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Administrative Assistant, Executive Office Quirky

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The Company:
We're a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:

TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE

Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.

We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!

We're looking for an amazing and passionate Administrative Assistant to join our team in NYC.

The Candidate:
You love organization, planning and keeping track of an insanely hectic schedule. You can perform basic administrative tasks with ease, but you really love the challenge of completing the unexpected, "Quirky" assignments that are sure to pop up. You can keep a hard working, busy executive on time and in the right place. You are structured, but are not too rigid and can be flexible and fun. You can anticipate pitfalls and maneuver to avoid them. You could be a great 'face/voice of the company' to our community and outside constituents, showing that Quirky is just downright awesome. You are looking for more than just a desk job; you want to be a part of something.

The Job:
As our Administrative Assistant you will

Work directly with Quirky's Executive office to schedule, plan, execute and ensure the office is running as smoothly as possible.

Manage tasks that encompass administrative duties, but also go far beyond the 'basic' office responsibilities

Work and collaborate closely with Melany and additional members of the office & administrative team

The Responsibilities:

Maintain a demanding, ever changing executive calendar and work with other members of the leadership team to coordinate meetings and events

Assist with logistics for Board of Directors meetings and other high level external meetings

Be able to coordinate travel plans, itineraries and prep; both domestically and internationally

Reconcile expense reports and corporate invoices

Respond and manage executive correspondence

Greet guests and visitors of the executive office and be an enthusiastic, brilliant ambassador to Quirky & its executive office

The Qualifications:

2+ years of experience supporting or assisting a senior level executive.

Managing & planning for Board of Directors meetings is a plus but not required.

Ability to be proactive, plan ahead and execute without hand holding

College degree or a really great dropout story

Excellent written ,verbal, phone and email skills are a must

High degree of discretion dealing with confidential information

Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work

Action and detail oriented

Passion for what we are building at Quirky

Be ready for anything! No task is too small, too large, too complicated or too crazy!

The Application:

Check us out on Quirky.com and read about what we do. Register for the website and poke around. Do your research.

If you think this job is right for you, submit your resume along with a customized cover letter addressed to, Melany, explaining why you want to work with us, and why we should pick you for this role.

Location:	10001 United States
Employment Type:	Full Time
Functional Area:	Administration / HR
Department:	Admin
Tags:	administration administrative assistant executive assistant

THIS JOB HAS EXPIRED

Quirky

We Make Invention Accessible
Stage 4

Shipping Product Money Raised

20 - 50M Raised
Investors: FreshTracks Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, RRE Ventures
All Jobs: at Quirky

Web Site:	quirky.com
Headquarters:	10012 United States
Employees:	41-100
Year Founded:	2009
Industry:	Consumer Products and Services
Company Profile:	For centuries, becoming an "inventor" has been a hard gig to crack. Complexities relating to financing, engineering, distribution, and legalities have stood in the way of brilliant people executing on their great ideas. Since launching in 2009, Quirky has rapidly changed the way the world thinks about product development. We bring two brand new consumer products to market each week, by enabling a fluid conversation between a global community and Quirky's expert product design staff. The world influences our business in real-time, and we share our revenue directly with the people who helped us make successful decisions.

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