Office Assistant

Academy of Art University has an immediate opening for a Data Entry & Office Assistant . This individual will contribute to the daily operations within the University's Office of Curriculum. It's a great entry level position into the higher education field and someone with a strong administrative and data entry background will have an opportunity to support the processes that steer the curriculum calendar each academic year. Specific responsibilities include:

• Serve as the main point-of-contact for all incoming telephone calls and monitor the department's email Inbox.
• Assist in maintaining the Learning Management System database (LMS) and PeopleSoft database by adding classes, canceling classes, updating class schedules, and other database responsibilities.
• Assist with updating course syllabi and outlines in LMS prior to each semester start and as needed throughout the year.
• Support the Curriculum team with administrative duties such as scanning, distributing and collecting paperwork and other helpful clerical tasks.
• Assist with various data-related projects, including but not limited to, data clean-up, data entry, data auditing and more!

Requirements :

• Previous data entry experience, a must. This position requires heavy data entry and fast typing skills.
• Experience working in a variety of databases preferred.
• Ability to work with large spreadsheets of data so knowledge of Excel is necessary.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Motivated, self-starter requiring little to no supervision.
• Great time-management skills and ability to follow through on projects spanning days, weeks, or months.
• Ability to work independently and alongside a small team in a quiet but hectic environment.
• Displays strong customer service skills while juggling competing priorities.
• Must have a “no task is too big / too small” attitude.
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, and Word).
• PeopleSoft and/or Workday experience, a plus.

Compensation Range: $12.63 per hour - $18.27 per hour depending on location

Benefits : Academy of Art University offers full-time employees health insurance, 401k options, paid vacation based on years of service (15 days' accrual at start), paid holidays and paid sick leave. The Academy also offers full-time employees an opportunity to take one undergraduate course tuition-free each semester.