Seattle Regional Admissions Advisor
Job Location:
Corvallis, OR - USA
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Job Summary
To ensure full consideration applications must be received by October 30 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) A resume/CV; and
2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
Starting salary will be commensurate with skills education and experience. The position must meet an FSLA salary threshold for the state of Washington.
For additional information please contact: Claire Poffenbarger at
The Office of Admissions is seeking an Seattle Regional Admissions Advisor. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE) 12-month professional faculty position. This position is located in Seattle Washington.
Key Responsibilities:
- Represent OSU and OSU-Cascades at off-campus recruitment events for prospective students.
- Advise and counsel prospective students on the application process and policies.
- Read and provide recommendations on admissions applications.
- Manage recruitment strategy plans for assigned territories.
- Plan receptions for prospective and accepted students.
This position is responsible for the planning and execution of undergraduate recruitment in Washington. The regional admissions advisor is based in an assigned area and will work out of their home to support the undergraduate recruitment plan. This position requires one to work independently out of their home and in high schools and other venues regularly make decisions and manage their territory as needed and assigned. Developing plans maintaining a budget planning events communicating with students families counselors colleagues and their supervisor regularly and developing and scheduling their recruitment plan will be executed regularly are essential functions for this position.
This position will serve prospective high school and transfer students families schools and community organizations. It will generate tuition revenue and affect enrollment for OSU by recruiting qualified students. Additionally it will promote academic programs and student services and meet university goals and support the strategic plan. The person must be able and willing to independently travel for extended periods and work during irregular hours extensively including late nights early mornings evenings and weekends. They must be able and willing to manage frequent travel and fatigue related stress.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree from a regionally accredited not-for-profit college or university in discipline of choice.
- 1 year or more of professional work experience in undergraduate admissions at a regionally accredited 4-year not-for-profit college or university noting that student part-time graduate student or for-profit work experience does not qualify towards that minimum required experience.
- Demonstrable experience in professional roles that involve extensive public speaking to diverse audiences and extensive public contact.
- Candidate must have technological experience with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word Excel Outlook and Power Point.
- Experience developing and organizing large programs and large events from start to finish.
- Must be able and willing to travel for extended periods and work irregular hours extensively including late nights early mornings evenings and weekends for a minimum of seventeen weeks per year.
- Demonstrable experience in creating and conducting presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate successfully and inclusively both in writing and verbally with a diverse audience.
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
- Must be able to drive and travel in all weather conditions.
- Must be able to fly on a commercial aircraft.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check possess and maintain a current valid drivers license in their state of residence be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Progressively responsible and varied undergraduate admissions work experience at a large-sized and regionally accredited 4-year not-for-profit college or university strongly preferred.
- Involvement in NACAC HACAC PNACAC WACAC RMACAC and/or other ACAC organizations or regional admissions network (i.e. ARROW) strongly preferred.
- Knowledge and understanding of the state of Washington demographics territory management and public and private high schools.
- Experience and familiarity with utilizing social media applications databases and other student recruitment tools.
- Previous experience using a CRM (Slate preferred).
- Progress towards or completion of a Masters degree in College Student Services Administration Higher Education Business/Marketing or closely related field.
- Resides within or near King County in the state of Washington.
Estimated 17 weeks of travel per year
Frequent night and weekend work.
Frequent travel via car and plane.
Constant work in high schools community colleges and event locations.
Flexibility and ability to be productive in various locations a must.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability protected veteran and other protected status.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has critical or security-sensitive responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check motor vehicle history check sexual misconduct reference check etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check please contact OSUs Employee and Labor Relations team at .
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