Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer

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Melbourne, Victoria, AUS
Hybrid
Mid level
Digital Media • Gaming • Kids + Family • Social Media
The Role
Support the Chief Operating Officer across commercial partnerships, licensing, consumer products, marketing, finance, operations, and HR. Manage calendars, inboxes, priorities, communications, travel logistics, meetings, events, documents, clients, and follow-up actions. Drive projects forward, coordinate stakeholders and campaign timelines, prepare materials, resolve blockers, and handle confidential information with discretion. The role combines executive assistance with chief-of-staff-style project and strategic support.
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Who We Are:

Spawnpoint Media is Australia’s leading YouTube-first production company creating content in digital entertainment spanning narrative, gaming. lifestyle and live-action content. Nurturing a passionate community of over 27 million followers, we've built a network of shows that have amassed more than 11 billion views across YouTube and streamers like Amazon Prime and Roku. We strive to maintain the soul, love, joy, and personality of youth in our content and are committed to our mission of leaving a lasting impact on families across the globe.

We’re a fast-paced and fast-growing creative incubator staffed by 100+ industry experts hailing from many backgrounds seeking passionate individuals are looking for people excited to join a face-paced industry as we grow our team.

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Executive Assistant with strong Chief of Staff capability to support a senior executive of a leading production company.

You will be working alongside our Chief Operating Officer across her portfolio of Commercial Partnerships and Licensing, Consumer Products, Brand Partnerships, Marketing, Operations and Finance.

This is a role where no two days will look the same, adapting your priorities to support the COO’s needs, maximising her time and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. The role will be switching context often, operating in the detail to drive projects forwards but also assisting with strategic decisions to build the business.

This is a fast-paced and varied role with exposure across multiple core functions and global regions. This is far more than traditional Executive Assistant support; alongside core administrative tasks you will be able to contribute to commercial thinking with the ability to take ownership of priorities and projects.

Who You Are:

We’re looking for an experienced Executive Assistant who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working across multiple core functions. You are resourceful, are a quick learner and pride yourself in having an extreme attention to detail. You can be trusted with, and act upon, confidential and sensitive information with the highest level of probity.

You are direct and candid, asking the right questions and providing feedback. You are great at prioritising and managing your time to deliver tasks across multiple projects.

You are comfortable working with, and building relationships with, all levels of stakeholders and have experience drafting communication on behalf of executives, communicating with external clients with professionalism and friendliness.

Your Responsibilities and Skills:
  • Executive support: Support the COO on projects and tasks across all owned functions (commercial partnerships and licensing, consumer products, marketing, brand partnerships, finance, operations and HR) ensuring the COO’s time is maximised and nothing falls through the cracks. On occasion, handle personal tasks and errands for the COO.

  • Communication and task management: Manage the COO’s inboxes, notifications and messages, calendars, priorities, follow-up actions and admin across multiple platforms. Monitor company inboxes, ensuring enquiries reach the right stakeholders or are responded to promptly

  • Travel logistics: Coordinate domestic and international travel visits and appearances

  • Meeting and document preparation: Prepare the COO for key meetings, presentations and stakeholder engagements. Draft communications and prepare materials for internal and external stakeholders

  • Client management: Communicate with clients and coordinate campaign tasks and timelines to ensure successful delivery of brand partnerships or other projects

  • Project management: Drive established projects forward, following stakeholders up on tasks, sharing communication and raising or resolving blockers as they arise

  • Stakeholder management: Communicate on behalf of the COO, clearly distilling complex information and representing the COO’s thinking clearly and accurately. Build strong relationships across the business.

  • Event coordination: Coordinate leadership meetings, town halls and off-sites

  • Integrity: Manage sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of discretion

Requirements:
  • 3+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, Project Manager or other relevant administrative role

  • Excellent attention to detail and resourcefulness

  • Strong written and verbal communication

  • Ability to manage priorities, tasks, calendars and deadlines

  • Proven experience building strong relationships with different levels of stakeholders

  • Experience working across documentation, project management, desktop research and scheduling

Our Offer

If you’re excited to join a group that develops some of the most-loved content on the internet and brings smiles to millions of young people across the globe; whilst working alongside a highly skilled and fun-loving team; passionate about all things YouTube and media, then what are you waiting for? We really love working here, and we think you will too! Apply now!

Skills Required

  • 3+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, Project Manager, or other relevant administrative role
  • Excellent attention to detail and resourcefulness
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage priorities, tasks, calendars, and deadlines
  • Proven experience building strong relationships with stakeholders at different levels
  • Experience with documentation, project management, desktop research, and scheduling
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The Company
100 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Spawnpoint Media is a digital content and media production company specializing in high-quality, family-friendly entertainment, primarily focused on gaming and Minecraft. They own and operate several large social media brands and channels, such as EYstreem, producing original content for platforms like YouTube, Discord, and the Minecraft Marketplace, while also offering brand partnerships and influencer marketing services to connect with youth audiences.

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