Admission/Senior Admission Counselor

**Job Title**Admission/Senior Admission Counselor**Department**Admissions Campus Visits**Worker Type**Regular**Pay Type**Salary**Position Salary Minimum**$45,000 (Admission Counselor) $47,000 (Sr Admission Counselor)**Position Salary Maximum**$48,000 (Admission Counselor) $50,000 (Sr Admission Counselor)*Salary will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience.***Scheduled Weekly Hours**40**Benefit Eligible**Yes**Screening Date**2026-04-27**Job Description Summary**Miami University’s Office of Admission seeks an energetic, creative, and collaborative individual to serve as an admission counselor for first-year recruitment. In partnership with admission team members, the admission counselor will play an integral role in meeting enrollment goals and assume the management of a first-year recruitment territory to include 6-8 weeks of travel, application review, and relationship management. In addition to assigned territory management and collaboration on admission events and programs, this position will assist with the recruitment of underrepresented and international students. The admission counselor will assist with and coordinate on- and off-campus visits and events, including high school counselor and pre-college programs (Bridges, Summer Scholars), and manage Miami’s group visit program. This position is eligible for work on a hybrid basis. Remote/hybrid work is not a right, but a working arrangement that can be modified or revoked by Miami University at any time for any reason.**Job Description****Essential Duties*** **Knowledge of University & Brand Representation:** Develop working knowledge of Miami University programs, opportunities, and policies and communicate information about the Miami brand, experience, and outcomes and its admission policies and procedures to prospective students, families, and other key influencers. Represent Miami at on- and off-campus student recruitment and yield events and campaigns. Present to audiences ranging from 20 to over 300 participants. (20%) **Student-Centered Support:** Provide exceptional customer service and personalized guidance to prospective students and their families throughout the admission process, embodying Miami's Code of Love and Honor through extraordinary hospitality and transparency. Correspond with students and their families, including the use of email, phone calls, and zoom meetings, provide presentations, and routinely fulfill counselor-on-duty responsibilities. Build and maintain relationships with school counselors within assigned territory. (20%) **Territory Management:** Manage a recruitment territory, which includes planning and conducting 8 to 12 weeks of recruitment travel, maintaining counselor relations, following up with students and families, and monitoring enrollment trends, making needed adjustments to meet enrollment goals. Continuously monitor and evaluate enrollment trends in territory. Utilize the CRM, data, industry best practices, and other forms of quantitative and qualitative feedback to inform decisions, identify areas of concern and opportunity, (20%) **Application Review & Decision-Making:** Participate in assigned electronic file review for undergraduate domestic and international first-year admission, Honors programs, and pre-college programs, adhering to all review deadlines. Conduct contextual and holistic review of undergraduate, first-year applications, recommending admission decisions in accordance with Miami University's admission policies, values, priorities, and deadlines. (20%) Organize, coordinate, and manage on- and off-campus recruitment events, high school counselor programs, and high-ability programming. (10%) Other duties as assigned. (10%)**Minimum Qualifications**Admission Counselor:Bachelor's Degree (must be obtained by start date)Senior Admission Counselor:Bachelor's Degree and two or more years of recruitment cycle or experience in Admission or a Master's degree and one year of experience.The experience may be obtained during degree completion.Admission Counselor/Senior Admission Counselor:Must be able to work some evenings, perform overnight and some weekend travel, transport 30-40 lbs. of recruiting materials, and possess a valid driver’s license.**Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities** Knowledge of and experience with computer systems and various software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPointIdeal candidates will be politically savvy and diplomatic, demonstrate a proven positive work ethic and attitude, possess exceptional written and oral communication skills, dynamic group presentation skills, and proven commitment and ability to work with diverse constituencies.Must be able to work independently and as a team member, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously with a high attention to detail.**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:**Master's Degree1-2 years of experience in higher education, recruitment, marketing, or other related fieldExperience with customer relations database (Slate)Experience working with school counselors, community-based organizations, alumni volunteersEvent planning experienceData analysis experience**Additional Position Information (if applicable)****Required Application Documents**resume and cover letter**Special Instructions (if applicable)**none**Additional Information**A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.This organization participates in E-Verify.**Remote Work** For positions that are approved for remote work: Remote work is not a right, it is a work arrangement that can be modified or revoked by Miami University at any time for any reason, including the convenience of the University.**Reasonable Accommodations** Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io. Questions and follow-ups regarding requests should also be directed here.**Miami University Values Statement** is a scholarly community whose members believe that a liberal education is grounded in qualities of character as well as of intellect. We respect the dignity of other persons, the rights and property of others, and the right of others to hold and express disparate beliefs. We believe in honesty, integrity, and the importance of moral conduct. We defend the freedom of inquiry that is the heart of learning and combine that freedom with the exercise of judgment and the acceptance of personal responsibility.For more information on Miami University’s mission and core values, please visit the webpage.**Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement** Miami University, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Miami University prohibits harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the basis of age (40 years or older), color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin (ancestry), pregnancy, race, religion, sex/gender, status as a parent or foster parent, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, programs or employment practices. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io.**Clery Act** As part of the University’s commitment to maintaining a healthy and safe living, learning, and working environment, we encourage you to read Miami University’s Annual Security & Fire Safety Report at: , which contains information about campus safety, crime statistics, and our drug and alcohol abuse and prevention program designed to prevent the unlawful possession, use, and distribution of drugs #J-18808-Ljbffr