Coordinator of Prospective Student Services AS6399

Oklahoma State University; Stillwater (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklahoma State University in Stillwater is seeking a Recruitment and Outreach Specialist within the College of Arts and Sciences to drive undergraduate recruitment, provide academic guidance to families, and promote CAS to prospective students.

The role involves organizing events, collaborating with campus partners, and using university systems to track applicants and outcomes, while presenting CAS to diverse audiences on and off campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with one year of related experience (communications, PR, marketing, higher education, or HR).
• Experience in communications including social media, video, web, writing, editing content creation, or recruiting.

Responsibilities

• Develop recruitment strategies to promote CAS to prospective students and families.
• Organize and attend recruitment events and coordinate duties with campus partners.
• Advise CAS Ambassador student organization and support on-site event setup and execution.
• Utilize OSU data systems to manage information and track recruitment outcomes.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Public speaking

Professionalism

Data management

Marketing materials

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Campus OSU-Stillwater

Contact Name & Email Shane O'Mealey, [e-mail]

Work Schedule Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm with occasional evenings, weekends, and travel for recruiting and networking.

Appointment Length Regular Continuous/Until Further Notice

Hiring Range $41,800 - $57,000

Salary

Special Instructions to Applicants For full consideration, please include a resume, cover letter and contact information for three professional references.

About This Position

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is committed to building strong, holistic engagement with students from their first interest in CAS to their return as successful alumni. This position is primarily responsible for the marketing and recruitment of prospective undergraduate student populations, including providing academic guidance to incoming students and their families, developing strategies to promote CAS to prospective students, maintaining and reviewing data to contribute to overall recruitment strategies, and presenting and communicating CAS with on and off-campus stakeholders. Duties include organizing and attending recruitment events, as well as acting as an advisor to the CAS Ambassador student organization. Supervised by the Director of Recruitment, Scholarships, and Alumni Relations, this position will coordinate duties that promote CAS to outward-facing populations. This includes engaging on and off-campus partners, utilizing OSU systems for data management, and contributing to strategies that increase awareness of CAS to prospective students, current students, scholarship applicants, and alumni, as well as supporting CAS with the setup and on-site preparation of college-level events, and other duties as assigned.

This position will typically work 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. However, on occasion, the need may arise for work to be performed in the evening and/or over the weekend.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and one year of related experience, such as Communications, Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, Higher Education, or Human Resources. (degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)
• Demonstrated experience in communications, including, but not limited to social media, video, web, writing, editing content creation, higher education recruiting, sales, marketing, communications or public relations or a closely related field.

Skills, Proficiencies, And/or Knowledge

The successful applicant will possess strong written and verbal communication skills, professionalism in appearance and actions, positive attitude and comfort with public speaking and presenting, ability to learn sizeable amounts of accurate academic major and scholarship information, handle sensitive information, effectively manage data, ability to produce marketing materials, handle all relevant university software required, ability to work autonomously as well as in team settings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Master's degree in a related field.
• Two years experience working in higher education or related industry in areas such as admissions, marketing, or public relations. Demonstrates ability to work effectively with students, alumni, staff, and faculty.