Temporary Administrative Assistant (Short-term Assignment)

Montgomery County, MD

$25/Hour

This finance firm with strong ties to the real estate industry is seeking a temporary Administrative Assistant to support a busy office during a high-priority filing initiative. In this role, you’ll help organize and maintain both paper and electronic records while providing administrative support to the broader team as needed. If you’re highly organized, enjoy bringing order to complex projects, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is a great opportunity to make an immediate impact.

Key Responsibilities:

Support a large-scale filing initiative by organizing, maintaining, and updating both paper and electronic filing systems with accuracy and attention to detail.
Provide administrative support with scheduling appointments, meetings, events, and occasional travel arrangements, ensuring calendars remain current and changes are communicated promptly.
Draft, edit, and format documents, reports, spreadsheets, and other business materials.
Partner with the administrative team to coordinate projects, share information, and help meet important deadlines.
Assist with additional administrative projects as needed to support office operations.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

Tight-knit team with a shared passion for customer service, attentiveness to small details and real estate.
This is a short-term temporary assignment the last week of August.
Enjoy a short-term opportunity to contribute to a meaningful project while expanding your administrative experience.

What We’re Looking For:

Experience operating across deadlines. You possess at least one to two years of previous administrative support experience, preferably within an executive office.

Detailed. You take pride in producing accurate work and keeping both physical and electronic files exceptionally organized.
Resourceful. Independent and a quick learner, you can retain information and instructions effortlessly.
Excited to jump in. You are a quick learner and eager to support a team.
Quality check. You work well across a team; taking direction from many channels and maintaining organization for highest project performance.

The hourly listed reflects the anticipated compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, qualifications, location, business considerations, and internal equity. Final offer amounts are determined at the employer’s discretion.

To apply, please send a resume to apply@hawthornelane.com.

Essential to Hawthorne Lane’s success is our ability to attract talent from a range of backgrounds. Our network reflects the diverse community around us, and we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.