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Newsroom Admin/Editorial Assistant

Human Resource Department Purpose: Through inspiration, collaboration, best practices, and efficiency, we help enable a capable and engaged workforce to accomplish the Lord's work.

This intermediate level individual contributor role performs a wide variety of administrative tasks to support a work group, department/area, or one or more organization leader such as a manager or director. The Level 2 Administrative Assistant role is considered the standard level to meet most administrative assistant needs in the organization. Employees at this level work under moderate oversight and make moderately complex non-routine decisions using sound judgment and protocol to resolve issues and requests.

Compiles data/information and prepares correspondence, documents, and reports (including creating charts and graphs). May also perform research and make recommendations.
Maintains and updates calendars, schedules and coordinates meetings, makes travel arrangements.
Answers routine telephone and email requests.
Administers programs, projects, and/or processes specific to the assigned operating unit or leader being supported.
Reviews and distributes mail.
Creates and maintains paper and/or electronic filing systems.
May assist in budget preparation and control activities.
May serve as an administrative liaison with others both internally and externally regarding administrative issues related to purchasing, personnel, facilities, and/or operations.
May perform data entry activities.
May assist in training lower level employees.
May work with confidential information.

Required:

High school diploma or equivalent plus two years' post high school education or training.
3+ year of administrative assistant experience.
Intermediate office skills including moderate to complex research abilities, knowledge of the operation and maintenance of standard office equipment, and intermediate experience with standard office software sufficient to create reports, charts, graphs, and tables with minimal supervision in spreadsheets and word processing documents.
Ability to communicate professionally in writing and verbally.
To successfully perform the essential functions of the job there may be physical requirements which need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time, moving about the office to deliver mail and other items, and using computer monitors/equipment.

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Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.