Assistant, External Affairs

The Role and What You’ll Do:

We’re seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Assistant to support the Head of External Relations in the Country Music Department. In this role, you will:

• Provide professional administrative support to the Sr. Director, External Relations and team
• Help coordinate and execute company, client and industry-wide events, including occasional evening and weekend support
• Assist in various stewardship efforts for clients, industry partners and executives
• Create, manage and maintain various assets including decks and pitches, data and list tracking, talking points and up-to-date stats
• Track and reconcile department expenses while organizing and updating various budgets
• Research clients and industry trends to support external engagement strategies and communications.
• Answer phones and conduct calls in a professional manner
• Prepare and schedule meetings and maintain calendar

You Have These: 

• Excellent verbal and written skills
• 1-2 years of event management and/or communications experience
• An interest in corporate events, partnerships and relationship management
• Basic PC skills and a good understanding of Microsoft Suite
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook, with ample experience in tracking and manipulating data in Microsoft Excel.

We’d Love If You Also Have These: 

• General knowledge and keen interest of entertainment industry
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to handle complex instructions with care and follow-through
• Excellent multi-tasker with proven problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness in execution of assigned tasks
• Ability to work autonomously and spearhead delegated tasks
• Friendly and open demeanor with ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Ability to adapt to changes and work in a fast paced, demanding environment
• Extremely proactive, dependable and able to prioritize the workload and use time efficiently

Compensation is $21/hr.

How we work: 

WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 5 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

WME is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.