Assistant

Strong Island is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and resourceful assistant to support our growing team. We are looking for someone who is passionate about streamlining the efficiency of organizations and eager to learn the ins and outs of the entertainment industry. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 1+ year(s) experience working in an assistant capacity
• Dependable and disciplined with a high level of initiative
• Passion for film and the entertainment industry
• Ability to provide general administrative support in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, function under tight deadlines, and experience managing information, such as daily schedules & calendars and data organization.
• Detail-oriented organizational skills, communication, and writing abilities
• Professional, dependable, organized, resourceful, and proactive with good judgment, discretion, and communication skills (both written and verbal), a friendly and open demeanor with the ability to maintain confidentiality, a "can-do" positive attitude, and a willingness to "go that extra mile."
• Comfortable with managing a high volume of work while still maintaining critical attention to detail, juggling multiple priorities while working on numerous projects, strong task-management skills with minimal supervision, handling complex instructions with care and follow-through, and demonstrating overall accuracy and thoroughness in executing assigned tasks.
• Highly proficient technical skills with Microsoft Office suite (Excel and Word), Adobe, Canva, Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, Dropbox, Zoom, etc.
• Ability to problem solve, prioritize workload, adapt to changes, and efficiently manage one’s time – all while working in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• The opportunity to work at a leading global production, development, and distribution entertainment company.
• Access to the tools, leadership, and resources necessary to cultivate a career path personalized to your career goals.
• Ability to work remotely
• Opportunity for growth within the organization.
• Mentorship

Responsibilities

• Maintain calendar schedules (including calls and virtual meetings), develop and maintain spreadsheets, and draft correspondence.
• Liaise professionally with internal staff, external clients, and other industry leaders and executives
• Organize notes, emails, and files
• Update administrative information and ensure administrative procedures are in line with company policies and procedures.
• Organize, track, draft, and respond to email correspondence, including sorting & screening emails and requests to determine priority levels and action items.
• Research and assist in developing presentation decks.
• Participate in special-project assignments on an as-needed basis.

About Strong Island

Strong Island is a values-based, purpose-driven media company focused on the development, acquisition, production, sales, and finance of content in the international marketplace, streamers, and domestic studios. Strong Island's vision is to build a media company whose content inspires and entertains global audiences.

The company was founded by former Sentient partner Christopher Tuffin, who most recently developed, packaged, and structured the finance on the 2023 blockbuster "Sound of Freedom" which has grossed over $250M worldwide theatrically and $400M to date (making it one of the Top 10 highest grossing films of the year).

While running Social Capital, he produced and/or partnered with such notables as Ridley and Tony Scott, Jerry Lewis, Eli Roth, and Julie Delpy. 

In 2011, he co-founded Sentient, where over the next decade he would produce and/or executive produce such films "Cosmopolis" starring Robert Pattinson, "Maps to the Stars" starring Julianne Moore, "Peppermint" starring Jennifer Garner, "Overdrive" starring Ana de Armas, "Freelance" starring John Cena, and "Line of Duty" starring Aaron Eckhart, as well as Ryan Murphy's "Feud" for FX (which garnered 18 Emmys and 4 Golden Globe nominations). He most recently produced "Canary Black" starring Kate Beckinsale, and has a remake of "The Others" set up at Universal.

With a diverse and robust upcoming slate, international first-look partnerships in multiple territories, and a stable of writers and directors to fill the company's content pipeline, Strong Island is looking to position itself at the forefront of audiences' thirst for storytelling and heroes that connect to and reflect their values and ideals.