Executive Assistant & Office Coordinator (Temporary)

For over two decades, BrainPOP has been trusted by educators and parents worldwide as a source of engaging and impactful learning experiences for all kids. With a presence in over two-thirds of U.S. districts through school and district subscriptions and an estimated annual reach of 25 million students, BrainPOP is empowering kids to take agency over their learning and excel in and out of the classroom. 

The company was acquired in 2022 by KIRKBI, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO brand, marking a significant milestone as their first acquisition in the digital learning realm. We are thrilled to continue making learning fun and accessible with the strategic guidance and support of KIRKBI.

About the Role

The Executive Assistant / Office Coordinator will provide executive operational support to BrainPOP’s CEO, and manage the daily operations of our NYC HQ office. This role is essential to ensuring our CEO’s time is optimized, and to maintaining an organized and engaging office environment. 

The ideal candidate has experience working hand in glove with an executive to enable strategic use of their time, and experience in office coordination or office management. The Executive Assistant is highly organized, proactive, analytical and thrives in a fast paced environment.

This role is a temporary position - 40 hours per week for 3 months - with the possibility of extension or conversion to full time.

This role will be based in our NYC HQ and will spend a minimum of 3 days in the office weekly (required), and up to 5 days in the office some weeks based on business needs.

The compensation range is $35.00 - $45.00 per hour. 

In This Role You Will

• CEO Support: 
  • Provide administrative and operational support to the CEO. 
  • Manage complex and dynamic calendar for CEO, including meeting scheduling internally and externally, fielding requests, making adjustments, and managing relevant communications; proactively manage CEO’s time by prioritizing requests and critical meetings while also preserving focus time. 
  • Own updates to the Executive Team calendar and Board meeting planning calendars.
  • Reserve and set up conference spaces for CEO’s onsite meetings, ensuring technology and all necessary supplies are ready and available.
  • Coordinate CEO’s travel arrangements, including flights, accommodations, and itineraries and filing expense reports.
  • Support logistics, planning and execution for Board meetings, Executive Team onsites/offsites and Quarterly Business Reviews.
  • Greet CEO’s in office guests, including customers, board members, and executive role candidates, and ensure their needs are met; provide an exceptional on-site experience for VIP visitors.
  • Coordinate executive team celebration and recognition moments (birthdays, anniversaries, milestones).
  • Support executive and board member onboarding/ offboarding processes.
  • Field requests and manage communications with internal and external parties.
• NY Office Operations: 
  • Support day to day office operations to ensure optimal efficiency, organization and an excellent employee and guest experience; work in partnership with the Chief People Officer, People team, and office support attendant via vendor. 
  • Partner with the office & events staff on the following:
    • Manage a part time office support attendant via an external vendor. Direct the attendant on tasks to maintain a clean, organized, well stocked (supplies and kitchen snack/amenities) and functional office environment.
    • Provide support to People team on coordination and smooth execution of NY Office social events, Dept of Education meetings, and team onsites.
    • Post internal communications via NY-Office Slack Channel as requested
    • Ensure weekly NY Office walk throughs are completed and action is taken on follow-ups
    • Distribute incoming and outgoing mail, packages, and deliveries.
  • Maintain and manage relationships with office vendors, service providers, and building management; serve as in-person point person to manage repairs and service needs.
  • Greet visitors and be the first point of contact for all office-related inquiries internally and externally.

You Are

• Solution-oriented; leverage technology and AI tools or automation to optimize time. 
• Exceptionally attentive to detail, highly organized, and excellent follow though.
• A self-starter; proactive with the ability to anticipate needs.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously; prioritize to ensure alignment to business needs and deadlines.
• A clear and concise communicator both verbally and in writing. 
• Team-oriented but comfortable w