What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Assistant position at NEWMARK?
Dynamic, growing Commercial Real Company in New York, NY has an opportunity for an Executive Assistant. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding position, we want to hear from you.
The position will provide executive support for the Chief Operations Officer.
The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of experience as an executive assistant. Must display a high level of professionalism in person and on the phone. Duties include:
Is responsible for heavy calendar management utilizing Microsoft Outlook; must be flexible with last-minute schedule changes and urgent meeting requests.
- BA or BS degree
- Ability to interface professionally with all levels of employees
- Proficient in MS Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Exceptional organizational skills are necessary to succeed in this position.
- Must be flexible and able to work extended hours.
- Please note this is a required in-office position.
- Screen a high volume of telephone calls from both internal and external sources.
- Coordinates meetings, including ordering meals, preparing meeting rooms and invitations, etc.
- Must be proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook at an advanced level
- Must be able to compose business correspondence and format spreadsheets
- Works on special assignments as needed. Such items may require research, development, and/or interpretation of data and be performed with little supervision or instructions.
- Track action items and deliverables for executives and proactively schedule the time required to address them.
- Works on special assignments that may be complex in nature where judgment and initiative are required in resolving problems and making recommendations
- Meets designated deadlines and works effectively in a pressurized environment.
- Must have a professional phone manner and be able to interact with staff and clients in a professional manner
- Must be able to multi-task with little or no supervision
- Confidentiality is EXTREMELY important. Must handle confidential material in an extremely discreet and professional manner
- Be able to prioritize when working for more than one person
- Have a "can-do" attitude. Be willing to do what it takes to get it done.