Territory Coordinator /Recruiter

Central Ohio ATD; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus State Community College (CSCC) in Columbus, OH is seeking a Territory Coordinator/Recruiter to drive K-12 recruitment across the Central Ohio region. You will coordinate outreach, build relationships with principals, counselors, and community leaders, and promote CSCC programs to prospective students.

The role requires strong communication and presentation skills, with a track record in territory management, admissions recruitment, and external sales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years in outside sales or admissions recruitment.
• 3+ years in territory management/coordination.
• Established contacts in the K-12/high school environment.

Responsibilities

• Represents and promotes the College and recruits prospective students for Columbus State programs.
• Arranges and conducts recruitment activities and nurtures prospects through to admission and enrollment.
• Builds expertise on local workforce trends and transfer opportunities to grow enrollment.
• Maintains regular contact with future students and coordinates referrals to faculty and staff to facilitate enrollment.
• Assists with on-campus visits, student appointments, and campus tours as part of outreach.

Skills

Outside Sales

Admissions recruitment

Marketing

Territory management

K-12 familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Public Relations, Communications, Higher Education Administration, or a closely related field

Job description

Territory Coordinator /Recruiter# Careers## Territory Coordinator /RecruiterApply: Columbus Campus: Full time: Posted Yesterday: End Date: November 9, 2026 (12 days left to apply): JR002516Compensation Type: SalariedCompensation: $53,581.50The Territory Coordinator is an experienced recruiter who is a persuasive communicator and relationship builder with a passion for the great outcomes that can result from a Columbus State education. Leveraging K-12 contacts and relationships, this role coordinates K-12 territory recruitment within the Central Ohio region. This role is responsible for territory coordination, territory recruitment, and one-on-one student recruitment efforts. This position requires someone who can build rapport quickly and maintain relationships with potential students, K-12 administrators, internal partners, and other key stakeholders. The incumbent will excel at communicating to a diverse audience in a variety of settings and possesses strong presentation skills with a knack for building robust relationships. **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS****Recruitment*** Represents and promotes the College and recruits prospective students for Columbus State programs.* Arranges and conducts targeted recruitment activities, seeks to grow a pool of prospective students and, through a combination of mass communication and individual relationship building, nurtures prospects through to admission and enrollment.* Establishes expertise in the characteristics, goals, media consumption habits, and locations of prospective students and leverages this expertise to attract quality students.* Maintains regular contact with future students and performs follow-up communication to ensure they are progressing through the application/enrollment process.* Collaborates with and executes referrals to department faculty and staff, admissions office team members, and other college departments/personnel to facilitate enrollment.* Assists with on-campus visits, one-on-one student appointments, student emails, providing campus tours, special event programming, and other internal and external recruitment activities.**Territory Coordination & Engagement*** Generate a network of contacts within the K-12 community comprised of principles, counselors, teachers, and community leaders to assist in yielding enrollment.* Establishes internal relationships with partners throughout the College to identify recruitment opportunities and coordinate territory outreach to yield prospective students.* Remains knowledgeable on local, state and national workforce trends, and the College’s offer (credit and non-credit) to effectively present educational program options and transfer opportunities to assigned K-12 territories to grow enrollment.* Works with academic department faculty and staff to facilitate a deep understanding of the College’s programs and associated academic, co- curricular, and career- development opportunities.**Administration*** Tracks territory recruitment and engagement activities, evaluates their effectiveness and recommends outreach changes and improvements.* Keeps accurate records, completes and maintains all required documentation, including input of contacts, as well as outreach activity statistics and reports.* Audits and tracks competitor activity in order to articulate the College’s unique offer and the advantages realized by recent graduates of the College.* Provides recommendations/briefings to inform marketing efforts designed to differentiate College programs.**Culture of Respect*** Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.**MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:*** Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Public Relations, Communications, Higher Education Administration, or a closely related field.* Five (5) years of tangible success in outside Sales, Admissions recruitment, Marketing, Promotional Environment.* Three (3) years of documented success in a territory management/coordination function.* Demonstrable familiarity and established industry contacts within the K12/high school environment.***\\*An appropriate combination of education, training, coursework and experience may qualify a candidate******CSCC has the right to revise this position description at any time. This position description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.*****Full Time/Part Time:**Full time**Union (If Applicable):****Scheduled Hours:**40**Additional Information**In order to ensure your application is complete, you must complete the following:* Please ensure you have all the necessary documents available when starting the application process. **For all faculty positions (Instructor, Annually Contracted Faculty, and Adjunct), you will need to upload an unofficial copy of your transcript when completing your aplication.*** Prior to submitting your application, please review and update (if necessary) the information in your candidate profile as it will transfer to your application.*If you are a current employee of Columbus State Community College, please log in to Workday to use the internal application process.*Thank you for your interest in positions at Columbus State Community College. 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