Strategic Executive Assistant to the CCO

Walt Disney Animation Studios; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Animation Studios is seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to the Chief Creative Officer (CCO). This pivotal role partners closely with creative leadership, production, and the Office of the President to manage priorities, calendars, and communications in a fast-paced studio environment.

With deep understanding of film production rhythms and interdepartmental workflows, you’ll ensure alignment across executives, filmmakers, and external partners while maintaining confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted partner and strategic extension of the CCO, anticipating needs, connecting dots, and translating creative priorities into thoughtful action.
• Bring structure and clarity to a constantly evolving environment, helping the CCO stay focused on the moments and decisions that matter most.
• Partner with the Office of the President to align priorities, calendars, and communications as part of a unified executive support team.
• Manage a highly dynamic and complex executive calendar, anticipating conflicts across Executive Offices while balancing long-term priorities.
• Understand the rhythm of filmmaking and anticipate how development, production schedules, and milestones impact executive priorities.
• Facilitate communication and information flow across creative leadership, production teams, executives, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate meetings, screenings, video conferences, and events across multiple time zones and groups.
• Manage logistics for executive meetings, studio events, and large-scale internal and external events.
• Manage complex, multi-city travel itineraries and last-minute changes.
• Maintain systems to track projects, action items, deadlines, and priorities; process expense reports with SAP and Concur.
• Handle highly confidential information with discretion and judgment.
• Serve as a thoughtful gatekeeper with a welcoming, collaborative presence.
• Build strong working relationships across the studio; mentor administrative professionals and represent Walt Disney Animation Studios with diplomacy.

Job description

The Walt Disney Animation Studios is seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to the Chief Creative Officer (CCO). This pivotal role partners closely with creative leadership, production, and the Office of the President to manage priorities, calendars, and communications in a fast-paced studio environment.

With deep understanding of film production rhythms and interdepartmental workflows, you’ll ensure alignment across executives, filmmakers, and external partners while maintaining confidentiality