We’re as busy as ever at New Stack and excited to find the next member of our team! We’re looking for a resourceful, tenacious, problem-solver to help manage a variety of responsibilities.
VC Executive Assistant and Operations
Responsibilities include:
● Regular attention to email
● Managing our “team” email inbox
● Scheduling
● Communication with colleagues and partners
● Travel coordination
● Research
● Posting content
● Social Media updates
● Event coordination
● Website updates (no coding required)
● Podcast Management (we have detailed processes for all)
○ Podcast guest coordination, scheduling
○ Podcast editing
○ Podcast production
○ Podcast publishing
○ Podcast promotion
● Bookkeeping
● Reviewing/Filtering Startups based on our criteria
● Publishing our monthly Newsletter
● Creating and documenting new workflows/processes
● Basic Graphic Design Tasks
● Managing hiring and onboarding process for new employees, interns ● Managing Press/journalist relationships and helping secure coverage for notable news, financing announcements, and firm initiatives
Prospective candidates should have the following characteristics:
● Passion for tech, VC, startups and/or entrepreneurship
● Fast and detail-oriented
● Resourceful — can figure out a way forward with no hand-holding
● Excellent listening skills with high EQ and good common sense
● Execution-oriented — focused on outcomes
● Metric-Driven — Set goals and meet or exceed them every week
● Competitive spirit — unafraid of new challenges
● Team Player
● Strong written and verbal communication
● Strong ability to network and build trusted, authentic relationships
Requirements:
● A schedule that comfortably allows for a 40-hour commitment/week ● Proficient with Google Productivity Tools (Docs, Sheets, Slides etc.) and/or Microsoft Office
We use the following tools/software. Applicants need to be willing to develop proficiency in these over time:
● Audacity
● WordPress
● Libsyn (Podcast hosting)
● Quickbooks
● Trello
● Social media platforms, including Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter
● Streak CRM
● Calendly
● LastPass
● Canva
All backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Applicants based in Chicago are preferred, but we are open to remote for the right candidate. Competitive salary will be offered with an allocation for mobile/cell phone and a meaningful allocation for Healthcare Benefits.
New Stack Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm, based in Chicago. We invest via a fund and the largest Angel group, based in the Midwest, which includes over 1000 angels and family offices. Please apply at the following link: VC Executive Assistant and Operations
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