Executive Assistant, Casting (Disney Entertainment Television)
The Walt Disney Company
Date: 15 hours ago
City: Burbank, CA
Salary:
$64,300
-
$86,200
per year
Contract type: Full time

Disney Entertainment Television is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Executive Assistant to support the Head of Casting. This role is ideal for a proactive, detail-oriented, and resourceful individual who thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment and has a passion for the entertainment industry.
As the Executive Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the Head of Casting by managing complex administrative tasks, anticipating needs, and ensuring seamless day-to-day operations. You will collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders, including talent, agents, and senior executives, and help drive the success of the Casting department.
Responsibilities:
As the Executive Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the Head of Casting by managing complex administrative tasks, anticipating needs, and ensuring seamless day-to-day operations. You will collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders, including talent, agents, and senior executives, and help drive the success of the Casting department.
Responsibilities:
- Provide high-level administrative support to the Head of Casting, including managing a dynamic calendar, coordinating meetings, and preparing for daily engagements.
- Act as a trusted liaison between the Head of Casting and internal teams, talent representatives, and external partners.
- Handle all communications with professionalism and discretion, including phone calls, emails, and written correspondence.
- Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements, including detailed itineraries and logistics.
- Prepare and process expense reports in a timely manner.
- Draft, edit, and format presentations, casting memos, and other documents with accuracy and polish.
- Track deadlines and deliverables across multiple casting projects and ensure timely follow-up.
- Support casting events, talent outreach, and internal presentations as needed.
- Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with integrity.
- Provide general office support to the Casting team, including managing supplies and coordinating with facilities as needed.
- 3+ years of executive support experience on a high-volume desk, preferably in Studio environments.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport with high-level executives, talent, and partners.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- High attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential matters.
- Self-starter with a proactive mindset and strong organizational skills.
- Experience using Concur, SAP, Workday systems, Airtable, and Zoom.
- Familiarity with IMDB, Studio System, ESN, VPO, PIX, CastIt, and FastCapture.
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