Senior Assistant Director of Admission

Description

Choate Rosemary Hall seeks a candidate for a Senior Assistant Director of Admission with a start date of Summer 2026. The Choate Admission Office is composed of a Chief Enrollment Manager and eighteen professionals in a range of positions who work in collaboration with other members of the Choate community including form deans, department heads, teaching faculty, and coaches. This position is a year-round associate faculty position reporting to the Chief Enrollment Manager.

This admission professional is a member of the Admission team and as such assists with all aspects of the admission and recruitment process. The position is unhoused and may require contributions to co-curricular commitments as determined by the Dean of Faculty, in consultation with the Chief Enrollment Manager.

To fulfill these responsibilities the Senior Assistant Director:

• conducts interviews with prospective candidates and their families.
• reads, reviews, and evaluates candidates for admission.
• travels out of state on behalf of the School and plans itinerary, marketing, advertising, and logistics for each trip.
• supports and counsels prospective families throughout the admission process.
• works some evenings and weekends as assigned.
• assumes regional responsibility for a portion of the applicant pool: gather and analyze demographic research, leverage current relationships in territory, identify and grow potential markets, offer highly personalized communication with prospective families in territory throughout the application cycle.
• builds and maintains relationships with secondary school counselors at established and potential feeder schools and community-based organizations.
• represents the School at receptions, fairs, information sessions, and on-campus events to effectively communicate the value of a boarding school education.
• works with Ten School Admission Organization (TSAO) peers to coordinate group travel efforts such as fairs and panels.
• collaborates with the admission team to plan and implement all Choate Rosemary Hall admission events and initiatives on and off-campus:
  Spring Visits, Counselor/CBO visits, student ambassador programs, virtual events, yield activities, etc. for prospective students and their families.
• visits classes, school events (athletic/artistic/academic), and other functions to keep current on life at Choate.
• attends professional development opportunities including but not limited to Enrollment Management Association, The Association of Boarding Schools, and cultural competency training.
• coordinates with on-campus departments and committees (i.e. arts or athletics) to recruit and yield candidates with special interests
• chairs and serves on admission committees as assigned by the Chief Enrollment Manager.
• takes on other duties as assigned by the Head of School or Chief Enrollment Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum three years of relevant admission experience preferred in either an independent school or college/university.
• Proven track record as a highly collaborative individual in a team-based environment with strong interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills both in person and online.
• Ability to visualize, plan, and execute long term projects.
• Has experience or interest in financial aid.
• Has experience leading, coordinating, and supporting colleagues in a team-based environment.
• Candidate must have high energy and the interest and ability to travel independently and strategically on behalf of school.
• Exhibits a growth mindset and willingness to learn new skills and grow professionally.
• High degree of comfort utilizing a range of technologies associated with large and dynamic admission offices.
• Driver's license and appropriate background checks are required.