Administrative Assistant to the Department Head

: Overview: HarperCollins is currently seeking an Administrative Assistant to support the CEO International Foreign Language & Chief Digital Officer and team. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is organized, ambitious, analytical, and is interested in learning about the publishing industry on a strategic and global scale! Responsibilities:

• Provides administrative support to CEO/CDO, including international including heavy calendar and travel management and support in international conference logistics as needed.
• Provides analytical support to the broad team reporting to the CEO/CDO including finance and digital business development.
• Prepares presentations and provides presentation support to the CEO/CDO.
• Builds pricing models and other excel financial documents required for the analysis of data.
• Performs research on various topics related to the business of publishing.
• Participates in all group projects from various team members.

Qualifications:

• College degree or equivalent work experience
• Prior experience in administrative and/or analytical roles strongly preferred
• Extremely organized and pays strong attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines
• Strong team building and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of management
• Proficiency in advanced Excel and PowerPoint, including model building, pivot tables and a working knowledge/ or understanding of business intelligence platforms
• Skill in translating analytics and statistics to marketing-style presentations and documents
• Has a helpful can-do attitude
• Interest in publishing a plus
• Reading proficiency in Spanish, French or Italian a plus

This is a hybrid position. You will be expected to come in to the NYC office 3 days per week. HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That's why cover letters are strongly preferred . The salary range for this position is $53,000-$55,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process. In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce. Please note that HarperCollins Publishers does not accept resumes from agencies unless our Human Resources department has authorized in writing a specific agency to submit resumes for a specific position. Therefore, if an agency submits a resume without Human Resources' prior written approval to do so, the individual identified on that resume will not be considered a candidate presented by your company. HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.