Assistant, Business Affairs

The WME Books Business Affairs team seeks a talented and highly motivated assistant to support the global head of the team. This role provides administrative support primarily to the senior lawyers of the Books BA team.

About the Role

We are a global entertainment agency, WME, which operates as a boutique literary agency. Our team manages contractual relationships between our author clients and buyers, and advises company executives to effectively balance business and legal risks.

Responsibilities

• Provide scheduling, phone, and administrative support to the senior lawyers of the Books BA team
• Organize and maintain files, deal logs, and contract precedent logs
• Manage high-volume contract administration
• Foster excellent relationships with agents, agency clients, and internal/external executives

Requirements

• Talented and highly motivated administrative experience supporting executives or senior attorneys
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
• Creative problem-solving skills; proactive and accountable
• Excellent oral and written communications, including grammar and proofreading
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to interact with a range of personalities and styles in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• A genuine commitment to workplace equity
• Grit, tenacity, and flexibility

Qualifications

• A genuine interest in books and entertainment
• Publishing or law firm experience
• Hands-on representation experience
• Experience managing high-volume contract administration
• Experience fostering relationships with agents, agency clients, and internal/external executives

Skills

• Administrative experience supporting executives or senior attorneys
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communications
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Genuine commitment to workplace equity
• Grit, tenacity, and flexibility

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits, including health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities.

Pay

Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

Schedule

We work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support. WME unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do.