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Executive Assistant, Production Shared Services & Safety (Disney Entertainment Television)

Job ID 10121716 Location Burbank, California, United States Business Disney Entertainment Television Date posted May 30, 2025
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Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment Television is seeking an Executive Assistant to support two Vice Presidents who lead the Production Shared Services and Production Safety departments.  This role will be in-person four days a week based in Burbank, CA and will provide administrative support to the two Vice Presidents.

Production Shared Services is a collection of teams that provide support to the TV production departments of DET including 20th Television, FX Productions, and Disney Branded Television.  Support departments include Transportation, Costume Rentals, Asset Management, and Production Environmental Sustainability.

Production Safety is a global team that provides support to the TV production departments of DET including 20th Television, FX Productions, Disney Channel and Disney Branded Television, as well as Studio production departments including Marvel, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox, and Searchlight Pictures in the US, Canada and UK regions.

This role will provide essential support to the VPs of Shared Services and Production Safety, helping to organize their calendars to ensure effective time management across team leadership, production stakeholder engagement, partnerships across the company/ industry, and other priorities. Additionally, the role will help to organize meetings, track and organize performance data from the respective departments overseen, and collate inputs from a wide variety of sources to be utilized by the VPs and their respective teams in determining the strategic direction and path for each department.

Responsibilities:

  • Support assigned executives by maintaining calendars, scheduling meetings, preparing documents and reports, managing contacts, and covering phones when needed.
  • Work with executives to produce meeting agendas, stakeholder presentations, status reports, and other updates.
  • Manage executive travel and expense reports when needed.
  • Work with VP, Production Shared Services and VP, Production Safety to align schedule and meetings to meet the strategic objectives of the department, determining best ways to manage team members and stakeholders across multiple locations.

Basic Qualifications:

  • 1+ years of experience as an assistant in a corporate environment
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Outlook for calendar management
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, ability to multi-task and organize multiple projects, with excellent follow-through
  • Strong communication skills, with an ability to interface with internal and external executives and colleagues in a collaborative and solution-oriented fashion
  • Strong people skills, including the ability to work effectively as part of a team and with professionals at all levels.
  • Demonstrated curiousity and a growth mindset, actively seeking opportunities to learn and improve; resourceful in navigating challenges and finding creative solutions; and exhibits patience when working through complex or evolving situations.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of and/or interest in learning about television production and production services
  • Experience in using collaboration and productivity platforms including Airtable, Box, Loop and Sharepoint is a plus

Preferred Education

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience


The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $53,300.00- $71,300.00 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Disney Entertainment Television:

Disney Entertainment Television is a collection of renowned content brands at The Walt Disney Company creating original entertainment and news programming for the company’s streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu and Star, and its broadcast and cable networks. Its extensive portfolio is comprised of ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Owned Television Stations, Disney Branded Television, Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals, National Geographic Content and Onyx Collective, in addition to Disney Television Studios, which include 20th Television, 20th Television Animation, ABC Signature and Walt Disney Television Alternative. Responsible for over 4,500 hours of programming a year across more than 300 programs of all genres, Disney Entertainment Television’s creative brands are at the forefront of groundbreaking storytelling, captivating audiences and generating critical acclaim. In 2023, Disney Entertainment Television’s programming excellence earned 163 Emmy® nominations across daytime, primetime, news & documentary, and children’s & family categories.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Touchstone Television Productions, LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment Television.

Touchstone Television Productions, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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