Job Details

Student Recruiter II

Position Number: 6285275
Location: Dallas, TX
Position Type: Admissions/Enrollment

Student Recruiter II

Salary Range:

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

About SMU

SMU's more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University's small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem - paired with entrepreneurial drive - creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU's relationship with Dallas - the dynamic center of one of the nation's fastest-growing regions - offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

About the Position:

This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

This position is responsible for outreach, recruitment, and yield of top candidates for the Working Professional MBA programs (specifically OMBA and MBA Direct) ensuring Cox remains competitive and continues to grow and drive critical revenue for the school. This position will make outbound phone calls, as well as send texts and emails to prospective candidates to sell the Cox MBA. This individual will also help plan and run recruitment events to attract top candidates to the MBA programs at SMU Cox.

Essential Functions:

Candidate Outreach, Recruitment, and Follow-Up: Daily outreach via phone calls, texting, and email to prospective students in the Working Professional (specifically Online MBA and MBA Direct) programs.
Event Planning & Execution: Plan, coordinate, and execute events for Online MBA and MBA Direct - coffee chats, information sessions, webinars, and yield events. Present to prospective candidates. Collaborate with Professional MBA and Executive MBA teams on joint admissions events.
Provide additional support to the broader Cox Graduate Admissions Team through other duties as assigned; examples which could include: marketing and communications, yield projects, student engagement oversight, competitive research of other MBA programs, etc.
Operational Excellence: Implement processes in Slate and other tools to streamline recruiting, events, candidate tracking, admissions, and yielding processes.
Position requires some evening or weekend work on occasion, for admissions related programming.
Occasional travel required for recruiting events.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

A Bachelor's degree is required.

A minimum of three (3) years of experience is required. Experience in sales or consultative sales is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Candidate must demonstrate strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate broadly across the University and develop and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of constituencies. Must also demonstrate strong written communication and presentation skills

Candidate must possess strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and analyze problems, as well as devise solutions. Must also have strong organizational, planning and time management skills.

Candidate must possess strong customer service skills.

Candidate proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint is essential.

Candidate familiarity with Peoplesoft, CRM systems (e.g. Slate, Salesforce and/or other admissions software) and social media is a plus.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

Sit for long periods of time
Bend, stand
Reach above shoulders
Handle objects (dexterity)
Carry/lift 25 lbs.

Deadline to Apply:

Priority consideration may be given to submissions received by June 23, 2025.

Application deadline is June 30, 2025.

EEO Statement

SMU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression.

Benefits:

SMU offers staff a broad, competitive array of health and related benefits. In addition to traditional benefits such as health, dental, and vision plans, SMU offers a wide range of wellness programs to help attract, support, and retain our employees whose work continues to make SMU an outstanding education and research institution.

SMU is committed to providing an array of retirement programs that benefit and protect you and your family throughout your working years at SMU and, if you meet SMU's retirement eligibility criteria, during your retirement years after you leave SMU.

The value of learning at SMU isn't just about preparing our students for the future. Employees have access to a wide variety of professional and personal development opportunities, including tuition benefits.

Primary Location: USA-TX-Dallas

Job: Student Services

Organization: Cox School of Business

Schedule: Regular

Shift: Staff

Employee Status: Individual Contributor

Job Type: Full-time

Job Level: Day Job

Travel: No

Job Posting: Jun 9, 2025, 2:44:20 PM

To apply, visit https://smu.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=COX00000251&tz=GMT%2B00%3A00&tzname=UTC