Assistant Director of Student Recruitment

Job Description

The Assistant Director of Student Recruitment is a full-time administrative faculty position designed to recruit and enroll associate undergraduate and graduate students. The Assistant Director of Student Recruitment will work as a key member of Academic Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences a diverse organization that includes over 3600 students in over 20 majors and associate and graduate degrees. Reporting to the Director of Enrollment Management the Assistant Director of Student Recruitment will apply a strategic vision to lead recruiting and promotion initiatives to facilitate enrollment growth for incoming associate undergraduate and graduate students across the College.

Required Qualifications

-Bachelors degree with equivalent experience
-Experience in recruitment or admissions
-Demonstrated ability to coordinate and support events or student-facing programming
-Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on relationship-building with students and families
-Knowledge of social media advertising strategies and management
-Ability to supervise student interns
-Experience in complex project management
-Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
-Ability to work independently without excessive supervision or follow-up
-Flexibility to work evenings and weekends and the ability to travel occasionally

Preferred Qualifications

-Masters degree in an applicable field
-Experience with digital advertising and analytics
-Experience with marketing and outreach via social media
-Experience using a CRM (customer relationship management) system
-Intermediate data analysis and Excel skills to support strategy development
-Demonstrated skills in event planning and coordination

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

49725 - 69615

Hours per week

40; M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Review Date

08/02/2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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