College Recruiter Job Description

Enrollment targets slip when prospective students and their parents hear nothing from a college until they have already chosen a competitor. A College Recruiter owns that first contact across a defined territory of high schools and community organizations, answering for the enrollment numbers that territory produces. Competing institutions chase the same students each cycle. The work sits within admissions and marketing teams at colleges and universities, where the conversion of inquiries into enrolled students is the number leadership watches most closely each intake.

College Recruiters in higher education are accountable for turning prospective students in an assigned territory into applicants and enrolled students, which sustains the institution's annual enrollment targets. Direction comes from a student recruitment manager or director of admissions, while marketing, financial aid, and academic departments shape what prospective applicants are told.

Career Impact: Sustained contact with school counselors, parents, and school leaders gives a recruiter a recognized record in higher education enrollment.

Business Impact: Application counts and the yield of admitted students in an assigned territory move with each recruiter's outreach, which decides how full programs start the term.

Growth Opportunity: The usual next steps are Student Recruitment Manager and Director of Admissions, with a growing hand in recruitment strategy and enrollment planning.

• Build relationships with high school counselors, teachers, parents, and community influencers across an assigned recruitment territory.
• Present program offerings, admission requirements, and financial aid options to prospective students and families at school visits and information sessions.
• Coordinate college fairs, campus tours, open houses, and information nights, including support for other territories when directed.
• Follow up with prospective students and parents by phone, email, and in person to move inquiries toward applications.
• Guide applicants through the application process and advise on career options that fit their academic goals.
• Develop recruitment plans and application and inquiry targets for the assigned market, working with the recruitment manager.
• Research competing institutions and stay current on the college's own programs and admission policies.
• Report recruitment activity, event results, and enrollment outcomes to management, with recommendations for improving the recruitment plan.

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, counseling, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 2 or more years of student recruitment experience, with proven school and community relationship-building.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentations to audiences ranging from individual families to large groups.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills for working with students, parents, counselors, teachers, and community partners.
• Ability to work respectfully with students and families from diverse academic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Excellent organization and time management skills, with the ability to plan events and meet firm deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively as part of an admissions or recruitment team.
• Willingness to travel regularly and work evenings and weekends for school visits, college fairs, and recruitment events.

• Working knowledge of admissions policies, program offerings, and the regional education system, including how secondary schools feed into post-secondary programs.
• Prior recruitment or admissions experience inside a college or university, ideally with adult or non-traditional learners.
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential information about applicants, families, and school partners.
• Creative and marketing sense for shaping recruitment materials and campaigns that reach a specific target market.

• Applications received per intake from the assigned territory, reflecting how well outreach converts interest.
• Inquiry-to-application conversion rate (%), measuring how many prospects the recruiter moves to apply.
• Admit-to-enrolled yield rate (%), measuring how many admitted students the recruiter keeps through matriculation.
• Share of inquiries followed up within the target response time (%), reflecting follow-up discipline.
• Recruitment events completed against the term plan (count), reflecting delivery of school visits and fairs.

• Base Salary Range: $42,000 to $62,000 per year, depending on experience and institution type
• Bonus: Uncommon, with occasional incentives tied to enrollment or application targets
• Equity: Not offered in most colleges and universities
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage with employer-paid share of premiums
• PTO: 15 to 25 vacation days plus paid holidays and sick leave
• Common Perks: Tuition waiver or discount, retirement plan contributions, travel mileage reimbursement, flexible scheduling around events

Figures are estimates based on general US market benchmarks and may be outdated. Adjust based on location, company size, and seniority level.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, and employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of a background check. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act are available to applicants on request during the hiring process.

The College Recruiter builds a pipeline of prospective undergraduates for a university by visiting high schools, attending school fairs, and planning events such as scholarship receptions. Reporting to the Student Recruitment Manager, the College Recruiter also supports other territories and studies competing universities, helping the institution reach its application and inquiry targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Help prospective students lead and generate applications through various events.
• Attend post-secondary school fairs and plan and attend visits to high schools.
• Plan and conduct presentations on the university to high school students and other key influencers.
• Help to plan innovative recruitment events such as Admissions on the Spot, scholarship receptions, campus tours, etc.
• Build relationships with potential undergraduate students through school visits, individual meetings, calls, emails, and presentations.
• Own events and activities within the assigned territory and assist other Recruitment Officers and territories as needed under the direction of the Student Recruitment Manager.
• Take a lead role in development and implementation of the recruitment strategy for the specific target market, including development of application and prospective student inquiry targets.
• Develop excellent relationships with high school guidance counsellors, administrators, teachers, parents, alumni, and other key influencers in the territory.
• Research other universities and maintain an understanding of competition in the marketplace.
• Assist with other events and activities as directed by the Student Recruitment Manager.

Required Qualifications

• University degree, with preference given to recent degree holders of the university.
• Previous sales or relationship-building experience.
• Good existing knowledge of the university and its program offerings is considered an asset.
• Good creativity and marketing sense.
• Exceptional people skills, with excellent communication (speaking and writing) and presentation skills.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to act on decisions quickly and meet tight and time-sensitive deadlines.
• Ability to plan and work independently and as part of a team, while staying self-motivated and dependable.
• Demonstrate self-confidence, a positive outlook, and a high level of integrity.
• Committed to providing high levels of customer service ability to meet sales targets.

Embedded within the Talent Acquisition function of a manufacturing organization, the College Recruiter leads full-cycle hiring for sales, engineering, and manufacturing roles, from role definition and candidate sourcing through offer negotiation and onboarding. Working closely with Human Resources Business Partners and client leadership, the College Recruiter keeps job requisitions, applicant records, and employment law compliance accurate, so hiring managers can fill openings with qualified candidates.

Core Functions

• Establish recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives and collaborating with HRBPs and Client Leadership to discuss needs and job descriptions, such as role, qualifications, requirements, schedule and shift expectations, and hire status type (full-time, temp, part-time).
• Ensure approved job requisition details and descriptions are correctly entered in the ATS, including EEO and FLSA information.
• Attract applicants by placing job advertisements on social media, newsgroups, and job sites, ensuring information details match the approved job requisition details and justifications.
• Build applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites.
• Provide organization information, opportunities, and benefits, make presentations, and maintain rapport.
• Determine applicants' qualifications by interviewing applicants, analyzing responses, verifying references, and comparing qualifications to job requirements.
• Evaluate applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers and interviewing applicants on a consistent set of qualifications.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including role definition, strategic candidate sourcing, interviewing, selection, offer development and negotiation presentation, and onboarding, in partnership with HRBPs and Client Leadership.
• Comply with defined processes and ensure the data entry, maintenance of accurate and concise records, documents, and reports concerning all phases of the recruitment process, including EEO statistics.
• Improve organization attractiveness by recommending new policies and practices.
• Maintain knowledge of current legislation, enforce regulations with managers, recommend new procedures, and conduct training.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Participate in company projects that will enhance Talent Acquisition and other areas of the company.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Human Resources, or 4 or more years of related experience in Manufacturing.
• 2 or more years of progressive experience in full-cycle recruiting for Sales, Engineer, and Manufacturing jobs.
• Deep understanding of sourcing candidates through various means, channels, and the full life cycle of recruiting processes.
• Strong knowledge of applicable employment laws and regulations.
• Strong working knowledge and use of ATS applications and MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Deep knowledge of sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Monster, and social media.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and "customer focus" with ability to positively interact and build relationships with all levels of a rapidly growing, geographically dispersed organization.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy and effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including business acumen.
• Good judgment and decision-making skills, strong work ethic, and integrity on the job.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to effectively prioritize tasks.
• Ability to recognize and drive continuous improvement efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to work within well-defined instructions and with minimal supervision while achieving targets and goals.
• Willingness to travel on an as-needed basis (up to 25%), mostly local and regional, and to work flexible hours and days, including outside of normal business hours on occasion.

Reporting to company leadership within the human resources function, the College Recruiter delivers recruiting for college graduates, interns, and co-ops, and helps run the summer internship and graduate rotation programs. Partnering with the Human Resources Business Partner and college teams, the College Recruiter builds the campus engagement strategy that keeps an engineering talent pipeline supplied.

Primary Duties

• Perform full lifecycle recruiting for college graduates, interns, and co-ops.
• Collaborate with the Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) and leadership to prepare, negotiate, and extend offer packages to candidates.
• Proactively source college students on Handshake and other established recruitment channels.
• Develop and maintain relationships with prospective students throughout their college career.
• Partner with the college teams to schedule, coordinate, and attend campus events, coffee chats, and panel interviews with prospective candidates.
• Develop and maintain a campus engagement strategy.
• Develop and manage the internship program to include intern orientation and onboarding, internship program events, intern new hire check-ins, and exit interviews.
• Partner with leadership and HRBP(s) to lead the new graduate engineering rotation program.
• Maintain contact in the engineering community through active participation and membership in professional societies.
• Partner with leadership, HRBP(s), and college teams to present recruitment market trends to continually build and enhance the campus recruitment strategy.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 0 to 2 years of experience, Associate's degree with 4 to 6 years of experience, or High School Diploma with 6 to 8 years of experience.
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Creativity and outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication, organizational, time management, and prioritization skills, with attention to detail.
• Effective teammate who elevates others around them by teaching, communicating, and helping.
• Able to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences, to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand, and to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Able to be flexible and to adapt and thrive.
• Comfort working with exposure to computer screens and sitting for extended periods of time.
• Can reach by extending hands or arms in any direction and has finger dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Capacity to work with minimal supervision as a self-starter.

Sitting at the intersection of campus outreach and retail talent acquisition, the College Recruiter shapes hiring for the internship program and entry-level merchandising roles in buying and planning. Operating across university career services offices, professors, student organizations, and hiring managers, the College Recruiter organizes campus events and interview days that feed the company's early career pipeline.

Duties

• Build strong relationships with hiring managers, key members of the leadership team, department heads, the Talent Acquisition team, Human Resources Business Partners, and other associates internally.
• Engage potential candidates with the brand by organizing and attending on-campus events (on-campus or virtual) including registration, identification of attendees, event preparation, presentations, participation and follow-up.
• Plan interview days and execute all follow-up communications to students and hiring managers.
• Play an active role in planning, executing, and continuing to improve the nationally-ranked 10-week summer internship program and new co-op program.
• Create and conduct presentations for students, faculty, and leaders.
• Assist new hires through the onboarding process to ensure a successful transition.
• Research and share the latest trends in college recruiting, including social media, inclusion and diversity, video interviewing, and employee referral programs.
• Understand, maintain, and use key metrics and reporting.
• Build strong relationships with university career services office, professors, and student organizations externally.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 2 or more years of experience in campus recruiting preferred.
• Experience in event planning is a plus.
• Experience in the retail industry or a high-volume industry.
• Basic knowledge of EEOC laws and regulations.
• Experience with common recruiting technology, Applicant Tracking Systems (iCIMS, Taleo, etc.) and sourcing platforms (LinkedIn Recruiter, Handshake, HireVue, etc.) preferred.
• Strong aptitude for learning new technologies (Handshake, Symplicity, HireVue, etc.).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (significant experience with Excel and PowerPoint).
• Experience with various social media tools (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) to promote the talent brand.
• Ability to see beyond the tactical to understand how the Recruiting function impacts the overall health of the business.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to create and facilitate presentations to small and large groups (in person and virtual).
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the year and attend events on evenings and weekends as needed.

A key member of the recruiting and development team, the College Recruiter owns the college recruiting initiative, from co-op and intern programs to career fair budgets and calendars. Collaborating across company management, the human resources director, and university career services offices, the College Recruiter turns staffing needs into a candidate pipeline that supports hiring.

Functions

• Develop, manage, and implement the college recruiting initiative.
• Coordinate company-wide co-op and intern programs.
• Represent the company positively at career fairs and add student resumes to a database for future opportunities.
• Work directly with the Recruiting and Development Manager, the Corporate Director of Human Resources, and company management to understand current and future organizational needs and develop a recruiting plan and candidate pipeline to support candidate identification and selection.
• Identify which colleges source the best candidates based on the employer's staffing needs.
• Build relationships with a network of universities and their career services office.
• Create and manage a budget and calendar of hiring events and career fairs.
• Prepare presentations, videos, and other marketing materials to introduce the company brand and job opportunities.
• Post job ads and source potential candidates on social media groups.
• Travel, attend, and facilitate hiring events, class presentations, virtual recruiting events, or employer information sessions.
• Answer students' questions about the company, culture, pay and benefits, career paths and development, corporate citizenship, sustainability, and more.
• Move candidates through interviewing, assessment, offer, and onboarding processes.
• Build and maintain relationships with talent communities through a variety of channels like texting, email, social recruiting, and more.
• Educate students about the organization's employment brand and culture.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent work experience, required.
• SHRM's Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential is a plus.
• At least 2 years of experience managing all phases of the recruitment and hiring process, highly preferred.
• Familiarity with laws, regulations, and best practices applicable to hiring and recruitment.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn applicant-tracking software or other recruitment systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with good negotiation tactics.
• Ability to develop working relationships with Professors and University Career Counselors.
• Proactive and independent, and take initiative.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and work on a computer, and to lift to 15 pounds at times.

Student enrollment at the college depends on the College Recruiter, who leads outreach to high school counselors and teachers and helps prospective students and parents reach a completed application. Serving as a resource to internal departments, the College Recruiter coordinates events and tours across campuses and reports on activities and future recruiting plans to keep programs visible to prospective students.

Accountabilities

• Contact and meet high school counselors and teachers to explain the benefits of a college education.
• Participate in classroom visitations and other special events to explain the college to potential students.
• Provide information regarding admissions requirements and program benefits to prospective students and parents via phone, mail, and personal visits, and follow up with mail or phone call as appropriate.
• Assist new students with the application process and explain career options.
• Produce follow-up reports regarding activities and future recruiting plans.
• Attend departmental and/or college meetings to maintain awareness of new educational areas that may be of interest to college recruits.
• Work with colleagues to coordinate assigned activities with other programs, departments, and outside agencies and organizations.
• Provide multi-campus support during special events and tours.
• Work with colleagues in the implementation of special projects.
• Serve as consultant and resource to internal departments with recruitment training and new student enrollment process training via information sessions, committees, and professional development opportunities.
• Develop recruitment plans for academic programs and promote and maintain awareness of other student services.
• Coordinate education fairs at local businesses.

Technical Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Counseling, Guidance, Psychology, or Marketing, supplemented by 5  years of experience in marketing, college recruiting, and/or promotion required, and a combination of education and professional work experience may be considered at the discretion of management.
• Knowledge of curriculum program offerings and admissions policies.
• Proficient in computers, with knowledge of a variety of software programs.
• Ability to organize and implement detailed and complex projects.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and customer service skills required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for both one-on-one interaction and group presentations.
• Able to work independently under pressure.
• Able to work well as a team player and with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Self-directed and innovative, and able to assess current operations in an effort to improve the future goals of the college.
• Ability to meet deadlines on time.

As the College Recruiter, this role owns the campus program approach, from choosing which schools to visit to running fall and spring recruitment sessions and hiring interns and entry-level staff. The managers rely on this work to keep national college recruitment on budget and to establish candidate pipelines with university programs and career service centers.

Activities

• Develop and implement the overall campus program approach.
• Evaluate and recommend top-tier schools to attend.
• Organize and implement on-campus events for fall and spring recruitment sessions along with other special college events.
• Establish and manage relationships with Career Service Centers at colleges and universities.
• Partner with University programs to establish candidate pipelines.
• Provide support and consultation to Managers on the college recruitment process and best practices.
• Drive development of marketing and advertising material for campus events.
• Serve as the main point of contact internally and externally for college events.
• Distribute displays and materials for events.
• Attend campus events during peak recruitment seasons (typically January to March and September to October).
• Coordinate company representatives for college events.
• Develop all job postings for the company career page and promote job openings on college career sites.
• Perform full-cycle recruitment on intern and entry-level job openings.
• Help establish and maintain the national college recruitment annual budget.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field.
• At least 2 years of recruitment experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in college recruitment is preferred.
• Experience recruiting in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Consulting industry preferred.
• Solid understanding of US employment law and OFCCP.
• Experience with an Applicant Tracking System.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal skills, and proven relationship-building ability.
• Ability to work with a high sense of urgency, remain flexible and creative, deliver on commitments and deadlines, and travel as needed.
• Valid US driver's license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel.

College Recruiter builds a recruitment pipeline for a liberal arts undergraduate program by organizing information sessions and developing relationships with prospective students, parents, high schools, and community leaders. Success in the position means working under the Dean of Enrollment Management to shape the recruitment strategy and to answer inquiries through matriculation so admitted students enroll.

Operational Focus

• Serve as a University recruiting representative in various regions to organize information sessions and other student recruitment events.
• Develop recruiting relationships with prospective students and their parents as well as with high schools, community leaders, and other influencers within markets assigned.
• Work with the senior marketing, recruitment, admissions, and financial aid leadership teams at the University to ensure that the messaging is attracting sufficient attention and that the value proposition of the undergraduate program is well understood by potential applicants and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to the formulation and implementation of the overall undergraduate student recruitment strategy.
• Communicate with interested candidates throughout the recruitment process to ensure they are having their inquiries are answered and serve as a point of contact through matriculation to help with yielding admitted students.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Undergraduate degree required; a Master's degree preferred but not required.
• Experience in recruitment in an educational environment or other organization, with university recruitment experience a plus.
• Previous international experience is a plus.
• Committed to long-term career development in the higher education sector.
• Ability to learn quickly and to continuously seek and accumulate knowledge and expertise about different aspects of the university, particularly the liberal arts education model and student experiences.
• Excellent people skills to engage with a diverse set of communities across the education landscape, with ability to host presentations to a large audience as well as to have one-on-one conversations with prospective applicants, parents and school leaders.
• Solid strategic and creative thinking and problem-solving skills, and strong time management, project management, and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to work as a self-starter in teams as well as individually.
• Ability to handle confidential information professionally with discretion.
• Effective communication skills in both English and Chinese (Mandarin).
• Willingness to travel extensively, particularly in the fall and winter, and regularly.

The College Recruiter advances a diverse talent pipeline by recruiting interns and recent graduates from nearby colleges and universities and by managing the internship and apprentice programs. Reporting to key company leadership, the College Recruiter consults hiring managers on candidate selection and partners with high schools to promote IT careers and future employment.

Key Deliverables

• Develop and execute strategy to recruit interns and full-time Team Members from colleges and universities near all the geographic locations where the company is present.
• Work with key leadership to identify the universities that the company will develop relationships with.
• Build relationships with targeted universities and their career services offices by developing partnership programs, promoting the company brand and culture, offering information sessions, and maintaining contact throughout the year.
• Determine and implement innovative candidate sourcing techniques, including the use of social media.
• Attend career fairs, information sessions, resume reviews, and other campus activities.
• Promote attendance at recruiting events and engage students before, during, and after the event, and connect, engage, and build relationships with students to build a strong and diverse pipeline of talent.
• Post job opportunities and source potential candidates on social media groups.
• Proactively contact top candidates to promote the company's opportunities.
• Conduct candidate screening interviews and select top candidates to interview with the Hiring Manager.
• Consult with the Hiring Manager regarding candidate selection and recommend an offer for the selected candidate.
• Educate college students about the company employment brand and culture.
• Manage internship program, including onboarding, networking events, evaluation, and ongoing communication activities.
• Develop and maintain a mechanism to track candidates who were wanted for hire but may have declined employment at a point in time, and track these candidates through their professional careers and maintain contact with them to keep them in the pipeline.
• Partner with high schools to promote careers in the IT field and future employment with the company, which may include arranging speakers, apprentice programs, job shadowing, technical assistance, and mentoring opportunities.

Professional Experience

• Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills to promote understanding.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop and maintain relationships with others.
• Ability to go beyond the conventional, with a willingness to try different solutions and to encourage new ideas from employees and co-workers.
• Good relationship-building skills to establish and maintain rapport and cooperative relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Sound judgment to form opinions or make decisions by evaluating available information.
• Committed to supporting company diversity goals through ethnic, gender, religious, and socio-economic inclusiveness.
• Ability to reach a goal or perform a task with little supervision or direction.
• Willingness to bring eagerness and a sense of excitement to the role.

Embedded within the admissions and career services office of a community college, the College Recruiter oversees outreach to adult and non-traditional students and to local industries that train incumbent workers. Working closely with the Director of Admissions and Career Services, the College Recruiter follows up with applicants and prospects, supports information sessions and evening outreach events, and recommends changes to the recruitment plan.

Areas of Ownership

• Serve as recruiter for the College, providing outreach services with an emphasis on Adult/Nontraditional students.
• Build relationships with local industries and government operations to exploit educational opportunities for incumbent workers, including funding sources for training and education.
• Assist with the planning and presentation of the weekly admission information sessions and other on-campus recruiting functions.
• Personally follow up with applicants and prospects through multiple communication channels.
• Monitor the Admissions email inbox and follow up by email/phone/referral.
• Assist in answering routine mail/email inquiries about the college and the admissions process.
• Establish office hours for prospect appointments and walk-ins to provide admission information.
• Keep informed about programs and course offerings of the College, including workforce development training options.
• In consultation with the supervisor, maintain flexible hours to meet requests for evening and weekend high school college nights, College fairs, career sessions, shopping center fairs, and similar outreach events.
• Serve as backup for managing CRM and communication plans for prospective students.

Education & Experience

• Associate's degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• Previous experience working with the public.
• 2 years of professional experience, ideally within a college setting.
• Experience coordinating and prioritizing work and activities of self and others.
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues about higher education, recruitment, and admission.
• Knowledge of student information systems and/or customer relationship management (CRM).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to communicate and interact effectively with a diverse professional, community, and student population to provide a good impression of the college.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, work independently and be a team player, pay attention to detail, maintain confidentiality, work flexible hours, and meet project deadlines.
• Excellent customer service orientation in communication, presentation, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making, project management, and time management.
• Demonstrated commitment to student success.
• Ability and willingness to work with students of various abilities and diverse backgrounds, with demonstrated sensitivity to students with diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities.
• Availability to work evenings and/or weekends as required.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation to travel to campuses and events.

Reporting to a supervisor on the college recruiting team, the College Recruiter produces campus-specific strategies to recruit early-career and summer internship talent at assigned schools. Partnering with university career centers, faculty, and human resources colleagues, the College Recruiter runs the summer internship program and tracks interviews, offer conversion, and hires to show which campus events work.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage the full cycle of college recruitment for all campus activities at assigned schools, including career fairs, classroom presentations, meet-ups, assessments, and onboarding.
• Develop and foster relationships with students, university career centers, key faculty, and multicultural organizations on assigned campuses.
• Plan, develop, and execute campus-specific strategies at these schools to recruit top talent for Early Careers and Summer Internship programs.
• Use sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and Handshake to connect and engage with top early career talent, and manage virtual applicants on the college recruitment website.
• Source and select top candidates for consideration, plan the assessment process, participate in screening and interviewing candidates, and make offer recommendations leading to hiring decisions.
• Stay current on recruitment trends and the competitive landscape and develop new recruiting strategies and business processes, including a new internal colleague recruitment strategy.
• Collaborate with the team on shared projects and initiatives.
• Plan and manage the summer internship program, assist with planning, designing, and executing summer intern events and curriculum, manage the intern assessment process, and drive intern conversion.
• Maintain relationships with interns who receive offers after they return to campus.
• Track results and effectiveness of campus events (number of interviews, offer conversion, hires), share best practices with the college team members, enter metrics weekly into the candidate tracking system, and report regular updates to the supervisor.
• Organize and analyze large data sets and feedback to determine key insights leading to the development of a strategy.
• Assist in the development of marketing tools and execute campaigns to drive the employment brand on campus.
• Plan, develop, drive, and deliver complex and cross-functional projects/programs in an efficient and collaborative manner to meet or exceed deadlines.
• Build productive working relationships with business partners and human resources colleagues.

Background & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3 or more years of experience in a corporate recruitment environment (experience in college or campus recruitment preferred).
• Solid mathematical skills, including the ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and the ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to read, write, and interpret business and technical documents.
• Committed to continually improving candidate relationship management.
• Strong recruitment mindset with an emphasis on building relationships for the company.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation and public speaking skills.
• Ability to develop strategic partnerships.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, especially those relating to high-visibility tasks and projects.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Sitting at the intersection of sourcing and employment law compliance, the College Recruiter refines recruiting strategy with hiring managers and moves active and passive candidates through phone screens to negotiated job offers. Operating across college career fairs, on-campus interviews, and passive candidate networks, the College Recruiter builds the company brand and reports staffing progress to a supervisor.

Job Functions

• Follow the company recruitment program by complying with local, state, and federal employment laws and use sourcing and recruiting strategies to ensure that the company can attract the best candidates and determine "cultural fit" for the position.
• Contact and provide good-faith recruitment with disabled, veterans, women, and minority agencies, applicants, colleges, universities, etc.
• Obtain job descriptions, job type codes, and compensation from the compensation team and then partner with Hiring Managers to develop recruiting and sourcing strategy.
• Partner with Sourcers to develop sourcing programs ensuring effectiveness, consistency, and compliance with overall strategic planning.
• Source active candidates from online databases, contact lists, internal databases, and employee referrals, and source passive candidates through networking, cold calling, advertisements, job fairs, and Internet research.
• Maintain and grow a passive pipeline of candidates and ensure every candidate, whether active or passive, has a great candidate experience.
• Attend college and university career fairs, and conduct presentations and on-campus interviews.
• Build company brand by professionally representing the company to all applicants, employment agencies, universities, etc., and work in conjunction with all company employees to provide the highest level of customer service.
• Evaluate profiles of potential candidates and perform necessary phone screen assessments (screen all candidates for availability, interest level, salary range, relocation needs, and position qualifications), and then work with the coordinator to schedule and attend face-to-face interviews (as needed) pending a positive outcome.
• Negotiate and make job offers for positions promptly.
• Track progress on each candidate in the applicant tracking system (Workday), and report staffing initiatives and progress to supervisor on a regular basis.
• Code and submit vendor invoices and expense reports for prompt payment.
• Monitor market trends by gathering information from other companies, potential candidates, and online research, and share information with hiring managers and/or other stakeholders to ensure positions, titles, compensation, and benefits are competitive, ensuring top talent can be attracted.
• Seek ways to improve departmental effectiveness by eliminating unnecessary tasks and increasing the use of technology, and assist department employees with various projects during times when additional support is needed.

Required Qualifications

• Proficient in employment laws to ensure adherence to all equal employment opportunity requirements.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Experience with an applicant tracking system (ATS, Workday).
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively across a complex, matrixed organization.
• Ability to set plans and execute with a sense of urgency to achieve business results.
• Effective relationship-building and employee relations skills.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness to travel out of state on an occasional basis.

A key member of the outreach effort at an art and design school, the College Recruiter develops interactive experiences, from classroom visits to open house presentations, that inform aspiring artists about educational opportunities. Collaborating across art educators, high schools, community colleges, and industry partners, the College Recruiter guides prospective students and parents through admissions and portfolio feedback toward enrollment.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate and deliver engaging presentations to large and small group settings such as conventions, classroom presentations, Open House presentations, virtual info sessions, as well as one-on-one meetings.
• Cultivate new relationships with regional and national Art teachers and Digital Art educators for ongoing outreach and recruitment.
• Showcase the school through presentations, classroom visits, campus tours, career fairs, trade shows, and more, providing information on the school as well as the career paths available to artists seeking careers in the entertainment industry.
• Create new strategic relationships to benefit the school and its outreach efforts, including local and national art educators, high schools and community colleges, international contacts, and relevant industry partners.
• Support and guide prospective students, parents, and educators on the school's admission procedures and policies.
• Take inquiry calls from all potential students interested in knowing or receiving information about the programs, including entrance requirements, curricula, and academic standards, and encourage qualified prospects to schedule an appointment for an interview.
• Provide feedback on in-process art portfolios at events and other places of engagement.
• Make outbound phone calls to potential students who have expressed interest in attending the institution.
• Accurately account for all inquiries and the admissions activity associated with all inquiries within the student database.
• Maintain job knowledge by attending workshops and/or participating in professional development.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality, ethics, and integrity.
• Conduct all activities in accordance with the highest ethical standards.
• Adhere to all state and federal accreditation and school rules and regulations regarding student recruitment.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2 or more years of Customer Service, Outreach, Community Engagement, or similar experience.
• Experience in an entertainment, gaming, or art background is a plus.
• Knowledge of art, design, and 3D computer graphics content creation.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrate personal integrity and excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact successfully with a diverse constituency, including vendors, students, families, faculty, and staff.
• Able to work well under pressure and manage diverse teams working on multiple projects under strict deadlines.
• Advanced attention to detail, including top-notch organizing and multitasking skills, to handle multiple projects and prioritize accordingly.
• Capacity to appropriately handle, sort, and file confidential and sensitive information, and to locate, gather, synthesize, and interpret complex information.
• Committed to a positive attitude and strong work ethic, and to being highly collaborative in producing deliverables with speed and humility.
• Ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and respectfully in writing and orally, and to read, write legibly, proofread, and follow written and oral instructions in English.
• Strong personal accountability, problem-solving, time management, presentation, interpersonal, and collaborative skills.
• Willingness to travel and work non-traditional hours as needed.

Prospective student interest in a college's programs depends on the College Recruiter, who develops relationships with students, parents, counsellors, and community partners and presents admissions and program information at school visits and fairs. Serving as the first contact for prospective students and supporting the Manager, Marketing and Future Students, the College Recruiter evaluates outreach outcomes and recommends changes that help the college meet its yearly recruitment and conversion goals.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Connect broadly with prospective student audiences and key influencers (family members, school counselors, teachers, education offices, community organizations and members) to build strong relationships and to promote the college brand and learning opportunities.
• Conduct recruitment visits to secondary schools, funding agencies, education/career fairs, community organizations, and other sites, highlighting application and admission processes.
• Follow up on online, telephone and in-person inquiries from prospective students, passing them to the appropriate contact.
• Represent the college at events, fairs, and functions as determined by annual marketing and recruitment planning.
• Liaise with secondary school students, counsellors, career centre coordinators, and other school officials to coordinate the college school visit program.
• Work collaboratively with other post-secondary institutions to improve student recruitment activities and maintain relationships with other schools, promoting transfer options and pathway agreements.
• Present to the broadest possible audience regarding the college's programs, services, financial aid, and educational and training opportunities.
• Present post-secondary and college admissions information to groups of various sizes, including Planning 10 high school classes throughout the region, and to a wide variety of groups as part of community outreach and recruiting initiatives.
• Plan, develop, and participate in outreach programs, which may include special market segments in specifically assigned territories, including supporting and liaising with Indigenous Navigators.
• Coordinate on-site campus visits (recruitment) such as campus tours, open houses and community-based information events, and plan, develop and implement recruitment initiatives including information sessions.
• Maintain knowledge of and adhere to current Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy regulations.
• Support the Manager, Marketing and Future Students, in developing an annual plan to meet yearly recruitment and conversion goals that align with the Enrolment Planning process, including collaboration with the marketing team and other college units.
• Collaborate with the project team in the development of recruitment materials, consulting with deans and department chairs, to target audiences determined by annual marketing and recruitment plans and priorities.
• Evaluate the outcomes of outreach and recruitment-related activities to make recommendations for improvements to the Manager, Marketing and Future Students.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3 or more years of experience in a post-secondary setting performing recruitment-related activities.
• Strong understanding of the provincial secondary and post-secondary education systems, including familiarity with K-12 academic and philosophical changes.
• Working knowledge of office software, technology-based communications, and student record databases.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to network and build relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a detail-oriented and individualized approach, including the ability to communicate to culturally and socially diverse audiences.
• Advanced public speaking and presentation skills with the ability to engage audiences of various sizes.
• Excellent organization, time management, interpersonal, customer service, and project management skills, as well as the ability and desire to work closely with both internal and external community groups.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and collaboratively across departments as part of a cohesive team.
• Ability to work in a multi-tasked team environment.
• Willingness to work flexible hours with some long workdays and weekend work, and to travel for several weeks at a time throughout the year.
• Valid driver's license.