Admissions Coordinator, Communications

The TEAK Fellowship

Admissions and Communications Coordinator for The TEAK Fellowship overseeing outreach and admissions processes. Engaging with applicants and managing recruitment events to support educational access for NYC students.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $55,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engage in outreach to school partners, community centers, libraries, churches, and other organizations to help promote The TEAK Fellowship and recruit qualified applicants to TEAK
Assist in planning and executing all recruitment events; managing event registrations, such as information sessions and testing dates through TEAK’s website and inquiry phone line; communicating with families to confirm attendance
Co-present at information sessions held throughout NYC
Communicate with families and school counselors throughout the admissions process, from inquiries to final admission decisions
Lead the day-to-day management of the general admissions email account, including monitoring communications, responding to inquiries/questions, processing documents, and triaging requests
Manage admissions inquiries from the TEAK website and phone line and follow up with families promptly
Help create and maintain applicants’ electronic files; meticulously manage applicants through their admissions process, including document upload, process workflows, decisions, and other critical pieces of information
Update and maintain admissions database with contact information for school partners, CBOs, inquiries, and applicants
Proctor admissions testing for prospective applicants 3-5 weekends a year
Assist with all recruitment administrative tasks and processes
Serve as a member of the Admissions Committee (read files, participate in Admissions Committee selection meetings, interview applicants/families)
Lead and implement Alumni Finalist Interview process, including recruitment, training, and correspondence
Develop and execute social media campaigns that support TEAK’s admissions, recruitment, development, and communications goals
Work with the Development & Communications team to create, schedule, and manage content across TEAK’s social media platforms
Collaborate with the Admissions and Development & Communications teams to create compelling content highlighting TEAK students, alumni, programs, events, and organizational impact
Monitor social media performance, research emerging trends and platforms, and help maintain TEAK’s year-round content calendar
Support the updating of the Admissions webpage to reflect accurate deadlines and information sessions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required
TEAK Fellowship Alumni preferred
Commitment to TEAK’s mission of educational access
Dynamic interpersonal communication skills to work with a broad range of TEAK’s constituents, including parents/guardians and students, school partners, and CBOs
Availability to work a flexible schedule - some Saturday and evening work is required from September through June
Ability to prioritize with attention to detail
Ability to travel throughout the five boroughs
Excellent administrative, written, and interpersonal skills; Google Suite expertise a plus
Problem solver and team player
Professional proficiency in Spanish or another language is strongly preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health benefits
paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

event planningadmissions process managementsocial media campaign developmentdatabase managementdocument processingcontent creationproctoringworkflow managementcommunication management

Soft Skills

dynamic interpersonal communicationattention to detailproblem solvingteam playerflexibilityorganizational skillscollaborationleadershipcustomer service

Certifications

Bachelor's degree