Executive Assistant (DET)

The Walt Disney Company • Burbank, CA

1d • $59,600 - $79,800 • Onsite

About The Position

Disney Entertainment Television is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to the Head of Comedy and Adult Animation for ABC Entertainment & Hulu Originals. Responsibilities for the role include heavy scheduling, answering phones, travel coordination, and the ability to anticipate the needs of the executive and the office.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ administrative assistant experience
• General understanding of the television development process and cycles.
• A team player who is adaptable and can maintain their composure in a high stress, fast paced environment
• Ability to anticipate the executive’s needs and effectively handle frequently changing priorities.
• Thrives in an environment that requires commitment and administrative focus, strong organizational skills, precise attention to detail, and solid judgement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; positive and collaborative working style.
• Ability to multitask, manage and disseminate a variety of work tasks punctually and effectively.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Airtable).

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting an SVP or above preferred.
• Knowledge and passion for entertainment and media.

Responsibilities

• Schedule meetings, answer phones, make travel arrangements and various other administrative tasks to support the President, Scripted Programming.
• Review your leader’s schedule to build-in time to prep for meetings properly and assist with prep when needed.
• Interface directly with other senior executives and their support teams, your ability to collaborate effectively with individuals at all levels is a crucial aspect of your role.
• Be prepared to adjust and revamp the entire schedule in response to unforeseen situations and resume normal operations once the situation is resolved.
• Handle extremely confidential, sensitive information, remembering that Disney is a publicly traded company.
• Stay up to date on the status of incoming materials for all our shows.

Benefits

• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Associate degree