Academic Advisor I - Department of Communication and Journalism

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Communication and Journalism at Texas A&M University is hiring an Academic Advisor I. This role is responsible for driving engagement and empowering students to achieve their academic and career goals. The Academic Advisor I will play a vital role in maximizing undergraduate student retention by building relationships with students and clarifying procedures and academic requirements for the Department of Communication and Journalism. This position will guide students on their academic journey from orientation to graduation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Knowledge of student development in higher education.
• Ability to lead students in developing education and personal goals.
• Experience in peer mentorship, peer advising, or student leadership roles.
• Basic understanding of academic policies, degree requirements, and FERPA.
• Previous responsibilities in advising, counseling, or mentoring.
• Familiarity with student information systems (SIS), degree audit tools, and advising platforms.
• Experience initiating, building, and maintaining effective relationships.
• Ability to research information to meet situation parameters.
• Prior collaboration with faculty and campus resources to support student success.
• Active listening to determine speakers’ goals, needs, and/or challenges.
• Familiarity organizing, prioritizing, and working effectively to meet goals and parameters of simultaneous projects.
• Ability to use various computer programs to include word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Ability to work with confidential information.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Communication, Journalism, or closely related field.
• Internship, work-study, or volunteer roles in advising offices, residence life, student affairs, or orientation programs.
• Knowledge of Texas A&M advising programs & systems such as Compass, Navigate (Banner), and Howdy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with students to understand and develop realistic and attainable educational and academic goals.
• Provide input on related majors, minors, future education, and career options that best align with goals.
• Assist students with academic processes such as registration, add/drop, Q drops, withdrawals, and change of curriculum submissions.
• Counsel students regarding core and degree course selection and implication of selected courses and/or exception requests.
• Consistently engage the student population utilizing outreach methods to keep students informed of critical and relevant personal, academic, and professional topics.
• Proactively share available academic, professional, and health and wellness resources such as the Academic Success Center, Career Center, Student Organizations, Counseling & Psychological Services, or Disability Resources.
• Actively monitors students’ progress by reviewing and assessing academic records.
• Assist in the planning and/or delivery of department related advising, student success, retention events, and academic campaigns.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Free exercise programs and release time
• All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level