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The Senior Associate Director of Admissions provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for initiatives related to yielding students, with an emphasis on visits and events. Serving all populations of prospective students, this senior-level position is responsible for planning, creating, and implementing compelling visit experiences for prospective students through individual visits, the Welcome Center and recruitment events. The Senior Associate Director will also be responsible for leading and managing student leaders in running the student ambassador program.

Duties:

Strategic Leadership and Program Management
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators for visit programs and event success
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives based on visitor feedback and enrollment outcomes
- Coordinate and lead yield initiatives to prevent melt and achieve over a 22% yield rate for incoming first year students

Campus Visit Program & Recruitment Events
- Design and oversee daily campus visit operations serving prospective students and families
- Ensure seamless coordination of personalized visit experiences
- Oversee visitor scheduling systems and communication workflows related to campus visits
- Oversee Welcome Center facilities, technology, and resources
- Monitor and maintain visit materials and resources inventory

Event Planning and Execution
- Work with marketing to effectively recruit prospective students to events and achieve registration and attendance goals
- Direct the planning and implementation of signature recruitment events including:
     - Open House programs
     - Admitted Student programs
     - Special group visits
     - Virtual engagement opportunities
- Oversee event logistics, including:
     - Space reservations and setup
     - Catering coordination
     - Technology requirements
     - Staffing schedules
     - Materials preparation
- Assist with the planning and execution of events for prospective transfer students, adult students, graduate students, and international students
- Develop contingency plans for emergencies
- Assess event effectiveness and implement improvements

Departmental Leadership
- Serve on the enrollment management leadership team
- Participate in strategic enrollment planning
- Represent the office on college committees
- Provide leadership to a campus-wide yield initiative committee
- Support additional recruitment initiatives as needed

Qualifications:

Skills and Characteristics Needed:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work with diverse populations
- Ability to manage multiple competing tasks
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to communicate effectively in both spoken and written English
- Ability to understand College procedures, curricular offerings, options, placement and job facts, and be able to relate this information effectively to prospective students and families
- Ability to plan and organize special events and activities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Experience with Slate is beneficial
- Must exhibit a warm, welcoming attitude and have an excellent understanding of quality customer service

Key interfaces:
- Interacts with prospective students and parents
- Regular collaboration with faculty and staff of the Meredith community
- Will work daily with other members of the Admissions Office staff and current students

Education & Experience:
- Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience, preferable within higher education/admissions

Working conditions & physical demands:
- General office setting with moderate noise level
- Some evening and/or weekend
- May occasionally lift objects weighing up to 25 lbs.

Required Documents:
- Cover Letter 
- Resume