UO Online Graduate Recruiter

Overview

Department: UO Online

Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing

Salary: $50,000 - $55,000 per year

Compensation Band: OS-OA04-Fiscal Year

FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins: February 6, 2026; position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a complete application, including a cover letter.

The Office of the Provost (OtP) upholds, provides leadership on, and carries out the academic mission of the University. In service to this mission, the office: promotes and sustains the highest standards in teaching, research and service; fosters and advocates for faculty; promotes a respectful work environment, equity and inclusion, and a family-friendly workplace; supports and coordinates matters that pertain to faculty and academics, including hiring, retention, promotion, and tenure processes;

advances university outreach to the community, academic extension, and internationalization.

UO Online, a unit within the Office of the Provost (OtP), provides leadership and support for the development and delivery of high-quality online courses and programs. UO Online partners with academic units to inform UO policy for online offerings, build predictable infrastructure, guide enrollment management, and explore emerging online program opportunities. UO Online provides direct faculty support such as instructional design, technology support, and media production.

UO Online offers direct student support such as exam proctoring and a one-stop call center. In addition to direct support, UO Online creates opportunities for faculty to dialog with colleagues and improve online teaching practices through workshops and faculty forums.

This position is responsible for managing the recruitment process for all online professional master’s programs. Operating in a collaborative environment, this position reports to the UO Online Director and works closely with online program directors, Communication staff, and the Division of Graduate Studies. This position plays a key role in determining appropriate recruitment, communication, and outreach strategies in collaboration with online program directors, Communication staff, and the Division of Graduate Studies.

Additionally, this position is responsible for connecting students with appropriate resources for general program and scholarship application support prior to program entry.

With respect to recruitment, the UO Online Graduate Recruiter is responsible for allotting roughly equal percentages of support for all online professional master’s programs. Current programs include Applied Behavioral Analysis, Psychology, and Immersive Media Communication.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three years of combined experience that includes both recruitment and marketing.

• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with prospective students from a variety of backgrounds.
• Excellent presentation skills and demonstrated ability with informational and persuasive communication.
• Strong written communications, including grammar and spelling, demonstrate experience developing narratives that persuasively share information within different formats including text, video, audio, and social media.
• Ease in using technology for communication, record keeping, and management of data.
• Experience designing promotional presentation materials; planning and directing promotional activities.
• Professionalism, adaptability, and initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships with faculty, students, and staff across multiple locations and to work collaboratively and effectively, using a range of communication channels with diverse groups of students, faculty, administrators, alumni, staff, and other partners and business people at all levels of an organization.

• Graduate degree from an accredited institution.
• Experience working with external marketing and recruiting vendors.
• Graduate degree in communication, business, marketing, or higher education administration from an accredited…