Associate Director, Strategic Recruitment

🇺🇸 Kent, Ohio 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $68K - $81K 💻 Enrollment 🗓️ September 19th, 2026

Recruitment

Edtech.com's Summary

Kent State University is hiring an Associate Director, Strategic Recruitment to lead honors-student recruitment efforts on the Kent Campus. The role sets strategic direction for admission counselors, builds an annual recruitment plan, and manages an assigned recruitment territory. It also partners with the College of Honors and Global Education and university marketing on outreach, yield, and enrollment initiatives for honors applicants.

Highlights

Directs admission counselors and shapes recruitment strategy for Kent State's Honors experience
Builds an annual recruitment plan for an assigned territory aligned with the university's enrollment goals
Partners with the College of Honors and Global Education and enrollment management on yield strategies
Creates recruitment messaging with university marketing and communications through direct mail, email, and social media
Oversees on-campus and off-campus visit programs and events for honors applicants
Travels for recruitment activities and speaks to groups on and off campus
Supervises unclassified staff
Calls for a master's degree in higher education or a related field
Draws on four years of progressively responsible experience in college admissions
Pays an annual salary between $67,706 and $81,392