Executive Assistant, NBC News

Provide high-level administrative, operational, and project management support to the President of Editorial at NBC News. This role requires exceptional organization, judgment, discretion, communication skills, and the ability to anticipate needs and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced news environment. In addition to managing the day-to-day needs of the office, this individual will serve as a proactive execution partner, helping drive key editorial, strategic, and external-facing initiatives. The ideal candidate is resourceful, tech savvy, highly organized, and comfortable taking ownership of projects with limited direction. Responsibilities Serve as a primary liaison between the President of Editorial, internal teams, senior executives, talent, external partners, and other key stakeholders. Manage a complex and frequently changing calendar, prioritizing requests and adapting to breaking news and evolving editorial needs. Manage editorial, strategic, and operational projects from planning through execution, coordinating timelines, deliverables, stakeholders, and follow-up. Take ownership of high-priority assignments, identifying next steps and driving work forward with limited oversight. Coordinate editorial board briefings and other high-level engagements, including research, invitations, response tracking, materials, and follow-up. Draft and coordinate executive-level correspondence, invitations, briefing materials, and other communications for senior internal and external audiences. Support major external initiatives and events, including conferences and global engagements such as Davos, coordinating communications, logistics, stakeholders, and deadlines. Maintain strong awareness of the daily news cycle, breaking news, major stories, and editorial priorities to anticipate changing needs and support the President of Editorial effectively. Manage incoming requests and communications, exercising sound judgment around prioritization and escalation. Coordinate domestic and international travel, itineraries, logistics, and expense reporting. Plan leadership meetings, briefings, events, and off-sites, including agendas, materials, communications, and logistics. Conduct research on news topics, organizations, executives, external stakeholders, and prospective talent in support of meetings and initiatives. Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.