Digital Editorial and Administrative Assistant

Wanted: A DIGITAL editorial and administrative assistant with an easy familiarity with the mother tongue, unquenchable curiosity, abiding skepticism and infinite flexibility to join small start-up team taking established investment journal wholly independent -- and introducing it to new readership groups via new media. An interest in or better yet passion for financial journalism a decided plus. This is a temp opportunity, initially, but one that the right – reliable, responsible, creative and engaged -- person could with initiative turn into much more as we grow.

Journal is managed on a distributed basis from offices surrounding NYC.  Applicants should be self-starters willing to work a flexible schedule, mostly via computer links with other staff from their own homes; communicate obsessively and deliver assignments on time, as directed, and also go the extra mile to make sure everything actually works, as expected.   

Duties would include social media and website development and administration; maintenance of business calendar and files; creation and maintenance of editorial/graphic files.  

Copy preparation and layout, headline writing and proofing; potential to expand reach into reporting and writing and audio/video editing/production.

Help founder deal with contributors, artists, technology providers, freelance transcribers and Wall St. legends with equal grace, equanimity and verve – on deadline.  

Contribute to website and marketing data analysis,  contact orrganization and management and handle meeting arrangements and scheduling. Help founder with professional and personal travel arrangements as necessary. 

Position requires detail-oriented applicants who are attuned to the inflexible demands of publishing deadlines and so are flexible about working hours.

Ideally, the successful applicant will be proficient in:

Word, Excel., Outlook, Powerpoint

Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop Elements

QuarkExpress

Drupal/Wordpress

Twitter

Quickbooks