Job Abstract

Specialized Masters Admissions Counselor  

USC Marshall School of Business  

Specialized Masters

Marshall’s Specialized Masters Program is seeking applicants for a 6-month Resource Employee position to support admission activities for two programs in the Specialized Masters portfolio: Master of Science in Finance and Masters of Science in Business Analytics.

The successful candidate will work on a small team to support all aspects of a students’ application journey under the direction of the Admissions lead officer. 

The ideal applicant for the position has excellent communication skills, is detail oriented, and enjoys managing large quantity of files.  E

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Reporting directly to the admissions lead officer, the incumbent will engage in all phases of the admissions and outreach processes. Team will work together to process over 2,000 applications.

• Incumbent will process applications, accurately track applicant data, communicate with applicants via email and support other team members with projects, as assigned.

Minimum Qualification: 

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree, Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education

• Minimum Experience: 0 - 6 months

• Minimum Field of Expertise: Counseling skills and/or academic advisement experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of experience in college admissions within a research institution. 

The hourly rate for this position is $27.50.

This is a hybrid position.  After an initial period of training, successful candidate will be able to work shifts from home.  

Required Documents and Additional Information:

• Resume and cover letter required (may be uploaded as one file). Please do not submit your application without these documents. 

• Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended, so please apply on the same business day if interested. 

• The University of Southern California is an Equal Opportunity Employer that Values Diversity. 

Why join the USC Marshall School of Business? 

The USC Marshall School of Business is ideally positioned to address the challenges of a rapidly changing business environment and is ranked as one of the country's top schools for accounting, finance, marketing, consulting, entrepreneurship, and international business studies. 

USC Marshall builds on the unique opportunities that stem from its Los Angeles location on the Pacific Rim, its interdisciplinary and impactful research, the momentum generated by the University of Southern California, and the unparalleled engagement of the Trojan Alumni Family. With ready access to industries defining the new business frontier, including bio- technology, life sciences, media, entertainment, communications and healthcare, this vast network offers USC Marshall graduates exceptionally strong support for success in the global marketplace. 

For more information on the USC Marshall School of Business, visit: www.marshall.usc.edu. 

USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring ordinance. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu.  Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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