Executive Assistant
About the role
We’re looking for an Executive Assistant to join our dynamic team. As an EA, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting the EVP and executive team, handling a wide range of responsibilities from scheduling and travel coordination to event planning and special projects.
Responsibilities
- Be highly responsive to direct and anticipated needs; provide fast, accurate, and thoughtful responses to requests, and follow up on action items in support of the executive’s efficiency and effectiveness.
- Cook up heavy travel itineraries including flight reservations, hotel, and car service quickly and accurately. Inform and plan actions based on the itinerary with appropriate parties, monitoring throughout. Process associated expenses as required.
- Complete scheduling and calendar management as needed with a heavy focus on coordination of complex meetings with multiple participants and locations.
- Provide effective and expeditious meeting coordination including agendas, notes, action items and follow-ups.
- Run meeting presentations, conference room, and AV equipment logistics.
- Aid in planning and execution of department events and offsites, including logistics, vendor coordination, catering, guest lists, and on-site support.
- Track key deliverables, deadlines, and follow-ups for the EVP and executive team, ensuring preparation and materials are ready ahead of time.
- Maintain and update organizational charts, distribution lists and send department-wide communications.
- Screen and respond to phone calls, emails, and incoming/outgoing packages.
- Partner with key partners to Ad Sales executive team and their EAs to collaborate, acquire information, problem solve, and achieve desired results.
- Manage special projects, run occasional personal errands, and take on additional duties and projects as needed.
- Prioritize tasks as needed and organize daily. Always monitor emails during working hours and before and after them.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, preferably within media, entertainment, technology, or marketing-driven industries, with 3+ years supporting a C-suite executive.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace (Outlook/Calendar, Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides, Word/Docs), and experience with expense and travel systems (e.g., Concur, Workday).
- Demonstrated exceptional organization, professionalism, and ambition as an early-career candidate with robust administrative or internship experience.
- Use good judgment and discretion when interacting with Senior Executives, Industry Leaders, and other important partners.
- Enthusiastic and ready to tackle new projects and ideas while maintaining focus on key priorities.
- Applies solid writing, editing, and proofreading skills for emails, presentations, and other correspondence.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required.
- Experience: 8+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, preferably within media, entertainment, technology, or marketing-driven industries, with 3+ years supporting a C-suite executive.
Skills
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace.
- Experience with expense and travel systems.
Benefits
- Hiring Salary Range: $85,000.00 - 110,000.00.
- Generous paid time off.
- An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
- Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
- Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.
Pay
Hiring Salary Range: $85,000.00 - 110,000.00.
Schedule
Full-time, Monday through Friday.
Company Information
Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, and Pluto TV, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.
Additional Information
At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to paramountaccommodations@paramount.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.