Grok Global Services is looking for a talented, dedicated professional to be a Beijing or Shanghai-based Student Recruitment and Marketing Advisor supporting Clark University via Grok’s Program Office service. The successful candidate will be fully dedicated to working on behalf of Clark University in engaging the China market to advance Clark’s graduate-level student recruitment efforts.
About Clark University
Clark was founded in 1887 as one of the first all-graduate institutions in the country. Today, Clark promotes a rigorous liberal arts curriculum within the context of a research experience that addresses challenges on a global scale. For more than 130 years, Clark University has thrived at the nexus of world-class teaching, boundary-pushing discovery, and creative invention. The father of rocket science. The founder of the American Psychological Association. Members of Clark’s community have always challenged convention and found ways to change our world for the better.
Profile of Candidate
The successful candidate’s primary role will be carrying out the university’s recruitment activities across China, including visiting and training agent partners, cultivating relationships with counselors, attending education fairs, and engaging with prospective students and applicants. Other responsibilities include assisting in the follow-up and conversion of offer-holders, as well as supporting brand-building and social media marketing activities on Chinese platforms. The position involves frequent, sophisticated interaction with administration and faculty from the university and significant travel time is required (40%).
The ideal candidate has experience representing a foreign educational institution and/or supporting student recruitment efforts related to studying abroad.
The Most Suitable Background
- 2-5 years of experience in increasingly responsible roles related to education or international education.
- Experience representing a foreign institution will be a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance is required. Master’s degree preferred.
- Preference would be given to candidates with education experience in the U.S.
- Marketing experience, especially on social media marketing platforms such as WeChat and Weibo. Experience with Canva or InDesign is an asset.
- Strong English and Chinese fluency. Proficient in business writing. Able to discuss strategy and analysis with English and Chinese speakers.
Individual Qualities
- Strong communication skills and able to influence others
- Strong strategic skills – evaluate situations and make recommendations
- Good judgment, ethical decision-maker
- Able to multi-task and manage competing priorities
- Strong customer relationship skills
- Attention to details
- Ability to think critically and solve problem with creativity
- Emotional maturity and confidence
- Ambitious and driven to results
- Initiative and resourceful
- Hardworking and persistent
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