Admissions Manager, Admissions and Marketing Automation - McDonough School of Business

Lexington, MA (Hybrid)

$42K/yr – $65K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end MSBA Online admissions workflow, coordinate with external partners, and drive automation and candidate engagement across the enrollment lifecycle.

  • Manage application processing, document verification, and distribution to Admissions Committee
  • Develop and optimize email campaigns, lifecycle programs, and reporting to improve enrollment outcomes

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Operational responsibility for MSBA Online admissions processes by reading applications, verifying all documents have been received and are accurate, ensuring all files are distributed to the Admissions Committee for review, and managing the processing of all admissions and scholarship decisions.
  • Liaising with an external partner for MSBA Online on all items related to MSBA Online admissions including managing application status updates and clearing pipeline processing bottlenecks.
  • Supporting the recruitment and admissions for all programs in the Graduate & Executive Degree Program portfolio as required, including inbox management ensuring rapid and professional responses, conducting one-to-one meetings with prospective candidates and supporting recruitment and yield events.
  • Building and deploying email communications, event landing pages, list imports, and automated lifecycle nurture sequences using Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
  • Identifying opportunities to leverage automation to efficiently maximize audience reach and boost candidate engagement throughout the enrollment lifecycle.
  • Proactively conducting experiments on different email components such as subject lines, CTAs, send times, etc. to assess effectiveness and optimize email campaign performance.
  • Monitoring and tracking KPIs to report on results and understand performance, proactively making recommendations to the Director of Marketing Automation and supporting the team to implement changes based on findings.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree requirements
  • 2 years of experience
  • Critical ability to multitask, prioritize, and execute with strong attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal abilities and strong team orientation required. Must be able to work with various constituencies including prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
  • Exceptional written communication skills
  • Results-first mindset with a focus on outcomes (not just activities)
  • Ability to actively apply feedback to improve and grow
  • Strong problem-solver who is able to navigate ambiguity and deliver creative solutions
  • Working knowledge of Google Workspace and Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, is required.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with a marketing automation tool like Salesforce Marketing Cloud and/or CRM tool like Salesforce preferred
  • Experience in higher education/admissions environment is highly desirable

Benefits

  • Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.
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Salaries

Posted range

$42K/yr – $65K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
374 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$13.7M
Last Raise
$750K
Grant, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2023
    Grant • $750K
  • Sep 2022
    Grant • $300K
  • Dec 2019
    Grant • $1M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$959.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.4%
Direct
43.3%
Referral
6.1%
Social
0.8%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10K