As a director of recruitment, you will lead a team of recruitment logistics coordinators to surpass goals by tracking past activities and verifying quality visit confirmations through training and mentoring sessions across all SCAD locations. You will conduct daily on-ground check-ins in Savannah and virtual check-ins from Atlanta. In collaboration with key department leaders, you will oversee recruitment logistics, planning, and sequencing. In partnership with the recruitment team, you will manage outreach to schools and organizations to schedule recruitment presentations and ensure sufficient coverage at all events. Additionally, you will manage the escalation plan for priority visit schools and communicate the needs of nonresponders as appropriate.

In this role, you will ensure data accuracy by regularly auditing and properly recording all interactions with educators and counselors in the database. You will research new contacts at priority schools and organizations and develop new strategies to boost recruitment. In collaboration with the educator outreach team, regional directors, and other key members of the admission team, you will secure quality visits. Responsibilities also include training new employees, sharing observations and insights with leadership, and promoting school visits and information sessions by completing and mailing visit posters.

During the summer and winter in Savannah and Atlanta, you will participate in admission training. Through proactive communication with applicants and admitted students, preferably by phone, you will establish a schedule to ensure the highest proportion of right-fit students complete the application process and fully understand the many options and opportunities available at SCAD. Among other duties, you will regularly monitor application and enrollment reports to evaluate the results of activities and use assessments for future planning. You will also execute communications at specific intervals as required by the university’s communication plan and operate the management system to effectively record and track applicant documents, individual contacts, and other relevant information.

In this position, you will travel to strategically identified high schools, community colleges, and universities to meet with prospective students and families to provide information about the application process and portfolio counseling. Maintaining a current knowledge of all policies and procedures to effectively communicate accurate information about the university is required. In partnership with the office for career and alumni success, you will coordinate the involvement of alumni and parent ambassadors in recruitment efforts. Additionally, you will regularly provide feedback and ideas to admission leadership, support staff during special events, and cover shifts for LiveAgent, tours, counseling, and meetings.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong organizational, presentation, and writing skills. They are also capable of working independently.

Minimum qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree
• Able to work evenings and weekends as needed

Certificates, licenses, and registrations:

• Valid driver's license

Travel required:

• Over 50%

Work hours: The university work week is Sunday through Saturday. Most offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To accommodate business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends and evenings. 

ADA tag: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.