Enrollment Communications Specialist

Joplin, MO (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead CRM-driven enrollment communications to guide prospective and admitted students through milestones, using segmentation, templates, and analytics.

  • Own end-to-end design and optimization of journey communications across enrollment stages.
  • Must-have: Experience with an admissions CRM (Slate preferred).
  • Standout: Cross-team collaboration with Enrollment, Admissions, Financial Aid, and Student Services to improve deposit-to-matriculation outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end design and ongoing optimization of prospective and applicant journeys by program and stage (prospect, applicant, interview, decision, admitted, deposited, onboarding-to-handoff)
  • Build segmentation, automation, and message sequencing that aligns to enrollment priorities and supports consistent stage movement
  • Deliver communications that clearly reinforce next steps, deadlines, requirements, and decision-point confidence
  • Exercises independent judgment in the design and optimization of CRM communication strategies supporting enrollment outcomes
  • Advises enrollment leadership on communication strategy based on performance analytics and student engagement trends
  • Develop targeted communications and nudges that strengthen engagement and support deposit-to-matriculation outcomes
  • Partner across Enrollment, Admissions, Financial Aid, and Student Services to address common friction points and improve the admitted/deposited experience
  • Create and maintain CRM templates, modular content blocks, and multi-step sequences across channels (email/SMS/portal)
  • Maintain a CRM communications calendar aligned to the admissions operating calendar and program milestones
  • Apply clarity, accessibility, and compliance-aligned standards to all student-facing communications

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism, or a related field preferred
  • Strong understanding of email marketing, content creation, and user engagement strategies
  • Experience working with admission CRM system; preferred experience working with Slate
  • Experience in implementing and using admissions CRM technology; Slate CRM experience preferred
  • Must possess the ability to work effectively and positively as part of the Admissions Team
  • Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment
  • Ability to interface with information technology team, business analysts, functional users, external vendors and other stakeholders
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong customer service skills
  • Excellent written and verbal skills

Preferred

  • Slate CRM experience preferred
  • Ability to create technical documentation and flowcharts preferred
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Kansas City University

A private university comprising a College of Osteopathic Medicine founded in 1916, a College of Dental Medicine and a College of Biosciences including a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology program. Kansas City University (KCU) is the 5th-largest medical school in the United States, the largest in Missouri and one of the oldest osteopathic medical schools in the country.We are a health sciences university known for being a leader in osteopathic medical education, with a learning environment that emphasizes academic excellence and countless opportunities for hands-on learning.We position our students for success in the classroom and on national board examinations. Our graduates are highly sought after for both osteopathic and allopathic residency programs, including at some of the nation’s most prestigious medical institutions.Learn more at kansascity.edu.

Founded in 1916
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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