Admissions Review Associate

New York Film Academy, Los Angeles, California

The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 on the belief that a top-quality education in filmmaking should be accessible to anyone with the drive and ambition to make films. The school opened at Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Film Center in New York City, and has expanded worldwide to include campuses in New York; Los Angeles; Miami; Sydney, and Gold Coast, Australia.

The mission of the New York Film Academy is to educate students interested in the field of visual storytelling. NYFA courses have been designed to increase students’ creativity and technical expertise through an intense regimen of hands-on and classroom instruction. The Academy’s goal is to enrich its students as visual storytellers by helping them realize their personal artistic visions. NYFA’s expectations center on the growth of each student as a creative individual.

In pursuit of its institutional mission and goals, the New York Film Academy adheres to the following core values. These core values inform the New York Film Academy’s decision-making processes, institutional policies, and commitment of institutional resources:

Student Success:

As a student-centered institution, the New York Film Academy recognizes that the success of its students is inseparable from and synonymous with the success of the college itself. The New York Film Academy strives for its students’ success as learners, professionals, and global citizens.

Integrity: The New York Film Academy expects its students, faculty, staff and administration to act with integrity, honesty, and the highest ethical standards.

Excellence: In every area, at every level, and among all stakeholders, the New York Film Academy strives for excellence. The institution sees as its main function to create an intellectual, physical, and social environment that promotes and supports excellence among its stakeholders and the community at large.

Global Reach: In an increasingly interconnected global society, the New York Film Academy is committed to graduating global citizens with the communication, collaboration, and critical skills necessary to address issues facing our modern world. To this end, the New York Film Academy seeks to offer programming to the widest possible array of global populations, with a physical presence in as many locations as possible while continuing to deliver visual storytelling education of the highest quality.

Consistent with the mission and educational objectives of NYFA, the focus of the Academy’s programs is to develop each student’s artistic and creative potential in the art and craft of visual storytelling. Students may pursue these academic and professional objectives in certificate-bearing, undergraduate, and graduate programs in Filmmaking, Acting for Film, Documentary Filmmaking, Producing, Cinematography, Screenwriting, Photography, Game Design, and 3-D Animation.

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New York Film Academy is seeking a new team member to work as an associate in our Admissions Review office. This position is a Full TimeSalary Non-Exempt position. The ideal candidate must thrive in a fast-paced, demanding and creative atmosphere providing services to our diverse students from around the world. Must be available Monday – Friday 9am – 6pm. Position is $17.50 – $20.00 an hour depending on experience.

Admissions Review:

• Process and log into the database all incoming student application materials (Via mail, e-mail and fax)
• Help maintain applicant physical files
• Send out applicant acceptance letters
• Assist with processing application materials
• Assist staff with copying, filing, mail and data entry of student documents
• Prepping new student orientation materials, checking files and preparing student registration paperwork
• Supports assigned administrative personnel for the purpose of providing with their administrative functions.

Qualifications include:

• Excellent organizational skills and time management skills, ability to prioritize workload, handle multiple interruptions and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated skill in exercising patience, diplomacy and flexibility in interacting with the public.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone and in writing with individuals from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
• Skill in accurate record keeping with strict attention to detail
• Excellent computer skills, very computer savvy, familiar with Apple OS, databases, Excel, MS Office
• Ability to work on a team and independently

Experience and Education

• Bachelors Degree required
• Student Service experience preferred
• Higher Education experience preffered
• Film Background required

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