Administrative Assistant
About this role
Alabama Media Group, Alabama's largest news and entertainment company, is seeking a Administrative Assistant & Events Coordinator. This role is primarily focused on supporting the newsroom, office management, helping with marketing initiatives and helping coordinate live events.
The pay range for this position is $40,000 – $46,000/year.
What you'll be doing:
- Manage the newsroom office, such as sorting and distributing mail, greeting visitors, answering phone calls and routing callers, and setting up meetings
- Assist in creating and scheduling marketing content that supports the newsroom, including social media posts, promotional materials, and internal/external communications
- Support the planning and execution of marketing campaigns, sponsorships, and brand initiatives
- Help plan and execute events including staff meetings, conferences, retreats, social functions, client events, public receptions and training sessions
- Order catering and coordinate logistics for meetings and events
- Prepare internal communications, memos/emails, newsletters, reports, and staff presentations (including PowerPoint decks and marketing collateral)
- Support leadership with various assignments such as booking travel and hotels, processing expenses, and other duties as needed
- Communicate with the building manager on janitorial and maintenance requests, helping ensure a clean, comfortable, ready-to-use office environment
- Maintain office supplies and coordinate maintenance of office equipment. Maintain filing systems, both electronic and physical
- Be a helpful and positive presence in the workplace
Our ideal candidate will have the following:
- High school diploma or equivalent; coursework or experience in marketing, communications, or a related field a plus
- Minimum of one year of experience in office management, marketing support, administrative assistance, or a similar role
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams); familiarity with social media platforms and/or basic design tools (e.g., Canva) a plus
- Superior editing and grammar skills — comfortable proofreading marketing copy, reports, meeting minutes, and correspondence for accuracy and tone
- Strong organizational skills and ability to juggle marketing and event projects alongside office support tasks
- Ability to work in a deadline-oriented team environment
- Desire to be proactive and create a positive experience for others
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- This role requires in-office presence at least three days per week, along with reliable transportation and the ability to travel off-site for events
Company at a glance
Advance Local is a leading digital journalism, data, and insights company, delivering high-impact journalism to 50 million people every month. Combining trusted reporting with cutting-edge technology and innovative data solutions, Advance Local helps strengthen and empower the communities it serves.
As home to some of the nation’s top local media groups, software and data platforms, and marketing agencies, Advance Local strives to make a positive and lasting impact in the communities we serve. Our media groups include Advance Ohio, Alabama Media Group, Advance Media New York, MassLive Media, MLive Media Group, NJ Advance Media, Oregonian Media Group, PA Media Group, and Staten Island Media Group.
We believe in our brands, our values, and each other and are united by our shared goals, culture of creative innovation and commitment to our communities we’ve been serving for more than a century.
We're part of Advance, a private, family-owned business that owns, operates and invests in companies spanning media, entertainment, technology, communications, education and other promising growth sectors. Their mission is to build the value of the company over the long-term by fostering growth and innovation across their diversified portfolio. Advance’s portfolio of exceptional companies includes Condé Nast, Advance Local, Stage Entertainment, The IRONMAN Group, American City Business Journals, Leaders Group, Turnitin, and POP. Advance is also among the largest shareholders in Charter Communications, Warner Bros. Discovery and Reddit.
For more details, please visit AdvanceLocal.com.
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