Executive Assistant (New York)

BuzzFeed… the social news and entertainment company provides the most shareable breaking news, original reporting, entertainment and video across the social web.

We currently have an opening for an Executive Assistant to support the President of the global company. The ideal candidate will be a service-oriented, self-starting, proactive, highly responsible and organized go-getter with an enthusiastic attitude.

The position is based in our NY office, and we offer competitive compensation, benefits and an employee stock option program. Not to mention – a super collaborative work environment overflowing with perks ranging from snacks and drinks.

Responsibilities:

• Provide high-level administrative support to BuzzFeed’s President
• Manage President’s inbox, calendar, and contacts
• Coordinate all meetings, conference calls, and interviews
• Arrange all travel including itineraries/agendas
• Prepare monthly expense reports
• Organize and run team offsites and other events locally and around the US

Requirements:

• Significant career level experience (5 -7 years) as an Executive Assistant or personal assistant
• Strong interest in administrative duties
• Proficient in Google Apps and MS Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Apple products including Keynote
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to multitask in an ever-changing, fast paced environment as well as work cross-functionally across teams
• Ability to treat highly confidential information with care and discretion
• Work with a high degree of accuracy, independence and thinking ahead to anticipate needs
• Occasional travel to other offices and offsites

About BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media and tech company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. We have offices in 19 cities around the world and more than 1500 employees including reporters, video producers, data scientists, engineers, brand strategists, and more. We fuse hard work and fun, through a culture of experimentation, teamwork, equality, and humble confidence. As an employee, you’ll enjoy perks like office events, snacks, career development courses, and no work on your birthday! But most importantly, you’ll work with inspiring colleagues to build tools and create content that helps connect people all over the world.