Executive Assistant

Job Description: THE OPPORTUNITY The Executive Assistant to the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) is a high-visibility role providing strategic, administrative, and operational support to a C-Suite leader responsible for elevating Scholastics digital expression, enhancing customer experiences, and leveraging data to optimize all aspects of the business. The CDO drives Scholastics data initiatives and digital practice with a core approach of transforming customer insights into strategies and solutions that directly serve customers needs. As a key member of the Digital Services division, the Executive Assistant will serve as the CDOs trusted partnermanaging priorities, streamlining workflows, and ensuring seamless communication across a complex network of senior executives, cross-functional teams, and external partners. This role requires exceptional judgment, professionalism, and discretion in handling sensitive information while anticipating needs and proactively addressing challenges. This is an opportunity to contribute to Scholastics digital transformation at the highest levels of leadership, enabling the CDO to focus on driving enterprise-wide data and digital strategies. This role requires being in the NYC office a minimum of three days a week. RESPONSIBILITIES Manage the CDOs complex and rapidly evolving calendar, ensuring time is allocated to strategic priorities and high-impact meetings. Serve as the primary liaison for the CDO with senior executives, board members, key stakeholders, and external partners, maintaining a high level of professionalism and discretion. Prepare agendas, briefing documents, and supporting materials for meetings, ensuring the CDO is fully equipped for productive discussions and decision-making. Support cross-functional initiatives within the Digital Services division by coordinating schedules, tracking deliverables, and facilitating information flow. Coordinate and track follow-up actions from meetings and projects, ensuring deadlines are met and progress is communicated. Manage confidential and sensitive information with the utmost discretion, exercising sound judgment in all communications. Anticipate operational and administrative needs, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the CDOs workflow. About Scholastic For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are at school, at home and in their communities by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling childrens books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media. As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them. Learn more at www.scholastic.com. Some benefits that we offer: Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan) Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees Generous Parental Leave Program Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic. #LI-MA1 #LI-HYBRID Qualifications HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications) Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Exceptional organizational and time-management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities under tight deadlines. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create and edit executive-level documents and presentations. High degree of professionalism, discretion, and integrity in managing sensitive and confidential matters. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, and collaboration/project management tools (e.g., Slack, Zoom, Asana). Ability to work effectively with C-Suite executives, cross-functional leaders, and external partners. Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate needs and act proactively. Adaptability, resilience, and composure in fast-paced, changing environments. Experience: 10 years of executive assistant or senior administrative experience supporting C-Suite or senior executives, ideally a Chief Digital Officer or Chief Technology Officer in a corporate environment. Experience coordinating projects and facilitating cross-functional communication in a complex organizational setting. Education: Bachelors degree preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience considered. Time Type: Full time Job Type: Regular Job Family Group: Administration Location Region/State: New York Compensation Range: Annual Salary: 100,000.00 - 110,000.00 EEO Statement: Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination. EEO is the Law Poster EEO Scholastic Policy Statement Pay Transparency Provision Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services that support children's learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom collections, school and public libraries, retail and online. True to its mission of 97 years to encourage the personal and intellectual growth of all children beginning with literacy, the Company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families. Learn more at: www.scholastic.com We're always looking for talented people to join Scholastic in instilling a love of reading and lifelong learning in children. At Scholastic, our benefit plans have been designed to be in line with market conditions and employee needs. Our plans provide flexibility and allow individuals a broad range of choices that can be tailored to meet each employee's needs. Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.