Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator (Admissions Assistant)

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington is seeking a Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator to support the recruitment, evaluation, admission, and enrollment of prospective students across master's and doctoral programs.

The role involves acting as a primary contact for applicants, coordinating admissions workflows, managing communications, and leading recruitment events and campaigns to enhance applicant yield.

Responsibilities

• Serves as primary point of contact for prospective applicants and collaborates with faculty, academic departments, and university partners to advance enrollment goals and support student success.
• Manages admissions operations, oversees applicant communications, and coordinates recruitment initiatives and events.
• Serves as the primary contact for visitors, prospective students, and applicants.
• Manages admissions operations and application review workflows.
• Coordinates recruitment events, information sessions, webinars, and graduate fairs.
• Maintains applicant records and communication campaigns in Slate CRM.
• Supports admitted student conversion and enrollment yield initiatives.
• Assists in development and implementation of recruitment strategies for master's and doctoral programs.
• Generates reports and dashboards on recruitment and enrollment trends.
• Advises students on admissions requirements and program expectations.
• Coordinates faculty review processes and admissions decisions.
• Interprets and applies university and graduate policies and procedures.
• Assists in digital and print marketing materials including presentations and brochures
• Leverages websites, social media, webinars, and virtual events to enhance visibility.
• Creates recruitment resources for faculty, staff, and student ambassadors.
• Develops communication campaigns supporting recruitment and yield.

Job description

Department

LUDDY SCHOOL OF INFO COMP & EN (BL-INFO-IUBLA)

Department Information

The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering isworld-renowned as an innovative leader in the teaching and researchof the use of technology to solve real-world problems. We focus onwhat is possible and take a broad view of computing and informationtechnology education and research. The Luddy School also pridesitself on a welcoming atmosphere. Creating a healthy, flexiblework/life balance is critical, provides the resources to achieve apositive, flourishing career at an ever-evolving and growingschool.

Job Summary

The Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator supports the recruitment, evaluation, admission, and enrollment of prospective students across master's and doctoral programs.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Serves as a primary point of contact for prospective applicantsand collaborates with faculty, academic departments, and universitypartners to advance enrollment goals and support studentsuccess.
• Manages admissions operations, oversees applicantcommunications, and coordinates recruitment initiatives andevents.
• Serves as the primary contact for visitors, prospectivestudents, and applicants.
• Manages admissions operations and application reviewworkflows.
• Coordinates recruitment events, information sessions, webinars,and graduate fairs.
• Maintains applicant records and communication campaigns inSlate CRM.
• Supports admitted student conversion and enrollment yieldinitiatives.
• Assists in the development and implement recruitment strategiesfor master's and doctoral programs.
• Generates reports and dashboards on recruitment and enrollmenttrends.
• Advises students on admissions requirements and programexpectations.
• Coordinates faculty review processes and admissionsdecisions.
• Interprets and applies university and graduate policies andprocedures.
• Assists digital and print marketing materials includingpresentations and brochures
• Leverages websites, social media, webinars, and virtual eventsto enhance visibility.
• Creates recruitment resources for faculty, staff, and studentambassadors.
• Develops communication campaigns supporting recruitment andyield.

General Responsibilities

• Oversees the processing and evaluation of all applications foradmissions into that school and accompanying material, such astranscripts, to determine eligibility.
• Maintains records and databases of applications; updates andpurges as necessary; gathers and collates information from recordsand prepares reports.
• Reviews applications for completeness, contacts applicants forany missing information or to resolve discrepancies and obtains anynecessary information from other sources.
• Schedules and oversees any applicant interviews.
• Makes recommendations regarding admissions and contactsapplicant regarding the decision on the admission application.
• Responds to phone and email inquiries on admissions process andstatus of applications; may assist in the design of recruitingevents and materials.
• Educates potential students about program courses.
• May supervise temporary staff in the admissions office;monitors and evaluates job performance.
• Maint