What are the responsibilities and job description for the Founder's Assistant position at House of Joy Dim Sum?
Company Description House of Joy Dim Sum specializes in authentic Cantonese dim sum, focusing on bringing good vibes and great tastes to guests. The company is dedicated to delivering high-quality, flavorful dishes that can be enjoyed in a welcoming, community-oriented environment. By blending traditional recipes with a modern dining experience, House of Joy Dim Sum aims to provide memorable meals that feel both comforting and exciting. Team members are encouraged to share a passion for food, hospitality, and creating joyful experiences.
Role Description The Founder's Assistant is a full-time, on-site role based in Orange County, CA.
We're looking for a highly organized, creative, and resourceful Founder's Associate to work directly with our founder across multiple businesses and projects.
You'll be the founder's right hand, helping turn ideas into reality, coordinating projects, creating content, planning events, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks. If you love building brands, creating contents, traveling, food, and event planning, we'd love to meet you.
Every week looks different, but responsibilities may include:
- Manage the founder's calendar, priorities, travel, and meetings
- Create and organize social media content
- Film behind-the-scenes content during meetings, travel, and events
- Assist with business development and special projects
- Help plan brand events, pop-ups, launches, and community gatherings
- Coordinate with designers, agencies, manufacturers, and partners
- Conduct research and prepare presentations
- Follow up on action items to ensure projects move forward
- Organize documents, SOPs, and internal systems
- Assist with personal errands and lifestyle logistics when needed
- Be present at trade shows, photoshoots, festivals, and brand activations
- Solve problems proactively before they become problems
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Creative with an excellent eye for aesthetics
- Passionate about food, hospitality, and lifestyle brands
- Proficient in creating content for Instagram, TikTok, and other social platforms
- An exceptional communicator and relationship builder
- Resourceful and able to figure things out independently
- Calm under pressure and adaptable to changing priorities
- Positive, trustworthy, and professional
- Excited to travel when opportunities arise
- Passionate about building something meaningful from the ground up
- Social media & content creation
- Photography and short-form video
- Canva, CapCut or Adobe Creative Suite
- Google Workspace & Microsoft Office
- Project management tools (Asana, Notion, ClickUp, etc.)
- Event planning
- Community building
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Experience working at a startup or founder-led company
- Event or hospitality experience
- Food & beverage industry experience
- Experience in building community
- Work directly with the founder across exciting businesses and projects
- Opportunity for international travel
- Front-row seat to building consumer brands from the ground up
- Mentorship and significant growth opportunities
- A dynamic, creative work environment where your ideas matter
- The opportunity to help create products, experiences, and communities that bring people joy