Director of Graduate Admissions

Director of Graduate Admissions

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE ADMISSIONS: CCAD's Enrollment Management department is seeking a professional who enjoys fast-paced roles, can work independently with little supervision, is a critical thinker, and has the ability to multi-task to fill this role. The Enrollment Management staff is a highly collaborative and cohesive team, providing a range of high-quality services for our faculty, staff, and students. Ideal candidates will have at least three years of experience. We are dedicated to our mission of being an agile, trusted, strategic partner who delivers sustainable service and solution that contribute to the CCAD's success through the attraction, retention and engagement of a talented creative, diverse and inclusive workforce.

Summary of Position:

The Director of Graduate Admissions is responsible for attracting and recruiting graduate students for CCAD's current and future graduate degree programs. This role reports to the Vice President for Enrollment Management and is empowered to develop approaches, systems, and strategies to impact new graduate student recruitment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities but are not limited to the following:

Recruitment

• Provides leadership, in consultation with the Vice President of Enrollment Management, Associate Provost, and program chairs to set the vision and goals for the college's graduate student recruitment campaigns and activities.
• Accountable for the design, implementation, and success of graduate student recruitment campaigns.
• Uses internal and external data, including market research, to assist in setting enrollment goals.
• Develops and implements processes for college enrollment reporting, projections, and targets; generate, analyze, and effectively communicate reports related to enrollment goals.
• Innovates in recruitment approach, appealing both to individual prospective students and employers interested in supporting their workforce.
• Seeks out, develops, and maintains relationships with businesses and organizations offering tuition reimbursement.
• Seeks out and participates in activities that lead to the admission of new graduate students
• Collaborates with Marketing and Communications to develop effective and timely marketing campaigns to increase the applicant pipeline
• Assists graduate programs in developing and evaluating their own effectiveness in outreach and recruitment activities, making recommendations for refinements as necessary.

Admissions

• Develops, interprets, and administers a graduate admissions and recruitment program
• Develop all aspects of the online admissions application in collaboration with Enrollment Management operations staff
• Manages the application submission and review process with graduate program chairs
• Collaborates with the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Associate Vice President for Financial Aid to evaluate and implement graduate financial aid strategy
• Delivers timely, accurate, consistent, and clear responses to inquiries from prospective students, applicants, and admitted students
• Communicates admission status in a timely fashion, with an emphasis on best practices in generating high yield

Supervisory Responsibilities

Recruit, hire, and oversee student workers directly working in the Graduate Admissions area.

Education and/or Experience

• A Bachelor's degree with at least three years of progressive responsibility including:
  • higher education teaching and/or professional development training
  • education administration or arts administration
  • budgetary and personnel management

Physical Demands

• The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
• The employee frequently is required to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is moderate.
• The pace of the work environment is moderate to fast.

COMPENSATION: This position is full-time, exempt. Compensation is commensurate on experience and qualifications. CCAD offers a benefits package including: vacation time, additional paid time off while the college is closed during winter break, sick time accrual, health and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, 403B retirement contribution, tuition remission, campus parking, and free admission to the Columbus Museum of Art.

HOW TO APPLY: Visit www.ccad.applicantpro.com/jobs/ to submit your application. When asked to upload application materials, please submit a resume/CV and a cover letter. If you are applying from any website other than CCAD or Indeed, you will receive a follow up email 3 hours after your initial submission directing you to follow the link and complete your application. You must complete this two-step process, or your application will be considered INCOMPLETE.

CCAD Vaccination & Booster Requirement Notice

Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) is committed to protecting our students, employees, and our communities from COVID-19. Toward that goal, and in consideration of guidance released by the state of Ohio, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a variety of public health authorities and professional organizations, CCAD is implementing a vaccination & booster requirement policy for its students and employees.

All employees, including on-campus, hybrid, or fully remote status, are required to receive the Covid-19 vaccination and booster shot (if eligible) as determined by CCAD and provide proof of their fully vaccinated/up to date status upon hire.

Reasonable Accommodation: Employees in need of an exemption from this policy requirement due to a medical reason, or because of a sincerely held religious belief, must request a Request for Accommodation form from Human Resources to begin the interactive accommodation process. Accommodation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis and/or granted where they do not cause CCAD undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others.

Please direct any questions regarding this notice to Human Resources at humanresources@ccad.edu.

*CCAD reserves the right to modify, supplement, revise, or rescind any part of this notice as it deems necessary or appropriate with notification..

About CCAD:

Columbus College of Art & Design teaches a diverse undergraduate and graduate student body in the midst of a thriving creative community in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1879, CCAD is one of the oldest private, accredited, and nonprofit art and design colleges in the United States. CCAD offers 11 BFA programs in a variety of visual art and design disciplines, a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, and a Master of Professional Studies in Retail Design that produce graduates equipped to shape culture and commerce at the highest level. At the core of CCAD is The CCAD Way, one of Creative Collaboration, Intentional Inclusivity, and Proven Potential. Our Core Values of Respect, Positivity, Inspiration, and Accountability unite us. CCAD's Presidential Commission on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion works to help CCAD grow with intention into a more inclusive and equitable institution. Learn more at ccad.edu.

About Columbus:

As the 14th largest city in the country and the largest and fastest-growing city in Ohio, Columbus is collaborative, open, and dynamic. Between incredible arts and entertainment, exciting collegiate and professional sports, and a spectacular downtown riverfront of sprawling greenspace, Columbus has something for everyone. Here, you'll find all the culture and amenities you'd expect in a major city, with the friendly and approachable attitude of the Midwest. Franklin County, where Columbus is located, is the epicenter of the state's political, economic, and social presence and is home to 1.3 million residents with a median age of 34. Columbus is a top city for equality and was the recipient of a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign in 2020. And central Ohio is serious about higher education: the Columbus region is home to 52 college and university campuses, with 22,000 annual college graduates. Because CCAD is closely tied to the city's numerous art and design spaces and ever-expanding districts, you'll have plenty of places to experience creativity and showcase your own.

EEO Statement:

As an educational and cultural institution, a culture of equity and inclusion is not an add-on at CCAD, rather it is central to how we define creative excellence and the health of our institution. CCAD believes that a culturally diverse campus is integral to academic excellence, and our student, faculty, staff, and trustee bodies should reflect the diverse world in which we live, with attention to race, ethnicity, religious creed, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and ability. At CCAD, we are determined to foster an environment of inclusion and equity. CCAD is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals who will contribute to its diversity.

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