Graduate Admissions Recruiter & Enrollment Specialist

Michigan Technological University; Houghton (MI); On-site; USD 51,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan Technological University in Houghton seeks a Graduate Admissions Counselor to manage a caseload of prospective graduate students from inquiry to enrollment, offering tailored guidance on program fit, admissions requirements, and funding options.

You will be the primary contact for applicants, pursuing enrollment targets for online and on-campus programs, while traveling up to 15% and representing MTU at events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of three years of related work experience in university-level admissions or higher education.
• Experience handling multiple tasks, scheduling, and tight timelines with high attention to detail.
• Experience using Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage inquiries and applications of prospective graduate students from inquiry through enrollment.
• Provide recruitment support on program selection, admissions requirements, timelines, and funding options.
• Meet or exceed inquiry-to-application and application-to-enrollment conversion targets.
• Conduct outreach campaigns via calls, emails, texts to nurture leads.
• Represent the university at recruitment events and maintain CRM records.

Skills

Communication

Travel readiness

Self-motivation

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Writing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Slate CRM

Job description

Michigan Technological University in Houghton seeks a Graduate Admissions Counselor to manage a caseload of prospective graduate students from inquiry to enrollment, offering tailored guidance on program fit, admissions requirements, and funding options.

You will be the primary contact for applicants, pursuing enrollment targets for online and on-campus programs, while traveling up to 15% and representing MTU at events.