Regional Admissions Counselor, Senior

Department: Division of Enrollment Management

Classification: Education Support Spec 3

Job Category: Classified Staff

Job Type: Full-Time

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

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Remote Eligible

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Pay Band: 04

Salary: Starting low $60K; commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

Lynch Vehicle Records Check: Yes

Works with Minors check: Yes

The Division for Enrollment Management, as part of the Office of the Provost at George Mason University, supports student recruitment, retention, and success. We develop and implement strategic enrollment management plans, create and facilitate processes, and للدول policies that guide students through their academic journey from recruitment to post‑matriculation. Driven by a commitment to transparent, data‑informed decision‑making, the Division advances institutional enrollment goals through collaboration, innovation, and a student-centered approach.

The Office of Admissions facilitates the recruitment and enrollment of freshmen, transfer, graduate, and non‑degree students in alignment with the University’s strategic plan, ensuring a diverse and successful student body that contributes to the institution’s excellence and global impact.

The Senior Regional Admissions Counselor spearheads the recruitment and enrollment of undergraduate students by developing and implementing effective student recruitment, marketing, and relationship management plans that meet the strategic enrollment goals of the university; researches and develops potential articulation agreements that could benefit future Mason’s undergraduate freshman and transfer enrollment; and utilizes the existing customer relationship management (CRM) technology to maximize all aspects of the undergraduate funnel.

Works with internal and external campus stakeholders to promote and increase the Mason brand in the New York/New Jersey area and reviews applicant files while making appropriate admission decisions.

This position requires frequent evening and weekend work and extensive travel. Position is expected to safely and independently lift 20 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.

Actively recruits new undergraduate students by conducting recruitment activitiesؤال assigned region

• Contacts and travels to schools in‑person & virtually;
• Meets with prospective students and their families;
• Connects with alumni in the region to promote engagement with the university/Mason Alumni Volunteer Network (MAVN);
• Conducts presentations that highlight George Mason University;
• Represents George Mason University to prospective students and their families throughout assigned region;
• Attends college fairs, nights, and makes individual visits to high schools in surrounding areas zacz region during the fall and spring every year;
• Organizes and supervises local area receptions for prospective students and yields events for accepted students in coordination with large‑scale events offered each year;
• Arranges and conducts individual one‑one‑one appointments with students as well as organizes regional group information sessions for students, parents, and school counselors;
• Provides effective customer service in communicating with prospective students to encourage campus visits as well as apply for admission;
• Maintains appropriate follow‑up communication with these students regarding the status of their applications for admission and financial aid;
• Works closely with leadership to ensure that Mason is making every effort to attract and enroll a diverse student population from the area;
• Stays up to date on all relevant information/policies about the institution;
• Actively engages alumni to assist in recruitment and yield activities where appropriate.

Reviews all types of applicant files and makes appropriate admissions decisions following established policies and procedures

• Handles a caseload of approximately 2‑3,000 applicant files;
• Enters decisions in the student database;
• Serves as an active member of the committee for the whole applicant pool.

Builds relationships…