NPR · 17 hours ago
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$96K/yr - $118K/yr
10+ years expNational Public Radio (NPR) is a thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization producing award-winning news and music programming. The Executive Assistant to the CEO will provide strategic administrative support, manage complex scheduling, and facilitate high-level communications in a fast-paced environment.
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Responsibilities
Manage and maintain the CEO and COS’s multiple calendars; scheduling and coordinating meetings, appointments, and events, being sensitive to professional and personal conflicts
Support the CEO by prioritizing tasks through strategic inbox administration, including message prioritization, response management and coordinating tasks identified through email communications
Create and facilitate professional, accurate and timely communication between the office of the CEO and other executives and staff, as well as with a broad range of external stakeholders, keeping in mind local, national and international current events
Manage and prioritize incoming correspondence to ensure prompt responses
Establish a process to provide the CEO with necessary background information and briefing materials ahead of phone calls, meetings, events, conferences, and speaking engagements
Serve as a bridge for smooth communication between the Office of the CEO and internal teams, demonstrating leadership and collaboration to maintain trust and support with other administrative staff
Adapt quickly to changing priorities and last-minute schedule adjustments
Arrange air travel, hotels, and other transportation for domestic and international travel; prepare travel documents for the CEO
Manage and support special projects aligned with the CEO’s priorities
Manage logistics for internal and external meetings, events, conferences, and presentations – including helping to coordinate the agenda and potentially moderating weekly team meetings
Prepare to engage in complex, sensitive and highly confidential interactions inside and outside the organization
Collaborate with the executive team to provide input on initiatives, programs, and policies that improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
Review and reconcile expense receipts and invoices; prepare and process expense reports to ensure accuracy, compliance, and proper categorization
Handle confidential and sensitive information with the highest level of discretion
Ensure internal processes run smoothly by identifying bottlenecks, flagging concerns, and supporting internal coordination across divisions and executive team members
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 10 years of experience as an Executive Assistant, preferably with C-Suite executives in corporate and high-demand environments
Proven experience in managing complex calendars
Advanced proficiency in calendar management tools and scheduling software
Demonstrated ability to build trust, maintain relationships, and handle confidential information with discretion
Demonstrated ability to manage and optimize the schedules of senior executives, ensuring alignment with business priorities and personal preferences
Ability to prioritize simultaneous assignments in a dynamic, fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Experience interacting with high-level executives, including board members, donors, and policy leaders
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in work experience
Preferred
Experience supporting executives within the news/media/entertainment industry preferred but not required
Active consumer of news and comfortable using social media tools to maintain a high level of situational awareness regarding current events
Benefits
Access to health and wellness
Paid time off
Financial well-being
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life/ accidental death and dismemberment
Long-term disability
Short-term disability
Voluntary retirement savings
Company
NPR
NPR is a multimedia news organization and radio program producer that delivers national and international news broadcasts.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$57.7MKey Investors
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
2025-11-17Grant· $36M
2020-05-19Grant· $4.7M
2013-12-15Grant· $17M
Leadership Team
Katherine Maher
CEO & President
Daphne Kwon
CFO
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