Executive Assistant to CEO (Contract to Hire)
Role Highlights
Conference & Speaking Circuit
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Support the full speaking pipeline for our Founder, from inquiry tracking through logistics through post-event follow-up
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Handle speaker-specific logistics: bio, headshot, W9, vendor forms, ground transport, expense tracking, deadline tracking with organizers
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Learn and maintain the shared presentation tracker
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As trust builds, begin owning direct communication with conference organizers and the annual re-engagement cadence that keeps our Founder invited back year over year
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Price, book, and monitor travel tied to speaking engagements and business travel
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Learn our Founder's preferences for airport timing, routing, and hotel standards, and build toward anticipating them without being asked
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Sit in on sales calls as your access and trust grow, starting as note-taker and observer
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Practice turning what you hear into follow-up and next steps, with feedback and coaching along the way
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Review call transcripts and project context to help synthesize what's happening on key accounts
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Support calendar management and scheduling
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Learn to produce a weekly briefing with context for upcoming meetings
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Catch and help resolve scheduling conflicts as you learn the patterns behind them
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Support logistics for VIP contacts and relationship-building touchpoints
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Learn the goodwill and recognition cadence our Founder cares about, and help build it into a more repeatable, AI-supported system over time
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Support non profit board logistics, including meeting coordination and materials
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Learn and use the existing AI-powered systems that support this role
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Start proposing your own small improvements as you understand what's needed, with the goal of building your own workflows over time
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Handle day-to-day logistics, meals, errands, home needs, that keep our Founder focused on high-leverage work
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Maintain inbox access for utility purposes, with growing responsibility as trust is established
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Support monthly expense tagging and categorization
Travel Management
Business Development & Client Relationships
Calendar, Scheduling & Meeting Coordination
Key Relationship & Recognition Management
Board & Nonprofit Support
AI Systems & Tools
Daily & Personal Support
Essential Skills
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You are persistent, you keep pushing on something even after it doesn't work the first, second, or third time
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You are coachable, you take direct feedback and visibly change your approach quickly
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You ask sharp, curious questions rather than just following instructions
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You are resourceful, you find a way to solve a problem even without the full context, authority, or experience you'd normally want
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You are comfortable earning trust incrementally, rather than expecting full access or autonomy on day one
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You are curious about AI tools and teach yourself how to use new ones without being told to
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You feel energized by repetitive, detail-heavy work early on, and see it as a way to prove yourself, not something beneath you
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You feel comfortable with direct, frank communication
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You have experience in a fast-paced, quota-driven, or rejection-heavy environment (sales, recruiting, business development)
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You have already taught yourself to use an AI tool for something outside of school or work
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You have a genuine interest in eventually growing into full executive or business partner support
Bonus
30/60/90
First 30 Days — Learn
- Learn CEO’s calendar, preferences, and daily rhythms
- Shadow the existing AI-supported workflows already in place
- Complete your first fully independent task, however small
60 Days — Build
- Take ownership of a defined slice of the daily/personal support workload independently
- Begin sitting in on select calls or meetings as trust builds
- Propose one small improvement to an existing process
90 Days — Decision Point
• Demonstrate independent judgment on at least one ambiguous, unscripted situation
• Reach a mutual decision point on converting to a full-time role
This might not be the right role for you if....
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You're looking for a role where the scope is fully defined on day one
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You need a clear path or process handed to you rather than figuring it out yourself
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You're not comfortable with a real evaluation period
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You see detail-heavy, repetitive tasks as something to get past rather than something to prove yourself through
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You fear receiving direct feedback on your work
Skills
As published by lever · 20 questions · 7 written answers
Basics
Resume/CV, Full name, Pronouns, Email, Phone, Current location, Current company, LinkedIn URL, Twitter URL, GitHub URL, Portfolio URL, What is your age range?, I identify my ethnicity as...., I identify my gender as...., Disability status, Veteran Status
Short answers (4)
- How do you pronounce your name? (or do you go by a preferred nickname instead) optional
- Did a current or former Seer team member refer you? Tell us who! optional
- Earliest start date?
- Desired Salary (in currency) We want to ensure our offer aligns with your expectations, and this helps us have an open and transparent conversation around compensation early in the process.
Pick from a list (9)
- At Seer Interactive, staying on the cutting edge of technology is a big part of who we are. That includes integrating AI into our day-to-day roles—and our hiring process. While our Talent Acquisition team continues to review all applications manually and conduct all interviews, we do use AI for things like interview transcription, analysis, and more.
- I understand that the starting-salary for this role can't exceed the established salary cap that is listed in the job posting. [We want to confirm that we are in alignment regarding the compensation range for this position, so there are no surprises later in the process.] optional
- All of our final candidates are asked to complete an exercise from a prompt we provide and present it for a segment of the interview panel. Is this something you're comfortable with doing?
- Are you based in the United States? [We are only able to consider candidates based in the US with eligibility to work here.]
- Are you able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US? [We are only able to consider candidates based in the US with eligibility to work here]
- Are you able to work within the contiguous US time-zones? [Due to client meeting requirements, we are unable to consider candidates in Hawaii or Alaska time-zones.]
- Are you open to contract work if it's available? optional
- As part of your application (instead of submitting a cover letter), we’d like you to complete Seer’s Marketing Career AI Self-Assessment GPT. This short interactive tool helps us identify your stage on the AI marketing maturity curve and share that insight with us. Please use the tool (https://chatgpt.com/g/g-68c02fdd3e4881919234de71307d277e-marketing-career-ai-self-assessment-tool?hsCtaAttrib=196677423204) by walking through the prompts in ChatGPT and select the stage that you receive below.
- Do you understand this role may require working non traditional work hours? optional
Written answers (7)
- Giving back is important to us. What community service organizations are you involved in, if any?
- What's the most exciting thing that you've read or watched recently in the Digital Marketing and/or AI space? [Digital marketing and AI are constantly evolving fields, and we love to hear about the industry innovations that have sparked your interest]
- We’d love to dig in on your conversation with the GPT, please copy the “share” link to your conversation here:
- If you marked that you were unable to complete the session due to the limitations of a free trial with ChatGPT, please follow this link to read more about each AI Stage and note below which stage you think you are and why. (Link: https://www.seerinteractive.com/insights/the-4-types-of-ai-marketers-in-2025-ai-minimalists-to-ai-builders Article title: The 4 types of AI Marketers - AI Minimalists to AI Builders)) optional
- Which is your preferred LLM for your professional work? Do you have different use cases for different LLMs? Explain below!
- Can you share an example of how you’ve used AI connectors (like MCPs or APIs) or automation platforms (like Zapier, Make, or n8n) to integrate AI into your workflow? What problem were you solving, and how did the automation improve the outcome?
- Tell us about a time you were given a task you'd never done before, with very little guidance, and had to figure it out as you went. What did you do, what happened, and what would you do differently if you had to do it again today?