Administrative Coordinator, Entertainment Networks Legal Affairs

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Include, but are not limited to:

• Manage heavy and complex schedules, coordinating calls and meetings with internal and external parties utilizing multiple calendars; keep attorneys on schedule; demonstrate flexibility, patience and persistence in routinely rescheduling calls and meetings
• Arrange complex logistics for multiple-attendee and multiple-location meetings (including Telepresence and slide presentation set-ups); coordinate audio/visual needs for meetings; attend and take notes as requested by attorneys
• Accurately process and track legal work, including uploading documents into various databases and management systems and updating status charts and tracking reports
• Draft, type, edit and distribute simple legal documents, project reports, letters, memos, presentations, spreadsheets, emails and other documents
• Assist attorneys with redlining of production and talent agreements as well as finalizing execution copies for signature and coordinating counter-signature(s)
• Maintain strict confidentiality and professionalism along with a positive attitude
• When in office, provide professional phone coverage at all times, take messages as required and deliver to attorneys in a timely manner
• Arrange travel and accommodations including comprehensive and detailed itineraries
• Prepare and process expense reports, reimbursements and reconciliations in accordance with Company policy guidelines; process outside counsel and other legal-related invoices
• Handle general office and administrative tasks, including the ordering of miscellaneous supplies
• Manage administrative and coordination aspects of special projects as designated including planning and organizing internal events
• Provide backup for other assistants on the team

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Demonstrated high-level proficiency in MS Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat and database management
• College degree or High School/GED and comparable work experience

Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrated interest in media industry or legal field
• Previous administrative support experience preferred (minimum of 3 years)
• Maintain a positive attitude and demonstrate ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment
• Flexible, organized, self-starter, with excellent attention to detail – able to seek out answers and resources on own and anticipate team needs
• Superior time management skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize work for multiple attorneys simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including a professional phone manner and in-person presence; experience as a team player; ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with numerous executive assistants and other individuals (e.g. executives, talent attorneys and agents, productions company counsel) and coordinate with those individuals
• Demonstrated ability to assume greater responsibility as circumstances dictate
• Exceptional document organization skil