The Dodo is looking for a proactive, highly organized, energetic office manager to join our team. In this role, you'll take ownership over our office space in an effort to make it as comfortable, clean, orderly, efficient and fun as possible (you'll have a head start - we're in a historical cast-iron building in Soho with high ceilings and a ton of sunlight!). This will involve everything from office upkeep to ordering supplies, snacks and swag, to planning and executing happy hours, lunches, culture-building events and outings. The other main aspect of the role is administrative support, including scheduling meetings, assisting the Chief Creative Officer and President, helping with recruiting and on-boarding, and partnering with HR to update and maintain office policies as necessary.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Culture
• Plan in-house or off-site activities, such as happy hours and team outings
• Work with management to implement new culture-building initiatives based on feedback from the broader team
• Facility Management
• Keep snacks and supplies stocked (very important!)
• Liaise with vendors, including cleaning and catering
• Maintain office condition, order supplies as needed, and arrange any necessary repairs
• Take the lead on creating a culture of cleanliness and order
• Greet and provide general support to visitors
• Partner with HR to update and maintain office policies as necessary
• Assist the Chief Creative Officer and President with scheduling

Qualifications:

• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Proactive, self-starter, ability to prioritize
• A team player, flexible, patient, go-with-the flow, resilient, “fill the void” attitude
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• A genuine interest in helping manage an office and playing a key role in creating a best-in-class work environment
• A passion for animals!
• 1-3 years of experience in managing an office, ideally in a startup environment preferred

About the Dodo:

The Dodo is an NYC-based digital media start-up committed to creating entertaining, meaningful animal-related stories – we cover everything from viral videos and animal behavior to rescue stories and advocacy efforts. Our goal at The Dodo is to deliver the most emotionally and visually compelling, sharable animal stories and videos to the biggest number of readers possible to help make caring about animals a viral cause. We are looking for passionate, flexible people who are interested in growing a start-up that we hope will make the world a better place for animals.