Executive Assistant - Government Affairs

Join Spectrum’s Government Affairs team and bring your organizational expertise to the heart of Washington DC. Do you thrive on supporting senior leaders and ensuring seamless operations? As the administrative backbone for our SVP of Federal Affairs and her team, your attention to detail and proactive approach will drive success across critical business functions. Your efforts will directly contribute to Spectrum’s influence and effectiveness in government relations.

How You’ll Make an Impact         

• Manage supporting executives' correspondence, including e-mails, phone calls, letters and visitors; answer routine and some complex inquiries and obtain and furnish information on behalf of supporting executives; prioritizes supporting executives' incoming communications to ensure they are aware of key issues 
• Prepare supporting executives for travel, public events and speaking engagements by compiling relevant information and contributing content to composition of presentations, speeches or other correspondence 
• Organize and prepare complex documents requiring the integration of multiple office technology and software applications 
• Act as the supporting executives’ resource for word processing, PowerPoint and spreadsheet application 
• Researches, compiles and analyzes information and data relating to supporting executives ' area of the business.
• Prepare and maintain confidential information and data 
• Schedule and maintain calendar of appointments, meetings, travel itineraries and coordinate related arrangements 
• Perform comprehensive event planning and coordination function, including determining attendees, flow of information to attendees, equipment, staffing, catering, location, etc. 
• May oversee some administrative functions for the office 

Working Conditions         

• Office environment 

What You’ll Bring to Spectrum  

       
Required Qualifications

         
Education       

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 

Experience         

• 3+ years of Executive Administration experience 

Skills         

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English and communicate orally and in writing in a clear and straightforward manner 
• Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks, prioritize and organize effectively, and show judgment and initiative and to accomplish job duties 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information  
• Ability to type 60 wpm
• Ability to use personal computer and software applications (i.e. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)  
• Ability to work independently 
• Ability to work seated for prolonged periods of time

Preferred Qualifications      

Skills 

• Knowledge of cable television products and services and organization policies and practices 
• Solid expertise in the use of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint 
• Knowledge of office procedures and the operation of standard office equipment (i.e., 10-key calculator, Dictaphone)