Recruitment and Admissions Digital Specialist

At DMU you will make a meaningful contribution to the dynamic future of Medicine and Health Sciences. The Digital Recruitment and Admissions Specialist is pivotal in shaping and growing enrollment. This role will seek out and build relationships both internally and with prospective students, candidates, advisors, parents, and other stakeholders through virtual outreach. This role requires a deep understanding of innovative admissions technology, graduate healthcare recruitment and admissions to matriculate students while adhering to policy and budget guidelines. An innovative mindset is critical to navigate a high volume and dynamic environment.

What you’ll do:

• Proficiently utilize technology within the department including CRM, texting platforms, centralized applications systems, interview platforms, bulk email systems, survey systems, AI tools, reporting software, etc. to support candidate engagement. Provide historical, current and predictive analysis of the funnel to provide key stakeholders reports to drive decisions at all levels of the organization to support enrollment growth.
• Manage inquiry and candidate communication and workflows from inquiry to matriculation. Provide candidate guidance and outreach, and ensure engagement plans are running successfully through chat, email, texting and voice-to-voice interactions.
• Provide updates to leadership and team on status of funnel and inquiry source performance.
• Collectively work with the recruitment and admissions team to strategically serve partner institutions, pre- med classes, clubs, pre-health advisors, and other interested groups on all DMU programs. Support virtual graduate and professional school fairs, job/career fairs, and webinars for recruitment purposes to increase inquiries and enrollment.
• Support pathway initiatives, including high school outreach, to nurture and grow the pool of prospective students.
• Interact across campus to offer comprehensive onsite visits for groups and individuals. Scheduling flexibility is essential to provide adequate coverage during evenings and some weekends.
• Strong written and verbal communication, collaboration and presentation skills are essential to managing a high-performance and high-volume digital recruitment environment.
• Develop and support prospective students, applicants, and admitted students through the recruitment and admissions funnel with communications and workflows supported through the CRM and available systems, including email, mail, phone, and text messages. Further enhance the engagement of candidates through thoughtful review of communications for effectiveness and accuracy.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field is required.
• Two years of experience in recruiting, marketing, pathway development, student admissions, or related activities in higher education preferred.
• Two years of experience developing, utilizing and mapping communications and workflows within admissions software/CRM systems preferred.

*To see the full job description go to Position Description at the bottom of this posting.

Total Rewards:

Our employees are what make DMU special, so we treat them well!  Our Total Rewards reflect this commitment. Qualified faculty and staff enjoy a generous employer contribution towards the medical plan, 10% retirement match, flexible work arrangements, community service time, tuition assistance, professional development funding, and access to wellness facilities with programs that promote a well-balanced lifestyle. Visit www.dmu.edu/employment to learn more about our benefits. 

DMU is proud to offer employees generous benefits and perks, paid time off, free use of wellness facilities, and a host of employee engagement and recognition programs throughout the year.

Salary range is from $60,000 - $64,000 depending on experience.

About:

Founded in 1898, Des Moines University is a premier medical and health sciences institution comprising three colleges– College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, and College of Health Sciences – offering ten graduate degree programs.

Our mission is to improve lives in our global community by educating diverse groups of highly competent and compassionate health professionals.

It is an exciting time to join DMU. In 2023, we relocated our primary academic and operational offices to a new 88-acre campus in West Des Moines, Iowa, while maintaining an active clinic on our former campus. This state-of-the-art campus includes technology-rich, flexible education spaces that support innovative teaching methods and connect faculty and students across all of our programs. Our new research facil