Admissions Recruiter, Undergraduate Admissions

Job Description

The primary purpose of an admissions counselor is to serve as a liaison between the university and the community at large. To serve in this capacity entails visiting with high school guidance counselors, students & their parents, and other education officials without supervision at private visits in high schools, college fairs, and at other special functions throughout Tennessee, Georgia, & Alabama.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Representing UTC at day & evening programs, high school visits, scholarship programs, etc. Primarily in Tennessee and surrounding states
• Interacting with prospective students who visit or call the Admissions office including high school students, transfer students, foreign students, parents & adult students
• Follow-up with initial contacts made via mail, email, telephone & private visits
• Participate in specialized programs like Freshman Transfer Orientation, phone calling campaigns off campus
• Plan and coordinate recruitment events for prospective students in specified areas such as overnight trips to campus
• Conduct daily tour talk presentations to visitors explaining college opportunities available to students enrolled at UTC
• Travel as needed with possible overnight stay

Competencies/Qualifications

• Must have organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple and ongoing projects, strong oral and written communications skills
• Knowledge of admission policies and academic programs
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to lift and load boxes

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• Must have 1 to 3 years of campus involvement (RA, SGA, Orientation leader, tour guide, Enrollment Services offices, etc.) years related experience in recruitment and admissions either while in school or professionally

Preferred Qualifications

• Two to three years of experience in a college admissions office or comparable collegiate/business experience
• Experience with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and higher education in Tennessee

Review of applications will begin 2026-04-06 from posting and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration.