• Job Description

  Req#: R0003900

  Driven. Engaging. Innovative. Do these words motivate you? If so, then we want to talk with you. Academy of Art University offers a rewarding employment experience for those who excel in a dynamic environment and who can consistently deliver high-caliber customer service. We thrive on ingenuity and pursue ideas every day that lead to extraordinary opportunities for tomorrow. Apply here for your next career!

  Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Admissions the Director of International Admissions Relations & Partnerships oversees all activities related to the recruitment, outreach and yield activities related to prospective international students. This includes coordinating efforts to align strategies to meet the Universities’ enrollment goals, both overall and international goals specifically, and working closely with campus partners on shared international student outreach efforts and initiatives. Be aware of all current market trends and make informed recommendations on both established and emerging international student markets.
  

  Responsibilities:

  • Advises on and contributes to the operations and processes within the Admissions Office that supports international students’ needs which includes managing the international undergraduate application process review and making the initial undergraduate admission recommendation for international applicants.

  • Develop and execute international recruitment and outreach strategies in collaboration with key academic and administrative campus partners.

  • Work closely with international student advisors at high schools, community colleges to establish strong working relationships to advise students of transfer opportunities.

  • Advise both internal and external parties on matters of initial immigration, SEVIS requirements, English proficiency standards, policies around international admissions and transcript evaluation, and incoming transfer related issues. Comply with the rules and regulations of SEVIS.

  • Interview students, engage in telephone and e-mail communications.

  • Review and evaluate foreign credentials for undergraduate applicants.

  • Manage and continuously evaluate and develop the international admissions specialist’s team and work with the EVP Admissions & Strategic Marketing to determine team strategy and goals.

  • Responsible for the international admissions team productivity, including, tracking individual admissions specialist enrollment, time management and overall job quality and effectiveness.

  • Manage a portfolio and advise and register international prospects/applicants/students for admission and registration.

  • Oversee first semester student’s registration.

  • Manage the international admissions budget.

  • Advise international students on F-1 visa non-immigration policies, academic class registration and cultural issues, monitors health insurance, international student housing needs, and other critical factors surrounding relocation.

  • Work closely with the Housing Department, Academic departments, Student Services, Academy Resource Center, ESL Department, Accounts Receivable, Graduate School, Records, Campus Tour Department, Student Activities, Business Services and IT always maintaining the best environment for new international students.

  • Interact professionally with a wide array of people including prospects, applicants, students, parents/relatives and agents.

  • Assist in coordinating and participating in the international check-in, which includes scheduling work schedules for the team and coordinating I.T. and operations set-up for the event.

  • Be highly organized, professional, efficient, productive, and familiar with Academy of Art University programs and personnel regulations.

  • Perform other responsibilities as needed and assigned.

  Qualifications:

  • Must possess knowledge regarding market trends related to international students.

  • Experience leader and manager, proven track record leading, motivating and training a team of International Admission Representatives.

  • Five to ten years’ experience in Higher Education with International Student Recruitment.

  • Established network of international contacts.

  • Proven track record with high volume student enrollment success.

  • At least three years’ experience recruiting international students and developing international territories as well as expanding international student enrollment

  • Five to ten years’ experience with Business Development in Higher Education.

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, in Higher Education, Business or Marketing is preferred.

  Benefits:

  Academy of Art University offers full-time employees health insurance, 401k options, paid vacation based on years of service (15 days' accrual at start), paid holidays, paid sick leave and a commuter benefit program. The Academy also offers full-time employees an opportunity to take one undergraduate course tuition free each semester.

  Compensation:

  $100,000 to $130,000.00 based on experience

  Application Deadline: November 24, 2025

  Academy of Art University is based solely in San Francisco, California. This job opportunity may be available for remote work from a predesignated location within the contiguous United States.

  IND123

  Academy of Art University is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered regardless of age, Aids or HIV positive status, marital status, domestic partnership, medical condition or genetic characteristics, race or national origin, pregnancy, religion, sex, gender identity, gender or sexual orientation, name change, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other status protected by federal, state, local or other law. Academy of Art University will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Equal access to the hiring process, services, and employment is available to all persons. Applicants requiring accommodations to the application and/or interview process should contact the Human Resources Department at HR@academyart.edu.

• About the company

  The Academy of Art University, formerly Academy of Art College and Richard Stephens Academy of Art, is a privately owned for-profit art school in San Francisco, California, in the United States.

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