The Media School at Indiana University is built on a decades-long tradition of journalism, film, media, and communication at one of the nation's premier public universities. Our programs focus on teaching, researching, and creating media from academic, creative, and professional perspectives. The Media School is committed to building and supporting a strong community of students, scholars, practitioners, and staff. This position reports to the Director of Student Services.
Job Summary
Department-Specific Responsibilities
Coordinates all administrative aspects of The Media School's domestic and international undergraduate travel programs, including processing student applications, managing all trip logistics, coordinating site visits, completing required reports and providing trip orientations for employee and student travelers.
Maintains extensive records related to each trip, with careful attention to detail.
Serves as trip leader for 2 short domestic student experience trips each year.
Coordinates the logistics of student services events, including space reservations, speaker scheduling, hospitality ordering, event setup, etc. Events will include Welcome Week, Care Week, First Wednesday programming, etc.
Represent The Media School at occasional outreach events.
Serves as administrative liaison for Media School student organizations.
Collaborates with the entire student services, recruitment, and academic operations teams to support the school's mission.
General Responsibilities
Assists with administrative needs related to the daily operations, planning, and implementation of student programs. Performs duties such as attending a front desk, answering phones and email, and delivering messages and mail.
Serves as a liaison to campus partners for cross-departmental student programming, providing information, securing space reservations, scheduling planning meetings, and providing necessary documentation.
Provides assistance to program participants, stakeholders, faculty, and/or staff; acts as a resource by analyzing information, providing documentation, and preparing reports.
Greets students and/or program participants; may assist with program check-in and check-out. Provides directions, support, and information to program participants.
Assists with daily scheduling, training, and gathering program feedback. May prepare and disseminate handouts, presentations, or other program materials.
Assists with ordering or creation of promotional materials to encourage student participation.
Takes on tasks of increasing complexity, such as performing benchmarking research of student programming at other higher education institutions or designing routine surveys to gauge student satisfaction and program effectiveness.
May provide guidance to other Student Programming Coordinators.
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED)
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
4 years in office environment, higher education, or related field
Preferred
Experience working with undergraduate students
Experience making complex travel arrangements, planning events, or managing similar projects
SKILLS
Required
Proficient communication skills
Maintains a high degree of professionalism
Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
Highly thorough and dependable
Possesses a high degree of initiative
Ability to build strong customer relationships
Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information
Effective interpersonal skills
Demonstrates customer service skills
Commitment to working with people of diverse backgrounds and demonstrated cultural competency
Preferred
Enthusiasm for checklists, templates, Excel functions, and excellent record keeping
Excited about solving puzzles
Interested in learning more about domestic and international destinations
Enthusiasm for supporting undergraduate students outside the classroom
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Work Location
Franklin Hall
Indiana University Bloomington campus.
This position is eligible to work a hybrid schedule (mix between 2 remote workdays and 3 in-person workdays), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.
Advertised Salary
$42,000- $48,000 annually
Work Hours
This position generally works during business hours but occasionally supports evening and weekend events that are scheduled well in advance.
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
Health savings account with generous IU contributions
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Basic group life insurance paid by IU
Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
Generous paid time off plans
Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.
Job Classification
Career Level: Mastery
FLSA: Nonexempt
Job Function: Student Services
Job Family: Student Programming
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