Executive Assistant, Warner Bros Discovery
Head of Comedy Development, Warner Bros. Television
$47.5-88.2k
Office located in Burbank, CA
Entertainment company
Posted today
Entertainment company
1001+ employees
Posted today
$47.5-88.2k
Office located in Burbank, CA
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
- Previous administrative experience required
- Familiarity with television industry required
- Previous studio experience strongly preferred
- Literary agency experience preferred
- BA/BS degree preferred
- Typing: 55 wpm
- PC Skills: Windows, and Excel required
- Knowledge of file set-up, maintenance, and filing procedures
- Knowledge of basic math, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and English usage
- Knowledge of report, letter, logs, etc. formats required
- Must have exceptional grammar skills
- Must have the ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with persons on all levels, in person and on the telephone
- Must have the ability to pay close attention to detail and understand written and oral instructions
- Must have the ability to organize and schedule work effectively
- Must have the ability to work well under time constraints
- Must be able to handle multiple tasks
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Must be able to handle confidential information
What the job involves
- To provide administrative support to the Executive Vice President, Head of Comedy Development
- Maintains calendar, schedules appointments, meetings and notes call, etc
- Answers telephones, screens, logs and places calls
- Writes script coverage and tracks all submissions
- Maintains and organizes a filing system
- Opens, records and distributes incoming mail
- Proofreads, photocopies and distributes material
- Orders supplies, books, etc
- Prepares documents such as deal memos, correspondence and expense reports
- Performs other related duties as assigned
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, not founder)Spent 17 years at NBCUniversal including as President of NBC Cable LLC and NBC Media LLC.
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