Facilities Administrative Coordinator
About this role
General Summary
The Facilities Administrative Coordinator is responsible for supporting the LAIKA Facilities Maintenance department on a variety of administrative functions within the department including assisting with accounting and budgeting related duties and serving as a liaison between studio departments as well as external vendors.
Job Functions
- Provide administrative support to Facilities Maintenance department including scheduling meetings, preparing reports, and managing correspondence.
- Assist with managing and tracking vendor files for all Facilities department business documents.
- Collaborate with Facilities Program Manager to assist with certificates of insurance, billing, and invoicing for facilities-related expenses; review invoices for accuracy and resolve discrepancies with vendors, as necessary.
- Assist with billing reports and budget tracking of facilities expenditures. Process financial reports, coding, and P-cards.
- Serve as a point of contact for Facilities Maintenance-related inquiries and requests, and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders regarding facility updates and maintenance schedules.
- Document all facilities-related activities including repairs, inspections, and expenditures.
- Schedule and attend various departmental events, trainings, and team-building activities including documentation and tracking action items, as needed.
- Support department projects and initiatives, as needed.
- Monitor maintenance team training.
- Audit maintenance procedures.
Qualifications
- 2+ years' experience in an office environment; Operations and/or Facilities experience preferred.
- Basic knowledge of accounting and budgeting principles.
- Experience with project management, a plus.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Strong customer service or coordination experience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to analyze information and demonstrate critical thinking.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk; stand; sit; use hands to operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear both in person and by telephone. The employee must lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee works under typical office conditions and is exposed to variable indoor temperatures. The noise level is usually quiet or moderate.
Location
On-site in Hillsboro, OR
Salary
Salary is commensurate with skills and experience.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Please review our EMPLOYMENT DISCLAIMER and MATERIALS SUBMISSION AGREEMENT.
Company at a glance
Founded in 2005 just outside Portland, Oregon, LAIKA has produced five films: Missing Link (2019), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), The Boxtrolls (2014), ParaNorman (2012) and Coraline (2009). All were nominated for the Academy Award® for Outstanding Animated Feature. Kubo and the Two Strings won the BAFTA® Award for Best Animated Film and received an additional Oscar® nomination for Visual Effects. Missing Link was awarded the Golden Globe® for Best Animated Film. LAIKA was awarded a Scientific and Technology Oscar® in 2016 for its innovation in 3D printing. LAIKA is currently in production on its next animated film Wildwood. The studio is developing the animated feature films The Night Gardener, from an original idea by Bill Dubuque, creator of the hit series Ozark, and Piranesi, based on the NYT bestselling novel by Susanna Clarke with a screenplay to be written by Dave Kajganich.
LAIKA’s Live Action subsidiary has a range of projects in development including feature films based on the action thriller novel Seventeen by screenwriter John Brownlow; an original script Crumble, written and directed by Brian Duffield (Spontaneous) with Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-verse films) producing, and an original project from Oscar®-nominated screenwriter Jon Spaihts (Dune). Captain Marvel filmmakers Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck will write and direct LAIKA’s live action adaptation of #1 New York Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new novel Atmosphere.
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