Chief of Staff

Early Media

$100K — $150K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • An operator first with a keen eye for detail.
  • 2+ years in operational leadership within a high-performance setting.
  • Proven ability to tackle ambiguous challenges independently.
  • Strong written communication skills.
  • Sound judgment and discretion at all organizational levels and with external partners.
  • Preference for building systems over inheriting them.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and multiple tasks in a bustling in-person environment.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the company's operating rhythm, including key leadership meetings and planning cycles.
  • Oversee high-priority initiatives from scoping to launch while ensuring accountability among stakeholders.
  • Build and maintain systems that support scaling operations, finance, and vendor management.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with external partners and vendors across various functions.
  • Draft executive communications including board updates and presentations.
  • Collaborate on hard-to-source hiring efforts with the recruiting team.
  • Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks and resource gaps proactively.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to partner closely with the Director of Early Media.
  • Engage in high-stakes decision-making processes.
  • Play a crucial role in shaping the company’s operational efficiency.
  • Be part of a dynamic, fast-paced work environment in Austin.
Full Job Description
We're hiring a Chief of Staff to be the Director of Early Media's right hand. You'll be in the room for the highest-stakes decisions, own execution on our most important initiatives, and build the operating muscle of the company from the inside.

What you'll own
  • The company's operating rhythm - leadership meetings, planning cycles, OKRs, exec reviews
  • High-priority initiatives end-to-end, from scoping to launch, with clean accountability across stakeholders
  • The systems that scale Early Media: ops, finance, contracts, vendor management, reporting infrastructure
  • External vendor and partner relationships across marketing, brand, legal, and creative services - held to a bar on quality, voice, and ROI
  • Executive communications: board updates, investor materials, internal memos, exec presentations
  • Hard-to-source hiring in partnership with recruiting
  • Operational bottlenecks and resource gaps - surfaced and resolved before they become problems

Must-haves
  • An operator first. You move fast and obsess over details others miss.
  • 2+ years in an operational leadership role in a comparable high-performance environment
  • Track record of owning ambiguous problems and shipping results without hand-holding
  • Exceptional written communication
  • Sound judgment and discretion across every level of the org and with external partners
  • You'd rather build the system than inherit one
  • Comfortable in ambiguity, context-switching, and a fully in-person Austin environment

Nice to Have
  • Background in media, entertainment, or the creator economy
  • Ex-founder or early hire at an early-stage startup
  • Vendor management or contract negotiation chops
  • Fluency with modern operating tools (Notion, Linear, etc)
  • Genuine interest in vertical content, streaming, or the future of mobile entertainment

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