Recruiting Support Specialist

🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $45K - $50K 💻 Enrollment 🗓️ November 7th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

North Carolina State University is hiring a Recruiting Support Specialist. The role supports the student recruiting team in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Academic Programs office, communicating with prospective students, applicants, parents, and school counselors to help recruit and enroll each new class. The specialist also coordinates recruiting events and campus visit programs and manages prospective student data in the university's Slate database.

Highlights

Communicate with prospective students, applicants, parents and guardians, school counselors, and other partners to help identify, recruit, and enroll a new student class each year.
Serve as the recruiting team's primary event preparation coordinator, reserving rooms, preparing recruiting materials and giveaways, and entering student information, and greet campus visitors and answer phone and email inquiries.
Coordinate the CALS Spend a Day at State visitation program by setting up department meetings and class observations, preparing student schedules and info packets, running the "Pack Chat" initiative, and evaluating post-program assessments.
Enter and assess student information in Slate, the university's prospective student database, and manage the CALS Nominate a Student website and database, following up with prospective students and analyzing applicant data.
Manage the CALS alumni recruiting initiative and support middle and high school field trips, from setting schedules to serving as the day-of point of contact.
Create email templates, mailings, and flyers with CALS Communications, assist with yield efforts and admission cycle data analysis, and share data with CALS departments.
Present at occasional college fairs, receptions, and open houses, fill in for the Recruiter and Recruiting Coordinator as needed, and travel outside Raleigh occasionally.
Hold a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience and a valid driver's license (with a North Carolina license within 60 days of hire), with event planning, project management, and student information database experience preferred.
Anticipated hiring range of $45,000 to $50,000, working Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm with additional hours as needed.