Strategic Executive Assistant to the CEO

Kickstarter; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kickstarter is seeking a Temporary Executive Assistant to support the CEO and other leaders, handling calendars, research, scheduling, travel logistics, and internal communications. The role runs mid-November 2026 through the end of March 2027, with an hourly rate of $30–$35 and no benefits eligibility.

The position requires discretion, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to triage multiple executives’ needs in a dynamic environment, including weekend availability as needed.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience supporting a CEO and triaging multiple executives’ calendars and administrative needs.
• Experience working proactively and autonomously in a dynamic, fluctuating environment.
• Comfortable pivoting quickly and maintaining discretion & confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Take over management of the CEO’s active calendar, with additional calendar support as bandwidth permits.
• Provide calendar and administrative support to additional executives for specific events, meetings, and communications.
• Work closely and effectively with the team by anticipating needs, proactively identifying solutions, and implementing process improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve and optimize calendar management and administrative processes.
• Organize and facilitate assigned meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, and taking and distributing meeting notes.
• Prepare and submit expense reports for multiple executives (ad hoc).
• Handle ad hoc responsibilities as needed, including organizing events and offsites, coordinating travel, processing invoices, and supporting occasional work outside of regular business hours.
• Provide recruiting support as requested by the People team, including coordinating interviews and calendars across candidates and interview panels and tracking candidate communications.

Skills

Executive calendar management

Executive support

Travel coordination

Expense reporting

Recruiting support

Job description

Kickstarter is seeking a Temporary Executive Assistant to support the CEO and other leaders, handling calendars, research, scheduling, travel logistics, and internal communications. The role runs mid-November 2026 through the end of March 2027, with an hourly rate of $30–$35 and no benefits eligibility.

The position requires discretion, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to triage multiple executives’ needs in a dynamic environment, including weekend availability as needed.