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Jacob Newman

Boston,MA

Summary

Driven and resourceful administrative professional with 3+ years of experience assisting with work of high-achieving executives. Track record supporting professional needs with well-organized precision. Successfully manages high-volume workloads in rapidly changing environments.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant to the CFO

Combined Jewish Philanthropies
12.2023 - 05.2024
  • Enhanced financial reporting accuracy by streamlining data collection and analysis processes.
  • Maintained compliance with regulatory requirements, ensuring timely submission of accurate financial reports to relevant authorities.
  • Implemented process improvements within the finance department that increased overall productivity without compromising quality or control standards.
  • Supported CFO in strategic decision-making by providing insightful financial analysis and recommendations.

Administrative Assistant

Ginkgo Bioworks
08.2021 - 11.2023
  • Assisted in the day-to-day office needs of a large, ever changing, fast paced Bioengineering environment with a small team
  • Includes a wide range of responsibilities, all of which built upon fundamental but important skills
  • Assisted in planning critical investor events, logistics for larger meetings, managed weekly communications for the HR team while also managing building access, leading recruiting tours, and ensuring critical communication channels remained open and reliable for the Legal team.
  • Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information by adhering to strict privacy policies and implementing secure filing systems.
  • Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.

Marketing Intern

Economic Mobility Pathways
12.2021 - 05.2022
  • AMPUP is a coordinated Harvard and MIT study to better understand the impact of communications on economically disadvantaged families
  • Engagement team consists of Junior members, and our campaigns focus our studies on the impact of offering financial rewards for economic coaching
  • My position follows through on all methods of communication, ranging from placing flyers to email campaigns.
  • Participated in brainstorming sessions, contributing fresh ideas that led to innovative marketing initiatives.
  • Collaborated with team members to help expand marketing channels.

Camp Coordinator

YMCA Camp Spaulding
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Senior member of administrative staff for Camp Spaulding that led, planned, and executed every event held that engaged our campers
  • Provided mentorship and coaching to younger Counselors who were evaluated as top leaders to further grow this community focused camp.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications in Media And Cinema

University of Hartford
Hartford, CT
05.2021

Skills

  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Organization
  • Strong Leadership
  • Mission Driven
  • Office Administration
  • Office Management
  • Excel spreadsheets

Extracurricular Activities

Social Committee, Phi Mu Alpha, Planned multiple member events for this arts-based fraternity, ensuring reliability, timeliness, and cost management Secretary, Phi Mu Alpha, Charged with chapter documentation and record keeping, kept meetings and coordination for broader member events proactive and efficient Community Service, Worked with local farms, community spaces, and Yellowstone National Park in Montana and Wyoming. Included hands-on projects focused on habitat restoration for wildlife Google Digital Marketing & Ecommerce Professional Certificate (Google/Coursera), 7 Course Series in the high-growth fields of digital marketing and e-commerce, complementing my degree while exposing me to new industries. Learned new types of Google specific skills and tools for creating successful digital marketing campaigns using Google's ad systems

Certification

  • Digital Marketing and E-commerce, Google/Coursera - 2021-2022

Timeline

Assistant to the CFO

Combined Jewish Philanthropies
12.2023 - 05.2024

Marketing Intern

Economic Mobility Pathways
12.2021 - 05.2022

Administrative Assistant

Ginkgo Bioworks
08.2021 - 11.2023

Camp Coordinator

YMCA Camp Spaulding
06.2019 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Communications in Media And Cinema

University of Hartford
Jacob Newman