Assistant Director, Graduate Admissions

Brandeis University; United States; Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

403b retirement match

Job summary

Brandeis University is seeking an Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions to lead recruitment efforts, drive inquiries to applications, and support enrollment goals. The role involves extensive outbound outreach via phone, text, email and social platforms, and coordinating both virtual and in-person events worldwide.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Graduate Admissions, you will read applications, advise on admissibility, and craft compelling communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2+ years of related experience in admissions or recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Converts inquiries to applicants and ultimately enrolled students through proactive and responsive consultative sales outreach via phone, email, and/or digital platforms.
• Schedules and conducts candidate interviews and/or appointments and uses a consultative sales approach during these sessions to understand candidate’s decision‑making factors.
• Promotes Brandeis University and conducts on and off campus presentations via in‑house admissions events and recruitment travel as needed.
• Reads applications for admission and makes informed recommendations on admissibility.
• Drafts compelling emails with clear action-items that can be leveraged as slate templates and/or ad hoc recruitment emails.

Skills

Outbound outreach

Communication skills

Customer service

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Email platforms

Social media tools

CRM systems

Text messaging

Job description

Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as the Assistant Director, Graduate Admissions. At Brandeis, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances. If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition assistance for employees, dependents and spouses. Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

The Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions is a key recruitment team member tasked with building brand awareness and delivering exceptional customer service to qualified prospective students, leading to application submission and ultimately graduate program enrollment. Reporting to the Associate Director, Graduate Admissions, the Assistant Director will conduct significant outbound phone, texting, social media and email work to prospective candidates; staff recruiting events (including virtual events as well as in-person recruitment events domestically and/or internationally); hold candidate interviews and appointments; read applications and manage initial yield questions around scholarships and financing when applicable.

The hiring range for this position is $62k - $66k.

Responsibilities:

Converts inquiries to applicants and ultimately enrolled students through proactive and responsive consultative sales outreach via phone, email, and/or digital platforms. Schedules and conducts candidate interviews and/or appointments and uses a consultative sales approach during these sessions to understand candidate’s decision‑making factors; tailors outreach and follow-up to address these decision‑making factors in order to improve yield. Promotes Brandeis University and conducts on and off campus presentations via in‑house admissions events (virtual and in person) and recruitment travel as needed (both domestic and international) and plays a key role in planning and managing these events. With an eye towards exemplary customer service, provides subject‑matter expertise on a suite of graduate programs, while engaging in internal meetings with faculty, staff and students across the full graduate school portfolio to ensure high‑level awareness of all Brandeis graduate programs. Reads applications for admission and makes informed recommendations on admissibility. Drafts compelling emails with clear action‑items that can be leveraged as slate templates and/or ad hoc recruitment emails when needed. Assumes additional responsibilities as needed.

Education and Work Experience:

Bachelor's degree required. 2+ years of related experience.

Requirements:

• Ability to travel to recruitment fairs both domestically and internationally.
• Valid driver’s license and passport required.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to represent the graduate programs within and outside Brandeis and comfortable with outbound phone work and presentations.
• Creative and proactive team member who is excited to build new, scalable processes alongside other admissions team members.
• Hybrid work environment Excitement and ability to travel to recruitment fairs both domestically and internationally; valid driver’s license and passport.

Pay Range Disclosure

The University's pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, caste, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a \"protected class\").

Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a \"protected class\").

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Brandeis University is a great employer for all the same reasons it is an outstanding university. Its commitment to inclusion, dedication to lifelong learning and commitment to excellence are just a few of the reasons our workplace culture shines bright. We take pride not only in maintaining this culture, but expanding it — by recruiting and retaining outstanding employees who share our values and enrich Brandeis University overall. Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a \"protected class\").

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