Executive Assistant, Series (20th Television)

The Walt Disney Company • Burbank, CA

11d • $54,000 - $72,300

About The Position

Twentieth Television is one of the industry's most prolific suppliers of primetime television programming and entertainment content, including: ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, 9-1-1, THIS IS US, HOMELAND, SONS OF ANARCHY, EMPIRE, MODERN FAMILY, GLEE, 24, THE AMERICANS, POSE, THE CHI and many more. The studio’s content now reaches more than a billion people every day across the world: in as many as 180 countries, across six continents, in 30 different languages. The Executive Assistant provides support to the Vice President of Series and Director of Series by proactively managing and organizing heavy calendar scheduling, phone lines, and booking travel arrangements. The Series team oversees projects that are currently on the air across multiple broadcast and streaming platforms. They work closely with the showrunners, writers, producers, and directors as creative liaisons between the networks and the studio. The team is involved in every step of the creative process from script to screen.

Requirements

• 1+ years of administrative assistant experience at a studio, network, production company or talent agency
• Able to present information in a confident, well-articulated, creative and engaging manner
• Proven ability to multitask and work independently with little direction and follow up, in a team environment, with changing priorities
• Literacy in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Critical thinking & problem-solving skills
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience interning at a studio or network
• Agency experience
• Passion for learning and eagerness to be a team player

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage smooth operations of the executives’ calendar, record-keeping, and office, being mindful of deadlines and priorities
• Assist with various administrative tasks including scheduling meetings, rolling calls, and processing expense reports
• Watch cuts and read incoming scripts to write loglines and log material
• Update grids with staff lists and production calendars
• Be familiar with all internal department points of contact, as well as their counterparts at the Network or Streamer
• Create clip selections from dailies for internal viewing
• Track incoming material and staffing submissions
• Collect information for timely internal memo
• Take notes on meetings and calls

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level