Development Executive Assistant

Full Time Job
The Executive Assistant will provide administrative support to two Development executives. Responsibilities include executive scheduling, travel & expense reports, meeting setup, event planning, and other administrative support as needed. The position requires a professional communication style, close attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to juggle multiple high-priority requests and meet tight deadlines. It requires a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information and professional etiquette to represent and interface with senior executives inside and outside the Company. Seeking poised self-starters who can anticipate needs and handle confidential information, offer creativity to initiate enhancements, maximize work products, drive work products, showcase action-oriented follow-through, master technology, be flexible with work schedules, and meet impromptu demands.

Responsibilities
• Provide day-to-day administrative support to assigned Development executives
• Manage and monitor the team's content development pipeline, including interface with third-party teams
• Support the content lead with department-related and project-related requests and initiatives
• Manage submission logs and internal department documents
• Read and evaluate books, samples, or other materials for projects
• Gather, assemble and present research and reporting across a range of subject matter
• Source and vet required talent based on project needs (producers, designers, writers, animators, etc.)
• Interface with all levels of the organization providing accurate and detailed project status updates and information across all stages of development and production
• Coordinate with and be a resource for production teams
• Manage and organize the storage and retrieval of all project materials, including decks, dailies, trailers, sizzles, master files, etc.
• Contribute as a member of the Content team to ensure group success, including working closely with other creatives on the team and across the company
• Other administrative duties as necessary

Qualifications
• A minimum of at least 1 year of previous network, studio, production company, agency or entertainment industry experience
• Bachelor's Degree in film/television, English, creative writing, communications or related field, preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of management and with diverse personalities and work styles.
• Comfortable dealing with high level executives and talent, in a professional and confidential manner
• Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal)
• Proven experience working on premium content development and production
• Capable of working independently and as part of a team
• Highly organized
• Ability to establish priorities and multi-task efficiently within a high pressure environment while meeting strict deadlines.
• Demonstrable flexibility, professionalism, and finesse when handling the multiple and diverse demands of a creative environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop, a plus

Media Res Studio is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

We require that all employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. If you are applying for a position with the company, you will be required to submit proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. If you have a qualifying medical condition that contraindicates the vaccination or object to being vaccinated on the basis of sincerely held religious beliefs and practices, the company will engage in an interactive dialogue with you to determine if a reasonable accommodation can be provided that does not create undue hardship to the company and/or does not pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.