Admissions & Recruitment Relationship Architect

The Stony Brook School; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Stony Brook School is seeking an enthusiastic, relationship-driven Assistant Director of Admissions & Recruitment to join our Admissions team. The role advances enrollment goals through student recruitment, family engagement, marketing, application processing, and review, from inquiry through enrollment.

The successful candidate will be a strong communicator, organized, energetic, and mission-aligned. A significant focus is proactive recruitment across local, domestic, and select

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 2–5 years of relevant professional experience preferred in admissions, education, student services, recruitment, marketing, community engagement, or a related field.
• Exceptional written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation, and public-speaking skills.
• Strong relationship-building, organizational, time-management, and follow-through skills.
• Proficiency with CRM/enrollment management systems, databases, financial aid platforms, and standard office technology.
• Willingness to travel regularly for recruitment, including local, domestic, and international travel.
• Availability for occasional evening and weekend admissions programs.
• Ability to manage confidential student and family information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Guide prospective families from initial inquiry through enrollment, providing responsive and personalized support.
• Conduct campus tours, applicant interviews, and family meetings, and respond to inquiries by phone, email, video, and in person.
• Connect prospective students with appropriate faculty, coaches, students, and programs based on their interests.
• Clearly and authentically communicate the distinctive value of a Stony Brook education.
• Actively recruit students through local, regional, national, and international outreach and travel.
• Represent SBS at school visits, admissions fairs, conferences, athletic showcases, receptions, and community events.
• Help expand recruitment throughout the New York tri-state area, Northeast, South, West, and strategic international markets.
• Develop relationships and new recruitment pipelines with schools, counselors, educational consultants, churches, athletic programs, community organizations, alumni, and current parents.
• Review applicant files, including transcripts, recommendations, testing, essays, and interview information.
• Conduct interviews and prepare applicant evaluations and admission recommendations.
• Serve as a voting member of the Admissions Committee and contribute to thoughtful, consistent, mission-aligned decisions.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality regarding applicant and family information.
• Help plan and execute Open Houses, shadow days, information sessions, admitted student programs, counselor events, athletic showcases, fairs, and receptions.
• Participate in virtual admissions programs and recruitment events.
• Collaborate with faculty, coaches, students, parents, and alumni to create engaging prospective-family experiences.
• Maintain accurate applicant information within the School's enrollment management systems.
• Track recruitment activity, applications, enrollment outcomes, and family engagement.
• Support admissions research, reporting, marketing, digital communications, and storytelling.
• Help ensure prospective families receive timely, accurate, and engaging communications throughout the admissions process.
• Provide support across Admissions Office functions as needed.

Skills

Relationship-building

Public speaking

Time management

Organization

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

Enrollment databases

Financial aid platforms

Office software

Job description

The Stony Brook School is seeking an enthusiastic, relationship-driven Assistant Director of Admissions & Recruitment to join our Admissions team. The role advances enrollment goals through student recruitment, family engagement, marketing, application processing, and review, from inquiry through enrollment.

The successful candidate will be a strong communicator, organized, energetic, and mission-aligned. A significant focus is proactive recruitment across local, domestic, and select