Director of Admissions & Recruitment in Brighton

At BIMM University, we are more than just an educational institution; we are a vibrant community dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering students to reach their full potential. With campuses across the UK, Ireland, and Germany, we offer a diverse range of courses in modern music, performing arts, filmmaking and creative technology. Our commitment to excellence in creative arts education sets us apart, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed in their chosen fields.

As Director of Admissions and Recruitment you will lead the transformation of our student recruitment and admissions functions across the BIMM Group. This role is responsible for setting and delivering a clear, commercially grounded recruitment strategy that protects and grows market share across our core disciplines of Music, Performing Arts, Screen and Film, and Gaming.

You will take overall responsibility for how we attract, convert and admit students, ensuring that strategy, systems, people and resources are aligned to deliver against institutional objectives. A key focus of the role will be embedding a robust, data-led sales approach and fully realising the benefits of our Salesforce CRM implementation.

What You’ll Do

• Set and communicate a strategic vision for recruitment and admissions across the BIMM Group.
• Develop and deliver recruitment and admissions strategies that support the University’s overall objectives and admissions policies.
• Lead the design and implementation of an end-to-end recruitment and admissions process, making full and effective use of Salesforce CRM.
• Establish strong data collection, analysis and reporting capabilities to monitor performance, track progress and inform decision-making, including delivery against September 2026 student recruitment targets.
• Build capability across recruitment and admissions teams through training, development and clear expectations, particularly in sales practice, CRM usage and data-driven working.
• Ensure resources are used efficiently and cost-effectively, including evaluating the return on investment of recruitment activities.
• Work closely with senior colleagues and stakeholders across the University to align recruitment activity with academic, operational and commercial priorities.

What You’ll Bring

• A proven track record of improving sales performance against challenging targets.
• Experience of embedding a sales culture and strengthening team capability in a complex organisation.
• Strong commercial, strategic and leadership experience within a long sales cycle environment.
• The ability to build and communicate a shared vision, working effectively with internal and external stakeholders across a matrix structure.
• Demonstrable experience of leading geographically dispersed teams.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to build effective partnerships across the organisation.
• A consistent commitment to the highest ethical standards in decision-making and practice.

We are a values led organisation, meaning our core values underpin all that we do. In addition to joining a committed and dedicated team, you will have access to 25 days holiday per year (FTE), SMART pension, and a comprehensive benefits package. We continually strive to create a culture of inclusivity so that we truly represent our diverse communities. We particularly welcome applications from people of colour who are underrepresented in our organisation. We are committed to promoting the safety and welfare of our students, therefore all successful applicants are required to complete a basic DBS disclosure. Depending on the role, you may be required to complete an enhanced check / enhanced check with barred list if required by statute and internal policy.