Senior Administrative Assistant

As an Administrative Assistant focused on marketing, you will provide proactive support to executives, ensuring smooth daily operations and anticipating their needs. You will manage complex calendars with precision, coordinate communications, and oversee travel and event planning. Your role is pivotal in maintaining strong internal and external relationships while handling sensitive information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Anticipate the needs of executives and provide proactive solutions to ensure smooth daily operations.
• Identify and address potential issues before they arise, ensuring executives are well-prepared for meetings and engagements.
• Manage complex calendars with precision, scheduling meetings, appointments, and events while prioritizing conflicting demands.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to arrange meetings, ensuring all necessary materials and information are prepared in advance.
• Serve as a key point of contact between executives and internal/external parties, handling communications with professionalism and discretion.
• Draft, edit, and proofread correspondence, reports, and presentations as needed.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across all levels of the organization, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence and discretion in handling sensitive information and situations.
• Coordinate complex and detailed international and domestic travel arrangements, including flights, accommodations, transportation, and itineraries.
• Ensure all travel plans are cost-effective and align with executives' preferences and schedules.
• Organize, schedule, and coordinate a wide range of meetings, including small/large internal meetings, on-site/off-site meetings, town halls, and events with logistics for dinners and catering responsibilities.
• Lead and support various ad hoc projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and timely completion.
• Track project progress, manage deadlines, and communicate updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Handle expense reports, document management, and other administrative duties as required.
• Maintain organized records and files, ensuring easy access to vital information.
• Maintain SharePoint site responsibilities, including updating and removing information as requested.

• 5+ years of proven experience providing administrative support to an executive-level leader within a corporate environment.
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Motivated initiative-taker that seeks growth and challenge.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills adhering to professional courtesy in all communications.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software.
• Proven experience in coordinating international and domestic travel.

• Experience with marketing communications.
• Competency in Concur for travel management.
• Proficiency in expense reconciliation.
• Familiarity with SharePoint site management.

The position offers a hybrid work environment, requiring four days on-site and one day remote, mirroring the on-site manager's schedule. This role provides an opportunity to potentially stay with the team long-term, as the organization is always seeking additional talent.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Owings Mills, MD.

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $28.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a hybrid position in Owings Mills,MD.

This position is anticipated to close on May 12, 2026.

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.