WEBTOON Executive Assistant, Wattpad
Bilingual Korean-English
$62.4-83.2k
Office located in El Segundo, CA
Platform for sharing original writing
Be an early applicant
Platform for sharing original writing
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$62.4-83.2k
Office located in El Segundo, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
Wattpad's mission is to create a world where everyone's story can be heard, and anyone can belong.
Role
Who you are
- Professional administrative support experience in a corporate environment
- Fluency in English and Korean, with both business and conversational proficiency in both languages
- Direct experience managing complex executive calendars across multiple time zones and coordinating international meetings
- Proven experience working cross-functionally with global teams and communicating effectively across cultures (specifically between Korea and the U.S.)
- Demonstrated experience supporting executive/VIP visits, office operations, and company events
- Strong ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment while effectively reprioritizing tasks on the fly
- Demonstrated proficiency with Google Workspace (Google Suite) and MS Office
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven track record of maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information responsibly
- High energy, friendly, professional demeanor, and a strong desire to help and support team success
What the job involves
- We are seeking a proactive, highly organized, and adaptable Bilingual Executive Assistant (Korean-English) to support four Executives in our El Segundo office. In this role, you will manage complex international logistics, serve as a communication bridge between global teams across the U.S. and Korea, and keep executive operations running seamlessly in a fast-paced environment
- Employment Type: Temporary (3-month contract with potential to extend)
- Provide administrative support to four Executives
- Manage complex executive calendars across multiple time zones and coordinate international meetings
- Book internal and external meetings, organize travel arrangements, and handle expense management
- Act as a central liaison between executive leadership and internal or external stakeholders, managing calls and correspondence
- Work cross-functionally with global teams and communicate effectively across different cultures, particularly bridging interactions between Korea and the U.S
- Support executive visits, VIP logistics, general office operations, board meetings, and off-site company events
- Prepare materials and take detailed notes during key leadership meetings, circulating actionable summaries to relevant team members in a timely manner
- Handle confidential documentation and sensitive information with absolute discretion
- Perform research and information gathering as needed
- Approach every interaction, challenge, and proposed solution with an inclusive mindset
Our take
Content is king and Wattpad has managed to create a platform that aggregates the most loved original writing content in the world, turning the traditional publishing industry on its head.
Where authors used to submit drafts to dozens of publishing houses in the hope of getting some eyeballs on their work, Wattpad opened up the process to millions of young authors by letting them easily submit their work, and fostering a community around their software that offers feedback and help.
The e-reading platform is now looking to double down on its strategy of taking its user-generated fiction and turning it into successful intellectual property upon which original series and movies can be based. However, a significant challenge for Wattpad is in producing original, marketable content from its platform, given the popularity of fanfiction, stories which are based on existing intellectual property.
Another challenge for Wattpad is the current economic conditions, which have affected much of the tech sector and are not sparing digital publishing. Having shelved bold plans for the future, it also laid off 15% of its workforce in March 2023. Having realigned for its current business needs, however, it is now well placed to weather the current market downturn.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2018
$51m
LATE VC
Apr 2014
$46m
SERIES C
Total funding: $117.8m
Company benefits
- Full health benefits
- Career development & Mentorship opportunities
- RRSP matching
- Generous parental Leave top-up
- Flexible hours
- Regular hackathons
- Healthy snacks & drinks
- Your choice of hardware
- Monthly work-from-home allowance
- Beautiful offices in Toronto and Halifax
- Easy access to transit
Company HQ
St. Lawrence, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Allen lau
(Co-Founder)Lau attended University of Toronto where he earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering followed by a master's in the same subject. Thereafter he briefly worked as a software engineer for Brightspark before founding his first notable company, Tira Wireless, a mobile development startup. He is also the co-founder of Two Small Fish Ventures, a fund that invests in Toronto and Waterloo-based early-stage internet companies with strong network effects.
Ivan Yuen
(Co-Founder)Prior to Wattpad, Ivan co-founded FeedM8 and served as the company’s CTO. Before that he was one of the first employees of Tira Wireless, where he helped grow the technical team and developed new and emerging wireless technologies. Ivan graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Engineering and also earned an MBA from the Rotman School of Management.
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