Assistant, CAA Executive Search International

Job Description

The Agency

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is a 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, brand management and consumer product 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 organizations 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, form brand marketing services division, and launch a family office advisory practice, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by  Forbes for nine consecutive years, CAA represents more than 3,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of property sales and sponsorships, media advisory, brand consulting, venue development and strategic advisory, and executive search.

Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, London, Nashville, Munich, Shanghai, Beijing, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Singapore, Toronto, Denver, Charlotte, Jacksonville, and Atlanta, among other locations globally.  For more information, please visit www.caa.com.

Overview

CAA Executive Search is looking for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Assistant to join the team to support with recruiting C-level and senior executives, non-executive directors, and board-level executives around the world. Executive Search leverage a vast global network of talent to provide clients with a diverse and highly qualified pool of candidates, using a variety of tools, including assessment software and psychometric testing, evaluating the potential and performance of senior management teams. 

Main responsibilities to include, but not limited to: 

• Supporting the President, CAA Executive Search with scheduling, travel booking, and expense reports.
• Assisting the Executive Search Coordinator with tasks on an ad hoc basis.
• Supporting the International Search business across report writing, pitch deck creation, and research.
• Conducting client and candidate research using LinkedIn and other search engines,
• Building candidate profiles and preparing materials for client submissions,
• Collaborating with internal team members on projects as needed,
• Creating high-quality presentations and pitch decks using PowerPoint,
• Arranging interviews for hiring managers, sending email confirmations, and setting up Teams calls
• Managing general systems and candidate administration.
• Providing diary management support for the team.

Qualifications/Requirements

• IT literate and a good understanding of MS Office basics.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Must be organised and have excellent attention to detail.
• A keenness to develop a career within Executive Search/ Recruitment. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Must be able to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and discretely handle sensitive and confidential information. 
• Strong resilience and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. 
• Needs to be a team player who is approachable and supportive; able to contribute ideas and recommendations. 
• Excellent time management skills to balance multiple priorities effectively.

Please ensure you provide complete and legible information in your application. An incomplete application may affect your consideration for employment.Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”) is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As part of our zero-tolerance approach to discrimination in any form, you and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally recognised protected basis under UK law.Please inform CAA’s Recruitment Department if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.