# Administrative Assistant

**Company**: TEGNA Inc.
**Location**: Knoxville, Tennessee
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Media and Entertainment

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## Description

WBIR-TV Knoxville, a TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate, is seeking a dynamic Administrative Assistant to join its team.

This role will provide high-level administrative and project management support to the President and General Manager and station leadership team members.

Responsibilities:

- Provide administrative support to various departments, including News, Sales, and Technology, with utmost confidentiality

- Develop and lead employee care initiatives, such as onboarding new employees, preparing I-9 documents and photo ID badges

- Plan and coordinate meetings, events, and parties, including ordering meals and catering

- Maintain messaging in station video boards to enhance staff communication

- Write and publish a monthly station newsletter highlighting department updates, birthdays, anniversaries, and upcoming events

- Collaborate with News Director, Director of Sales, and Head of Technology on executing internal and external plans

- Assist in organizing and tracking station projects, including strategic planning, town halls, and other staff events

- Oversee general office support, including copying, faxing, mailing, and filing

- Order and manage office supplies, badges, and business cards as needed

- Make travel arrangements for employees

- Help leadership team prepare reports and presentations

Requirements:

- 3-5 years of experience providing administrative support to a medium-sized organization

- College degree preferred

- Knowledge of MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and technical aptitude to learn new systems

- Collaborative communicator with excellent written and verbal skills

- Self-starter who can think critically and make sound decisions

- Strong attention to detail and organization with the ability to track multiple projects and deadlines

Benefits:

- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage

- 401(k) program with company match

- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

- Access to virtual doctor's appointments and therapy sessions

## Skills

### Required
- MS Office suite
- administrative support
- project management
- communication

### Nice to have
- local news
- media industry

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