Job Description

MLB seeks an Executive Assistant to provide administrative, project and senior-level executive support while exercising a high level of professionalism, discretion, attention to detail, and responsiveness. The primary focus of this position is to provide support to the Executive Vice President, Media and Business Development. The position will be based in MLB's NYC headquarters.

Responsibilities:

• Work in a fast-paced environment and partner with the Executive Vice President to develop a deep understanding of their goals, priorities, and operating cadence to proactively provide support
• Manage the Executive Vice President's day-to-day calendar, including making appointments and prioritizing the most sensitive matters
• Organize meetings, including scheduling, sending reminders, and managing catering when necessary
• Coordinate all travel and expenses for the Executive Vice President
• Provide administrative assistance, such as writing and editing emails, drafting memos, and preparing communications on the executive's behalf
• Perform related duties as required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of five years of office administrative experience for senior-level executives or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent organization, communication, writing, and multi-tasking skills
• Demonstrated time management skills including the ability to meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills with a team-oriented demeanor
• Excellent computer aptitude and advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite. Experience with Adobe Acrobat, Workshare, Concur, PowerPoint, Salesforce or other electronic management systems strongly preferred
• Ability to perform duties while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality
• A bias towards action coupled with the ability to work independently
• Available to work overtime, as necessary

You will thrive if you have:

• A strong ability to communicate confidently, both written and verbally, and build strong relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills, business judgment, superior work ethic, dynamic and highly team-oriented, and ability to work efficiently with cross-functional teams
• Sound judgment, high integrity, and ability to maintain strict confidential information
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to act as gatekeeper and escalate relevant information to executive as needed

Why MLB?

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the Major Leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our "workforce athletes" to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America's pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

MLB's vision is to be the global sport of choice for youth to play, fans of all backgrounds to enjoy and a desired destination for employment. With a belief that the journey to growth and greatness is ongoing, MLB gives employees the opportunity to continue learning and honing their skills with programs such as: tuition reimbursement; mentorship programs; lunch and learns; online course subscriptions; paid industry certifications; business resource groups; and more.

MLB provides its employees with exceptional medical, dental, and vision coverage. Premiums are 100% employer covered to help employees focus on being their best!

Are you ready to Step Up to the Plate? Apply below!

Major League Baseball is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

All in-office and ballpark-based positions are subject to MLB's mandatory Covid-19 vaccine policy

Per the NYC pay transparency law, the hiring range for this position is $75,000 to $105,000.

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills and any other factors Major League Baseball (MLB) considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, MLB believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees. MLB offers employees a full range of best in class benefits with no employee contributions towards medical, dental, and vision coverage premiums, as well as incentive and recognition programs, life insurance and automatic employer 401k contributions. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and the terms of official plan documents which may be modified or amended from time to time.