Executive Assistant, NBC News

Location: New York City, United States; hybrid with a minimum of four days per week in the office. Must be willing to work in New York City and extended or irregular hours during breaking news and other high-priority periods.

Salary: $33.65–$52.88 per hour.

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, streaming, news, sports, and theme-park content through brands including NBC News and Peacock.

What you will do

• Provide high-level administrative, operational, and project management support to the President of Editorial at NBC News.
• Act as the primary liaison with internal teams, senior executives, talent, external partners, and other stakeholders.
• Manage complex calendars, incoming requests, correspondence, briefings, meetings, travel, itineraries, logistics, and expense reporting.
• Drive editorial, strategic, and operational projects from planning through execution, coordinating timelines, deliverables, follow-up, and stakeholders.
• Support editorial board briefings, conferences, global engagements such as Davos, leadership meetings, events, and off-sites.
• Research news topics, organizations, executives, stakeholders, and prospective talent while handling confidential information with discretion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience in news, editorial, project management, communications, and/or executive administrative support.
• Experience managing executive calendars, schedules, travel, and related logistics.
• Ability to manage multi-stakeholder projects with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong written communication skills, including executive- or external-facing correspondence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 collaboration tools, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience capturing detailed notes, identifying action items, and ensuring follow-through.
• Strong digital research skills and comfort using technology to identify information, contacts, and solutions.
• Strong knowledge of and interest in news, current events, the broader media landscape, and NBC News programming, talent, policies, and operations.
• Must be willing to work in New York City and accommodate extended or irregular hours during breaking news and other high-priority periods.

Nice to have

• Excellent interpersonal skills with senior executives, talent, external stakeholders, and employees at all levels.
• Strong judgment, discretion, situational awareness, and attention to detail.
• Proactive, execution-oriented, resourceful, and enterprising approach to solving problems independently.
• Strong interest in a fast-paced news and editorial environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work currently requires at least four days per week in the office; in-office requirements may change.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, discounts, and other perks.
• Inclusive culture focused on creating content that reflects diverse communities and supporting community service.

Hiring process

• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at an hirify.global location before a hiring decision.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and recruitment process upon request.