Executive Assistant
About the role
Provide administrative support to four executives: the SVP ESPN Creative Studio, the VP Animation, Graphics Innovation, Playout, Edit, the VP Content Integration & Synergy Solutions, and the VP Visual Storytelling. Responsibilities include calendar management, expense reports, travel arrangements, and meeting materials preparation. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, maintains confidentiality, and manages high-level relationships with sensitivity.
Responsibilities
- Assist four executives with a wide range of administrative support functions.
- Coordinate and maintain Outlook calendars.
- Gather materials for meetings and presentations.
- Administer travel arrangements and related expense reports.
- Book conference rooms for supported executives.
- Coordinate team events.
- Manage administration, logistics, and workflow for assigned executives.
- Provide office management, including space planning, printer maintenance, mail distribution, and conference room calendar upkeep.
- Maintain confidentiality and interact tactfully with ESPN, Disney, and external contacts.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of related executive administrative support experience.
- Demonstrated skills in executive time management, conflict management, business acumen, planning, and execution.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail while handling multiple requests.
- Timely follow-up on tasks.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; ability to quickly learn ECS-specific databases.
- Advanced oral and written communication skills.
- High sensitivity to the needs of executives and ability to work effectively with diverse groups.
- Highly empathetic, tech-savvy, and solution-oriented self-starter.
- Ability to build relationships across ECS, ESPN, Disney, and external partners.
Qualifications
Required: High School Diploma.
Preferred: Associate or bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Pay
The hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT is $79,400 to $106,400 per year based on a 40-hour work week. Hours may vary based on business needs. The base pay offered will consider internal equity and may vary depending on geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.