Executive Assistant

at  Fox Corporation

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

FOX Entertainment
With a legacy spanning more than 35 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world’s most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party streaming platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company was reinvented in 2019 with the formation of FOX Entertainment. While maintaining its leadership in broadcast television (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Simpsons, The Cleaning Lady, Hell’s Kitchen, LEGO Masters), the company is actively building a portfolio of businesses and library of owned original content. To date, FOX Entertainment’s long-term growth strategy has included the acquisitions of award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Bob’s Burgers, The Great North, Krapopolis, Grimsburg), entertainment platform TMZ, and global production studio MarVista Entertainment (The Way Home, Rescuing Christmas), as well as the formation of the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars) in partnership with Gordon Ramsay. The company also established its in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment (The Masked Singer, Snake Oil, I Can See Your Voice, Name That Tune), FOX Entertainment Studios (Animal Control) to develop scripted content, and worldwide content sales unit FOX Entertainment Global.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX Alternative Entertainment is looking for an Executive Assistant to join our team in Los Angeles, CA. Under regular supervision, the Executive Assistant is responsible for assisting the Senior Vice President with administrative functions and special projects. The Executive Assistant will answer phones, maintain daily schedules, file, process expense reports, schedule meetings and appointments, update information on producers, track all submissions and pitches, enter due dates for cuts, and maintain production paperwork. The ideal candidate will have one year of experience working for a high-level executive in the TV or entertainment industry. The individual will be organized, be able to identify priorities, have a flexible mindset, be an effective communicator, and handle confidential information with discretion in a fast-paced environment.

• Answer phones, route calls, take messages and maintain detailed phone logs
• Schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments
• Prepare and process expense reports
• Manage and schedule domestic and international travel
• Manage internal documents for team and department
• Track all creative submissions and pitches
• Maintain production paperwork
• Greet guests in a friendly and professional manner, schedule a heavy calendar, coordinate and maintain appointments/meetings, maintain files, book travel arrangements/reservations, and coordinate all other special projects
• Create presentations and documents using PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Sheets
• Act as liaison with other internal departments and external contacts to execute assignments and represent the team in a professional and efficient manner
• Keep current on Company projects, events, and issues and provide updates to supervisor
• Serve as backup to other administrative assistants when necessary
• Assist with other departmental projects and events as needed
• Perform various other duties, as required and assigned