Recruiter

ZAKAREE MARCUS HARRIS

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate Admission, Regis College, Weston, MA July 2015-April 2016

Director of Undergraduate Admission

•Managed department hiring processes, including phone screens and coordination of on-campus interviews

•Developed salary guidelines and positional titles within the admissions department

•Managed twelve staff members, and conducted their staff evaluations

•Worked closely with Human Resources to enforce standard policies, and dealt with confidential matters

•Oversight over all day-to-day operations, including payroll, staff responsibilities, and recruitment territories

•Served as key admission department member of technology implementation team

•Led department specific website re-structuring

•Organized communication methods through new technology, including the development of mobile strategies

•Created and maintained relationships with various marketing and communication vendors

•Oversaw all department specific print and digital marketing and communication materials and campaigns

•Managed $1.5 million budget, including operational and discretionary funds

•Served on a search committee for Diversity & Inclusion position

Undergraduate Admissions, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

Associate Dean of Admissions & Director of Travel Planning July 2014-May 2015

Associate Dean of Admissions July 2012-July 2014

Assistant Dean of Admissions August 2011-July 2012

Co-managed admissions budget with specific oversight over all discretionary spending proposals

Oversaw travel strategies, including implementation of new technology and long-term recruitment planning

Managed five admissions officers and maintained a partnership with athletic director and coaches

Developed specific fly-in program model for multicultural athletic recruits while also increasing diversity focus for coaches, resulting in a 100% increase in matriculated students that identified as students of color

Advisor of Black Men’s Forum, a discussion group bringing together constituents from all campus populations

Managed individual recruitment territories through school visits, interviews, and counselor programs

Served on a search committee for head football coach

Undergraduate Admissions, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD July 2010- July 2011

Senior Assistant Director, Multicultural Recruiting Coordinator

Evaluated more than 1,300 freshman applications and 125 transfer applications

Managed high school visits, interviews, and information sessions in Maryland, Louisiana, and Oregon

Guided admissions office with new recruitment strategies and evaluation of multicultural applicants

Office of Undergraduate Admissions, GWU, Washington, D.C. August 2007 – July 2010

Assistant Director & Multicultural Recruitment Team Member

Managed recruitment territories in D.C., Virginia, and Florida, including interviews and information sessions

Evaluated more than 850 freshman applications and approximately 90 transfer applications per year

Managed D.C. based scholarship program, including marketing materials and promotional tools

SKILLS

•Proficient in Microsoft Suite, Banner, NOLIJ Web, Qualtrics, OnBase, and TargetX (Salesforce CRM Product)

EDUCATION

The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. June 2008

Master of Arts, Organizational Management Fellows Program

Connecticut College, New London, CT May 2007

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Human Development

References available upon request

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