Executive Assistant, Publicity, Peacock

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain, and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced, and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

At Peacock, we know life is complicated but believe entertainment shouldn’t be. We envision a more human streaming experience that embraces the entertainment you love. Backed by 100+ years of NBCUniversal legacy, we know how to entertain. We combine this legacy with an insatiable itch for innovation, embracing the data and technologies that challenge the status quo. Our team is never done obsessing over how best to deliver excellence across television, film, sports, news, and more. 

This ambition is a group effort. As challengers at heart, our secret weapon is our talented team of big thinkers, data-driven drivers of growth and innovation. We start by putting people first, embracing empathy and compassion to create a more dynamic, more fulfilling workplace and a better, more enjoyable product. As a company, we embrace the power of transparency and inclusion. We know the best idea can come from anywhere, so we’re committed to creating an organization where we act as one and put ego aside. We are determined to forge the next frontier of streaming through trust, teamwork, and talent.

The Executive Assistant will provide day to day support to the EVP, Publicity for Peacock.

The Publicity team provides strategic oversight and guidance of all event activities across Peacock, partnering with all divisions across the portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Optimize the executive’s time by providing administrative leverage in the areas of scheduling, traveling, and daily needs such as implementing phone calls and engagements.
• Support and coordinate Weekly Publicity meetings including minute taking.
• Complete various forms including travel expense reports and payment processing.
• Provide day to day administrative support to the EVP, Publicity for Peacock and the broader Publicity team as needed.
• Perform general clerical duties.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel including flight tickets, hotel bookings, and car reservations.
• Schedule and manage the calendar including prioritizing and resolving conflicts and competing demands, and proactively schedule meetings with internal and external attendees, work with Publicity team to organize small-to-large-scale meetings.
• Contribute to the excellent reputation of the EVP of Publicity office through professional, friendly, and respectful interactions internally and externally.
• Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other applications.
• Must be willing to work in Universal City, CA
• Ability to multitask while handling significant incoming requests.
• Experience in organizing meetings, assisting with travel and hotel accommodations, and providing general office support.

Desired Characteristics

• Highly resourceful team-player with the ability to also be extremely effective independently
• Ability to cultivate and maintain professional and friendly relationships with key staff across the organization.
• Ability to exercise the highest level of discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information
• Proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels
• Strong prioritization skills and the ability to effectively manage the executive’s time
• Possess adaptability and flexibility
• Superior organization skills and high attention to detail
• Self-starter, who is organized with strong decision-making capability, ability to follow through, and strong emotional maturity

Salary range: $60,000 - 80,000

Additional Information

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