Admissions Counselor

About the role

Abilene Christian University (ACU) is looking for an Admissions Counselor in Abilene. The role recruits and enrolls prospective undergraduate students by managing a designated territory and building relationships with students, families and high school partners. It involves travel, personalized outreach, application review and event participation, and requires the employee to be a professing Christian willing to support the university's Christian mission.

Key responsibilities

• Recruit students from assigned regions or target audiences and achieve enrollment goals in academic quality and diversity.
• Analyze market data to develop recruiting strategies and meet monthly and yearly applicant, admit, visitor and confirmed student goals.
• Advise prospective students and families on admission requirements and the financial aid process, and conduct affordability conversations after award letters are received.
• Manage daily correspondence with prospects and parents by phone, email, text and mail, and run targeted calling, email and mail campaigns.
• Build a network of contacts in the region, including high school counselors, alumni, youth ministers, church leaders and Christian school administrators.
• Assist and coordinate recruiting events on and off campus, including evening and weekend events such as Special Visit Days, Preview Days, New Student Orientations, workshops, school and church visits and college nights.
• Support the Enrollment Services and Enrollment Management teams with admissions/financial aid visits, campus tours, inbound calls and other duties assigned by the Director of Admissions.
• Complete productivity reports, expense reports, travel itineraries and administrative items on time.

Required profile

• Professing Christian and willingness to support ACU's Christian mission.
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree; ACU graduate highly preferred.
• Valid Texas driver's license and good driving record.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods, handle light items, and work significant travel including some overnights and weekends.

Required skills

• Strong oral and written communication, public speaking and presentation skills.
• Goal setting, organization, prioritization and attention to detail.
• Customer service and people skills.
• Internet, Microsoft Office and Google Workspace; experience with the Slate CRM system preferred.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.