Right-Hand Executive Assistant for a Growing PR Firm (Mon-Fri, EST) - HIRING IMMEDIATELY

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Summary

We're a PR firm looking for a sharp, proactive Executive Assistant to be the CEO's right hand and keep our day-to-day running smoothly. You'll touch executive support, sales, and HR, so we need someone organized, dependable, and great with follow ups. If you never drop a ball and like variety in your day, this role is for you. This is a long-term, recurring position. SCHEDULE Monday through Friday, covering core Eastern Time (EST) business hours. You can manage your own hours as long as the work gets done on time and you're reachable during the day for calls and follow ups. WHAT YOU'LL DO Executive Support * Manage the CEO's calendar and schedule meetings effectively * Book appointments, arrange travel, and send gifts * Send meeting reminders and keep everyone on schedule * Handle calendar and meeting follow ups, and assign tasks to the team Sales Support * Manage our Pipedrive CRM, keeping deals and pipelines accurate and up to date * Support sales calls and handle sales follow ups * Follow up on outstanding proposals and assist with creating new ones HR & Team Coordination * Conduct weekly pre-screening interviews and calls for open positions * Manage projects and tasks in Basecamp * Follow up with team members for weekly reporting WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR * A proactive self-starter who never drops a follow up * Proven experience as an executive or virtual assistant * Hands-on experience with Pipedrive and Basecamp (or similar CRM and project tools) * Comfortable on the phone for sales and candidate screening calls * Excellent written and spoken English * Strong organization and the ability to juggle priorities across executive, sales, and HR work * Dependable and able to work independently TO APPLY Tell us briefly about your EA experience and highlight any sales, CRM, or HR work. Confirm you can cover Monday to Friday EST business hours, and include a short note on your Pipedrive, Basecamp, and phone experience.

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 6+ months
    Duration
  • Expert
    Experience Level
  • $15.00

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    $25.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type

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Mandatory skills
Data Entry
Virtual Assistance
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:10 to 15
  • Last viewed by client:4 weeks ago
  • Hires:
    1
  • Interviewing:
    4
  • Invites sent:
    31
  • Unanswered invites:
    13
About the client
Member since Feb 21, 2011
  • United States
    New York2:41 PM
  • $96K total spent
    292 hires, 30 active
  • 5,250 hours
  • Sales & Marketing
    Small company (2-9 people)

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