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Seasonal Honors Reviewer Manager

🇺🇸 Remote - Ohio 🕑 Temporary Part-Time 💰 $18 - $23 per Hour 💻 Enrollment 🗓️ September 2nd, 2026
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Ohio State University is hiring a Seasonal Honors Reviewer Manager. The manager supervises ten seasonal application reviewers, planning trainings and coaching them through the Honors Program's holistic review process. The role runs seasonally from mid-November through mid-March, with a flexible weekly schedule of roughly 14 to 20 hours.

Highlights
  • Supervise ten seasonal honors application reviewers, planning trainings and resolving concerns.
  • Evaluate Honors Program applications holistically alongside the review team.
  • Enter weekly recommendations for completed application reviews.
  • Coach reviewers on Ohio State's enrollment goals, policies, and review procedures.
  • Partner with the assistant director of application review on reviewer assignment and expectations.
  • Bachelor's degree preferred in counseling, human relations, or education.
  • Background check required before starting.
  • Hourly pay range of $17.50 to $22.86, with University-issued equipment provided.

Seasonal Honors Reviewer Manager Full Description

Job Title:
Seasonal Honors Reviewer Manager

Department:
Strategic Enrollment | Undergraduate Admissions

The Honors Application Reviewer Manager position in Undergraduate Admissions within Strategic Enrollment Management provides a holistic evaluation source for domestic and international applications for acceptance into the Honors Program at The Ohio State University. The Honors Application Reviewer Manager provides supervision to ten (10) seasonal honors application reviewers. The seasonal honors application review manager is responsible for planning trainings and meetings, assisting with application assignment, providing feedback, and coaching to reviewers and resolving concerns from reviewers. Develops a thorough understanding of Ohio State’s Honors Program enrollment goals, policies and procedures and completes holistic review and evaluation of application credentials. In addition to supervising reviewers, this position reads, reviews, and evaluates applications. Required to enter recommendations for completed reviews into the review site on a weekly basis. This review is based on extensive training, written guidelines, and best practices set forth by Strategic Enrollment Management, Undergraduate Admissions, and the University Honors and Scholar Center.
Files are assigned weekly via an online secure review site. Once completed, recommendations are submitted electronically, and new files are assigned for the following week. Assist with the execution of mandatory monthly training, and other meetings as needed during normal university business hours. Works with the assistant director of application review to employ a comprehensive process of setting expectations of seasonal reviewers through role planning, coaching, assignment and review. The seasonal honors application reviewer manager has the responsibility to remain up to date with procedural and guideline changes which might affect the review process provided by Undergraduate Admissions.
Opportunities for professional development during the review season will be offered. Throughout the review process, reviewers must ensure confidentiality and security of admission files and university materials. Requires a flexible work schedule averaging 14-18 hours per week with some weeks during January and February requiring up to 20 hours. Reviewers will conduct a holistic review on an average of 80 files a week with some weeks during January and February requiring additional files. Reviewers are compensated at an hourly rate. Candidates must commit to completing the needed files per week and attending all virtual required trainings and meetings. Reviewers will use University issued equipment.
This is a seasonal position which begins in mid-November and ends in mid-March.

Qualifications

Required:
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in counseling, human relations, or education. Reasonable knowledge of high school guidance or teaching. Familiarity and knowledge with college/university policies and procedures, recruitment or admissions, or counseling practices at higher education institutions.
This position requires successful completion of a background check.

Desired:
Previous application reviewing experience. Supervisory experience. 1-2 years of relevant experience.

Additional Information:
The targeted pay rate range for this position is $17.50 - $22.86/hr. The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, units’ available budget, and the candidates’ qualifications.
This is a remote position with occasional opportunities to come in-person to the Columbus campus.
An OSU staff member may have multiple positions provided the sum-total of the positions does not exceed 100% full-time equivalency (FTE) and the position combination is consistent with the following principles:
  • A combination of exempt and non-exempt positions is not permitted.
  • A combination of staff and student employment positions is not permitted.
  • Classified positions may be combined only with other classified positions of the same exempt or nonexempt status.
Seasonal Honors Reviewer Manager candidates must be Ohio residents and live in the state of Ohio while serving in the role.

Essential Duties
80%: Provides a holistic evaluation source for domestic and international applications for acceptance into the Honors Program at The Ohio State University. Provides supervision to 10 seasonal honors application reviewers. The seasonal honors application review manager is responsible for planning trainings and meetings, providing feedback, and coaching to reviewers and resolving concerns from reviewers. Develops a thorough understanding of Ohio State’s Honors Program enrollment goals, policies and procedures and completes holistic review and evaluation of application credentials. Reads, reviews, and evaluates applications. Required to enter recommendations for completed reviews into the review site on a weekly basis.
20%: Assist with the execution of mandatory monthly trainings, and other meetings as needed during normal university business hours. Works with the assistant director of application review to employ a comprehensive process of setting expectations of seasonal reviewers through role planning, coaching, assignment and review. The seasonal honors application reviewer manager has the responsibility to remain up to date with procedural and guideline changes which might affect the review process provided by Undergraduate Admissions. Opportunities for professional development during the review season will be offered. Throughout the review process, reviewers must ensure confidentiality and security of admission files and university materials.

Location:
Remote Location
Position Type:
Seasonal (Seasonal)
Scheduled Hours:
20
Shift:
First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.