Music School Admissions & Advising Coordinator

USM Foundation; Hattiesburg (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking an Academic Advising Coordinator to support admissions, student success, and degree progress in the School of Music. This full-time staff role focuses on organizing admissions, advising workshops, degree checklists, and campus recruitment activities.

Responsibilities include coordinating auditions, maintaining student records, assisting faculty coordinators, and supporting advising during peak periods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university and 1-2 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all admissions and audition activities; oversees recruitment database and related communications with graduate and undergraduate students; oversees new student Orientation activities.
• Coordinates undergraduate academic advising, including advising workshops for faculty; assists with degree items, processes, and forms needed for undergraduate and graduate students; maintains accurate degree checklists in the Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletins, and on the Website.
• Represents SoM at university recruitment events; schedules campus visits; coordinates faculty and prospective student schedules; collects applications and materials; processes pre-audition materials and provides evaluations; schedules auditions; creates audition evaluation forms; prepares letters; communicates decisions to applicants.
• Maintains forms and correspondence for student adjudication; manages graduate and undergraduate student information files for the School of Music.
• Assists designated faculty coordinator(s) in adviser coordination, deadlines, graduate assistant paperwork, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Independent work

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Managerial skills

Excel proficiency

Web/cloud-based applications

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking an Academic Advising Coordinator to support admissions, student success, and degree progress in the School of Music. This full-time staff role focuses on organizing admissions, advising workshops, degree checklists, and campus recruitment activities.

Responsibilities include coordinating auditions, maintaining student records, assisting faculty coordinators, and supporting advising during peak periods.