Overview

Upwork has partnered with one of the top-ranked research university in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, this is the University where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration.

Its nationally ranked programs inspire the top-qualified graduates and have positioned the university as a “top-tier” recruiting and hiring institution by more than 50 of the country’s top corporations, according to professional recruiters and rankings services around the world.

In line with this they are looking for six (6) Virtual Assistants who will assist with pre-event training and assist with facilitating a virtual campus event for 150 participants worldwide from October 7-9, 2022. The role is 100% work from home opportunity.

Responsibilities

• You will assist in facilitating an engaging, user-friendly virtual Hackathon experience for up to 150 participants worldwide
• You will attend pre-event trainings and familiarize self with event processes and technology, best practices and protocols as necessary
• You will integrate platforms in and organize channels on Slack
• You will attend to attendee volunteer and attendee questions and needs over email and Slack
• You will facilitate the technical support for webinars, meetings and breakout rooms over Zoom
• You will coordinate with presenters regarding their materials, testing access, audio, and visual elements, running slides and polls and moderating the chat
• You will act as host and/or emcee for all attendees, including verbal and in-chat expectations for engagement, how to request assistance, and project deadlines
• You will provide other day-of event support as needed

Qualifications

• Candidate must have at least 6-12 months of relevant experience as Virtual Assistant, General Administrative Assistant, Customer Support, and anything similar
• Must have experience facilitating Zoom meetings, breakout rooms and polls
• Must have experience using Slack platform
• Must have experience using Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs
• Good communication skills
• Good organizational skills and planning
• Must be amenable to start ASAP

Time commitment:Minimum overall time commitment: 10 hours = 2-4 hours prior to event, 8 during event (not necessarily consecutive)Maximum overall time commitment: 20 hours = 2-4 hours prior to event, 16 during event (not necessarily consecutive)

Benefits