Wasserman Media is hiring: Executive Assistant in Brooklyn

Laundry Service is a full-service marketing agency building relationships between people and brands. We help brands craft a meaningful role in culture across lifestyle, sports, music, technology and entertainment spaces. Our team delivers on strategy, creative, production, media buying and influencer management completely in-house. Laundry Service is a Wasserman company - learn more at 247laundryservice.com.

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music, entertainment and culture, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 68 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.

Job Description

Job Purpose: Responsible for supporting the day-to-day needs of three key executives in the Department. Provide high-level executive administrative support including organizing, scheduling, and coordinating administrative activities. Manages travel, bookings and expense reports. Under management of executives may work across client tasks including planning meetings, off-site and travel for larger group.

Duties:

• Support day-to-day schedules of Executives, which includes managing calendars, appointments, travel logistics, interviews, and other commitments.
• Serve as gatekeeper for incoming queries for Executive; answer, screen, and direct incoming emails ensuring a high level of professional customer service and confidentiality.
• Coordinate and prioritize executive daily schedules; arrange meetings and conferences, act as a liaison between employees, clients, and executives.
• Schedule appointments, coordinate on and off-site meetings and special events, make travel arrangements.
• Interface with high-level administrators within/outside the company requiring considerable discretion and judgment related to case and time sensitive matters.
• Connect ideas and the flow of information between Executive and others related to client matters, including with respect to client projects.
• Plan travel itineraries, coordinate related arrangements, gather information and determine and negotiate complex scheduling issues; prepare expense reports.
• Handle both company and Executive's personal matters with discretion.
• Join phone calls and meetings, take notes for Executive and others, and provide meeting summaries to Department team members.
• Monitor Executive's email to ensure responses are timely and that Executive stays on task and up to date. Prepare daily summaries of email communications requiring Executive's attention.
• Contribute to a team effort by undertaking other special projects as requested.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (sports management, business administration, comm., or finance a plus).
• Seasoned candidate with prior work experience supporting senior-level executives.
• Must be customer service focused and provide the best possible support to internal team members.
• Requires considerable flexibility in scheduling and the willingness to work nights and weekends. Due to the nature of the position, some after-hours coordination of schedules and travel may periodically arise.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite a plus.
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills and ability to interact with people of all demographics.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Requires self-management and project management abilities.
• Ability to build strong and lasting relationships.
• Ability to anticipate problems and manage expectations.
• Ability to be efficient with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism in all situations. Ability to exercise discretion, sound judgment and significant initiative.
• Polished, confident, and upbeat personality. Ability to collaborate and build credibility across all levels of the organization. Proven track record of successfully managing upwards.

Base salary range: $70-90K, plus bonus potential if applicable for role.
Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc. The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role

Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.