Requirements

• Successfully completed commercial training and relevant professional experience in clerical work and/or assistance
• Highly conscientious, with an eye for tasks and priorities, able to work independently and think ahead
• Attentive, communicative, confident, and personable
• Experienced with Google Docs, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, MS Teams, and ideally Slack

Responsibilities

• Manage payments and fees for freelance authors and photographers, and manage their master data and framework agreements in our database
• Manage invoices and payments as an interface to our accounting department
• Provide support to the ZEIT ONLINE editorial team in other organizational and commercial matters, oversee orders, and assist with internal events
• Provide guest services at the editorial reception and answer reader questions by phone and email
• Ensure a pleasant working atmosphere in the editorial office

Benefits

• Work in a small and demanding assistant team at an important interface in one of the most modern online newsrooms in Germany
• Help your dedicated colleagues strive for the highest journalistic quality in an optimal working environment
• Onboarding and mentoring program
• Employee Assistance Program for professional and private questions
• Flexible working hours, hybrid work, and part-time models
• Opportunities for networking and development within the company
• Attractive location in central Berlin with a corresponding travel cost subsidy
• Corporate benefits, discounted tickets, and other perks