Admissions Counselor I

Admission Counselor

The function of the Admission Counselor is to represent Mississippi State University to prospective students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff. The Admission Counselor's foremost responsibility is one of public relations, with this position focusing on the recruitment of freshman students to Mississippi State University.

Essential duties and responsibilities include extensive travel for school visitations, individual counseling with students and parents, follow-up correspondence, telephone marketing, public relations related to student recruitment and all other aspects of student recruitment.

Responsibilities include:

• Participates in the development of operating goals and objectives for the unit.
• Recommends, implements, and administers methods and procedures to enhance operations.
• Participates in developing effective recruitment strategies.
• Conducts all recruiting activities and follow-up with prospective students in an assigned territory.
• Visits and participates at high schools, colleges college fairs, student conferences, to recruit students provide information to prospective students and their parents, and promote the college.
• Prepares correspondence for prospective students.
• Responds to email and telephone inquiries.
• Represents Mississippi State University at conferences, meetings, and other official functions.
• Attends alumni meetings and assist as needed.
• Assist with the Orientation program.
• Keep current on university programs and changes within the academic schools and colleges.
• Assist with publications released by the Office of Admissions and Scholarships.
• Contact alumni presidents and/or recruiting chairpersons within assigned territory.
• Assist in visiting the community/junior colleges when the need arises.
• Maintain an updated list of outstanding juniors and seniors and keep in contact with them.
• Work closely with high school guidance counselors in assigned territory in the recruitment of prospective students.
• Works with Assistant Director in assigned territory to plan recruiting events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree and a valid driver's license.

Preferred qualifications include experience working with students, parents, university administrators, and faculty.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies, ability to work autonomously and independently, exceptional work effort and highly motivated, must be detail oriented, excellent writer, and must be a logical thinker.

Working conditions and physical effort include extensive travel, no heavy lifting, routine deadlines, and ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

Instructions for applying include applying online at and attaching a cover letter and resume.

Equal employment opportunity statement: Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law.