Entertainment Contract Administration Specialist

The Gig:

The Specialist, Entertainment Contract Administration is a highly organized and detail-oriented individual who supports all facets of the Virgin Voyages' Entertainment Team with a focus on Contracts, POs, Invoices, Payments, and Expenses.  This role also assists our team with procurement, shipping & receiving, data entry projects, and travel support as needed.

This gig is based at VVHQ - our swanky Virgin Voyages Head Office in Plantation, FL.

What You'll Be Up To:

Contract Processing

Facilitates the contracting / onboarding processes associated with third party vendors, suppliers, contractors, and creative partners.

• Once a contractor has been identified and negotiated with by the buyer, this individual is responsible for issuing the contract and seeing it through the contracting flow - presently in a workflow housed within the ZIP application / program

• Aids both the contractor and the internal Accounts Payable department in keeping the flow of the onboarding steps moving efficiently with regular follow ups and milestone tracking

• Represents the Entertainment "buyer" on bank verification calls as part of the Supplier onboarding

• Ensures the Contractor has been issued their Supplier ID and Purchase Order information, and ensures the Contractor utilizes best practices when issuing invoices

Invoice Processing

Facilitates and tracks the invoicing flow with third party vendors, suppliers, contractors, and creative partners.

• Receive all service and goods based invoices, verify for accuracy, and initiate the invoice processing flow with the Accounts Payable system (presently Workday)

• Ensure the receipts for invoices get properly coded to their respective budgeted areas within the purchase order.

• Track the progress of the invoice from receipt to payment, and have regular follow ups with both the Contractor and Accounts Payable team on the status of the payment

Expense Reconciliation

• Reviews monthly activity on corporate spending cards and ensures receipts and documentation are present to match each transaction

• Helps to catalogue and organize receipts / invoices associated with procurement, and complete purchasing "Ramp Card" expense reports that tie to various budget lines

Casting Paperwork Facilitation

Under the direction of the Casting team, issues offer letters and related documents to prospective talent

• Generates the Offer Letter paperwork once talent has verbally accepted the terms presented by the Casting team

• Uploads the documents to the digital signature platform (presently Docusign) and tracks the execution process

• Updates hiring sheets and internal trackers to pass the process off to the Scheduler / Coordinator for next steps

Contractor Travel Support

• Supports emergency travel / cancellations / deviations once Crew and Contractors are in route to an assignment

• If needed, supports the responses to calls, emails, chats from Crew and Contractors who encounter travel challenges and aid in rebooking of flights, hotels, and ground transportation, as well as providing updates on delays to shipboard teams and shoreside business owners

Paperwork Processing & Data Entry

• Assists Coordinators / Schedulers / Specialists with the scanning and inputting of hiring documents, paperwork, and data into the Crew Scheduling System (currently Solutions)

• Regularly checks and verifies historical Crew files for validity and expiration, and alerts appropriate Hiring Managers to action and update

• In partnership with the Coordinators / Schedulers - Updates and maintains the Crew handover cabin sheet for Sailor cabin blocks

• Assists Coordinators / Schedulers with data for Creatives, Contractors, and Consultants into Travel Profile form, ECC booking form, and Travel Request Form

• Builds spreadsheets and Google Forms for various purposes and projects as needed to help in the collection and organization of data

Shipping, Receiving, & Ordering Logistics

• This role assists with the procurement operations within the Entertainment Department, placing orders, reconclling charges for orders against budgets, and adding to tracking sheets

• All other duties as assigned

Superpowers Required:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an administrative style role

• 2 years’ experience in the cruise or live entertainment industry is preferred

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED

• Rock-solid organization and prioritization are the core elements of the Administrative Assistant’s responsibilities. Must know how to stay organized and determine which tasks are the most important in a given list

• Knowledge and experience in using key business tools (Google Apps, Word, Excel, PPT, etc.)

• Resilience for changing priorities and urgent requests

• Proactive and unafraid to seek out tasks and offer a helping hand

• Work well under tight deadlines and with crew members from all over the world

• Great energy and attitude of optimism

• Thrive on working with a group of fellow all-star crew, while being yourself

• Efficiency in MXP, Solutions, or other crew scheduling software is a plus

• Desire & ability to work in an office environment, occasionally outside of normal business hours, and on weekends

What Matters to Us:

At Virgin, your personality matters as much as how good you are at what you do. We want you to bring it to our hangout spot and help make the place even better. So, we won’t be surprised to hear that when people talk about you they say you are clever, on top of it, able to think ahead, intuitive, passionate and someone people respect and enjoy working with because you make things happen.

Virgin Voyages is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified, eligible applicants regardless of their sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy and maternity. Our greatest strength comes from our ability to come together as unique individuals -- we seek to always embrace and celebrate our differences, providing an inclusive workplace environment that allows you to be your best self.

Virgin Voyages is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Virgin Voyages via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from Virgin Voyages HR/Recruitment will be deemed the sole property of Virgin Voyages. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Virgin Voyages as a result of the referral or through other means.