Staff Assistant/Project Coordinator

PROJECT COORDINATOR YELLOWPAGES.COM is a leading Internet Yellow Pages and local search company headquartered in Glendale, California, that creates and markets the latest products for online advertising, including wireless, video and audio products. We’ve grown to nearly 1,000 employees nationwide, and are hiring to fuel continued growth – from Engineering and IT, Operations and Finance, to Product Marketing and Consumer Experience. A wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T, YELLOWPAGES.COM offers the resources of a well-established brand name plus the career opportunities of a dynamic start-up. We are currently seeking an experienced Staff Assistant/Project Coordinator to support our General Manager of Consumer Products Group at our Glendale headquarters. Essential Duties including and not limited to: Serve as Administrative Assistant to Department and contribute as individual resource for department processes and responsibilities. Maintain department project calendars. Collaborate with GM and other Project Managers to create and manage individual project plans, including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities and monitoring progress. Under guidance of our GM, establish project priorities and manage resource allocation. Track and assure timely delivery of project elements. Prepare executive summary reports on status of projects. Assist project teams in solving business problems through the development of business processes, management control systems and coordination. Serve as lead resource around key business planning meetings and facilitates customer group discussions. Assist and/or contribute as an individual resource or subject matter specialist on cross-functional projects. Demonstrate technical comprehension and systems knowledge as required to successfully design, capture, formalize, document, integrate, version-control, and evangelize project solutions. QUALIFIED CANDIDATE PROFILE: BA/BS degree in Business or related major is required. 2-5 years relevant and related experience within one of the following business sectors/industries: wireless, Internet (dot-com) space, advertising, or Entertainment. Ability to demonstrate (1) strong business process, program management and issue management skills, and (2) success tracking and meeting schedules on large scale projects. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including MS Project, Visio and PowerPoint. Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage major concurrent programs required. Strong work ethic and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment to meet short deadlines with minimal supervision. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. See Job Description