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. This includes calendar management, expense reports, travel arrangements, and meeting materials. 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 time management, conflict management, business acumen, planning, and execution.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple simultaneous requests while maintaining attention to detail.
• Timely follow-up on tasks.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and ability to quickly learn ECS-specific databases.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills, with sensitivity to the motivations of contacts.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups.
• Highly empathetic, tech-savvy, and solution-oriented self-starter.
• Builds relationships across ECS, ESPN, Disney, and external partners.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma (required).
• Associate or bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (preferred).

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.