Executive Assistant

Team17; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000

Job description

Remote or Hybrid role: Office locations, (Wakefield, Manchester, Nottingham)

Executive Assistant

Please only apply if you have the right to live and work in the UK.

About Us:

Our mission is to create pioneering and captivating experiences that enrich and inspire players around the world. We are experts in identifying, developing, publishing, distributing & licensing a mix of first-party and third-party IP games.

The Group was founded in 1990, and everplay group plc (formerly Team17 Group plc) successfully listed in 2018. Subsequently, the Group has completed the business acquisitions of StoryToys in 2021, astragon and The Label in 2022, and Independent Arts Software GmbH by astragon in 2023, along with the IP acquisitions of two key titles: Golf With Your Friends and Hell Let Loose. In 2025, the Group changed its name to everplay group plc to reflect the evolution of the business.

Today, everplay group plc employs over 350 people across 8 locations in 5 countries, and operates across three divisions astragon, StoryToys and Team17. #neverstopplaying

About the role:

An exciting opportunity to join everplay group plc as Executive Assistant to the CEO and CFO & COO. You will play a key role in supporting our senior leadership by managing communication, schedules, and key projects as well as the plc board on an adhoc basis.

As a liaison between executives and stakeholders, you will streamline operational activity coming into leadership to expedite and enhance decision-making processes. Additionally, you will safeguard confidentiality to ensure organisational success.

We are flexible on location and this role can be based remotely or under a hybrid pattern from one of our UK locations. In either case, the role will require working at times at our UK offices/studios, London and other locations, so this will suit someone with the flexibility and willingness to be mobile where the work requires it. You will be a pivotal member within the Group Team, working on a wide variety of duties across the Group.

This exciting role will provide the successful individual the opportunity to contribute across our growing business taking us to the next level of our ambition.

What you will be doing:

1. Maintain the CEO and CFO & COO's schedule, coordinating meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements.
2. Proactively manage and prioritise the CEO and CFO & COO’s calendar to optimise efficiency and productivity.
3. Handle incoming and outgoing communications on behalf of the CEO and CFO & COO, ensuring clarity and professionalism.
4. Draft, proofread, and edit emails, documents, and other correspondence as needed.
5. Organise and maintain confidential files, documents, and records.
6. Assist with the preparation of reports, presentations, and other materials including the Company’s Annual Report.
7. Proactively contribute to projects.
8. Spot and address day-to-day needs and opportunities as they emerge, working closely with the other members of the Group team and across the businesses.

How you will do it:

1. Experience increasing productivity by driving efficiency of process, streamlining admin tasks, such as diary management, travel, and expenses.
2. A problem-solver mindset, always looking for ways to improve any area of the business across all stakeholders, whether that be overcoming communication and collaboration hurdles or identifying ways in which to improve efficiency and employee engagement.
3. A strong project management ability and be able to bring people together to help deliver key cross-functional tasks or projects across the Group.

What you will need:

1. Significant experience supporting at a C-Suite level.
2. Game industry knowledge is advantageous but not essential.
3. Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly form effective business relationships based on trust and honesty.
4. A high degree of drive, energy and an unfailing positive and flexible attitude.
5. High degree of confidence, resilience and determination.
6. Reliability, confidentiality and self-motivation.
7. Attention to detail and deadlines.
8. Excellent communication skills.
9. High level of computer literacy with a working knowledge of the full MS package, and a strong knowledge of MS PowerPoint.

What We Offer:

1. Pension 8% matched.
2. Bonus.
3. 25 days holiday.
4. Private medical insurance, including most pre-existing conditions.
5. Reduced Dental scheme.
6. Free £1000 in shares upon joining – these take 3 years to vest.
7. Share save scheme.
8. 4x life insurance.
9. Console loans up to £500.
10. Subsidised gym membership.

Please only apply if you have the right to live and work in the UK.

everplay group plc is an equal opportunities employer with a commitment to building a diverse workforce, representative of the world we live and game in! Accessibility is at the heart of our games and we reflect that in how we operate as a business.

We can provide suitable adjustments for during our recruitment processes from audio support to extra time on assessments. Should you require adjustments or flexible arrangements to interview, or take up a role at everplay group plc, please let us know in the notes section of your application and be reassured that this will not affect your application.