Application Deadline: February 28, 2013
Position: Part-time, Unpaid
Timeframe: 03/11/13 — 06/11/13 (Flexible)
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Description
LifeOrganics is a Chicago-based global health and wellness company. We offer pure and organic bath, body, skin, and hair products. Our services range from spa and pamper parties to consulting and workshops dealing with fitness, health, and self-care. We believe in maintaining a close-knit team of diverse, values-driven professionals that can work together to achieve our goals. We are a small, but quickly growing company with room for those who perform with excellence. We are looking for a professional who values integrity and exceptional client relations in every area of your work.
Our Administrative Coordinator is a key role as this position requires an eclectic, but solid skill set. In addition to coordinating schedules, they will serve as liaison-in-training between various department heads. In doing so, they will learn many facets of business operation and professional interaction. We expect them to be a “people person”, proactive, detail-oriented, eager to learn, and preferably, passionate about wellness.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include:
• Book travel arrangements (when needed)
• Schedule/organize conference calls and meetings
• Coordinate office and/or departmental operations
• Greet callers, route and resolve information requests
• Create internal communication and announcements
• Assist with company promotions, campaigns and event planning
• Initiate customer/client follow-ups (on behalf of department heads)
• Review, track, and prepare budgets; maintain records and databases
• Coordinate space and office organization; purchase and manage supplies and equipment
This position will begin as an internship (virtual) with the possibility for a full-time or paid opportunity.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have:
• Excellent organizational skills
• Superior writing and communication skills.
• A desire to eventually start their own business
• Experience with event planning and promotion
• Superior client relations/customer service skills and sales potential
• Fine-tuned editing and/or proofreading skills and acute attention to detail
• An eagerness to learn, ability to work independently, and readiness for responsibility
• Competence in all basic office programs, such as MS Word and Excel, and a facility with learning new software
• In-depth social media marketing experience. (Or at the very least, the ability to effectively navigate the internet and social networking sites for research and promotion)
