Executive Assistant - Television Distribution, Singapore

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Hiring Remotely in Singapore, SGP
Remote or Hybrid
Mid level
AdTech • Cloud • Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment • App development
NBCUniversal has a rich history of evolving the media and entertainment industry.
The Role
This role provides administrative support to senior sales executives, handling calendar management, travel arrangements, sales reporting, and general administration to enable efficient client engagement and operations.
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Company Description
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
NBCUniversal Singapore earned a Great Place to Work certification as a result of our dynamic, inclusive and resilient culture. Here you can live your passion.
NBCUNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION
NBCUniversal International Television Distribution ('TVD') is responsible for the distribution of NBCUniversal product to all forms of television and new media platforms over 200 territories internationally. NBCUniversal's content portfolio includes a vast and diverse library of more than 4,200 feature films and 110,000 television episodes, including current and classic titles, non-scripted programming, sports, news, long-form and short-form programming and locally produced content from around the world. International Distribution is a division of Comcast NBCUniversal.
Job Description
Core Purpose of The Role:
To provide high-level administrative and operational support to the Senior Sales Executives, enabling efficient client engagement, effective deal execution, strong reporting discipline, and smooth day-to-day business operations. Your work enables the team to focus on revenue generation by streamlining processes and optimizing client interactions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Calendar & Meeting Management for Senior Sales Executives
  • Manage calendars across time zones Senior Vice Presidents and Vice-President of the TV Distribution team to ensure strategic sales meetings and high-value client touchpoints take precedence.
  • Schedule internal, client and partner meetings, including video calls and in-person meetings.
  • Ensure agendas, dial-in details, meeting rooms and materials are prepared in advance.
  • Anticipate conflicts and optimize scheduling priorities.

2. Travel, Logistics & Expense Management
  • Arrange all business travel including flights, hotels, ground transport and visas where required for client meetings, regional business trips, markets and conferences.
  • Ensure flawless execution of client-facing activities, manage last-minute changes when needed.
  • Prepare and submit T&E claims accurately and on time; ensure policy compliance and resolve discrepancies.

3. Sales Support
  • Act as liaison for client communications, scheduling calls and meetings with key partners.
  • Develop meeting schedules for major industry events with a focus on maximizing networking opportunities and client engagement.
  • Organize client engagement and networking sessions to strengthen revenue-driving relationships, while maintaining and updating client lists, invitations, and RSVP tracking for screenings, premieres, and industry events.

4. Sales Reporting & Operations
  • Reporting & Data Management: Collate and validate data for weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales reports; coordinate inputs across territories; ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely submission; maintain organized records and version control.
  • Client & CRM Management: Maintain accurate client contact details and trackers that evolve into CRM insights, enabling personalized outreach and strategic engagement.
  • Process & Documentation: Organize and maintain shared drives, trackers, and documentation for client engagement, event planning, and sales processes.
  • Workflow Coordination: Track key deadlines, submissions, and follow-ups; facilitate smooth communication between Sales, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and other NBCU teams to ensure operational efficiency.

5. General Administration
  • Handle courier arrangements, document formatting, and ad-hoc administrative tasks.

Why This Role Is Valuable to TVD
This role is a key enabler of revenue delivery, ensuring that:
  • Sales executives remain focused on clients and deal-making.
  • Reporting discipline is maintained for management and finance.
  • Client engagement is professional and seamless.
  • The sales organization operates with structure, efficiency and accountability.

Qualifications
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
1. Organizational Excellence & Execution
  • Proven experience providing executive-level administrative or operational support, ideally within a fast-paced environment.
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail; able to manage complex calendars, travel, events, and reporting across multiple time zones and stakeholders.
  • Proactive in anticipating needs, resolving conflicts, and ensuring seamless execution of priorities.

2. Communication, Judgement & Stakeholder Partnership
  • Experience supporting multiple senior stakeholders simultaneously, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
  • Prior exposure to client-facing work, event coordination, or international business operations.
  • Clear, professional communicator with the maturity and discretion to engage confidently with clients, partners, and senior internal stakeholders.
  • Exercises sound judgement when handling sensitive information.

3.Team Player - A collaborative, dependable team player who works seamlessly with across teams to ensure we support each other and win as a team.
DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Demonstrates strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to anticipate needs across multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
  • Thrives under pressure with a calm, solutions-oriented mindset, and can effectively prioritize competing demands without losing attention to detail
  • Communicates clearly and confidently across all levels, with the ability to manage expectations.
  • Brings a collaborative approach and contributes positively to team culture, with a willingness to step in and support beyond defined responsibilities
  • Highly organized and proactive, with a track record of managing complex schedules, shifting priorities, and multiple executives seamlessly

Nice-to-haves:
  • Experience supporting regional or cross-functional leadership teams in a multinational environment
  • Familiarity with media, entertainment, or similarly fast-moving industries
  • Comfort with digital tools, automation, or AI-enabled productivity solutions to improve workflow efficiency
  • Exposure to event coordination, team engagement initiatives, or internal communications
  • Demonstrated ability to improve processes or introduce systems that enhance team effectiveness
  • Love of movies and television series

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 and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Skills Required

  • Proven experience providing executive-level administrative or operational support
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail
  • Experience supporting multiple senior stakeholders
  • Clear, professional communicator
  • Demonstrates strong judgment and discretion

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NBCUniversal Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability, with mental‑health resources, and many benefits start on day one. This breadth and early eligibility point to robust core healthcare support.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is outlined at 16 weeks for a primary caregiver and 4 weeks for a non‑primary caregiver, alongside fertility, adoption, and caregiving programs. These offerings indicate strong support for family‑building and caregiving needs.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth The U.S. time‑off framework includes vacation, company holidays, personal “myDays,” caregiving days, flexible sick time, and compassionate/bereavement leave. This structure provides substantial paid time away and flexibility across personal and family situations.

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The Company
HQ: New York City, NY
68,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1912

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.

Why Work With Us

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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