Assistant Director, Admissions

Assistant Director, Admissions

The Assistant Director, Admissions (Campus Visits) advances WPI's efforts to recruit, select, and enroll high-achieving undergraduate students. This role develops and delivers strategic outreach, manages key visit and yield initiatives, and represents WPI to prospective students, families, counselors, and partner organizations. The Assistant Director also leads the admissions associate program, ensuring high-quality campus visit experiences throughout the academic year and summer. They serve as a key member of the Campus Visit Team.

Responsibilities :

• Assist in the recruitment of the incoming first-year undergraduate class by :
• Developing and executing a strategic recruitment plan for an assigned geographic territory aligned with university and departmental goals, including up to six weeks of fall travel and up to three weeks of spring travel.
• Gathering and analyzing data from recruitment activities and reporting outcomes.
• Advising prospective students, families, and counselors through email, phone, virtual meetings, and in-person conversations.
• Building and maintaining relationships with counselors, community organizations, alumni, faculty, and staff.
• Delivering presentations on campus, off campus, and virtually to communicate the WPI experience and academic offerings.
• Representing WPI at conferences, school visits, and other recruitment events.

Assist in the selection of the incoming first-year undergraduate class by :

Assist in the enrollment of the incoming first-year undergraduate class by :

Projects include :

Requirements :

Salary Grade 5 : $49,500 $54,000 per year (depending on experience)

Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

FLSA STATUS United States of America (Exempt)

WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. It seeks individuals from all backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity, collaboration, inclusion, problem solving, innovation, high performance, and change making. It is committed to maintaining a campus environment free of harassment and discrimination.