Regional Admissions Counselor, Houston/DFW Area

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Regional admissions counselor recruiting students across Texas for Stony Brook University. Building school partnerships, leading outreach, and evaluating applications to support enrollment.

Responsibilities:

  • Represent the university from a home office in the greater Houston or Dallas/Fort Worth areas, covering the entire Texas territory
  • Develop and expand recruitment initiatives to increase enrollment from identified territories and support university-wide goals
  • Collaborate with internal and external university partner offices on student recruitment and yield activities
  • Travel to and represent the University at college fairs, high school visits, community college visits and other outreach programs
  • Build relationships with school counselors, CBO advisors and other education representatives
  • Develop territory outreach plans using in-person, virtual, email, phone and paper follow-up
  • Support targeted recruitment programs and efforts, including alumni engagement, student development and volunteer programs, electronic communications, recruitment technologies, parent engagement, fly-in programs, counselor tours and advisory boards
  • Engage with students, families, school counselors, IECs and university partner offices regarding admissions and enrollment processes and policies
  • Provide university and program information sessions throughout the admissions cycle in person and virtually
  • Coordinate targeted-population recruitment programs, projects and events on campus, off campus and virtually
  • Engage with state and regional admission associations and recruitment networks
  • Interpret territory performance data and reports and recommend follow-up actions
  • Evaluate admissions applications holistically and make recommendations for domestic, transfer, international, honors and other special populations
  • Conduct follow-up to increase application completion and yield rates
  • Perform other duties or projects as assigned

Requirements:

  • Master’s Degree (foreign equivalent or higher)
  • One (1) year of full-time professional experience in a college or university setting
  • Proficiency with technology, office software and communication systems
  • Appropriate valid Driver’s License must be held, maintained and kept valid
  • Motor vehicle record free from major violations or a pattern of repeat violations
  • Experience in admissions counseling and recruitment preferred
  • Experience reviewing applications for admission and making recommendations preferred
  • Experience working with diverse populations and working independently preferred
  • Experience with higher education technology platforms, such as SLATE, preferred
  • Experience with program planning, implementation, assessment and innovation preferred
  • Resume/CV and cover letter required with online application
  • Must be authorized to work without employer-sponsored work visa; Stony Brook University cannot sponsor candidates for work visas

Benefits:

  • $4,150 UUP annual location pay, paid biweekly
  • Overtime eligibility under FLSA
  • Full-time appointment
  • Home office-based work arrangement
  • Total rewards offered by Stony Brook University
  • Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities