New York Studio School seeks a highly motivated, dedicated Admissions Officer to join its core staff at an exciting time of growth. The Admission Officer is a full-time, externally facing position that plays a critical role within the School: welcoming and recruiting new students, spearheading marketing and advertising of courses, and supporting the office of Student Services in the admissions process. Reporting directly to the Director of Admissions & Student Services and indirectly to the Acting Head of School, the Admissions Officer will collaborate closely with the Strategic Communications Associate, NYSS staff, and faculty, and be a strong presence on-site at the School. The Admissions Officer will build upon existing practices to expand and implement a comprehensive recruitment strategy that identifies, attracts, admits, and enrolls a highly qualified, diverse student population. Acting as an ambassador for the School to build enrollment across all academic programs of the School, this is an in-person position.
Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Guide prospective students through the admissions process, from initial inquiries through to interviews; explain all academic programs and answering questions with knowledge and enthusiasm
- Lead tours and conduct information sessions for prospective students regularly throughout each academic semester, in-person and virtually, at NYSS
- Spearhead and manage social media content for Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Create and schedule posts, increase engagement, repost relevant tagged stories and posts, monitor and respond to comments and messages and archive irrelevant posts, with a special attention to quality control
- Routinely photograph NYSS classes and spaces with a special attention to detail, image quality, and presentation. Process and edit captured images in Photoshop for website, social media, and advertisement use
- Research, book, and create advertisement campaigns for NYSS academic programs
- Build upon existing practices to deepen and implement a comprehensive recruitment strategy
- that identifies, attracts, admits, and enrolls a highly qualified, diverse student population at NYSS (across in-person and virtual academic offerings)
- Contribute to the careful maintenance of student records and accurate digital tracking of recruitment-related contacts and communications. This includes consistent, timely, and thorough email correspondences with potential students, tracking interested student progress from initial email to enrollment, and proactively engaging with potential students to invite them to apply to future programs or attend upcoming lectures, etc.
- Potentially travel to conduct info sessions about NYSS at other institutions, schools, or interested organizations statewide, nationally, and internationally to promote the School and recruit applicants who would thrive at NYSS
- Foster and maintain relations with cultural and academic institutions
- Organize and host community recruitment events for NYSS (such as Positively 8th Street, open
- houses)
- Manage and grow a network of recruitment and outreach contacts
- Schedule and coordinate Admissions Interviews for full-time programs
- Assist with phone interviews for the School’s Marathon programs
- Help with Commencement, Orientations, Open Houses and other student-related events
Qualifications/Competencies:
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
- Experience in the visual arts, preferably in higher education, with demonstrated success in
- student recruitment
- Discretion with sensitive information
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Exceptional written and organizational skills
- Proficiency with tools and technologies for social media
- Exceptional interpersonal skills: diplomacy, courtesy, and care to facilitate interactions with
- prospective students of wide-ranging backgrounds, both nationally and internationally
- Highly motivated, with the ability to work well independently and collaboratively
- Experience managing deadlines and multiple projects simultaneously
- Proficiency in MS Office and CRM databases, image processing software like Photoshop.
- Facility with other software welcome
- Highly organized, efficient, self-motivated, attentive to detail, and enthusiastic
- Mission-driven and solution-oriented
About NYSS:
The New York Studio School, founded in 1964 by artists for artists, is located in the historic Greenwich Village building that served as the original home of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Pedagogically, the School values perception and the practice of drawing as it seeks to equip its students with the means to develop a personal language for expression and artistic vision. This rigorous studio-based art education is a preamble to a lifetime’s engagement in drawing, painting, and sculpture. The School offers a range of courses and educational programs, both in-person and virtual, including a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree, a three-year Certificate program, Evening & Weekend courses, and its signature immersive Marathons. Public programming, including the Evening Lecture Series and Gallery Exhibitions, serves as both an integral part of the curriculum and an exceptional offering to the public free of charge.
New York Studio School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, family or marital status, or sexual orientation. The School is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. The offices are located in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, in a historic building that does not meet ADA compliant standards. This is an in-person position.
Application Instructions / Public Contact InformationTo apply, interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume, including contact information for three references, as one PDF document to humanresources@nyss.org. Please put “Your Name – Admissions Officer” in the subject line. No phone calls please.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until an appointment is made. At least two rounds of interviews are anticipated.
