About the Role
A prestigious organization seeks a bilingual Administrative Assistant to support English-speaking U.S. executives in a fast-paced, international business environment. Approximately 90-95% of day-to-day communication is in English, with Japanese used 5-10% of the time for communication with Japan and Japanese-speaking stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a strong coordinator and organizer comfortable working with multiple people, schedules, deadlines, and changing priorities.
Responsibilities
- Manage calendars and coordinate meetings involving multiple participants.
- Schedule meetings across departments, external organizations, and multiple time zones.
- Communicate with multiple parties to confirm timing, logistics, and meeting details.
- Coordinate domestic and international business travel.
- Prepare expense reports, correspondence, and business documents.
- Support meetings, events, conferences, and day-to-day office activities.
- Follow up with internal and external stakeholders to keep schedules and arrangements on track.
- Respond effectively to schedule changes and other time-sensitive requests.
Requirements
- 2+ years of administrative, executive support, coordination, event planning, project support, production, or similar experience.
- Excellent professional English communication skills and business-level Japanese.
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills with close attention to detail.
- Ability to coordinate schedules and details involving multiple people and competing priorities.
- Comfortable communicating proactively with U.S. executives and other English-speaking stakeholders.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and remain organized when priorities change.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the New York City office.
Skills
- Administrative support
- Event planning
- Project coordination
- Media/production
- Conference coordination
- Travel coordination
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $65,000–$75,000
Benefits
- Good Benefits
