Senior Admissions Counselor

Senior Admissions Counselor

Company: North Carolina State University

Job Location:

Category: Admissions and Enrollment

Type: Full-Time

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Department: 320101 - Admissions

Location: Raleigh, NC

Essential Job Duties:
Join our Undergraduate Admissions team and play a key role in shaping the next generation of students. In this position, you'll help identify, recruit and enroll a talented and academically strong incoming class each year. You'll serve as a trusted resource for prospective students, families and counselors, guiding them through the admissions process with clarity and care.

What You'll Do

• Build meaningful connections with prospective students and families, clearly communicating admissions policies, procedures and opportunities.
• Review and evaluate applications from first-year and transfer students, making thoughtful and informed admissions decisions.
• Use data insights and industry trends to develop and refine recruitment strategies that expand our reach and impact.
• Collaborate with admissions leadership to optimize outreach efforts and improve enrollment outcomes.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and support to admissions interns and student ambassadors, helping them succeed in their roles and represent the university effectively.

Why This Role Matters
Your work directly influences the composition and success of each incoming class. By combining relationship-building, data-driven strategy and mentorship, you'll help create a welcoming and high-achieving student community.

Other Work/Responsibilities:

• Serve as a dynamic ambassador for NC State, building connections with prospective students, families and counselors through high school visits, college fairs and events-both in person and through phone and email outreach.
• Guide students through the college search process by sharing clear, engaging insights on academic programs, admissions requirements and next steps.
• Travel across North Carolina to expand NC State's reach and impact, with occasional weekend opportunities to connect with students and communities.
• Support a welcoming and efficient office environment by assisting visitors, managing communications and contributing to special projects.
• Lead engaging on-campus information sessions that bring the NC State experience to life for prospective students and their families.
• Review applications with a holistic lens, thoughtfully evaluating each student's achievements and potential to succeed at NC State.

Minimum Experience/Education:
Bachelor's degree; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to analyze and synthesize data to make informed decisions connected with department and university goals.
• Ability to exercise judgment and work independently.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work creatively, collaboratively and effectively as a team member.
• Strong organization and time management skills to ensure scheduled deadlines.
• Computer proficiency - must be knowledgeable in the use of computerized management information systems (databases).
• Demonstrated ability to make accurate and consistent interpretations of a broad variety of academic and/or administrative policies and procedures.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion, particularly in matters relative to sensitive or confidential student records, personnel or organizational matters
• Work requires in-depth analysis and counseling skills along with independent judgment and discretion to render appropriate admissions decisions in an increasingly competitive market.
• In some cases, individuals may possess an unusual aptitude for this level responsibility and may lack one or more of the above requirements. Nonetheless, each of the above requirements is expected of the overwhelming majority of successful candidates.
• Flexibility to travel for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds occasionally.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a university work setting preferred.
• Work requires in-depth analysis and counseling skills along with independent judgment and discretion to render appropriate admissions decisions in an increasingly competitive market.
• Demonstrated ability to make accurate and consistent interpretations of a broad variety of academic and/or administrative policies and procedures.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize data to make informed decisions connected with department and university goals.
• Flexibility to travel for extended periods.

Required license or certification:

• Valid driver's license required.
• NC Driver's License within 60 days of start date.

Position Number: 00050656

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