Alyssa Maher
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Experience
Ink & Roses LTD, New York, NY July 2019-present
Executive Assistant/Human Resource Specialist
• Support the needs of the CEO, including travel arrangements, calendar management, and expense reports
• Write company-wide policies and procedures and handle all HR-related issues, including on-boarding new employees
• Point of contact for all accounts payable and accounts receivable and IT-related issues
• Maintain the office, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, and prepare for any major in-office meetings/events
• Help draft and edit client contracts; review vendor contracts Omnicom Health Group, New York, NY October 2018-June 2019 Executive Assistant to the Chief Human Resources Officer
• Maintained calendar, managed all travel coordination and created and processed expense reports
• Drafted severance letters and track payments for terminated employees
• Planned logistics for all department meetings and gatherings, including monthly all-staff off-site
• Handled logistics for company-wide events, including quarterly new hire orientation
• Aggregated all new hire, replacement, and promotion requests from agencies and drafted notes for approval. Haymarket Media, Inc., New York, NY November 2015-October 2018 Executive Assistant to CEO and CFO / Communications Specialist (Nov. 2016-Oct. 2018) Receptionist/Customer Service Representative-(Nov. 2015-Nov. 2016)
• Maintained calendars for CEO, CFO, and controlled the calendars of all of the meeting spaces in the office
• Created expense reports for CEO and CFO and audited the expenses of their direct reports
• Managed the corporate travel system
• Oversaw and wrote all corporate communications for US offices
• Compiled and edited monthly reports for the CEO
• Arranged logistics for the medical brands’ exhibitions at trade shows
• Planned quarterly board meetings and organized internal events, including the Haymarket Media Sales and Editorial Summit and the annual holiday party
The Paper Bag Players, New York, NY April 2013-November 2015 Marketing Associate/Office Manager
• Wrote press releases and other publicity for shows/events
• Compiled and maintained mailing lists; updated social media pages
• Communicated directly with teachers regarding ticket orders, and with theaters for contracts and promotional materials
• Wrote grant proposals and letters to foundations
• Assisted in the planning and marketing of annual fundraising events Family Publications, New York, NY August 2010-December 2013 Accounts Receivable/Office Manager
Editorial Intern, Spring 2010
• Generated invoices for clients and collected on invoice balances
• Calculated commissions for salespeople
• Formatted and proofread text for publications
• Researched, wrote and posted editorial content for websites and publications Education
CUNY Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY February 2014
Master of Arts, English Literature, GPA: 3.85
Thesis: “Dear Maid, Kind Sister, Sweet Ophelia:” The Manipulation of Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, approved January 2013
CUNY Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY June 2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing GPA: 3.87 Honors: Magna cum laude,
Dean’s List, Fall ‘06, Spring ‘07, Fall ‘07, Spring ‘08, Fall ‘08, Spring ‘09, Fall ‘09, Spring ‘10 Scholarship: The Peter F. Vallone Scholarship.
Skills & Languages
Knowledge of Macs and PCs, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), FileMaker, Quark, QuickBooks, Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Entourage. Proficient in Spanish