Business Specialist
National Geographic Partners
Washington, DCThis was removed by the employer on 3/17/2017 12:04:00 PM PST
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Full Time Job
The Business Specialist for, Art, Graphics and Design, will administer the legal and financial transactions for the Cartography, Graphics and Design department and ensure that operations run smoothly, implementing best practices of NGP Editorial across the department.
Responsibilities
• Use NG systems to set up contractors in Accounts Payable and Editorial management systems. Work with Operations Manager and Legal Team as necessary to negotiate and review contracts and ensure they are tracked and archived properly, assist contractors with the onboarding process and if necessary assist with travel arrangements.
• Support the Cartography group: Work with Cartographic, Design, and Illustration editors to track freelancers and make payments to independent contractors.
Schedule certain some department meetings, including layout reviews, provide some administrative support to Creative Director including schedule management and expenses.
• Support the Operations group: Schedule certain production meetings necessary for design and magazine production, serve as backup to production specialist for certain tasks
Qualifications:
• Bachelors Degree is preferred
• Spanish fluency is a plus
• Comfortable handling budgets
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite
Division Description
National Geographic Partners LLC, a joint venture between National Geographic Society and 21st Century Fox, combines National Geographic television channels with National Geographic's media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic Studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children's media; and ancillary activities that include travel, location-based entertainment, archival sales, catalog, licensing and e-commerce businesses. A portion of the proceeds from National Geographic Partners LLC will be used to fund science, exploration, conservation and education through significant ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.