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Job Description:

• Assists in the planning and execution of recruitment outreach to prospective students, highlighting Humanitiesâ™ distinctive academic programs.
• Supports recruitment programming, including hosting information sessions and meeting with prospective students to discuss the student experience.
• Maintains a central events calendar of campus activities pertinent to current and prospective students.
• Understands and communicates the mission, values, and goals of the core administrative areas of Humanities student engagement and support.
• Collaborates with the Director of Recruitment to develop strategic, mission-aligned student communication and marketing strategies that span the student life cycle.
• Performs interviews with students, alumni, faculty, and administrators to support marketing initiatives.
• Develops integrated messaging and storytelling for student recruitment initiatives.
• Participates in the design and selection of promotional materials and items.
• Supervises social media/web pages highlighting the student experience for recruitment purposes.
• Maximizes content exposure with attention to and in collaboration with the central social media efforts.
• Analyzes metrics for social media, website, and email newsletter campaigns to measure success and determine strategic campaign adjustments.
• Manages photography and videography (shooting, editing, and design) required for digital content creation for the benefit of the prospective student experience.
• Maintains relationships with all individuals involved in the recruitment process, including routinely counseling students and parents regarding the admission process.
• Participates in special projects such as developing marketing materials, monitoring budgets and recruiting underrepresented groups.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Masterâ™s degree in marketing, communications, higher education, humanities, or related field. 

Experience:

• Admissions and recruitment/higher education work. 
• Establishing contacts and cultivating new media relationships. 
• Writing and editing for media, digital content, stakeholder input, and content calendars. 
• Working with content creators to adapt stories. 
• Higher education, non-profit.
• Creative direction and design principles to provide direction for recruitment purposes.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Proficient in and functional knowledge of MS Office.
• Proficient in Canva, Constant Contact, Buffer, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Knowledge of and experience with SLATE CRM technology.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Letter of Interest in this position (required)
• References Contact Information (3)(required)

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