Executive Assistant, External Affairs Portfolio - Los Angeles, United States - Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

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Los Angeles, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

ABOUT THE LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART

As the first museum to focus exclusively on storytelling through images, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art believes that visual storytelling can connect us and help shape a more just society.

With a growing collection that encompasses artworks from across cultures, places, times, and mediums, including paintings, sculptures, murals, photography, comic art, book and magazine illustrations, and the arts of filmmaking, the Lucas Museum will explore narrative art's potential to prompt questions, invite opinions, inspire community, and move people to think about the impact of images on our world.

******A central area of work for this position will focus on supporting the Deputy Director in day-to-day museum administration. This will include preparing materials, conducting research, following up and tracking outstanding matters, and debriefing the Deputy Director in day-to-day museum administration. This position will be responsible for confidential, detail-oriented, and time-sensitive materials as well as management of the Deputy Director's schedule and travel. Some development and communications experience will be required in order to perform special projects as assigned and will require an understanding of the Deputy Director's portfolio and navigating the complexities of museum functions.

As an Executive Assistant, this role requires a solid grasp of operations and business practices and well
- developed project & time management skills. This role also requires frequent coordination with Museum Director/CEO's Executive Assistant and other Executive Assistants across the museum. In this role, the Administrative Assistant may handle a wide variety of situations and conflicts involving all functions of the office. In the start-up phase, the Executive Assistant may be involved in shepherding overall vision for External Affairs in partnership with Deputy Director, integrating divisions within the portfolio, hiring protocols, and systems development for a complex function that includes Development, Membership, Special Events, Marketing, Communications and Publications. In addition, this position will provide administrative support to the full division including reporting, coordinating meetings scheduling events, and liaising with external partners.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Creation and assignment of tasks and projects in anticipation of Deputy Director office needs
Work closely with the Deputy Director and members of the External Affairs team to prepare all presentation materials, including PowerPoint presentations. This includes collaborating on strategy documents and creating strategy decks when necessary
Coordinate with the External Affairs team to ensure alignment and consistency in presentation materials across the department
Lead External Affairs portfolio budgeting process, both annual overview and monthly reporting
In partnership with the Deputy Director, help monitor and report on the execution of the portfolio's strategic priorities
Manage Deputy Director's correspondence, calendar, scheduling, meetings, and all related requests and routing of items as appropriate. Considerable discretion and confidentiality and ability to prioritize in alignment with portfolio goals in vetting requests required
Manage Deputy Director's business travel, including reservations, itineraries, and scheduling meetings
Establish and manage systems and setup, in coordination with external vendors and experts as necessary
Liaison with entire organization, especially the CEO/ Director's office, HR, Finance, IT and external partners
Prepare expense reports for Deputy Director and support portfolio in timely execution of all finances
Proactively manage and assist with scheduling and meeting logistics, including preparing for technical requirements, drafting agendas, ordering food, etc.
Oversee and perform special projects, research assignments, and other duties as assigned
Provides high level confidential support relating to Deputy Director's professional responsibilities
Evaluation of incoming requests, material, responses and best possible scheduling opportunities for Deputy Director's review and consideration

CORE COMPETENCIES:

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Planning & Organizing

Sets clearly defined objectives; plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances; manages time effectively; identifies and organizes resources needed to accomplish tasks; monitors performance against deadlines and milestones; Extremely wellorganized with excellent timemanagement and followthrough skills; Strong business acumen and an ability to multitask many projects successfully

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Presenting & Communicating Information

Speaks clearly and fluently; expresses opinions, information, and key points of an argument clearly; Excellent interpersonal communication skills, evidenced in verbal, telephone, and written com