"Admissions Counselor/Assistant Director, Admissions"

Brandeis University Undergraduate Admissions is accepting applications for the position of Admissions Counselor/Assistant Director. This person will promote the University at both on and off campus programs, which include public presentations. This staff member will manage a recruitment territory, building relationships with prospective students and their families, school counselors and representatives from community-based organizations. In this role, it will also be important to develop a working knowledge of high school curriculums, interview prospective students and evaluate undergraduate applications. This person will serve as a member of the selection team and support the overall execution of strategic departmental and institutional enrollment goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage recruitment territory- including travel, college fairs, receptions, information sessions, high school visits and virtual outreach.
• Conduct holistic review of all first-year and transfer applications from the assigned recruitment region and be an active participant in committee.
• Perform information sessions on-campus and off-campus and serve as resource for campus visitors on a regular basis.
• Assist as needed to support various projects and special populations, as determined by the supervisor and the needs of the office. These could include projects such as managing special applicants, deposit tracking or work with recruited athletes.
• Conduct interviews for candidates for admission.
• Travel 4-6 weeks in the fall and 1-2 weeks in the spring, including some nights and weekends.

Education & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 0-3 years related work experience. Title and salary commensurate with experience.

What you need to succeed:

• Strong process management skills; organizational skills; problem solving, and decision making.
• Must be organized, an excellent communicator and collaborator, with the ability to work with multiple deadlines. Ability to build strong relationships with admissions staff and constituents across campus.
• Computer skills - proficiency with Microsoft applications required; Slate Technolutions and Workday preferred.
• Previous work in undergraduate admissions is desired.
• A valid driver’s license is required.
• Evening and weekend work are necessary during key recruitment periods.

You must submit a cover letter with your application for consideration. You should upload the letter with your resume; there is not a separate prompt for a cover letter in the candidate application system.

The Admissions Office works in a hybrid fashion with exceptions for certain periods of the year. Typically, two scheduled remote days per week are planned after the first three months of employment. We have one day each week when all staff are scheduled to be on-campus.