Executive Assistant, The Athletic
$55-70k
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Subscription-based sports content publisher
Job no longer available
Subscription-based sports content publisher
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$55-70k
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To produce smarter coverage for die-hard fans and redefine the way fans get access to sports content by flipping the normal model for sports journalism.
Role
Who you are
- Understanding basic company organization, working relationships and business partner roles and responsibilities is important as this position will work closely with other teams across The Athletic
- This candidate is able to work successfully in a team environment, build effective working relationships inside and outside of the group, while keeping abreast of general business objectives, policies, standards, services and processes
- 6+ years experience in an administrative role providing support to senior executives
- Experience with G Suite products and applications, including Gmail, calendar, drive and Google Slides
- Demonstrated ability to manage and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent prioritization and time management skills
- Ability to organize and coordinate multiple concurrent projects
- Ability to identify and solve problems in a creative way
- Collaboratively work with all levels of management and staff
- Flexible team player, willing to adapt to changes and tackle challenges directly
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
What the job involves
- As Executive Assistant, you will provide operational administrative support to our Digital Leadership team, across product, engineering, data, and growth teams
- As Executive Assistant, you will represent The Athletic brand, to both internal colleagues and external clients, and proactively approach tasks and requests effectively
- Manage executive calendars, including coordinating meetings with participants, resolving conflicts, and generally managing the Digital Leadership team’s daily schedules
- Organize department meetings, including scheduling, reminders, agenda development, conference room and/or virtual room set-up, and technology support
- Attend key meetings, tracking and helping drive completion of key deliverables, and following up on outstanding items
- Serve as department administrator and maintain departmental organizational charts, vacation calendars, distribution lists, and more
- Prepare drafts of general correspondence, department communications, reports and presentations
- Lead logistics for All Hands meetings, departmental and team events, social activities, offsite meetings, etc as well as for external events which include, but are not limited to, client entertainment and advertising industry events
- Arrange travel, manage expense report processing and administer department credit card
- Answer questions from department staff, assisting in the resolution of general problems and coordinating with other teams (IT, HR, etc.) to support
- Field incoming requests, including to department email accounts, and direct them to appropriate teams, and handle highly confidential information with good judgment and discretion
- Build and manage relationships with various departments throughout the organization, as well as other administrative assistants
- Provide a wide range of operational support and assist with special projects as they arise
Our take
The Athletic provides authentic, in-depth coverage written by journalists who know the teams they write about inside out. Its model bucks the trend of traditional sports journalism outfits by asking for a subscription rather than relying on ad-revenue.
Despite initial doubts that users would be willing to pay for sports journalistic content, The Athletic has found significant success and was acquired by the New York Times in 2022. Despite it operating at a loss directly after the takeover, it was clear that the New York Times perceived this as a long-term investment.
In 2025, it was reported that The Athletic was now profitable, which aligns well with its parent's prediction of profitability within 4 years. This has been aided by accelerated customer growth alongside the rising trend of subscription-based sports news.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2020
$50m
SERIES D
May 2019
$21.8m
SERIES C
Total funding: $139.7m
Company benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401 (k)
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Free Subscription
- Competitive Health Care
- HSA & FSA
- Commuter Benefits
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Adam Hansmann
(President & Co-Founder)Previously a McKinsey Business Analyst and then Associate at Calera Capital.
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