Executive Assistant - University Setting - Cambridge, MA ($65,000 - $80,000/year)

ProPivotal

Cambridge (MA)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 80,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Temp-to-hire
Fast interview
Transparent pay

Job summary

ProPivotal is building a candidate pool for Executive Assistant roles in Cambridge, MA. This role offers an executive-support focus within a university environment and starts as a temporary assignment with potential for permanency.

The compensation ranges from $65,000 to $80,000 per year, with a fast interview and prompt feedback, reflecting the Cambridge setting and the fast-paced process.

Qualifications

  • Experience supporting executives in demanding environments.
  • Ability to manage complex calendars and high-stakes communications.
  • Experience in university or college settings (preferred).

Responsibilities

  • Manage executive calendars and high-stakes correspondence.
  • Coordinate meetings and travel logistics; communicate with stakeholders.
  • Support senior leadership in a university/college setting.
  • Operate in a transparent, fast-moving hiring process.

Skills

Executive calendar management
High-stakes correspondence
Meeting coordination
Travel logistics
Stakeholder communication

Job description

Compensation: $65,000 - $80,000/year. Fast interview, quick response.


If you thrive in an intellectually rich environment and want to bring your executive support skills to a university or college setting, this is worth a look. ProPivotal is building a candidate pool for Executive Assistant roles in Cambridge -- one of the most distinctive professional landscapes in the country.



  • Work that uses your full skill set. Executive-level calendar management, high-stakes correspondence, meeting coordination, travel logistics, and stakeholder communication -- the kind of work that keeps a senior leader's world running.

  • A setting that rewards curiosity. University environments are collaborative, mission-driven, and intellectually engaging. If that's the kind of place you do your best work, this is your lane.

  • Cambridge, MA. One of the most walkable, transit-connected professional hubs in New England -- MBTA Red Line access, a dense network of universities and research institutions, and a professional community unlike anywhere else.

  • Temp-to-hire structure. The role starts as a temporary assignment and may convert to a permanent position -- giving both sides a real chance to find the right fit.

  • Transparent pay and a fast process. Compensation listed above. No runaround -- ProPivotal moves quickly from application to interview.

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