| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Industry | Education |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1880 |
| Website | http://www.emerson.edu |
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The Assistant Director of Enrollment Technology plays a critical role in supporting and advancing the institution’s enrollment systems, with a primary focus on optimizing and maintaining the Slate CRM platform. The Assistant Director partners closely with Admission, Financial Aid, and Marketing to enhance operational efficiency, improve user experience, and support data-driven decision-making throughout the enrollment lifecycle.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
Serves as a lead for Slate CRM, overseeing system configuration, maintenance, and ongoing optimization to support enrollment operations.
Responsible for building and maintaining queries, reports, dashboards, and datasets, as well as developing and managing communication plans, applicant portals, forms, and event registration workflows.
Configures and troubleshoots rules, imports, exports, and data integrations while ensuring overall system integrity through regular audits, testing, and thorough documentation.
Plays a key role in training and documentation by developing training materials and leading onboarding sessions for new users.
Promotes best practices and standardization across departments while maintaining clear, comprehensive, and accessible system documentation.
In close collaboration with campus partners, the Assistant Director works with Admissions, Financial Aid, and Marketing teams to translate business needs into effective technical solutions within Slate CRM.
Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS – Qualifications are deemed required or preferred and represent what is needed to effectively perform job.
Bachelor’s degree required in information technology, computer science, information systems, or a related field required
3-5 years of hands-on experience with Slate CRM at an advanced user level required
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES – May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills, and abilities commonly associated with the job.
Strong expertise in building queries, rules, forms, portals, and communications within the platform, as well as the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
High level of technical expertise and systems thinking
Strong attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.
Effective communicator who can collaborate across functional teams while demonstrating initiative and a mindset focused on continuous improvement.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES – Activities commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Requires ability to lift and move objects that are light
Requires ability to move materials occasionally
WORK ENVIRONMENT – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.
Usual office conditions
Disclaimer: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job duties described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
Compensation: $28.25 - $34.70 hourly, commensurate with experience.
Grade of Position: 23-07NE
Employment Category: Regular
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Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36.25In addition to a competitive salary, Emerson College is committed to the health and well-being of our employees and family members. We offer a generous benefits package to regular staff scheduled to work 20+ hours per week.
Emerson Employment Categories influence work schedules, benefits eligibility, and time off policies. Benefits include outstanding health plans with limited out-of-pocket expenses, dental plans, generous time-off programs, and a 403(b) retirement benefit with a 9% employer contribution once eligible. Additional benefits, such as life and disability coverage and commuter offerings, are available.
Please refer to our benefits website for a full list of benefits and eligibility requirements.
Emerson College is internationally recognized as the nation’s premier institution of higher learning devoted to communication and the arts.
Energized by engagement with the creative life of Boston, Los Angeles, and the Netherlands, our students are independent minds from diverse backgrounds who develop their own personal voice and expertise in professions that profoundly shape society and culture in the 21st century.
Emerson is internationally recognized in its fields of specialization, which are communication studies; marketing communication; journalism; communication sciences and disorders; visual and media arts; the performing arts; and writing, literature and publishing. Emerson College believes diversity enriches the educational experience by providing students with the opportunity to learn from individuals who may have different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Engagement with diversity in the curriculum, in our co-curricular offerings, and all other aspects of the College enhances the personal and intellectual growth of all members of our campus community. Emerson is committed to strengthening communities, including our workplace, by fostering the development of the intercultural competencies necessary for meaningful citizenship in an increasingly complex, pluralistic society.
Enrollment: 3,783 undergraduate and 641 graduate students from 48 U.S. states and 57 countries
Faculty: 457 full- and part-time faculty
Student/Faculty Ratio: 15:1
Retention & Graduation Rates: 87.4% retention rate for freshmen (Fall 2015); 80.5% six-year graduation