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New York University

Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New York, NY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $70K - $77K

💻 Enrollment

🗓️ September 27th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

New York University is hiring an Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions. This role involves recruiting, evaluating, and selecting candidates to meet enrollment goals, promoting the institution through public presentations, and advising applicants and parents on educational planning.

Highlights
  • Recruit and evaluate candidates to meet specific enrollment goals
  • Maintain relationships with organizations and individuals involved in admissions
  • Develop and deliver public presentations to promote the university
  • Advise parents and applicants about educational planning
  • Requires a Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years of admissions or related student services experience
  • Strong interpersonal, public speaking, and writing skills needed
  • Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to handle sensitive situations and people
  • Valid driver’s license and availability to work evenings, weekends, and travel extensively
  • Salary range: $70,000 to $77,000 annually

Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions Full Description

Position Summary:

Recruits, evaluates, and participates in the selection of candidates for admission to meet specific enrollment goals that aim to bring in a high-quality student body. Maintains liaison with all organizations and individuals involved in the admissions process. Develops public presentations designed to promote the institution. Advises parents and applicants about educational planning. May possess specialized knowledge in one or more areas of admissions, e.g. international recruitment, etc. May have project or program responsibility. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions aims to develop, support, and empower a workforce that will support students as they navigate the college admissions process. 

Qualifications:

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience:
2+ years admissions or related student services experience.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Ability to promote the University and to work independently as well as part of a team. Outstanding interpersonal, public speaking, and writing skills. Ability to handle sensitive situations and/or people. Valid drivers license. Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel extensively.

Additional Information:

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $70,000.00 to USD $77,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

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NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.