Administrative Assistant, PlayStation
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Posted today
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will possess a combination of project management, communication skills, and a passion for organizational excellence.
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, Communications, or a related field
- 1-2 years of experience in administrative roles or office coordination, preferably in a creative, tech, or entertainment-related industry (previous experience in a games studio is preferred)
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and familiarity with project management tools like Trello and Jira
- Basic understanding of office equipment and the ability to troubleshoot minor issues (printer, scanner, etc.)
- Experience maintaining highly accurate and organized records, both physical and digital
- Familiarity with video game development terminology, project management pipelines, and workflows (e.g., agile or scrum methodologies) is a plus
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for liaising between studio members, departments and external partners
- Ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple responsibilities, ensuring deadlines are met under challenging circumstances
- Ability to multi-task and juggle multiple tasks at once in a creative environment that can change rapidly
- Attention to detail and pro-active approach in identifying issues and resolving them effectively and efficiently
- Team oriented and high collaborative in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
- Self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision
- Discretion and confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information
- A passion for games and understanding of the games culture is a plus when relating to the studio environment
What the job involves
- We are seeking an Administrative Assistant based on location in our LA studio, who will report directly to the Operations Director.
- As Administrative Assistant in our studio you will support multiple areas of operations, including HR, Admin, IT, Finance and others.
- This is a broad role with the opportunity to make a significant contribution to our operations
- Travel coordination:
- Arrange travel for management and team and assure their needs are met
- Proactively manage travel schedules to optimize cost
- Equipment management:
- Order hardware and other equipment as needed
- Proactively manage the reserve stock and deploy items to the team
- Finance administration:
- Work with the Operations Director on keeping our financial forecast and tracking up to date
- Input data and generate reports
- Prepare expense reports for the studio management and team members
- People Operations:
- Maintaining and coordinating onboarding process at the studio (make sure new hires have everything they need according to the process (HW, SW, desk, etc.)
- Direct new team members to appropriate SIE resources including benefit selection, direct deposit, I-9, etc
- Coordinating onboarding process with all internal stakeholders
- Maintain team calendar (absences, TO, SL)
- After hours / weekend food ordering
- Maintaining birthday calendar and organizing recognitions
- Support organizing monthly team gatherings
- Support organizing quarterly get togethers
- Support organizing review process
- Visitor hosting:
- Manage pre-registration and invites with Security and Facilities
- Meeting room reservation
- Manage food orders if necessary
- IT Support and coordination:
- Maintain and manage hardware issue list
- 1st line of defense for team regarding IT issues, like ordering new equipment, or replacing broken equipment from stock
- Manage and maintain studio space in coordination with Facilities:
- Organize and maintain space, manage additions of necessary equipment (furniture, lights, heating, cooling)
- Manage studio storage space
Our take
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at PlayStation
- We're proud to celebrate diversity at PlayStation
- Our Employee Resource groups, including Women@PlayStation, REPRESENT@PlayStation, Wellbeing@PlayStation, and our award-winning LGBTQ+ group, Pride@PlayStation, actively promote inclusion in the workplace and beyond
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