• Kent Campus - Kent
• Staff/Unclassified
• Closing on: Jul 8 2025
• 993996
• Admissions Office - Kent Campus [100471]
  
  

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Job Title

Senior Admissions Counselor

Physical Location:

Kent Campus - Kent, OH

Salary

$43,000 - $45,000

Basic Function

Responsible for representing Kent State University to prospective students, their families, and school/community contacts. Develops and implements recruiting initiatives that support application and enrollment goals, as well as conducts holistic review of first-year student applications. Responsible for planning and implementing recruitment activities including high school visits, area receptions, and individual meetings. Reports to Senior Assistant Director of Admissions or designated administrator.

Additional Basic Function – If Applicable

Not Applicable.

Examples Of Duties

Duties/essential functions may include, but not be limited to, the following:

Work directly with students/families, high school and independent counselors, community colleges, and community-based organizations to expand and build Kent State’s national outreach.

Manage recruitment territory by creating and executing a territory strategic plan that includes recruitment strategies, tactics, resource requests, external messaging, events/programs that will help to achieve overall enrollment goals.

Provide individual and group presentations to prospective students, parents, high school guidance counselors, and community college partners, on the admissions processes, policies, financial aid/scholarship options, campus housing, academic, and co-curricular experiences.

Develop and implement recruiting initiatives and follow-up to meet application and enrollment goals, as well as conduct holistic review of first-year student applications.

Serve as a primary point of contact for financial aid processes, support, and understanding for prospective students and families.

Perform work on various special projects and assignments, including, but not limited to, admission publications, customer relationship management (CRM) software, communications, reporting, functions of application processing, and admission file review.

Develop and maintain professional relationships with high school counselors and community college counselors in the region.

Coordinate and partner with Kent State Alumni on strategies for recruitment and outreach to prospective students and families.

May supervise students and provide functional guidance to Admissions Counselors, support staff, and other employees who work on a project or assignment on a temporary or intermittent basis.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Additional Examples Of Duties – If Applicable

Not Applicable.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and two years of related experience.

OR

Master's degree

License/Certification

None.

Knowledge Of

Standard university recruiting and admissions practices

Sales and/or territory management techniques

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Skill In

Verbal and written communications and interpersonal skills *

Personal computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite

Ability To

Work in a collaborative and effective manner with students, alumni, diverse families, administrators, and faculty

Work and communicate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures

Manage a complicated daily, weekly, and monthly schedule with recurring important professional commitments on and off-campus

Exercise independent judgment and autonomy regarding work planning

Travel regionally and/or nationally *

Work nontraditional hours, including evenings and weekends *

Preferred Qualifications – If Applicable

Experience in student recruitment, education advocacy, or college counseling

Detail-oriented with strong oral and written communication skills

Experience within an institution of higher education

Knowledge of university-specific CRM systems; preferably Slate

Assessments

Asterisk (*) indicates knowledge, skills, abilities which may require assessments. Assessments could take the form of interview questions, a request to provide work samples or a written or practical test to assess job related competencies.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

None.

Working Schedule

Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, ability to work nontraditional hours, including evenings and weekends.

Additional Information

Kent State University is committed to creating a community that is culturally and intellectually diverse and to attracting and retaining a diverse staff. We strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that respect differences, and are inclusive, welcoming, respectful and kind.

Disclaimer

The intent of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and should not be interpreted to describe all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in any particular position. Directly related experience/education beyond the minimum stated may be substituted where appropriate at the discretion of the Appointing Authority. Kent State University reserves the right to revise or change job duties, job hours, and responsibilities.

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