Sr Executive Administrator

Gather25; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health insurance

Employer-paid hospital insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Gather is seeking a Sr. Executive Administrator to steward the executive’s time, relationships, and commitments with mature judgment.

The role combines coordination, operational leadership, and a high level of discretion to protect priorities and redirect requests gracefully. The position partners with leadership to execute strategic priorities and ensure initiatives move forward with excellence, while not owning overall strategy or creative direction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of executive support, operations, or project leadership experience.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and ability to interact with senior leaders and partners.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted gatekeeper for the executive’s time, access, attention, and commitments.
• Manage the executive’s calendar and coordinate travel, briefs, and meetings.
• Lead project plans, track deliverables, and coordinate across teams and partners.
• Oversee podcasting and publishing operations, timelines, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding, contracts, and documentation.
• Create and maintain SOPs, workflows, and operational records.

Skills

Executive support

Operations

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Discretion

Emotional intelligence

Calm under pressure

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Sr. Executive Administrator serves as an executive’s trusted support— stewarding time, attention, relationships, and commitments so leadership energy can be focused where it matters most. This role goes far beyond traditional administrative support, combining exceptional executive coordination with mature judgment, relational intelligence, and operational leadership. The ideal candidate anticipates needs, brings order to complexity, and ensures nothing falls through the cracks — all while maintaining task efficiency, emotional intelligence, and the confidence to redirect requests and protect priorities with grace and clarity.

This position partners closely with leadership to execute strategic priorities and ensure every initiative moves forward with excellence. It does not own organizational strategy or creative direction.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Executive Stewardship, Access + Representation

• Serve as a trusted gatekeeper for the executive’s time, access, attention, and commitments.
• Exercise sound judgment about what requires the executive’s involvement, what can be delegated, and what should be resolved elsewhere.
• Represent the executive with maturity and credibility to senior leaders, donors, authors, publishers, agents, and ministry partners.
• Prepare the executive for consequential conversations with the context, decisions, and desired outcomes needed.
• Recognize when relational dynamics require sensitivity, discretion, or escalation rather than simply completing a task.
• Operate with low ego and high trust — able to carry authority without becoming an independent center of organizational power.

Executive Administration & Support

• Manage the executive’s professional calendar, ensuring priorities align with ministry goals and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate all executive travel — flights, accommodations, transportation, itineraries, and logistics.
• Prepare detailed travel packets and briefing materials for speaking engagements, media appearances, board meetings, and ministry events.
• Coordinate meeting agendas, presentation materials, and follow‑up action items.
• Manage incoming requests, speaking opportunities, and partnerships, ensuring appropriate routing and follow‑through.

Project Management & Execution

• Serve as the primary project manager across ministry initiatives.
• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, and implementation schedules.
• Track deliverables, dependencies, and deadlines across teams and partners.
• Lead weekly project reviews and status reporting.
• Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and solutions to ensure initiatives move from vision to execution.
• Maintain visibility and coordinate communication across Gather’s full ministry ecosystem — including IF:Gathering, publishing partners, literary agents, speaking partners, and external organizational partners — ensuring all stakeholders remain aligned throughout project lifecycles.

Podcast & Publishing Operations

• Oversee operational workflows related to podcast production and publishing initiatives.
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables, and communications with publishers, agents, producers, and contractors.
• Support launch execution, campaign logistics, and promotional initiatives to ensure key milestones remain on schedule.

Vendor & Contractor Management

• Serve as the primary operational contact for contractors, freelancers, agencies, and vendors.
• Coordinate onboarding, contracts, timelines, and deliverables.
• Track invoices, contracts, and vendor documentation to ensure projects stay on schedule and within scope.

Systems & Documentation

• Create and maintain SOPs, workflows, templates, and operational documentation.
• Maintain project management platforms, reporting systems, and operational records.
• Organize ministry documents and resources to ensure information is accessible and actionable.

Administrative Operations

• Support in the coordination of leadership meetings and recurring ministry rhythms.
• Capture meeting notes, decisions, and follow‑up action items.
• Assist with contract routing, expense tracking, reimbursements, and internal communications.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in executive support, operations, or project leadership, with demonstrated experience supporting a founder, CEO, or high‑capacity public figure.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills with strong attention to detail and follow‑through.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities; comfortable interacting with senior leaders, donors, ministry partners, publishers, and other high‑capacity stakeholders.
• Proven ability to anticipate needs, exercise sound judgment, and solve problems proactively.
• High level of discretion and professionalism when handling confidential information.
• Self‑starter who thrives in fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environments.
• Calm under pressure, emotionally mature, and able to navigate changing priorities without unnecessary drama.
• Low ego, high ownership, and the confidence to exercise appropriate authority without overstepping organizational decision rights.
• Thriving personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Passionate about the mission of Gather to mobilize the global church.

REPORTING

Reports to: Brand Manager
Supervises: N/A
Classification: Full time, Exempt

LOGISTICS

• Full-time employee, 40 hrs/week
• Location; Dallas/Fort Worth preferred; remote candidates will be considered. Position requires a minimum of quarterly in‑person attendance for all‑team retreats plus other key organizational events.

BENEFITS

• Employer‑paid healthcare insurance for you and your family, with no employee contribution
• Employer‑paid hospital insurance plan
• Paid time off (PTO)