Office assistant

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The Associated Press seeks ten (10) temporary part-time Office Assistants for its Data Center in Spokane, Washington.

Office Assistants will be employed on a part-time basis to assist in data collection and entry activities. Data collection and entry will be related primarily to high school sports scores and election night vote tabulation. Involvement in other data related projects may arise as additional data projects are undertaken by the Data Center.  The positions are temporary, approximately 30 weeks, beginning the end of August 2019 through the beginning of April 2020.

Responsibilities:

Prep score collection and entry responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Answering incoming phone calls and reporting results of high school games
• Accurately and quickly transcribing reported score information to Data Center collection mechanisms
• Make outgoing calls to schools, coaches, member newspapers, and other media organizations to collect missing scores
• Search internet sites for scores and schedule related information
• Make outgoing calls to schools and other athletic related organizations to collect team schedules and tournament pairing information
• Input collected schedule information into Data Center sports database
• Update Data Center sports database with school and coach contact information

Election collection and entry responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Answer incoming phone calls and report election results
• Accurately and quickly transcribe or input election result information into election database
• Utilize internet to obtain election results
• Make outgoing phone calls to election stringers to ensure timely capture of election night information
• Assist in preparation of informational mailings to election stringers

Qualifications:

• Ability to navigate Internet
• Basic understanding and ability to use Excel spreadsheet software
• Ability to quickly and accurately enter large volumes of data using computer
• Self-directed and able to work effectively with others in a fast pace environment
• Basic knowledge of high school sports and the elections process
• Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English language is required. Authorization to work in the United States for any employer is mandatory.

Application Deadline:  09/14/19 @ 11:59 PM EST

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