Executive Assistant to Managing Director (SoHo VC)

Pocketbook Agency; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pocketbook Agency, a venture capital firm based in SoHo, New York, seeks an Executive Assistant to support its Managing Director. This hands-on role requires someone who can bring order to a fast-moving environment, quickly build context, and exercise sound judgment across a high-volume inbox, calendar, and network of founders and investors.

You will own inbox triage, manage a complex calendar, coordinate introductions and events, and partner with investing teams to keep communications

Qualifications

• 8+ years as an EA supporting a CEO in venture capital or private equity.
• Proven inbox and calendar management with autonomy.
• Excellent judgment, discretion, attention to detail.
• Ability to quickly understand relationships in a fast-moving investment environment.
• Confident interacting with founders and senior investors.
• Strong tech skills and comfort with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Triage inbox and ensure important requests are addressed.
• Manage a complex calendar and protect time for priorities.
• Understand context behind requests and escalate to founder when needed.
• Coordinate introductions, hosted dinners, and events.
• Partner with investing and investor relations teams to stay organized.
• Build reliable systems and adapt to changing priorities, including after-hours needs.

Skills

Inbox management

Calendar management

Executive support

Judgment & discretion

Written communication

Stakeholder management

AI tools

Fast-paced

Job description

Pocketbook Agency, a venture capital firm based in SoHo, New York, seeks an Executive Assistant to support its Managing Director. This hands-on role requires someone who can bring order to a fast-moving environment, quickly build context, and exercise sound judgment across a high-volume inbox, calendar, and network of founders and investors.

You will own inbox triage, manage a complex calendar, coordinate introductions and events, and partner with investing teams to keep communications