Executive Assistant (Dbt) Jobs

Disney Branded Television (DBT) is a unit of Disney Entertainment, which oversees development and production of content geared towards kids, teens and families for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Jr and Disney XD. DBT is seeking an Executive Assistant in the Original Movies department with a passion for production and development supporting two executives leading these efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Weekly attendance at staff and department meetings
• Manage all script/submission coverage and communication with story analysts internally as well as ensure that submissions are responded to externally in a timely fashion
• Coordinate with Production Finance on all projects. Track writing steps paid and remaining.
• Read and watch material and provide feedback as necessary, including but not limited to incoming submissions
• Proactively submit expense reports and purchasing requests for supplies
• Prepare general grids and reports as necessary to report across internal departments as they arise
• Update and maintain departmental grids and reports, log submissions, and track project status for Disney Channel and Disney Plus slates
• Build and edit decks for presentations to senior management
• Provide additional support to other executives and department as needed
• Maintain and organize heavy calendar scheduling, multiple phone lines and book travel arrangements

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to successfully coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel
• Must work well under pressure
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Must be able to deal with various personalities in the workplace
• Someone with a passion for movies, ideally in the kids and family space
• Forward thinker who will anticipate and get out in front of needs of the executive
• Flexibility to work longer hours with short notice during busy production schedules – may include nights and weekends to prepare for the work week
• 1+ years of previous administrative assistant experience in a high-volume entertainment desk at a studio, network, production company or talent agency
• Superior attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mac/Keynote presentation skills
• Agency desk experience
• Final Draft and Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Deck building experience with Microsoft Keynote, Powerpoint, Canva
• 2+ years of scripted development experience
• SAP experience

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $52,398.00 to $ 70,290.00 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.