Traveling Social Media Assistant

Pocketbook Agency; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pocketbook Agency seeks a Traveling Social Media Assistant to support a CEO at a fast-growing defense tech startup based in San Leandro, CA. This role blends personal assistance, content creation, and travel companion duties, with extensive travel to speaking engagements, conferences, and media appearances.

Responsibilities include logistics management, capturing social content, editing, and shaping the CEO’s online presence, while also attending meetings and representing the CEO professionally

Qualifications

• Experience in social media, content creation, journalism, communications, executive/personal assistance, or a similarly relevant field.
• Genuine and demonstrated interest in deep technology, Silicon Valley, startups, and the broader technology ecosystem.
• Strong familiarity with deep tech companies and founders; able to discuss Palantir and industry developments.
• Exceptional curiosity; eager to learn, ask questions, and handle complex topics.
• Strong photography, video, and content creation skills.
• Willingness to travel ~75% domestically and internationally.
• Highly organized with attention to detail; able to manage fast-moving logistics.
• Comfortable representing the CEO professionally in diverse settings.

Responsibilities

• Travel with the CEO to engagements, conferences, and events; ~75% travel.
• Manage day-to-day travel logistics: transport, meals, scheduling, locations, changes.
• Capture high-quality photos and videos for social media across events.
• Support the CEO’s social media by identifying content opportunities and editing footage.
• Attend meetings/events with the CEO; take notes and track follow-ups.
• Represent the CEO professionally; facilitate introductions and networking.
• Learn the CEO’s interests to anticipate needs and act proactively.
• When in the office, focus on social media, content creation, and executive support.
• Maintain discretion, professionalism, adaptability, and sound judgment.

Skills

Social media

Content creation

Journalism

Communications

Executive/personal assistance

Tools

Photography

Video editing

Content editing tools

Job description

We are seeking an exceptional Traveling Social Media Assistant to support the CEO of a fast-growing defense tech startup based in San Leandro, CA. This is a highly unique, high-exposure role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, is deeply curious about technology and Silicon Valley culture, and is excited by the opportunity to travel alongside a high-profile founder.

The ideal candidate is equal parts personal assistant, content creator, and trusted travel companion. They will accompany the CEO to speaking engagements, conferences, television appearances, podcasts, and other high-profile events, handling logistics while also capturing authentic social media content and serving as a polished representative of the CEO in the room.

Responsibilities

• Travel with the CEO approximately 75% of the time to speaking engagements, conferences, television appearances, podcasts, meetings, and other professional events.
• Serve as a trusted travel companion and right hand, ensuring the CEO has everything needed to move seamlessly through a demanding travel schedule.
• Manage day-to-day travel logistics, including transportation, meals, scheduling, meeting locations, and last-minute changes.
• Capture high-quality photos, videos, and other content throughout travel and events for use across social media platforms.
• Support the CEO's social media presence by identifying content opportunities, organizing footage, editing content, and helping develop creative ideas.
• Attend meetings and events alongside the CEO, take thoughtful notes, track follow-ups, and ensure important details are captured.
• Represent the CEO professionally in the room by facilitating introductions, building rapport with attendees, and helping create a strong experience for the people around him.
• Develop a deep understanding of the CEO's interests, priorities, and communication style in order to anticipate needs and operate proactively.
• When in the office, focus on social media, content creation, editing, creative projects, and other executive support as needed.
• Maintain the highest level of discretion, professionalism, adaptability, and sound judgment while representing the CEO across a wide range of environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in social media, content creation, journalism, communications, executive/personal assistance, or a similarly relevant field.
• Genuine and demonstrated interest in deep technology, Silicon Valley, startups, and the broader technology ecosystem.
• Strong familiarity with companies, founders, ideas, and trends within the deep tech space; candidates should be comfortable discussing companies such as Palantir and following developments across the industry.
• Exceptional curiosity and intellectual engagement; excited to learn, ask questions, and keep up with complex technical and business topics.
• Strong photography, video, social media, and/or content creation skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 75% of the time, including frequent domestic and occasional international travel.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage logistics in fast-moving environments.
• Warm, personable, socially perceptive, and comfortable meeting and interacting with high-level executives, investors, technical leaders, and other prominent individuals.
• Comfortable being highly visible and representing the CEO professionally in a variety of settings.
• Low ego, adaptable, resourceful, and hungry to learn.
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Passport-ready and able to travel extensively.

Schedule: Flexible / primarily based around the CEO's travel schedule (approximately 75% travel)

Compensation and benefits: $150k - $180k + benefits.