Morris Multimedia, Inc, parent company of Morris Newspaper Corporation and Morris Television Network, is one of the largest, privately held media companies in the U.S.Morris Network acquired its first television station in 1979 with the purchase of WMGT- TV, an NBC affiliate in Macon, GA. Today, Morris Network owns and operates sixteen CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, CW, and My Network affiliated television stations as well as ten other digital affiliated stations which include Bounce, Escape, LAFF, The Justice Network, and Quest TV in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee.Headquartered in the historic Oliver Sturges House in Savannah Georgia, Morris Multimedia, Inc. continues to grow and build on its reputation as a leader in community journalism.
Job DescriptionAmazing opportunity as the Personal assistant to an extremely successful Executive! In this dynamic, all-encompassing role, the personal assistant Assistant will be responsible for coordinating managing calendar scheduling for both professional and personal commitments; generating correspondence; fielding incoming calls and emails; managing projects in the Executive's office. The qualified Personal Assistant must be extremely organized and detail-oriented; have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; some knowledge of accounting or bookkeeping and have experience being a Personal Assistant to a high level individual or family office.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Anticipate the needs of the CEO
- Handling sensitive and confidential information
- Copy and file all documents
- Maintain filing system, including confidential documents and contracts
- Schedule and arrange appointments, conference calls and social events
- Organize, plan and oversee meeting coordination, events and functions
- Organize and maintain executive and group calendars
- Communicates and tracks the work to be completed by, but is not responsible for formal supervision of IT professionals
- Create and edit Excel spreadsheet and PowerPoint presentations
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS
- Reliable, punctual, motivated, hard-working and a willingness to go “above and beyond”
- Polished and professional demeanor
- Highly intelligent, thick skinned, excellent organizational skills
- Ability to deal with individuals at all levels
- Ability to work under pressure on multiple assignments at once
- Ability to be discrete
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced, diverse and demanding environment and meet critical deadlines
- Possess a cheerful demeanor, professional presentation and eagerness to contribute
- Ability to deal with stressful situations and difficult people
- Responsible with an excellent work ethic and a "do-it-all" attitude
- Must be a team player
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- Experience as a personal assistant to a high-level individual or in a family office
- Some knowledge of accounting or bookkeeping
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information discreetly
- Ability to work independently under pressure and manage multiple assignments
- Professional demeanor and presentation
- Ability to create and edit Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations
- Ability to coordinate calendars, appointments, meetings, events, calls, and correspondence
- Reliable, punctual, motivated, hardworking, and adaptable
- Ability to work with individuals at all organizational levels
- Ability to handle stressful situations and difficult people
- Team-player attitude
What We Do
Morris Multimedia is a privately held media company founded by Charles H. Morris in Savannah, Georgia. It owns and operates about 60 publications, more than a dozen network-affiliate television stations, and other media-related ventures across ten states and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Savannah, the company describes itself as a leader in community journalism and operates through Morris Newspaper Corporation and Morris Television Network.
