Personal Assistant

Career Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 34,440 - 55,104; Full time

Job summary

Career Group is seeking a proactive Personal Assistant to support a fast-moving entrepreneur in New York. The role focuses on managing schedules, coordinating travel, errands, and household projects, with weekly in-person meetings in Soho.

The ideal candidate is NYC-savvy, highly organized, energetic, and able to anticipate needs, multitask, and handle confidential information with discretion.

Qualifications

• Must be NYC-based with familiarity with NYC vendors.
• High energy, intuitive, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Proactive problem-solving with ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfort coordinating personal and household tasks and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Manage busy personal and social calendars.
• Run errands, gift purchasing, shopping and returns, grocery shopping.
• Make appointments and coordinate travel itineraries (international and domestic).
• Plan events and entertainment; manage home vendors.
• Coordinate with family members and children as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Multitasking

Proactive problem-solving

Detail-oriented

NYC savvy

Tools

G Suite

Job description

Overview

A forward-thinking and fast-moving entrepreneur is looking for a Personal Assistant to help keep his schedule and life on track. This role will coordinate all personal appointments and scheduling, book international and domestic travel itineraries, and keep him abreast of deadlines, run errands, assist with household organization and projects, and more. He is seeking someone who is resourceful, quick on their feet and New York savvy. This role will be primarily remote but needs the ability to meet up once a week or so in the Soho area.

Responsibilities

• Managing busy personal and social calendars
• Running general errands, gift purchasing, shopping and returns, grocery shopping
• Making appointments
• Setting up complex travel arrangements, making reservations, creating itineraries, researching prices and options
• Planning events and entertainment
• Managing vendors for the home
• Maintaining correspondence
• Assisting with personal projects
• Coordinating with children at college for needs

Qualifications

• NYC based - familiarity with NYC vendors
• High energy and intuitive
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Tech-savvy/experience with G-suite and email
• Proactive approach to problem-solving
• Enjoys Personal Assistant duties
• Ability to multitask
• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented

Compensation based upon experience