Executive/Personal Assistant A busy owner of an equestrian center and a hotel, who also owns a fashion line, is looking for an Executive/Personal Assistant. The role is hybrid: 2 days in person, 3 days remote and will be located at the equestrian center and the principal's home approximately 20 minutes away. The former assistant was there for 13 years. A person who loves animals would be happy horses, 4 dogs, and 4 donkeys and comfortable working in a farm/equestrian setting. The equestrian center has 12 employees. The fashion business has 23 employees.
About the Job:
  • Be the primary point of contact across business and personal logistics
  • Protect the principal's time, and take ownership of follow-through.
  • Schedule combines business appointments and household coordination and animal-related logistics.
  • Run errands
  • Travel to Miami once a year for Fashion Week and stay for the week
  • Calendar and inbox: coordinate business and personal schedules, resolve conflicts, protect focus time, prioritize incoming requests, draft correspondence, and flag decisions that need my attention
  • Business follow-through: prepare meeting agendas, capture action items, maintain a shared task tracker, follow up with staff and vendors, and bring approaching deadlines or stalled items to principal's attention
  • Travel and personal logistics: Research and coordinate itineraries, bookings, reservations, appointments, household services, and local errands.
  • Coordinate animal appointments and records as needed
  • Administrative organization: Keep documents, contacts, confirmations, receipts, and routine administrative information organized and easy to retrieve.
About You:
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in supporting a founder, business owner, or senior executive
  • Comfortable working around dogs and a farm/equestrian setting.
  • Able to anticipate needs, exercise judgment, and complete tasks with minimal supervision
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
  • Strong communication skills: written and verbal
  • Happy around animals
  • Confident using shared calendars, spreadsheets, and task-management tools
  • Understand the importance of confidentiality and trust
  • Ability to ask useful questions, offer solutions, and respectfully flag unrealistic scheduling or commitments
  • Salary, Benefits, Paid Vacation
Hours: 10am-5pm with off-hours availability

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