Executive Assistant, Warner Bros Discovery
People & Culture, Temporary
$50.8-94.3k
Entertainment company
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Entertainment company
1001+ employees
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$50.8-94.3k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To take the world’s greatest possibilities and make them a reality - creating impact, inspiring imagination, and building connections.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 1-3 years experience providing administrative support required, preferably within the TV or entertainment industry or for an HR Team
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- BA/BS degree
- Must have proficiency with MS Word & Excel, PowerPoint, & the internet
- Must have excellent proofreading & writing skills
- Must have excellent organizational skills & possess ability to prioritize tasks
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Must have ability to create & maintain databases & other resources
- Must be able to interface with all levels of personnel, including senior management, talent, producers and journalists
- General Office Activities – including, but not limited to walking, standing, sitting, climbing stairs, typing, filing, lifting, bending, etc
- Must be able to work in extremely fast-paced environment
- Must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Must have excellent follow-through skills
- Must have ability to self-direct and take initiative to pursue projects in the office with minimal direction
- Must be willing to collaborate with other staff within the office on common tasks or projects impacting the larger department
- Must be able to successfully see projects/tasks through to completion
- Must be able to work under minimal supervision
- Must be detail-oriented and maintain confidentiality
- Must be able to work under strict time constraints
- Must be able to resolve conflicts within the scope of responsibility
- Must be able to work overtime, as required
What the job involves
- Provides administrative and clerical support to a People & Culture leader. This position will be located in New York
- This is a temporary position until the end of the year
- Arranges executive calendar and travel, and schedules meetings, independently or as directed
- Coordinates events, travel, and all associated reservations and accommodations
- Creates and submits expense reports
- Tracks ongoing projects and is well-informed of related activities and associated materials
- Assists with creating decks, taking notes, conducting research, and executing special projects as needed
- Maintains a strong organizational system for all materials and information
- Oversees general office operations, including but not limited to keeping inventory, ordering supplies, and coordinating with building personnel
Our take
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is an entertainment company formed from the 2022 merger of Warner Bros and Discovery. It is a leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing, and marketing of content, with Warner Bros alone boasting a huge library – more than 100,000 hours of programming – before the companies were joined. WBD’s portfolio includes Discovery Channel, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Discovery+, HBO Max, and franchises like “Batman” and “Harry Potter”.
Both of the company’s previous businesses have operated throughout the digitisation of the media space. David Zaslav, CEO of WBD, headed Discovery during its expansion into digital media, to make it a “content company” over a “cable company”. The recent focus for Warner Bros has been on next-gen distribution efforts, expanding the availability of its content across platforms and devices to reach the modern viewer. The new company has plans to migrate to one tech stack, which will require extensive retooling, as well as exploring cost-saving automation opportunities for its operations.
Since the merger, the new giant that is Warner Bros Discovery has had a shaky start, forcing the company to wind down operations and cut back on content, which included the very public scrapping of the “Batgirl” movie. However, it now seems the company may have been ahead of the curve, as a wider trend of cutbacks has been seen from peers in the space. This early move, combined with a hyper-focus on cash generation, seeks to establish WBD as an outperformer in an industry on the downturn.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
David Zaslav
(CEO & President)Spent 17 years at NBCUniversal including as President of NBC Cable LLC and NBC Media LLC.
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