Strategic Executive Assistant to Arts Center Director

Cooperative Education; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

The Hylton Performing Arts Center, part of George Mason University, seeks an Executive Assistant in Manassas, VA. This on-site, part-time role provides high-level administrative and governance support to the Executive Director and Center Board.

You’ll manage the Executive Director’s calendar, coordinate meetings and events, prepare materials, and help ensure strategic priorities are executed in collaboration with university leadership and community partners.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience providing high-level executive support.
• Experience managing calendars, scheduling, and administrative operations.
• Experience preparing meeting materials and drafting minutes; and
• Experience handling multiple priorities and working independently.

Responsibilities

• Manages and maintains the Executive Director's complex calendar, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and resolving competing demands.
• Coordinates internal and external meetings, events, and speaking engagements, including logistics and material preparation.
• Prepares and edits correspondence, reports, presentations, and briefing materials for executive use.
• Maintains organized administrative systems, including files, records, and shared drives.
• Serves as a primary point of contact for the Executive Director, managing communications with university leadership, donors, artists, and community partners.
• Supports high-profile programs, performances, and institutional initiatives as needed; and
• Oversees general office operations, including the inventory and procurement of administrative supplies, while managing the main external telephone line.

Skills

Executive Support

Calendar Management

Minutes & Reports

Board & Governance support

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Email & Scheduling tools

Job description

The Hylton Performing Arts Center, part of George Mason University, seeks an Executive Assistant in Manassas, VA. This on-site, part-time role provides high-level administrative and governance support to the Executive Director and Center Board.

You’ll manage the Executive Director’s calendar, coordinate meetings and events, prepare materials, and help ensure strategic priorities are executed in collaboration with university leadership and community partners.