WarnerMedia Job Openings at The Ellen Show

Finally, there’s some good news.

Amy Ma
How Pants Work
3 min readAug 17, 2020

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E-commerce Customer Service Rep

  • Process a high volume of “Be Kind” merchandise returns.
  • Ability to defuse angry customers.
  • Must be willing to work overtime.

Executive Assistant

  • Serve pink slips to employees upon their return from vacation, bereavement, etc.
  • Send flowers/cards to former employees/guests.
  • Handwrite and sign personalized apology notes.
  • Inspect suspicious packages addressed to Ellen.
  • Ability to defuse angry employees.
  • Ability to handle highly confidential, private, potentially racist/sexist information.

Dog Walker

  • Walk, feed, and massage Ellen’s dogs.
  • Pick up after Ellen’s dogs.
  • May occasionally be asked to wipe Ellen’s ass.
  • Must not make eye contact with Ellen.
  • Temp to hire if you prove yourself.

Image/Marketing Consultant

  • Develop a personal branding and marketing plan to save Ellen’s flailing career and tarnished reputation.
  • Pitch creative and inventive ideas for the show that are different from Oprah’s (i.e., not giveaways).
  • Need references from A-list celebrities or George W. Bush.

Etiquette Instructor

  • Teach Ellen proper manners (no throwing scripts, dogs, or buckets of slime).
  • Teach Ellen to use her indoor voice (no hissy fits).
  • Teach Ellen to sit like a normal person (no feet on chairs or jumping on couches).
  • Request training tips from the dog walker.
  • Reward Ellen with compliments and vegan cauliflower puffs for good behavior.
  • No experience is ok. Just be a nice person. Semi-nice is ok.

Sign Designer

  • Create replicas of the “Do not look the host in the eye” sign that hangs in Ellen’s office.
  • Create “Do Not Disturb” signs for Ellen to hang on her office door, green room, neck.
  • Creative and artistic skills highly desired; bonus if you have Trader Joe’s signage experience.

Personal Bodyguard

  • Provide 24/7 security.
  • Assess if death threats from former employees/fans are valid.
  • Ability to defuse explosives found in packages.
  • Black belt training (optional).
  • Firearms, tasers, grenades (required).

Protective Shield Designer

  • Create bubble-like shield for Ellen to deflect projectiles, firebombs, and toxicity.
  • Work with an armed bodyguard to test the efficacy of designs.
  • Design and ballistics experience preferred.

Public Relations Director

  • Save Ellen!
  • Save The Ellen Show!
  • Have 10+ years of experience in PR/crisis communications.
  • Competitive salary + BONUS if you save our asses.

Janitor

  • Take out 40-lb trash bags of used tissues tossed by emotionally distressed employees.
  • Occasionally pick up dog turd in/around work areas that the soon-to-be fired dog walker missed.
  • May be asked to clean up slime, goo, and mysterious brown streaks on Ellen’s couch.
  • Ability to work uninterrupted and be unfazed by constant wailing, screaming, and/or nose blowing.
  • Salary-ish + FREE “Be Kind” merchandise!

Talk Show Host

  • Greet all guests and staff in a friendly, like-you-care manner while maintaining eye contact.
  • Laugh only when appropriate and not at staff members who are reprimanded by superiors.
  • Excellent, non-racist, non-sexist communication skills.
  • Ability to sit for extended periods.
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience as a host or 20+ years of experience as a receptionist.
  • Must be willing to crop and dye hair blonde to match Ellen’s hairstyle!
  • On-call; may lead to permanent position.

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Amy Ma
How Pants Work

is a former Warner Bros. tour guide who is still recovering from the experience. LA-based writer and storyteller.