National Geographic’s Production Department is responsible for producing well over 100 hours of programming per year. The team is seeking a Coordinator to provide overall administrative support to Executives based in Washington D.C. and NY.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining busy calendars, phone support, updating databases, and collaborating with employees across NatGeo
• Interact with a wide variety of internal executives and employees and external clients.
• Coordinate business travel, including trip logistics and itinerary, meeting coordination and remote support
• Compile and submit Travel & Expense reports
• Schedule and set up conference calls, teleconferences, and web-based meetings
• Familiar with video technology conferencing equipment
• Prepare Power Point and/or Keynote presentations
• Maintain call logs, contacts, and records of meetings
• Provide editorial research as requested
• Generating and distributing PNFs as well as agendas for meetings as needed
• Mentoring department interns
• Maintain production unit program lists, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Disseminating documentation on a weekly basis, provide data summaries as required and create presentations with the data as needed.
• Coordinate with other departments to make sure they have the materials they need to support our programming

Basic Qualifications:

• Skilled in PowerPoint and/or Keynote, Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Experience with Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro or other non-linear video editing software, and Photoshop
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage calendar and travel arrangements
• Ability to assume responsibility, function effectively in team environment or independently, with minimal supervision
• Detail oriented and organized
• Demonstrated proactive problem-solving skills
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule with advanced notice, to accommodate overtime as needed
• Ability to function in an environment with competing and changing priorities
  Flexibility and willingness to learn new skills
• proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Experience with Final Cut Pro or other editing software, and Photoshop, a plus
• Knowledge of production and post production process, and able to make editorial suggestions that improve quality of programming

Required Education:

• B.A. or B.S. Minimum of one year specific in a TV environment.