Assistant to President

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organisations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations.

Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, Singapore and Beijing, among other locations globally.

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**KEY RESPONSIBILTIES
- Project manage and support select commercial projects, working together with other teams to ensure timely delivery of information, follow up, reports and other tasks in relation to the projects.
- Project lead internal events such as the hosting of international guests (internal and external) at major events such as F1 Singapore Grand Prix, and other similar events and supporting other client hosting opportunities.
- Plan, manage and execute team events such as retreat trips, team bonding sessions, dinners etc.
- Procurement of other third party service providers such as PR, legal etc., where applicable
- Support President on sales conversations and lead on follow-ups to ensure project continuity and development.
- Cold outreaching brands to generate new business leads and prospecting new business opportunities.- Supports President on relevant administrative tasks for project execution and day-to-day office operations.
- Support President in business development planning and approach - such as development of commercial rights plan etc.
- CRM - Setting up and uploading of data into the system and maintaining President’s CRM data. Utilizing SalesForce for reporing and data analysis where applicable
- Supports other team functions on ad hoc basis as needed from time to time.
- Support the operation and setting up of office and operations, and providing support to HR, Finance and IT.
- Organise and plan President’s schedule and meetings including travel arrangements (flight, accommodation, Visa etc.), reservations and set up.

**QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor degree and equivalent proved experience of at least 1 to 3 years
- Strong organisational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail and accuracy
- Team oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure.
- A positive, hard-working “can-do” attitude, and the ability to multi-task on multiple projects simultaneously
- Passionate about sports, entertainment and contemporary culture
- Desire to be part of an organisation that values teamwork and taking care of each other
- Some previous experience in an agency or property holder environment
- Experience in customer services or executive assistant role within the leisure/hospitality industry, and/or event experience would be useful
- Excellent MS word skills including PowerPoint, Excel and Word
- A passion for creative problem solving and solutions
- Enthusiasm and take pride in your work