Executive Assistant, People & Culture

The Walt Disney Company•Burbank, CA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Executive Assistant, People & Culture at Disney Entertainment Television Job Summary This role is supporting two senior executive leaders within the People & Culture (P&C) organization and is highly trusted executive assistant who operates with discretion, sound judgment, and a deep understanding of executive priorities. This person will be an extension of the leaders they support and thereby represents the office and the broader P&C team with professionalism, collaboration, and a consistently positive presence. The ideal candidate is exceptionally resourceful and proactive, demonstrating strong teamwork, critical thinking, and the ability to build trusted partnerships across the organization.

Requirements

Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint as well as learning new apps and technologies such as Loop and Copilot
Team player with a great attitude and strong people skills who is highly collaborative and able to build strong relationships across all levels of employees.
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to anticipate needs, take initiative, meet deadlines, and be resourceful and flexible, while maintaining absolute professionalism, composure, and confidentiality.
Approaches work with a high degree of organization, attention to detail, and strong follow-up skills.
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to exercise appropriate judgment and assume responsibility in executing tasks without direct supervision.
Effective communication skills (written and verbal). Able to clearly convey information and act as a liaison between the executive and others.
Ability to be in the office four days a week as per the company’s in office policy and be flexible if needed. Some overtime may be required.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience supporting senior executives within large, corporate environments
Prior experience with Disney is a plus
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required

Responsibilities

Provide high caliber general administrative support to two senior executives and teams to include, but not limited to, answer phones, schedule meetings/conference rooms, organize files, make travel arrangements, process expense reports, order supplies and process invoices, respond to inquiries, and other administrative tasks as needed.
Proactively act as a culture carrier and positive team player with all who interact with the office and larger P&C team ensuring the Burbank office is a welcoming and positive environment.
Be an innovator and problem solver in making recommendations and resolving office administrative and process challenges.
Successfully anticipate issues and needs, such as resolving meeting conflicts, and identify competing priorities and potential solutions in close communication with executives.
Maintain a high level of integrity and standards of strict confidentiality with respect to all matters, correspondence and documents.
Set priorities, meet deadlines and follow up on assignments with a minimum of direction.
Support executives with Microsoft Office, Excel or PowerPoint documents and leverage new technology such as Loop and Copilot to make work more efficient.
Take the lead in coordinating team celebrations, meetings, etc. to ensure all logistics are handled for both in person and remote team members.
Support executives’ direct reports with special requests as needed.
Be a team player working closely with the administrative team to handle tasks that support specific needs for the onsite Burbank, CA team as well as the larger P&C team as a whole.
Provide backup to other assistants as needed to contribute to common administrative duties.