We're looking for a collaborative team player with a proactive, positive "can do" attitude, a strong work ethic and demonstrated administrative experience. This person should be an effective communicator who is excited about partnering with experienced and dedicated administrative colleagues to maintain a strong level of support for the Opinion section's daily operations. This position will be based in our New York office.

You Will:

• Assist Business Manager with office administration projects and basic support of business operations for Opinion, such as answering department phone calls, document scanning and printing, equipment maintenance, supplies, onboarding and offboarding of employees, coordinating IT requests, etc.
• Assist the Books Editor and the Book Reviews team with administrative and clerical work, including invoice and contract management, correspondence, calendar management, travel booking, assisting editors with expense report preparation, frequent small parcel shipping and daily mail opening, etc.
• Manage the onboarding of new freelance contributors' payment information and compliance forms.
• Process freelance contributor payments and invoices in SAP.
• Manage freelance contracts by using the Adobe Sign to send, track and retain agreement documents.
• Sort and deliver mail to the appropriate recipients in the office; open book galleys and review copies for the Books team; ship review copies to contributors.
• Act as the department liaison with IT to facilitate onboarding and offboarding activities.
• Communicate and collaborate with team members to ensure seamless maintenance of office operations. This requires backing up team members during scheduled and unscheduled time off and leaves.

You Have:

• 7+ years of proven administrative experience
• Undergraduate degree is preferred
• Familiar with WSJ Editorial Page is a plus
• Knowledge of and interest in current events
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills are a must
• Very detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize jobs, manage time, and work independently
• Familiarity with using video conferencing
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with a professional demeanor when dealing with VIP guests of the editorial board
• Concur, Excel, SAP, Zoom, proficiency in G-Suite (Gmail, Google Calendar scheduling, Google Drive, Google Docs & Sheets, etc.) Adobe Sign

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area: Dow Jones - Editorial

Job Category: Administration, Facilities & Secretarial

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $85,000 - $100,000

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, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, 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..

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