CME Admissions Counselor II

University of Mississippi

4d•$23 - $34

About The Position

The Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME) seeks a dynamic, creative individual to serve as the Admissions Counselor and recruit prospective, diverse undergraduate students. The incumbent ensures the success of the CME and the University by supporting the unit's marketing, recruitment, enrollment, and evaluation strategies and initiatives. This position performs duties to identify and recruit prospective students. The incumbent plans and implements marketing strategies and public relations skills to recruit prospective students, and counsels prospective students and parents on the admissions process. The ideal candidate demonstrates effective leadership, communication, collaboration, decision-making, and teamwork skills in managing initiatives for the CME and in collaborating with other stakeholders at the University. The Admissions Counselor position requires judgment and discretion while efficiently and accurately processing prospective student data. The incumbent will represent the CME and the University at recruitment events and must demonstrate effective project and time management skills, give critical attention to detail, and oversee the development and production of marketing and promotional materials for the unit. This position reports to the Associate Director of External Operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's (Required)
Relevant experience | 3 Years | Required

Responsibilities

Coordinates the planning and implementation of admissions and recruitment strategies, including social media, websites, and content creation.
Develops programs and communication tools for the recruitment of prospective students.
Represents the CME and the University at various recruitment events to interpret state-mandated and institutional admissions requirements, provide financial information and guidelines, and give information regarding courses of study and other facets of the CME to prospective students, both traditional and non-traditional, and families, school counselors, and other officials.
Corresponds with prospective CME students, including applicants, families, alumni, school counselors, and others seeking information on admissions standards, academic and non-academic programs, and student activities.
Schedules and conducts presentations, personal visits, tours, and on-campus interviews for prospective students and their families, school counselors, career coaches, and others interested in CME admissions.
Creates and maintains prospect records in the campus recruiting management (CRM) system; prepares reports and analyzes data to coordinate recruiting efforts.
Assists in coordinating the application and selection process by ensuring admissions requirements and procedures are followed; remits correspondence for acceptance into the CME program.
When applicable, assists with the ambassador and tele-counseling programs.
Assists in event planning and execution.
Attends training programs and staff development meetings.
Performs related or similar duties as required or assigned.