Director of Communications for Undergraduate Admissions

Elon, NC (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive admissions communications and events coordination for Elon’s undergraduate program, with a focus on Slate-based messaging, campus partnerships, and a supervisory role over staff and student workers.

  • Must-have: Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years writing/newsletter proofing, Photoshop and InDesign experience.
  • Standout: Direct oversight of one staff member and eight student workers across communications, events, and social media.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Communication - In collaboration with the Slate Captain for Undergraduate Admissions, creates and executes undergraduate admissions communication as outlined in the Communication Matrix set by the Vice President of Enrollment and Dean of Undergraduate Admissions. This includes electronic messaging, print brochures, print letters and text.
  • - Works with territory managers to design and deliver segmented marketing campaigns.
  • - Compiles and delivers electronic messaging for campus partners associated with Elon Bound.
  • - Supports the First-Year Experience Advisory Committee and Student Life with the design and execution of the Well Connected newsletter campaign.
  • - Creates yearly calendar (print and electronic) of inquiry and applicant communication for undergraduate staff members. Responsible for creating and editing all communication attached to forms in the Admissions Customer Relationship Management system, Slate.
  • Events - Support admissions events by building communications for events in Slate and coordinating paper and electronic event invitation updates in partnership with University Communications.
  • - Responsible for materials related to event check-in (i.e. nametags and participant packets).
  • - Designs and prints all final event schedules, as well any supplemental materials needed (i.e. maps, one-pagers).
  • Social Media - Co-chair of the social media committee. Responsible for posting all content via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
  • - Gathers and creates content as needed; writes captions. Serves as the point-person for other admissions staff who provide social media support.
  • - Oversees and manages the student social media committee. Collaborates with the university's Social Media Manager to learn trends, boost posts, and showcase high profile stories.
  • Prospect Student Portal(s) - Assists with the design and creation of the applicant, admitted and enrolling student portals housed within Slate.
  • - Helps with maintenance to ensure each portal is accessible and up-to-date throughout each phase of the admissions cycle.
  • - Responsible for keeping current on newly released Slate features and tools to routinely enhance the user experience.
  • Supervision - This role supervises one staff member and eight student workers. This work includes hiring, training and weekly meetings. Participation in university student supervisor series is expected.
  • Inclusive Community Building - Community is foundational to Elon and a shared responsibility within our residential campus. All who work at Elon should demonstrate an understanding of and engagement with Elon’s foundational commitment to relationships, mentoring and collaboration in a close-knit residential community. We embrace the shared responsibility to foster inclusive excellence within a strong residential community. Accordingly, employees are expected to join together and build connections in activities that foster an active and engaged campus environment and engage in professional development to support the shared responsibility of enriching diversity, equity, and inclusion through meaningful relationships and mentoring at Elon. Employees are encouraged to, for example, attend or participate in campus activities such as College Coffee, Numen Lumen, campus cultural events, athletic events, continuing education, professional development opportunities and trainings, employee resource groups and other university-sponsored activities to demonstrate an active commitment to the Elon community.
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Elon University

Elon University is a nationally recognized leader in engaged, experiential learning that prepares graduates to be creative, resilient, ambitious and ethical citizens of our global culture.At Elon, more than 7,000 students learn through hands-on experiences and close working relationships with faculty and staff whose priorities are teaching and mentoring. The Elon curriculum is grounded in the traditional liberal arts and sciences with an emphasis on global experiences and career development. More than 70 undergraduate majors are complemented by professional and graduate programs in law, business administration, business analytics, accounting, education, interactive media, physician assistant studies and physical therapy.As a pioneer and leader in engaged learning, Elon has refined a scholarly model that is built upon collaboration and innovation. Central to this model are the five signature programs that comprise the Elon Experiences – study abroad, internships, undergraduate research, service, and leadership.Elon is one of only seven private universities with nationally accredited professional schools of business, communications, education, health sciences and law, along with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. The university’s academic divisions include Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Communications; the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education; the School of Health Sciences; and the School of Law, located in downtown Greensboro, N.C.Always evolving, Elon is an academic community that challenges, encourages and empowers our students to explore their passions, achieve their goals and change their communities for the better.

Elon, North Carolina, USA
3.3K employees (437 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
631.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.9%
Direct
51.6%
Referral
4%
Social
1%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
349 (11% of company)