Posted November 13, 2007 - 9:50am
Administrative Assistant – Sales & Marketing
Down Etc, a fast growing entrepreneurial design company, seeks an energetic, multi-tasking, customer service-oriented Administrative Assistant to support the Sales & Marketing team. This is a full-time position for a competent and driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and understands the needs of a small, innovative and growing company.
We are an importer of high quality bedding products from Asia, and are looking for a qualified candidate who has great interpersonal skills, excellent administrative computer knowledge (Excel, Word, database management, types 65+ wpm), comfortable with phone and face-to-face interactions, and thrives on multi-tasking and getting results. Candidates must be comfortable working in a small office setting. This is a hands-on position requiring active involvement in supporting the Sales & Marketing team. Salary DOE. Salary requirements and history required.
We are committed to providing our customers with an excellent nights sleep along with a memorable experience.
If you can answer yes to all of the following questions, this is the opportunity for you.
• Are you seeking meaning and purpose in your career?
• Are you searching for a company that you can stay and grow with?
• Do you like working in a small environment where your voice is heard and you are able to provide recommendations/solutions to management?
• Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you are challenged to fulfill a variety of tasks?
• Do you want to work for a company that has solid business ethics?
• Are you well-mannered and results driven, yet lighthearted and fun?
• Do you want to work in a creative space?
• Do you have excellent written communication skills as well as verbal communication skills?
• Are you able to multitask?
• Do you like to juggle multiple projects wearing multiple hats and actually find this challenge fun?
• Are new challenges exciting for you?
• Do you excel in creating organizational systems and want to do more?
• Do you want to work with a small team that enjoys working together in a fun and engaging work environment?
Please answer the following questions when responding to this posting:
• How many WPM do you type? (http://www.typingtest.com)
• What was the most frustrating experience in your past job? The most satisfying?
• Describe a good work environment. If you could make one suggestion to management
what would it be?
• How often do your priorities change at work? Tell me about a time when you had to
change priorities quickly?
• What kind of pressure do you feel in your job? How do you deal with this pressure?
• How do you track/measure/evaluate your own performance?
• What are your favorite websites? Blogs?
• Outside of work, what do you do to make you feel alive?
We are a progressive and energetic group of individuals seeking a key team player to participate in ensuring and benefiting from our success. Our office is located in San Francisco. PLEASE EMAIL/FAX RESUME 415. 348.0085. Attention: Administrative Assistant Position
