Summit Staffing Partners is hiring: Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Offic

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Midtown Manhattan, NYC

Full Time, Permanent Position

Overview:

Our client is a premier NYC based brand management firm focused on acquiring, building, and growing globally recognized consumer brands across fashion, home, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment. The company partners with leading retailers, operators, and e-commerce platforms to elevate brand performance through strategic collaboration, creative marketing, and digital innovation.

This is a full-time, permanent Executive Assistant role offering competitive base salary, annual bonus, equity participation, and excellent benefits.

The firm is known for its fast-paced, collaborative culture and its commitment to innovation, entrepreneurial thinking, and long-term career growth. This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the most exciting and forward-thinking brand management firms in the industry during a major period of expansion.

Core Responsibilities:

• Act as the right hand to the CEO, managing an extremely active calendar, coordinating complex scheduling across global time zones, and prioritizing competing demands
• Serve as primary point of contact and liaison for internal and external stakeholders, exercising sound judgment and diplomacy
• Coordinate board meetings, investor relations events, and key internal leadership gatherings, including preparation of agendas, briefing materials, and follow-up documentation
• Manage highly confidential and sensitive information related to business strategy, brand acquisitions, and key partnerships
• Handle travel arrangements, both domestic and international, providing on-call support as needed
• Proactively monitor deadlines, commitments, and deliverables to ensure the executive is prepared and supported at all times
• Draft high-level correspondence, memos, and reports with a sharp eye for tone, accuracy, and clarity
• Support ad hoc projects involving strategic initiatives, special events, and brand-related campaigns, often liaising with top-tier partners and executives

Qualifications:

• Strong, hands-on experience supporting a CEO, COO, Chairman, Founder, or other C-suite executive in a demanding, fast-paced corporate environment
• Background in private equity, brand management, retail, fashion, or consumer goods is a significant plus, but not required
• Strong discretion and professionalism in handling sensitive and high-stakes information
• Highly polished communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to interface confidently with investors, board members, and brand partners
• Masterful calendar, time, and task management skills, with a “no task too small” mentality and proven ability to stay calm under pressure
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and executive-level travel platforms; experience with CRM tools and document management systems is a plus

What’s Offered:

• Annual bonus
• Equity participation
• 401K with employer match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (starting Day 1 of employment)
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Exceptional team culture with long-term growth opportunity