Sante Fe, New Mexico
Posted: 24-Mar-26
Location: Alamosa, Colorado
Salary: $52,200-$62,600
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Internal Number: R484
Reports to the Director of Admissions, the Assistant Director of Admissions Recruitment plays a key role in the Admissions team. The Assistant Director of Admissions Recruitment is expected to plan, organize, and develop the admissions recruitment program for Adams State University. They directly hire, onboard, coach, train and supervise Admissions Counselors on a daily and weekly basis ensuring the achievement of the university’s new student enrollment goals. They are expected to analyze and evaluate the current admissions recruitment program, the performance of the Admissions Counselors and develop creative and innovative strategies to improve recruitment processes across all campus delivery methods and student levels.
Specific Job Duties (Essential Functions and Responsibilities):
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Oversee the day to day activities of admissions recruitment according to enrollment marketing and recruiting plans in order to achieve enrollment goals
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Analyze and track recruitment data to develop recruitment strategies in collaboration with the Director of Admissions
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Provide organizational leadership within the areas of recruitment and territory management, prospect communication, admission processing and new student conversion
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Hire, train, organize/structure, manage, coach and evaluate performance of recruitment staff including Admissions Counselors (on campus and remote), transfer student coordinators, student ambassadors and welcome center work study students
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Serve as the admission liaison to the ASU Athletic Department, Academic Departments, Student Services, faculty, and staff to implement a successful long-term relationship plan. Build strategic partnerships with the faculty, members of the Athletic Department, and others both on and off campus to facilitate institutional understanding that enrollment is a campus wide responsibility
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Serve as a resource for academic departments’ recruitment initiatives
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Collaborate, strategize, and coordinate with the Assistant Director of Graduate Studies and Admissions Operations, and the Director of Prison Education Program and Concurrent Enrollment.
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Coordinates and promotes special events related to Adams State University and the admissions process, including but not limited to counselor breakfasts/luncheons, application days, financial aid nights, registration activities (Grizz Bizz), student receptions, and campus visits.
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Create new relationships and maintain communications with high school counselors, community college advisors, college prep organizations and community organizations. Plan events for counselors to visit ASU on campus.
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Monitor, evaluate, and support the campus communication plan to prospective and admitted students utilizing Workday and other applications as appropriate.
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Manage and maintain the Office of Admissions online and social media presence, including the admissions website, social media, and other online initiatives including all recruitment strategy partners.
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Serve on selected university committees and represent ASU in related regional and national organizations.
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Reviews applications to determine admissions eligibility for low-index students.
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Maintains telephone, email, digital and written communication with prospective students and their parents.
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Maintains communication with high school counselors, community college advisors, college-prep organizations and community organizations.
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Serves as an academic advisor for first-time, transfer students by advising students on degree options, course selection, placement test interpretation, and other advising related issues.
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Provides informative and appropriate financial aid counseling regarding federal and state financial aid, institutional and private scholarship opportunities and student financial services.
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Perform other duties as needed to ensure the success of the department
Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in a related field required, master’s degree preferred in public administration, student affairs, higher education administration or closely related field
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Two-three years leadership and management experience in student recruitment/admissions or related field preferably in the four-year public sector.
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Knowledge of student financing, enrollment marketing, recruiting concepts and best practices of, recruiting technologies, and vendor services
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Ability to support a systematic marketing research program to support recruiting decisions
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Proven record of increasing student recruitment and retention rates at an institution of comparable size and complexity
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Strong analytical skills including quantitative analysis that utilize data-driven enrollment management techniques
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Demonstrated experience in predictive modeling, demographics, and financial aid leveraging strategies
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Demonstrated experience in program assessment and strategic planning
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Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills
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Commitment to an organizational culture marked by trust, integrity, ethics, professionalism, inclusiveness, and respect for diversity in all its forms
Salary and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $52,200-$62,600. In addition to salary, Adams State University offers a competitive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. For detailed benefits information please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates must submit application materials electronically through Adams State University’s Workday application portal.
No other format of application material will be accepted.
Completed applications include the following:
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Cover letter
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Resume
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Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts will be necessary at the time of appointment)
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Three professional references, including phone number and email for each
For full consideration, applications should be received by 3/13/2026. Review of applications will begin immediately after this date.
The position will remain open until filled. Applications received after the priority deadline may be reviewed at the discretion of the search committee.
Questions about the position may be directed to Mark Buck at mbuck@adams.edu
Adams State University is committed to building and expanding the talent of its professional staff and actively seeks qualified applicants who bring unique perspectives, experiences, skills, and attributes that can augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff and can contribute to serving and preparing our students to engage and thrive in their learning, leadership, and service.
We strive to create a more representative workforce that mirrors the people who study, work, and lead our institution and welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, especially members of communities who fall within state and federally protected classes such as: women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities.
We value qualified candidates, with varied language skills, who have a record of successful experience with varied communities and student populations, and who have a deep understanding of and commitment to the unique geographical and historical characteristics of the place we are situated in and the intersecting perspectives that define our university being a low-income, first-generation, and Hispanic-serving, rural anchor university. Therefore, we seek individuals committed to intentionally supporting students and colleagues who possess these characteristics through their teaching, service, and scholarship.
The successful candidate will join a campus that is dedicated to inclusive excellence and acknowledges Adams State’s purpose to foster the educational goals of its students and the well-being of the surrounding community.
Additional information about the university and the academic mission may be found at www.adams.edu/academics/
Disclosures:
In compliance with the Immigration Control Act of 1968 candidates for positions must provide proof of eligibility to work before an offer of employment can be made final.
Adams State University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to protecting its funds, property and other assets. Well-informed hiring decisions contribute to this effort. Therefore, Adams State University has adopted a policy on background screening for its prospective, continuing, and returning employees as well as students in certain circumstances. Offers of employment will be contingent upon the completion of an acceptable background check. The information received in response to a background check will be treated as confidential to the extent provided for by law.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU's Office of Equal Opportunity, Director Ana Guevara, and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU's sexual misconduct policies, contact information for the Adams State University's Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at https://www.adams.edu/administration/oeo/reporting-sexual-harassment/. These procedures also describe the University's response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.
Adams State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation including transgender status and gender expression, marital status, and parental status.
