Student Recruitment Lead for Enrollment Growth

Virginia Tech; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences seeks an Assistant Director of Student Recruitment, a full-time administrative faculty role designed to recruit and enroll associate, undergraduate, and graduate students. Reporting to the Director of Enrollment Management, this position leads strategic recruitment initiatives to support enrollment growth across CALS.

The successful candidate will oversee events and campaigns, coordinate with students and families, manage social media

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with equivalent experience.
• Experience in recruitment or admissions.
• Ability to coordinate and support events or student-facing programming.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a focus on relationship-building with students and families.
• Knowledge of social media advertising strategies and management.
• Ability to supervise student interns.
• Experience in complex project management.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends and the ability to travel occasionally.

Skills

Recruitment strategy

Event coordination

Interpersonal communication

Relationship building

Social media advertising

Public speaking

Supervising interns

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree with equivalent experience

Master’s degree

Tools

CRM system

Excel

Social media analytics

Job description

Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences seeks an Assistant Director of Student Recruitment, a full-time administrative faculty role designed to recruit and enroll associate, undergraduate, and graduate students. Reporting to the Director of Enrollment Management, this position leads strategic recruitment initiatives to support enrollment growth across CALS.

The successful candidate will oversee events and campaigns, coordinate with students and families, manage social media