Comedy Touring - Assistant

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the world’s leading full-service entertainment, media, and sports agency. We represent many of the most successful professionals working in television, film, music, theatre, video games, sports, and digital content, and provide strategic and marketing consulting services to corporate clients.

About the role

CAA is seeking an assistant to support an Agent in our Comedy Touring department based in Los Angeles. The candidate should be motivated, quick-thinking, and capable of performing administrative tasks in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has a passion for comedy talent and the booking/touring process.

Responsibilities

• Administrative duties including handling heavy phones, calendar management, scheduling travel, booking reports, preparing expense reports, and general office management tasks
• Serve as first point of contact with clients, buyers, agents, and executives
• Track clients and potential clients
• Assist with special projects, research, and compiling information as needed
• Input offers and follow-up with buyers

Requirements

• At least 1 year of administrative assistant experience including answering phones, heavy meeting and schedule coordination, preparing expense reports, producing correspondence, and travel coordination
• Tenacity; ability to work well under pressure, meet tight deadlines, balance multiple projects and expectations, and maintain sharp focus while handling competing priorities
• Curiosity about the comedy touring landscape
• Anticipatory thinking; strategic and creative problem-solving with a positive, forward-thinking, can-do attitude
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, with an understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality
• Polished written and verbal communication
• Strong command of Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required.

Location

On-site in Los Angeles, CA.

Pay

The base hourly rate for this position is in the range of $20.00–22.00. This position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Wages may vary based on relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria.