Admissions Counselor

Department: Antonin Scalia Law School

Classification: Education Support Spec 2

Job Category: Classified Staff

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Arlington, VA

Telework Friendly: Yes, the position is eligible for one remote day a week during application review season

Pay Band: 03

Salary: Starting salary in the upper $40,000s; salary commensurate with education and experience

Restricted: True

Criminal Background Check: Yes

Motor Vehicle Records Check: True

About The Department

To educate students to become lawyers, the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School has designated a curriculum that addresses three of the most pressing requirements of contemporary legal practice: facility with economic and quantitative methods, the increasing need for specialization, and a thorough grounding in fundamental skills of legal research, writing & analysis. George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School is located in Arlington, VA, just two miles from downtown Washington, D.C. Antonin Scalia Law School is a Top 50 law school. A relatively young law school, Scalia Law offers students an opportunity to pursue a JD, JM, or an LLM.

About The Position

The Admissions Counselor is responsible for collaboratively planning and executing recruitment outreach and other forms of engagement with the Assistant Directors, in addition to implementing the communication strategy, using various platforms for outreach to prospective and admitted students. The Admissions Counselor assists the JD admissions application process including review applications.

This position is eligible for one remote day a week during application review season.

Responsibilities

Recruitment and Yield

• Proactively communicates and engages with prospective students and applicants;
• Serves as the main point of contact for prospective students and applicants and guides them through the enrollment process in a respectful, courteous, and timely manner utilizing a variety of communication platforms;
• Corresponds promptly and professionally with guests;
• Proactively follows-up at specific points during the recruitment cycle to answer questions and assist applicants;
• Assists with developing and implementing strategies for applicants to optimize yield;
• Assists the Assistant Directors with planning and execution of annual recruitment programming for open houses and workshops;
• Serves as a representative of Scalia Law and attend local and national recruitment events; and
• Maintains the recruitment calendar on the internal calendar and Scalia Law's website.
  
  

Marketing & Events

• Works with the Marketing and Communications Department and the Associate Dean to implement the communication strategy of the department;
• Sends 2-4 emails a week to prospective students and applicant students;
• Maintains prospective students and admitted students communication database and updates database when necessary;
• Assists with creating marketing emails for all admitted student events and prospective student events;
• Manages all Zoom links for prospective and admitted student events; and
• Assists with admitted student and prospective student events including tracking reservations, confirmation and thank you emails, creating signs, and other items.
  
  

Purchasing & Travel Reimbursements

• Purchases all recruiting materials for the Admissions Office;
• Creates and orders recruitment items;
• Manages weekly budgeting reports of major purchases;
• Purchases Google Ads and Reddit Ads for the Admissions Office;
• Manages weekly reports for the Associate Dean for Google Ads, Reddit Ads, and communication database;
• Registers the Admissions Office for all fall and spring recruitment travel;
• Handles majority of eVa items for admitted student events;
• Manages the Scalia Law School Travel Reimbursement Program for admitted students;
• Coordinates contracts with local hotels to ensure rooms are reserved for students and students are provided information of hotel rooms;
• Processes students travel reimbursements; and
• Provides weekly reports regarding travel reimbursements to the Associate Dean.
  
  

Reading and Selection

• Reviews applications to Scalia Law School and render decisions. Applicant will read up to 25-50 applications a week; and
• Other related duties to the position as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field;
• Experience in higher education and/or customer service;
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite and computer databases;
• Expertise in a variety of tasks and functions related to new student recruitment, event planning, and admission counseling in higher education;
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, highly motivated and detail-oriented, and have the ability to interact with persons at all skills;
• Demonstrated effective decision-making skills in the absence of direct supervision;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office;
• Strong customer service skills;
• Demonstrated organizational skills;
• Ability to independently manage and complete work assignments without close supervision; and
• Must currently possess an appropriate, active, valid motor vehicle operator’s license that meets all of GMU’s requirements for operating state vehicles and equipment under Mason’s Vehicle Use Policy 1411 https://universitypolicy.gmu.edu/policies/vehicle-use/. The Office of Risk Management reserves the right to review the driver’s licenses and Motor Vehicle Reports (MVRs) of all candidates selected with employment contingent upon favorable review.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with admissions, student recruitment, and/or enrollment management;
• Experience with ACES2 or Banner;
• Knowledge of law school curriculum and missions; and
• Ability to think critically to provide solutions to difficult problems and create value.
  
  

Instructions To Applicants

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Admissions Counselor at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent and Resume for review.

Posting Open Date: July 19, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by: August 2, 2024

Open Until Filled?: Yes

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