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Job Location drjobs

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Executive Assistant to Founder & Operator

Location: Remote
Working Hours: 8am - 5pm PST (flexible)
Compensation: $1000 - $1500 dependent upon experience

About the Role

Amy is a high-performing operations leader overseeing several startups managing business strategy development vendor relationships and her own podcast. With her workload doubling in the last three months she s seeking a proactive tech-savvy Executive Virtual Assistant to help bring structure clarity and calm to her day-to-day responsibilities.

This is a non-client-facing role focused on behind-the-scenes operational support. Ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment and loves turning chaos into order.

Key Responsibilities

Time & Task Management (Top Priority):

  • Manage and organize Amy s calendar coordinate meetings and ensure time is aligned with top priorities
  • Track and assign tasks across multiple startups using tools like Notion or
  • Anticipate needs and flag scheduling conflicts follow-ups or prep work

Inbox & Communication Management:

  • Monitor and triage up to 6 email inboxes filtering priorities and drafting responses in Amy s voice.
  • Create templates for recurring email types to streamline communication and make it easier for both you and Amy to manage repetitive tasks efficiently.
  • Ensure timely follow-ups and no dropped balls across multiple ventures
  • Transfer tasks from emails to the task tracker for better visibility and organization.

Organizational Support:

  • Create and maintain Notion and Monday boards to track workflows
  • Organize business data in Google Sheets using formulas to consolidate and interpret
  • Help with vendor lists SOP organization and light project coordination

Light Social Media & Creative Tasks (Third Priority):

  • Use tools like Canva and CapCut to create reels quote cards and occasional podcast-related clip content
  • Coordinate posting schedules and podcast-related uploads or reminders

Qualifications

  • 2 years experience in a virtual assistant operations social media or executive support role
  • Proven tech-savvy with tools like Google Suite Google Sheets (formulas) Notion Canva CapCut AI (ChatGPT Claude etc)
  • Strong business acumen and a natural problem-solver
  • Excellent written communication with the ability to match Amy s tone and voice in emails
  • Highly organized self-directed and able to prioritize without constant oversight
  • Interest in startups operations and/or content creation a bonus

What Success Looks Like

  • Amy s schedule is streamlined and manageable
  • Her inboxes are calm and prioritized
  • She s able to spend more time on strategy less on admin
  • Daily tasks are clearly tracked and nothing slips through the cracks
  • Social media and podcast tasks are handled seamlessly in the background

Employment Type

Full Time

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