and willingness to travel within the US, including weekend travel

* Availability and willingness to work in-person at the worksite

* Availability and willingness to cover on-campus events on evenings and weekends as necessary

Job Specific Qualifications

* Responsibilities

Supervision of team:

* Supervises the Recruiting team, including assigned operations staff who support recruiting events and initiatives; responsible for staff and event scheduling, providing effective training, support, coaching, and performance management and supports a positive, productive work environment; ;supervises a vibrant Student Ambassador program, developing strong relationships with students who can showcase powerful VPA experiences, including plans, schedules, and preparation of Student Ambassadors to participate in the recruiting cycle in meaningful ways.

* Continuously participates and guides Recruitment Specialists in prospecting initiatives to include outreach strategies for new sources and pipelines for prospective students.

* Trains the recruiting team (both the direct team and ancillary faculty, staff and student staff involved in recruiting) on communicating the distinctive benefits of a VPA education.

Strategy and Operations Planning and value proposition development:

* Proposes strategic plans to the Director annually to meet enrollment goals for each VPA school, to include new sources and relationships to address underperforming targets; executes agreed upon plans.

Personal participation in recruiting and admission initiatives:

* Personally handles and staffs on-and off-campus recruiting events, modeling the strong communications, relationship-building and presentation techniques which positively affect VPA enrollment outcomes; serves as a VPA brand ambassador, showcasing the exceptional culture of SU and VPA.

* Partners closely with the Operations team to plan and execute events flawlessly, creating a world-class experience for prospective students and their families.

* Serve on the undergraduate admissions application review team for VPA.

Metrics and Measurement:

* Creates metrics and regularly measures the outcomes and effectiveness of recruiting initiatives, outreach and events; makes recommendations to the Director regarding updates to strategies based on metrics.

Faculty/staff relationships:

* Actively cultivates the value proposition for prospective undergraduate and graduate students and communicates the distinctive benefits of a VPA education.

* Works closely with faculty to develop working knowledge of the talent disciplines within each VPA school in order to provide talent/portfolio review and enhance success rates for incoming students.

Physical Requirements

* Tools/Equipment

* Application Instructions

In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume and cover letter.