Director of Enrollment & Admissions Strategy

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's School of Information Sciences is seeking a Director of Recruitment and Admissions. This 100% full-time role oversees recruitment, admissions, and yield activities across iSchool programs, developing strategies to attract diverse, qualified applicants and coordinating with campus units to optimize enrollment processes.

Hybrid work options may be available after training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Higher Education, or related field. Degrees in other fields will be considered if accompanied by sufficient professional experience.
• Five years’ experience in Admissions, Recruiting, or Enrollment Management.
• Experience with data-driven decision making in customer-focused environments.
• Experience in creating messaging for recruitment campaigns in a variety of modalities.

Responsibilities

• Develops and leads robust recruitment and yield campaigns for relevant degree programs, assessing outcomes and adjusting strategies as needed.
• Collaborates with Informatics Program, Communications & Marketing, and Finance to develop recruiting budgets and evaluate ROI.
• Creates promotional content and advertisements with Marketing to target prospective students and stakeholders.

Skills

Admissions experience

Data-driven decisions

Recruitment messaging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Higher Education, or related field

Job description

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's School of Information Sciences is seeking a Director of Recruitment and Admissions. This 100% full-time role oversees recruitment, admissions, and yield activities across iSchool programs, developing strategies to attract diverse, qualified applicants and coordinating with campus units to optimize enrollment processes.

Hybrid work options may be available after training.