University of South Carolina
Admissions Representative
🇺🇸 Atlanta, GA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $46K - $57K
💻 Enrollment
🗓️ October 15th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
University of South Carolina is hiring an Admissions Representative. This role manages an assigned geographic territory, such as Atlanta, to identify and recruit prospective students, feeder schools, and growth markets. The position requires extensive travel, high-level relationship building, customer service, presentations, and data analysis to support recruitment efforts and advise students, parents, and counselors on admissions policies.
Highlights
- Manage admissions recruitment activities within an assigned territory including college fairs, high school visits, and workshops.
- Build relationships and personalize admissions outreach to students, parents, and counselors using various communication methods.
- Advise prospective students and families on University policies and procedures, providing excellent customer service.
- Analyze demographic and market data to strategically manage recruitment territory.
- Extensive travel and seasonal overtime required.
- Use Slate software for recruitment planning and reporting.
- Requires a bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferred experience includes admissions, customer service, marketing, sales, or public relations; knowledge of local secondary schools is a plus.
- Starting salary range: $46,125 - $56,602 with cost-of-living supplements based on residency.
- Employees receive benefits such as health and life insurance, retirement programs, paid tuition, dependent scholarships, annual leave, sick leave, paid parental leave, and professional development opportunities.
Admissions Representative Full Description
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Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.
We are only accepting applications submitted by November 27, 2025.
The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to:
- Health and Life Insurance
- Retirement Programs
- Paid Tuition
- Dependent Scholarships
- Annual Leave
- Sick Leave
- 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Professional Development Opportunities
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Posting Details
Supplemental Questions
Posting Summary
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| Posting Number | STA00831PO25 |
| Job Family | Enrollment Management |
| Job Function | Admissions |
| USC Market Title | Admissions Representative |
| Link to USC Market Title | https://uscjobs.sc.edu/titles/140721 |
| Job Level | P0 - Professional |
| Business Title (Internal Title) | Admissions Representative |
| Campus | Columbia |
| Work County | Out of State |
| College/Division | Enrollment Management |
| Department | EM Undergraduate Admissions |
| State Pay Band | 4 |
| Approved Starting Salary | $46,125 |
| Advertised Salary Range | $46,125 -$56,602. Salary is commensurate with experience. A cost-of-living supplement, based on residency location, will also be included in a final compensation package. |
| Location of Vacancy | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Part/Full Time | Full Time |
| Hours per Week | 37.5 |
| Work Schedule |
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| Basis | 12 months |
| Job Search Category | Student Services |
About USC
| About University of South Carolina | From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond. |
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Benefits for FTE Positions
The University of South Carolina (USC), through the State of SC and Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA), offers employees a valuable benefits package, including health and life insurance, generous paid leave and retirement programs. To learn more about USC benefits, access the "Working at USC" section on the Applicant Portal at https://uscjobs.sc.edu. Research Grant or Time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some, or no benefits, based on the grant or project funding.
Position Description
| Advertised Job Summary | The Admissions Representative manages an assigned geographic territory (Atlanta) as part of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions’ nationwide recruitment program. This position must live in their assigned territory or based on-campus in Columbia, South Carolina and is responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge and oversight of that territory in order to identify and recruit prospective students, feeder schools, and potential growth markets. The Admissions Representative will utilize high-level customer service, relationship-building, presentation, technological, and data analysis skills in order to recruit prospective students, report on their territory, and provide recruitment data to management to determine market priorities. The Admissions Representative will present students, parents, and high school counselors with up-to-date information about the University of South Carolina student experience and advise them on admissions policies and procedures. This position requires extensive travel and seasonal overtime. |
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| Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience |
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| Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials | |
| Preferred Qualifications |
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| Knowledge/Skills/Abilities | • Must relate well to people, have an engaging personality, and be able to speak with confidence in front of groups. • Must have exceptional customer service skills to ensure positive, brand-promoting interactions with prospective students/families, guidance counselors, and other constituents. • Knowledge of secondary and post-secondary school systems desired. • Must be able to read and evaluate academic credentials as well as market data for assigned territory. • Must be able to operate a personal computer. • Must be able to make public presentations to groups, counsel individuals, and maintain confidentiality of student credentials. • Will be required to organize special programs. • Will be required to travel alone in assigned geographic location. • Must be able to drive during the day as well as at night. • Must be able to make public presentations before large groups of people. • Must have strong writing skills. |
Job Duties
| Job Duty | Develop, plan, and implement admissions recruitment activities within assigned territory. This includes, but is not limited to, attendance at college fairs, high school visits, workshops, panels, and other recruitment events. Enter all recruitment plans, student inquiries, and assessment into Slate by set deadlines. Complete all purchasing, travel, HR, and paperwork in compliance with University and office policy. |
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| Essential Function | Yes |
| Percentage of Time | 20 |
| Job Duty | Build relationships and personalize the admissions process for students, parents, and high school counselors within assigned territory by establishing a seasonal outreach plan. This should include (but is not limited to) personalized communication and/or updates via note writing, email, text, and/or or phone calls; outreach events via virtual platform; and in-person special events. |
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| Essential Function | Yes |
| Percentage of Time | 20 |
| Job Duty | Exhibit exemplary professionalism and provide excellent customer service as representative of the university. Advise and counsel students and their families regarding admissions and other University policies and procedures. This will include significant communication with students and parents via phone and email. |
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| Essential Function | Yes |
| Percentage of Time | 20 |
| Job Duty | Complete general admissions duties including, but not limited to, application file review, attendance at special events, COW mail, and general office phone calls. Use necessary technology in day-to-day activities to better perform regional duties and to stay connected with Columbia-based staff as well as other remote employees. Attend staff meetings, trainings, workshops, department visits, and (when possible) professional conferences. |
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| Essential Function | Yes |
| Percentage of Time | 20 |
| Job Duty | Using demographic, historical and environmental data, effectively analyze and strategically manage assigned recruitment territory. |
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| Essential Function | Yes |
| Percentage of Time | 15 |
| Job Duty | Other duties as assigned. |
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| Essential Function | Yes |
| Percentage of Time | 5 |
Position Attributes
Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.
| Safety Sensitive or Security Sensitive | No |
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| Hazardous weather category | Non-Essential |
Posting Detail Information
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
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| Desired Start Date | |
| Job Open Date | 10/13/2025 |
| Job Close Date | 11/27/2025 |
| Open Until Filled | No |
| Special Instructions to Applicant | Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email. We are only accepting applications submitted by November 27, 2025. The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to:
Click here to learn more about why you should work at USC. |
| Quicklink for Posting | https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/196255 |
| EEO Statement | The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations. |
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Do you have at least a bachelor's degree in a job related field and no prior work experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience?
- Yes
- No
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Do you currently live in Atlanta, GA or Columbia, SC?
- Yes, Atlanta, GA or Columbia, SC
- No
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Are you able and willing to travel alone within an assigned geographic region for student recruitment and professional development/training events?
- Yes
- No
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Do you understand the occasional night and weekend work is required for this position?
- Yes
- No
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Do you understand that this position requires overtime and extensive travel?
- Yes
- No
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Briefly state why you are interested in this position.
(Open Ended Question)
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