WarnerMedia Job Openings at The Ellen Show
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3 min readAug 17, 2020
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.