Executive Assistant to Partner & Co-President of Film
About this role
Location: West Hollywood
Classification: Non-exempt/hourly
The Executive Assistant will provide high-level administrative support to the Partner & Co-President of Film. This position requires discretion, a high level of organization, flexibility, and strong performance in the fast-paced world of film production and development. Although this position would work closely with creative development, it focuses mainly on the business and marketing distribution side of film.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Anticipate the business and personal needs of executive, relying on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish tasks
- Act as gatekeeper and ensure timely and efficient day-to-day running of the office
- Provide executive level administrative support including heavy calendar management, which consists of booking conference rooms, sending out meeting invites, and tracking/ranking appointment requests by priority and deadlines
- Manage executive’s incoming and outgoing calls, and the phone sheet overall
- Serve as the administrative liaison with internal team members
- Book and coordinate business related travel on behalf of executive as needed
- Manage Ramp and expense reports
- Develop a rapport and sustain a level of professionalism among all staff and external parties
- Fulfill ad hoc requests including but not limited to note taking, research, and editing documents
- Additional responsibilities may be assigned based on executive and departmental needs
- 1-3 years of relevant entertainment experience
- 1-2 years of agency, management, production company, or other relevant desk experience
- Interest in the business and/or marketing and distribution side of film and TV
- Experience managing heavy phones and scheduling
- Must be detail oriented, with an ability to multi-task
- Must be able to adapt in a fast-paced, high-pressure work environment
- Uphold a strict level of confidentiality
- Develop and sustain a level of professionalism among staff and clientele
MRC is an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants and potential candidates are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
Company at a glance
MRC is an award-winning American film and television studio founded by Modi Wiczyk and Asif Satchu in 2004. Based in West Hollywood, California, MRC develops, finances, and produces film, television, and documentaries in partnership with the industry's leading creative artists.
MRC has built a premium library of critically acclaimed and commercially successful productions, including House of Cards (2013), the first original series ordered directly by Netflix. Its films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide, and its productions have received 120 Emmy nominations, 38 Golden Globe nominations, 17 Academy Award nominations, 5 GRAMMY nominations, and 1 Peabody Award.
Films include Ted, Baby Driver, Knives Out, American Fiction, and Saltburn. Television series include House of Cards, Ozark, The Great, The Terminal List, Poker Face, Ted, and M.I.A. Documentaries include The Greatest Night in Pop and Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius). Upcoming productions include Ted: The Animated Series and Love Hypothesis. MRC has partnered with filmmakers including David Fincher, Emerald Fennell, Rian Johnson, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Edgar Wright.
Instagram: http://instagram.com/MRC
Website: www.mrcentertainment.com
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