receptionist Arlington, VA
Job description
POLITICO is looking for an organized, friendly, self-motivated receptionist to join our growing organization. As our receptionist, you will manage a variety of administrative tasks such as ensuring the office space is ready for the day, greeting and directing visitors, and providing support across departments with scheduling and planning. The ideal hire will maintain a positive and altruistic outlook by acting as the first line of contact to employees, vendors, and guests.
What You’ll Do:
- Manage front desk, reception area, and mail room
- Answer and direct incoming calls and facility emails
- Greet and direct visitors
- Liaise with office executive assistants for planning and scheduling purposes, including catering, incoming visitors, and internal events
- Support day to day office facility tasks and coordinate with facilities staff
- Keep track of supply room inventory and put in orders as needed
- Receive/sign for incoming mail and packages and ensure mail and package pick up
- Maintain records for office administration
What You’ll Need:
- Ability to adapt and think quickly on your feet
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- Proactive problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Willingness to learn and grow with the company
- Prior experience as a Receptionist in a corporate office or in hospitality strongly preferred
We are driven by our values. We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards. Our culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on innovation.
We value our people. We offer a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness benefits, commuter and cell phone reimbursements, retirement plans, as well as work-life balance flexibility and opportunities for career development. Click here for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
