Personal Assistant, Sky Entertainment (12mth FTC)
- Employer
- Sky
- Location
- Isleworth (City/Town), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- 29 May 2021
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- Sector
- Administration, Secretarial & PA
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
- Flexibility
- Flexible working available
Job Details
Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe's leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.
What you'll do:
- Work to the Head of Original Films you will also provide administrative support to two Heads of Acquisitions, and the Head of Content Partnerships.
- Have extensive diary and outlook calendar management keeping all diaries up to date daily.
- Arrange travel & accommodation within the UK and internationally
- Be confident working with several time zones and keeping all attendees informed of current changes
- Arrange meetings on and off site, including arranging any hospitality
- Undertake all administrative activities as required - telephone calls, prepare expenses, maintain contact lists, filing, photocopying and scanning documents
- Process travel expenses, making payments or ordering stationary through the Ariba system
- Deal with and resolving any IT issues including Ordering hardware, software, mobile devices on the IT Service Desk
- Have experience Photocopying, scanning, emailing and distributing documentation
What you'll bring:
- Prior experience working as a Personal/Team Assistant in a fast-paced corporate environment - ideally in the media - dealing with senior stakeholders every day is required
- Accuracy and attention to deal with excellent organisational skills and the ability to balance many conflicting priorities
- Great interpersonal skills - confident working across the different Sky's and with the US, in several time zones, often dealing with senior stakeholders
- The ability to work well in a team and build good relationships externally and across the wider Sky - willing to help out and cover for other PAs in the Entertainment team
- Self-motivation & be pro-active, with a flexible attitude to work
- Committed to providing high levels of service to both internal and external contacts
- The ability to work independently
- Excellent IT skills - including Power point, Word & Excel
- A love of TV and Film is a must
The Rewards:There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
Where you'll work:Osterley:Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion:Recognised as an 'Inclusive Top 50 Employer' and a 'Times Top 50 Employer for Women', we're working hard to ensure we're a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don't just look at your CV. We're more focused on who you are and the potential you'll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please speak to our recruitment team to request accommodation.
Why wait?Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can't wait to hear from you.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
Company
Sky is the operator of the leading multichannel television platform in the UK and Ireland with viewers in 8.6 million households.
Sky was the winner of the Overall Top Employer Award for the 2016 Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards. It was praised by the judges for the strong evidence of its support for diversity, female career progression across the board and family friendly working which was backed up with strong evidence and case studies.
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