Personal Assistant to CEO (Media Production)

About the role

We are seeking a highly organised Personal Assistant to support the CEO of an independent drama production company. The role involves managing a fast‑paced diary, coordinating travel, and ensuring the CEO’s time is optimised across meetings, industry events, and production milestones.

Key responsibilities

• Filter and manage all incoming communication, including calls, emails, and requests.
• Prepare and run meetings end‑to‑end: set agendas, compile materials, handle logistics, and track follow‑up actions.
• Create written and visual documents such as correspondence, presentations, and reports for broadcasters, distributors, investors and other partners.
• Plan and coordinate travel itineraries, ensuring clear and accurate schedules.
• Monitor development and production pipelines, keeping the CEO informed of project status, risks and deadlines.
• Arrange meetings with writers, directors, agents and talent, maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
• Oversee script version control, distributing correct drafts and safeguarding confidentiality.
• Support broader business activities, including board material preparation, research, HR coordination and organisation of company events and read‑throughs.

Required profile

• Proven experience supporting senior executives in a scripted‑content environment.
• Strong understanding of development workflows, production processes and creative stakeholder relationships.
• Exceptional organisational abilities, attention to detail and capacity to juggle multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with writers, directors, talent, agents and senior stakeholders.

Required skills