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Assistant Recruitment Manager

Seoul , Korea , Republic Of
Description

About Us

Shorelight Education is reinventing the international education experience for students worldwide. Based in Boston, the company works directly with top-ranked, nonprofit American universities to build innovative programs and high-touch, technology-driven services that help talented students thrive and become global citizens.

Job Overview

The Assistant Recruitment Manager assists in executing a student recruitment strategy across South Korea that targets international students seeking U.S. university degrees. The role includes account management of Shorelight’s regional network of agents, schools, and universities, along with building and managing direct-to-student marketing campaigns that drive enrollments to Shorelight’s university partners. The Assistant Recruitment Manager reports to the Country Manager in South Korea.

Essential Functions

  • Execute Shorelight’s university partners’ student recruitment strategies, partnering with the Recruitment Manager and Shorelight’s Global Marketing Team for all marketing and advertising strategies
  • Help manage key channel accounts and partnerships to achieve enrollment targets for all university partnerships
  • Follow a data-driven approach to recruitment, monitoring enrollment trends and reporting on all phases of recruitment process to the Country Manager
  • Maintain maximum levels of competitor awareness, product knowledge, and market intelligence
  • Expand channel partner network by identifying, appointing, and onboarding qualified candidates
  • Travel extensively to attend recruitment and outreach activities, seminars, conferences, meetings, and training events to build strong and lasting relationships with current and prospective students, families, faculty, staff, agents, partners, and other external institutions and vendors
  • Execute efficient and streamlined processes for all stages of the recruitment process with a strong focus on conversion of inquiries to applications
  • Work with the university liaisons to ensure smooth entry of our students into the school or program 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in marketing, communications, business, international relations, or related area
  • 3+ years of experience in the international education/recruitment industry in Korea
  • Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
  • Strong sales and account management skills
  • Proven track record of working collaboratively in a matrix governance model
  • Strategic-minded and sales-driven, with strong drive for results
  • Ability to work successfully in a fast-paced environment while remaining pressure-resilient
  • Proficient with technology and reporting programs/systems
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Exemplary customer service skills and ability to foster a customer service culture within the work team
  • Willingness and ability to travel
  • Eligibility to work in the hiring location without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

  • Existing network within the education industry in South Korea
  • Strong working knowledge of key international educational markets, programs, and products
  • Experience with U.S. higher education

Application Process

To apply for this position, please visit the Shorelight Careers page to submit an application with a resume and cover letter.

Shorelight Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer.