Receptionist, Temporary Part Time

About the role

We're hiring a temporary, part-time Receptionist to work two days a week (Tuesday and Thursday 9-6p) at our New York office. This role is temporary and runs through 12/31.

Responsibilities

• Be a Crossmedia brand champion, ensuring everyone entering our office has a welcoming and positive experience
• Register, greet, and direct guests, partners, and new Crossmedians
• Screen phone calls and manage incoming and outgoing mail and packages
• Aid with internal and external client meetings and events, including room setup, assisting with configurations, execution, and clean-up
• Support company cultural initiatives, including Burgerdays and monthly coffee hours in reception — barista skills are a plus!
• Help maintain a polished and presentable office, including tidying kitchen and open office areas, loading/unloading dishwashers, straightening conference rooms, and supporting general office organization
• Restock office supplies, snacks, beverages, kitchen, and bathroom supplies
• Aid with maintaining centralized office and operational information, including furniture and office supply inventory
• Be proactive and willing to pitch in wherever needed to support the Operations team and the overall office experience
• Work collaboratively and support Operations initiatives and company-wide activities

Requirements

• Personable, approachable, and service-minded, with a natural ability to make people feel comfortable and welcome
• Strong work ethic and a “roll-up-your-sleeves” mentality — someone who takes initiative and is always looking to make things better
• Collaborative, resourceful, and dependable
• Excellent listener with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented, organized with ability to multitask, prioritize and follow through
• Hospitality, retail, or office-related experience; front desk experience preferred
• Fully fluent in Microsoft Office for Mac (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Able to lift up to 25 lbs

Qualifications

• Flexible to work in hybrid manner with in-office and work from home options (depending on role)
• Sponsored healthcare options and agency-wide physical & mental health support
• Paid sabbatical at significant milestone anniversaries
• Generous paid parental leave policy
• Life milestone recognition & support
• The Pursuit of Happiness Fund devoted to helping Crossmedians find their happy (be it travel, enrichment class, fitness membership or professional development)
• Cell phone/tech reimbursement
• Student Loan payment plan (US)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Learning & Development and training programs
• And burgers – lots and lots of burgers

Benefits

Our principles of Trust, Reason, and the Pursuit of Happiness are brought to life through benefits that recognize and support the diversity and physical, emotional, and professional well-being of our people, including:

• Flexibility to work in hybrid manner with in-office and work from home options (depending on role).
• Sponsored healthcare options and agency-wide physical & mental health support
• 401k with company match (USA), and generous Pension (UK)
• Paid sabbatical at significant milestone anniversaries
• Generous paid parental leave policy
• Life milestone recognition & support
• The Pursuit of Happiness Fund devoted to helping Crossmedians find their happy (be it travel, enrichment class, fitness membership or professional development)
• Cell phone/tech reimbursement
• Student Loan payment plan (US)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Learning & Development and training programs
• And burgers – lots and lots of burgers

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity is in our DNA. As a minority-owned company, our commitment to an inclusive environment has long been embedded into agency practices and at every level. Almost one third of senior leadership identifies as a person of color and over half of our executive leadership are women. We have active mentoring & internship programs that create opportunities for underrepresented groups. Internal agency programming is anchored by XMEquity365, a permanent, year-round initiative fostering acknowledgement and support of marginalized communities within five pillars – Excellence, Voices, Education, Giving & Representation.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Ability to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer. The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).