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About the Role - as written by the CEO: 

You will position yourself to have high visibility into all incoming meeting requests, emails, tasks, etc., then meet with me regularly to figure out what I’m going to do when, what I can delegate, and what I should (or simply have to) decline.

This will be challenging. At any given time, there are far more requests than I can realistically fulfill and I don’t like to admit it. Moreover, there will be a large number of these requests that sit in a prioritization gray zone — they could be high priority but they might not be, and we’ll need to keep them “on deck” for a bit while we figure out where they sit relative to everything else.

These questions however — questions of prioritization — give us an opportunity to think together at the highest level about the business and its needs, which means you’ll get an up close look at how our business works and what is required to make it work. My first job was as the Executive Assistant to the President of Focus Features and I loved it for exactly that reason — I want to create the same experience for you.

Ultimately we’ll know if we’re succeeding when everyone that is expecting something from me either gets it or gets clear communication from us about it. The job is both as simple and as hard as that.

Responsibilities:

• You’ll get to know and work with everyone I work with — the Executive team, the Senior Leadership team and many others
• You’ll get to know and work with many of our largest partners, sponsors and investors
• You’ll attend a lot of my meetings
• I’ll forward you a lot of my emails, slacks and texts so you can help me keep track of them
• You’ll own my calendar and be responsible for helping ensure that we’re using my time in a way that reflects business priorities
• You’ll make sure I “do, delegate or decline” absolutely everything that comes my way

What You’ll Need:

• Obsessively organized and detail oriented
• Great communicator with a special talent for diplomacy
• Enjoys wrestling with difficult tradeoffs
• Availability from 10:30am Eastern to 6:30pm Eastern (CEO is on the West Coast, but the company is bi-coastal)

What You’ll Get Out Of This Opportunity:

• Collaborative culture in a fun, startup environment
• Growth opportunities within a fast-growing company
• Competitive salary, commission, and benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance, 401(k), Commuter Benefits, Mobile Phone Stipend, and more!
• Remote, work from home flexibility

That’s it! Degrees don’t matter. Experience doesn’t matter. If you’ve got those qualities, you’ve got what it takes.

An ideal candidate would be excited to fill this position for 2-3 years before transitioning into another role in the company — we’re a rapidly growing startup with big ambitions, and I want this to serve as an on-ramp for someone as ambitious as we are.

This is a Remote (work from home) position.