Executive Assistant, Operations & Technology

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New York, NY
Hybrid
3-5 Years Experience
AdTech • Cloud • Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment • App development
NBCUniversal has a rich history of evolving the media and entertainment industry.
The Role
The Operations & Technology Division of NBCUniversal is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to the SVP, Engineering. The role involves managing schedules, coordinating meetings and travel arrangements, processing expenses, and overseeing special events and projects for the executive floor.
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Company Description
We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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.
Job Description
The Operations & Technology Division of NBCUniversal is looking for a results-driven and detail-oriented Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to the SVP, Engineering.
You would be great for this role if you have exemplary planning and time management skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to operate in a resourceful and self-directed manner.
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from NBCUniversal's offices a minimum of three days per week in 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, or 900 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.
Responsibilities:

  • Proactively manage and coordinate daily schedule, calendar appointments, contacts, travel arrangements, internal meetings and external appointments
  • Arrange and schedule a significant volume of meetings with Executive colleagues and direct reports across multiple time zones; maintains and updates calendar while determining priority of requests and scheduling accordingly
  • Arranges domestic and international travel accommodations, work visas and associated documents including comprehensive and detailed multi-city travel itineraries, when applicable
  • Demonstrate flexibility, poise, patience and persistence in routinely adjusting priorities and rescheduling meetings
  • Process expense reports in accordance with established policy guidelines tracking expenses and following up in a timely manner
  • Responsible for flawless and complex meeting and event preparation, set-up, execution and follow-up including room scheduling, AV support, arrangement of food and drink, preparation and collection of agendas and materials, note taking, and coordinating follow-up items and actions.
  • Interacts with executive IT support on behalf of executive leadership team
  • Coordinate and schedule high-profile special events, filming and photoshoots with internal and external parties on the executive floor including executive screening room and tour requests
  • Manages general office and administrative tasks for the executive floor including guest office and conference room reservations, maintaining distribution lists, managing security access, facilitating technology support for shared resources, interacting with executive dining services and coordinating with facilities services
  • Creates and edits presentations, agendas, spreadsheets, and reports.
  • Manage and organize executive files, physical and electronic, as required.
  • Responsible for approved communications on behalf the President, Operations & Technology
  • Participates in and supports special projects as assigned; assists other department members as needed and acts as a backup for other executive assistants when required.


Qualifications
Basic Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience
  • 3+ years of relevant experience maintaining a senior executive's phone, calendar, work and travel schedules
  • Demonstrated experience taking detailed notes and extracting action items; ability to understand priorities and adjust schedules accordingly
  • Exemplary interpersonal skills including a professional in-person and virtual presence


Desired Characteristics:

  • Trustworthy - You will have a high level of access to confidential employee and business information and will maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and discretion
  • Systems savvy - You're proficient with the Microsoft Office 365 suite of tools, and capable of operating NBCUniversal proprietary systems for travel, expense reporting, and expense approvals
  • Agile - Extremely flexible and able to shift priorities as needed and manage several work streams at a time
  • Conscientious - You possess excellent attention to detail, thrive through organization and are comfortable partnering with others to track and meet deadlines
  • Resourceful - You're comfortable navigating a complex environment to obtain information and seek buy-in


Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by emailing [email protected].

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What We Do

From film, television, news, theme parks, interactive media, and streaming, our people are at the center of it all. ​Here, we solve complex and business-critical problems. That’s why we’re looking for people to help us continue our evolution, imagining and delivering the most innovative and disruptive products and services through the latest tech advancements in the industry. ​

Here you can develop solutions. You’ll develop solutions that allow engineers to broadcast live TV from the comfort of their homes. These solutions will enable the use of our collection of hundreds of thousands of distinct intellectual properties across our film, television and streaming brands.

Here you can transform. You’ll make decisions and solve complex problems by leveraging insights that come from data, building AI to help enable solutions to optimize every aspect of our content eco-system.

Here you can build. You’ll build emerging immersive technologies that are used to power the broadcasts and streaming of global events like the Super Bowl and Olympics. You can create secure, elastic cloud-based services connecting parts of our global platform ecosystem that effect tens of millions of viewers, consumers and businesses that consume and love NBCUniversal’s content. And while you design, build and architect your career, we have the culture to make sure you’re supported.

Here you can work and still live your best life!

We’re leaders in our fields. We hire smart people and trust them to get the job done. We are never too busy to develop a fellow colleague. We understand our goals – or we ask. When we see something that needs doing – we do it. We make data-driven decisions. We fiercely believe in our talent and their growth. If you're ready to make an impact, here you can.

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For us, it's more than just a work life. It's a daily passion. We take great pride in our legacy. We find fun in the challenge. We collaborate and inspire others. We're always creating, always solving and always ahead of competition.

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