Administrative Assistant

TEGNA Inc. • Hartford, CT

40d • Onsite

About The Position

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news. WTIC/WCCT, the TEGNA owned FOX affiliate in Hartford CT has an immediate full-time opening for an Administrative Assistant/Employee Engagement Coordinator. The ideal candidate will combine highly refined organizational skills along with the ability to coordinate communications with station staff. You will work closely with the station’s President & General Manger as well as the Director of Marketing, News and Sales with all administrative duties.

Requirements

• BA or equivalent degree preferred.
• 1-3 years’ experience as an executive assistant or employee engagement manager/coordinator
• Familiarity with television and programming schedules is a plus along with experience writing employee newsletters, creating PowerPoint presentations, and coordinating vendor visits.

Responsibilities

• Support FOX61’s President and General Manager with managing schedules, organizing external and internal meetings (i.e., quarterly Townhalls & Coffee w/the GM), taking, and distributing notes, submitting expense reports, ordering supplies and other duties as assigned.
• Assist the Sales department to organize and distribute any station event tickets, assist in planning and execution of station client events.
• Work with Sales team to prepare and distribute video and print presentations and provide additional sales support as needed.
• Assist the News department with coordinating travel and lodging for visiting job candidates and corporate guests as well as for any emergency lodging for staff.
• Assist the News department by coordinating series guests, booking news staff to serve as event emcees (MC’s) as well as station representatives at various community events.
• Coordinate station community events, including recruiting staff participation, working with outside vendors, and coordinating signage and other materials needed to ensure successful execution.
• Provide EEO compliance support for the station by assisting with FCC reports, maintaining updating EEO posters and collecting new hire I-9 information.

Benefits

• Two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
• Access to dental and eye care coverage
• Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis
• Company match of 100% on contributions up to the first 4% of pay in the 401(k) program
• Nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc for all employees and eligible family members
• 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health for all employees and eligible family members
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit
• Nine paid holidays per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree