Job Summary:

It’s the magic of immersing yourself in a motion picture masterpiece, or a new track from your favorite band, or the spectacle of a live Broadway show. It’s hard to define and even harder to create, but that’s what we do at The Walt Disney Studios. Ours is a culture of innovation, collaboration and creativity. We raise the bar, then step over it, blazing trails through the production and distribution of world-class entertainment around the globe. If you want to help tell compelling, enduring stories through movies, music or stage plays, then we want to hear from you.

This Executive Assistant role is an administrative support position covering phones, scheduling, expenses and other admin duties for the SVP, Media Strategy, Analytics & Marketing Planning & VP, Media Planning & Strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Manage calendar for executives, including scheduling and confirming meetings both internally and externally
• Manage phones, roll calls, and update phone sheet
• Coordinate domestic and international travel and logistics as required
• Prepare and submit expense reports
• Attend some staff and marketing/publicity meetings, document agenda items, and take notes
• Assist with general office tasks, including ordering and maintaining office supplies and food stocks for department
• Develop and maintain a thorough familiarity with all projects occurring within the department
• Liaise with executives, coordinators, and other assistants, both internally and externally
• Support departmental projects as needed, including, but not limited to, maintaining organizational documents and databases, and preparing presentations for company leadership
• Represent the department in a professional manner

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Ability to work independently and proactively to solve problems
• Strong people skills, including the ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team
• Ability to take initiative and work with limited direction
• Positive attitude and the ability to be proactive, resourceful, and flexible
• Detail-oriented with superior organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Enthusiasm for film and television, particularly specialty/arthouse films
• Strong computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office and Keynote
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, multitask, meet deadlines, and change course of action quickly
• Ability to work with confidential information
• Experience at a Studio, Production Company, Literary or Talent Agency preferred

About Searchlight Pictures:

Searchlight Pictures is a specialty film company that both finances and acquires motion pictures. It has its own marketing and distribution operations, and the films are distributed internationally by Twentieth Century Studios.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Searchlight Pictures, Inc., which is part of a business segment we call Searchlight Pictures.

Searchlight Pictures, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.