Academic Advisor of Integrated Digital Media

The Digital Media Research Academic Advisor will assist the Director in the administration and coordination of activities in the Integrated Digital Media academic program. S/he will advise students enrolled in IDM courses, and will support IDM faculty and students.  The Academic Advisor will implement the course schedule in consultation with the IDM director and others.  S/he will also have responsibility for identifying and planning regular events to build bridges to the IDM professional community and to support recruitment of students to the IDM program.

• Advise Undergraduate and Graduate students for registration and throughout the semester to ensure academic requirements are being met
• Coordinate and schedule courses with IDM faculty, working with other Poly and NYU faculty and staff as needed
• Organize and oversee portfolio review and interviews of applicants for Graduate Selection Committee
• Answer queries from potential students interested in the BS or MS in DM degree
• Identify and plan regular events for IDM with the professional IDM community and with prospective IDM students
• Perform other duties as required by Director of IDM and Department Head of TCS

• Bachelor’s degree in Integrated Digital Media or related field
• Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop, HTML, Microsoft Word
• Strong connections to regional IDM professional community
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, organizational skills
• Must be dependable, proactive, and able to work with a wide range of faculty and staff from across Poly and NYU
• Competence to work independently and problem solve with a high level of attention to detail
• Student-centered attitude