Summary/Objective

The Executive Assistant will provide administrative support to a senior executive. They will handle a wide range of administrative and executive support related tasks, including but not limited to calendar management, meeting preparation, travel arrangements and coordination, organizing and submitting expenses and project management. The Executive Assistant will operate with the utmost discretion while working with highly confidential information, ensuring impeccable attention to detail, organizational skills, and thoroughness. In constant communication with both internal and external partners and clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex and ever-changing day-to-day schedules of the executives via Microsoft Outlook, scheduling and organizing meetings across multiple time zones.
• Anticipate all needs of the executives by thinking and working proactively with a one-step-ahead mentality throughout the day in terms of meeting prep, arising issues and new developments.
• Prepare for meetings and appointments by creating agendas and other pertinent materials, preparing conference rooms and audio/visual needs and securing external guests when applicable.
• Provide high-level administrative support to executives including answering phones, coordinating/preparing for meetings, maintaining calendar, arranging conference calls, arranging complex travel arrangements which includes international, etc.
• Serve as liaison between the executive and key stakeholders.
• Act as a "gate-keeper" by managing the executive leadership’s calendars. This involves using discretion in identifying critical items, setting up meetings and making scheduling changes with minimal involvement by the executive. Plans, coordinates and ensures the executive leadership’s schedule is followed and respected.
• Make thoughtful, quick and accurate decisions when executive is unavailable.
• Review and prioritize emails and necessary communication to ensure timely responses.
• Assist in regularly creating and editing memos and PowerPoint presentations to be presented by the executives.
• Coordinate travel arrangements; prepare detailed travel itineraries inclusive of flights, hotels, meeting agendas, etc.
• Screen phone calls and forward calls appropriately, communicating with external and internal partners in a professional manner.
• Oversee personal and departmental expenses.  Prepare, reconcile and submit all necessary invoices and credit card expenses in Concur in a timely and accurate manner.
• Handle confidential information meticulously; escalate any required information with discretion.
• Ensure executives remains organized and on-schedule through proactive, consistent communication throughout the day.
• Facilitate mass internal communication (ie. distributing company-wide e-mails, reports, etc.)
• Draft, review and send communications on behalf of executives.
• Organize and coordinate multiple large meetings, materials, reports, etc.
• Keep up to date on sports business news and company initiatives and disseminate to executives regularly.
• Keep up to date on department specific initiatives and timelines.
• Maintain an accurate and current list of internal and external contacts.
• Able to have a clear understanding of the company structure and the way departments operate.
• Miscellaneous projects and tasks as assigned in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Nurtures strong partnerships with a broad range of individuals including other EAs, facilities, the executive’s direct reports, travel, IT, security and other key internal stakeholders.
• Serves as the eyes and ears of the senior executives.
• Answer questions with tact, diplomacy and accuracy.
• Operate with sound judgement and efficiency.
• Keep executive abreast on time sensitive and priority issues, ensuring appropriate follow-up.
• Handle printing, faxing, copying, filing, mail and shipping.

Required Qualifications

• At least 8 years of prior administrative/executive assistant experience for a senior-level executive.        
• Significant experience working in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint required.
• Strong technology skills including ability to work within PC and Mac programs, iPad, iPhone, and Google products. The ability to type fast and efficiently is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience within digital, entertainment or sports industry preferred.

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

• Exceptional interpersonal and phone skills and the ability to interact with staff at all levels.
• Expert level written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing highly sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment with a positive attitude.
• Highly organized; a strategic planner who is able to create, implement and improve organizational systems, both digital and physical files.
• Able to work independently and with little supervision.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Demonstrated comfort interacting with high level executives and high-profile individuals.
• Ability to work proactively with a solution-oriented mindset and a can-do attitude; always thinking one-step-ahead, while staying calm and confident.
• Impeccable attention to detail and solutions oriented.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project/program management skills.
• Exercise a high degree of professionalism and diplomacy in interactions with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent follow through skills and the ability to anticipate and address business needs proactively.
• Exemplary time management skills.
• Highly adaptable to a fluid, ever-changing work environment.
• Demonstrate curiosity, resourcefulness, resilience and a commitment to process improvement.

Physical Demands

• Occasional light lifting and standing.

Travel

• Travel to main NFL events with the Executive.

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range. 

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week. 
• FSLA Exempt 

The successful candidate will be self-motivated and energized by working amongst a group of thoughtful, smart and successful colleagues. He or she will enjoy being part of an organization focused on excellence and will be a naturally collaborative person who enjoys interacting with individuals at all levels. Additionally, he or she will be a strong team player with a proactive approach and the ability to exercise discretion and judgment.

The NFL maintains a Flexible Workplace Policy that provides members of our workforce with opportunities to periodically work from a location of their choice, while maintaining a priority on in-person work at an NFL office at least 4 days a week, which enables us to more effectively collaborate, connect and build a workplace culture that will drive our continued success. 

The NFL is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment that reflects our incredibly diverse fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.