Admissions Recruiter, Undergraduate Admissions - UT Chattanooga (7449)
Company:
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Job Location:
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Category:
Admissions and Enrollment
Type:
Full-Time
Job Description
The primary purpose of an admissions counselor is to serve as a liaison between the university and the community at large. To serve in this capacity entails visiting with high school guidance counselors, students & their parents, and other education officials without supervision at private visits in high schools, college fairs, and at other special functions throughout Tennessee, Georgia, & Alabama.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications
Work Location
The primary purpose of an admissions counselor is to serve as a liaison between the university and the community at large. To serve in this capacity entails visiting with high school guidance counselors, students & their parents, and other education officials without supervision at private visits in high schools, college fairs, and at other special functions throughout Tennessee, Georgia, & Alabama.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
- Representing UTC at day & evening programs, high school visits, scholarship programs, etc. Primarily in Tennessee and surrounding states
- Interacting with prospective students who visit or call the Admissions office including high school students, transfer students, foreign students, parents & adult students
- Follow-up with initial contacts made via mail, email, telephone & private visits
- Participate in specialized programs like Freshman Transfer Orientation, phone calling campaigns off campus
- Plan and coordinate recruitment events for prospective students in specified areas such as overnight trips to campus
- Conduct daily tour talk presentations to visitors explaining college opportunities available to students enrolled at UTC
- Travel as needed with possible overnight stay
- Must have organizational skills
- Ability to handle multiple and ongoing projects, strong oral and written communications skills
- Knowledge of admission policies and academic programs
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to lift and load boxes
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required
- Must have 1 to 3 years of campus involvement (RA, SGA, Orientation leader, tour guide, Enrollment Services offices, etc.) years related experience in recruitment and admissions either while in school or professionally
- Two to three years of experience in a college admissions office or comparable collegiate/business experience
- Experience with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and higher education in Tennessee
Work Location
- University of Tennessee - Chattanooga, TN Campus
- This is a fully on-site position
- UT market range: MR07
- Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
- Find more information on UT Benefits here
- Job Identification 7449
- Job Category Student Services
- Posting Date 03/27/2026, 01:56 PM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations 651 Vine Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, US
