Director of Admissions

Director of Admissions (Atrium School, PreK – Grade 8)

Watertown, MA (Greater Boston)

Atrium’s Director of Admissions develops and implements an inspiring and strategic vision for the recruitment and admission of children and families for Atrium School. Merging deeply relationship-based outreach with data-driven insights and marketing, the Director collaborates with the communications, advancement, finance, and program functions of the school. Warm, curious, tactful, enthusiastic, and proactive, the Director sustains and grows Atrium’s enrollment.

This position reports to the Head of School and manages one part-time staff member. Apply with resume, cover letter, and names of three references to hos@atrium.org

Primary Responsibilities

• Embrace and represent Atrium’s mission, philosophy, program, and culture within and beyond the school. Cultivate and grow an active network of peer institutions, current & former families, students, and alumni to deepen awareness and create ambassadors for Atrium.
• Utilize keen awareness of Greater Boston demographic & socioeconomic trends and school choice patterns to best inform Atrium’s marketing, outreach, and admissions practices. Cultivate relationships through our community, from feeder schools to Atrium’s Board.
• Oversee a comprehensive admissions strategy for admitting new students to the school, including: actively creating interest in Atrium across a variety of communities; enthusiastically presenting Atrium to diverse prospective families; leading engaging events of various types.
• Develop and manage effective application systems and lead prompt communication with candidate families; coordinate screening, assessment, decision-making, and matriculation.
• Formulate an array of marketing strategies (social media, digital marketing, relational outreach, print, events, and word of mouth). Collaborate with Atrium’s Director of Communications and leadership team to author core and differentiated messaging.
• Create and produce vibrant outward-facing descriptions of Atrium’s curriculum and program.
• Collaborate with the Head of School and Director of Finance & Operations to administer Atrium’s tuition assistance program for current and new families, and manage the re-enrollment of current students.
• Manage marketing budgets and partner relationships.

Core Qualities & Experience

• Approachable, highly professional, and humane; superb interpersonal and relational skills; a sense of humor.
• Excellent cultural competency skills, and eagerness to work with diverse individuals and families.
• Highly organized; excellent time-management and presentation skills.
• A skilled writer and verbal storyteller, who works well both independently and collaboratively; initiative-oriented; possesses a keen eye for the telling detail and the powerful anecdote.
• Sharp skills and experience in database management, enrollment management systems, and marketing tools.
• Experience and comfort with children and a sense of their capacities, and the skills to assess readiness for Atrium’s joyful, academically challenging program.
• Three years of experience in independent school admissions, enrollment, marketing, and communication leadership or a highly related field.

Atrium School is a progressive, inclusive PreK – Grade 8 independent school in Watertown, MA. Our program encourages academic and intellectual curiosity, creativity, and exploration while fostering each child's intellectual and personal growth. Our students are diverse and original thinkers, who develop confidence in themselves and respect for others within a joyful, vibrant community of nurturing and challenging teachers, engaged parents, and enriching community partnerships.

This is a full-time administrative & leadership position. We seek candidates who will add to the racial, cultural, and gender diversity of the school community, and who are committed to building and sustaining a community that is richly diverse and includes a wide range of family structures, racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Salary range $88,000 to $95,000 for an 11-month schedule