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About Us
At Near, we help top talent in Latin America find remote roles with US companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders.
About the Company
Our client is a US-based creator media company producing men's fashion, grooming and lifestyle content for an audience of several million followers across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, and runs brand partnerships with global brands such as Mastercard and Cadillac. The founder also runs a men's haircare product line.
About the Role
As Executive Assistant, you will be the right hand of a founder who runs two fast-moving startups. You will own the inbox: triage inbound brand and partner requests, decide what is worth his time, loop in the management team and turn signed partnerships into clear deliverables, amounts and due dates.
You will run his calendar and project management in ClickUp, keep a team of about seven editors and creatives on schedule, and make sure nothing is burning on the product line side. Most days start with a short 15-minute sync; the rest happens over email, Slack and ClickUp.
This role suits an organized, proactive and energetic assistant who writes clearly, represents the brand professionally on calls, and enjoys using AI tools to work faster.
Key Responsibilities
Triage inbound brand and partnership emails and flag the right opportunities.
Coordinate with the management team on negotiations and partnership terms.
Set up deliverables, amounts and deadlines in ClickUp.
Manage the founder's calendar, including shoots, editing time and meetings.
Follow up with editors and creatives so content is delivered on time.
Monitor email and Slack for the product line and escalate anything urgent.
Reply to emails on the founder's behalf, matching his tone and voice.
Coordinate travel and events, handling time zones and logistics proactively.
Run first-round interviews for new hires when needed.
Build and improve simple workflows that keep operations organized.
Requirements
3-4+ years of experience as an Executive or Virtual Assistant supporting a busy executive.
Strong written communication, including writing emails in someone else's voice.
Hands-on experience with ClickUp.
Highly organized and proactive with calendars, travel and deadlines.
Comfortable using AI tools in daily work.
C1 English or higher; available Monday to Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM ET.
Nice to Have
Experience in media, social media or the creator economy.
Event coordination experience.
Experience creating workflows or processes.
Experience running first-round interviews.
Tools & Systems
ClickUp: projects, partnership deliverables and deadlines
Slack: team communication for the product line
Email: inbound brand and partner requests
Zoom / Google Meet: daily syncs and calls
AI tools: drafting, organizing and speeding up daily work
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive monthly compensation in USD.
100% remote opportunity for professionals based in Latin America.
Full-time, long-term position.
10 days of paid time off plus US national holidays.