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Admissions Processing Assistant (Temporary)

Employer
Pratt Institute
Location
Brooklyn, NY

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Job Details


Location
Brooklyn, NY

Open Date
Dec 18, 2019


The Graduate Architecture and Urban Design department at Pratt Institute is seeking a Temporary Admissions Assistant to provide support during its peak admissions processing period. This position reports to the Associate Manager for Admissions, working closely to ensure admissions applications and decisions are processed with high accuracy to meet targeted project deadlines. This position has a fixed term of late-January to mid-May 2020. Working hours are 35 hours per week (M-F from 9am-5pm).

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Import and track incoming applications and evaluations via the ApplyWeb online application system
  • Update and manage admissions database, generating queries, charts, and reports as requested
  • Active and ongoing tracking of applicant status, including taking initiative to follow up on issues needing resolution within a tight timeline
  • Review and verification of degrees, transcripts, and other application eligibility criteria
  • Generating and sending decision letters
  • Communicate and field requests from prospective students in a prompt and professional manner
  • Assisting with coordination of events and appointments for prospective students
  • Performing all other related duties as required.


Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
  • 2+ years of administrative experience required, preferably in an academic or cultural institution
  • Proficiency in MS Excel
  • Experience using MS Access or similar database software
  • Ability to maintain accuracy during high demand and peak periods
  • Strong student and/or customer service skills
  • Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills

Preferred:
  • Experience working in higher education strongly preferred
  • Experience communicating with international clients
  • Experience with/ability to do mail merges

SALARY is $25/hour and some benefits are included.

Application Instructions

Please submit your cover letter and resume. If you are selected for an interview, please be prepared to provide at least 5 References via our on-line reference tool system. At least 2 of your References must be, or have been, your direct managers.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pratt Institute recognizes and values the benefits of a diverse workforce.

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About Pratt Institute

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Pratt Institute is a coeducational, private, professional college offering associate, bachelor and master's degree programs in art and design, architecture and library science. The Institute has been educating professionals for productive careers in artistic and technical fields since its founding on its present site in Brooklyn in 1887 by the industrialist and philanthropist Charles Pratt. His revolutionary philosophy of education emphasized applied knowledge and the teaching of specific skills demanded by a growing industrial economy.

The Institute currently occupies 25 tree-filled acres in the landmark Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn-an historic residential district featuring turn-of-the-century brownstones, Victorian mansions and wide tree-canopied boulevards. Midtown Manhattan, the heart of New York City, is a 1/2-hour subway ride away and offers students a wealth of vocational, cultural and recreational opportunities. Pratt is the only college for art and design on the east coast that has a traditional enclosed campus with on-site student housing.pratt_institute1.jpg

Pratt is one of the largest undergraduate and graduate schools for art, design and architecture in the country and offers a wide range of cross discipline study options, dual degrees and major concentrations. The Institute houses five schools: Architecture, Art and Design, Information and Library Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Professional Studies.pratt_institute2.jpg

The Institute's 25-acre campus contains twenty-four buildings, including landmark Romanesque and Renaissance Revival-style structures, clustered around spacious lawns and tree-canopied plazas. Sixteen buildings contain extensive studio, shop and technical facilities needed to support work in all media-from the traditional to the experimental. Five buildings are student residences. All have computer networking capacities and are Internet accessible. Computer labs, established with the most current equipment and the latest software, are available for instructional purposes and individual project use. Gallery space is extensive and the work of students, alumni, staff and other well-known artists is shown throughout the academic year. Pratt's Library, an historical landmark built in 1896, was the first fully automated academic library in the New York City area. Its art and architecture collection is excellent and contains approximately 208,000 volumes, 500 periodical and newspaper subscriptions, 66,000 slides, 190,000 pictures, 50,000 microforms, and 45,000 governmental documents.

The energy, foresight, money and spirit Charles Pratt gave to his dream remains even today. Here careers are molded, and goals, like those of Charles Pratt, are encouraged. Inscribed on the seal of the Institute is the motto: Be True To Your Work And Your Work Will Be True To You.

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