Administrative Support Coordinator

Job Profile:

Administrative Operations Specialist 1

Job Family:

Administrative Operations

Time Type:

Full time

Max Pay – Depends on experience:

$80,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate's degree and one (1) year of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary:
Supports and instructs those served by the department with routine queries, applies fundamental knowledge of multiple standards, policies and procedures, and maintains accurate and detailed records.

Job Description:

The GAME School is looking for an Administrative Support Coordinator to support leadership across Tempe and LA. Based in LA, the Administrative Support Coordinator will play a critical role in enabling smooth operations as we launch academic programs in ASU’s California Center.

The Administrative Support Coordinator will provide administrative and operational support to the School Director based in Tempe, AZ and faculty located in Los Angeles, CA. This role serves as a key point of coordination between geographically distributed teams, ensuring efficient scheduling, administrative processes, and event support. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in an evolving academic unit.

Position Salary Range:

• $70,304 - $80,000; depends on experience within posted range

Essential Duties:

• Manage calendars for the School Director, including scheduling meetings across multiple locations and time zones

• Provide administrative support to faculty, including coordination and processing of academic personnel actions and related documentation

• Coordinate and support events, meetings, and special programs in the Los Angeles area

• Assist with travel arrangements, reimbursements, and procurement activities as needed

• Prepare, track and maintain records, reports and correspondence in accordance with university policies

• Serve as liaison between Tempe-based leadership and Los Angeles faculty to facilitate communication and workflow

• Support general administrative operations and special projects as assigned 

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience providing high-level administrative support to Director leadership

• Experience performing a variety of administrative duties, including maintaining calendars, coordinating travel, and processing administrative transactions

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Highly organized and detail-oriented

• Experience using Microsoft Office and Workday 

Working Environment:

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, manipulating a computer mouse and using a telephone

• Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work

• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds

• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts

• Clearly communicate to perform essential functions

Department Statement:

The Herberger Institute comprises six schools: ASU FIDM; the School of Art; The Design School; The Sidney Poitier New American Film School; The GAME School; and the School of Music, Dance and Theatre; as well as the ASU Art Museum and the ASU FIDM Museum. With programs ranked top 20 and more than 135 degree and certificate options in art, architecture, dance, design, fashion, film, gaming, media arts and sciences, music, and more, plus expert faculty, state-of-the-art immersive media facilities, notable performing arts venues, and national and international partnerships, the Herberger Institute is a powerhouse of art, culture and design and a model of excellence.

In a rapidly changing world, design and the arts aren’t luxuries—they’re essential. At the Herberger Institute, we harness the transformative power of creativity to solve real-world challenges and shape a more compassionate, connected future.

Our students work across disciplines—combining science, engineering, design, storytelling and the arts—to create solutions that benefit people and the planet. We’re expanding access, removing barriers and providing the resources students need to thrive, because the talent to shape the future is already here.

Together, we’re designing not just new careers, but new systems of care, connection and possibility.

https://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/
 

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• Comprehensive package of affordable benefit plans and programs

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ASU is a diverse enterprise with a wide variety of work and learning modes, locations and a commitment to sustainability, innovation and employee work-life balance. We are determined to maintain our position as an employer of choice in a competitive labor market.

Flexible work options 

• Alternative work schedules can include four, 10-hour workdays in a workweek; a nine-day, 80-hour schedule over two workweeks for exempt employees only; and staggered start and stop times.

• Hybrid work is an arrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location. Dean or vice president-level approval is required.

Driving Requirement:

Driving is not required for this position.

Location:

Off-Campus: Los Angeles

Funding:

No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply:

Current employees, student workers seeking staff opportunities, and students applying for student worker positions must apply directly through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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• Cover letter

• Resume or CV

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