EA to CEO

Job Title: Executive Assistant to the Founder and CEO 
Salary: £70,000 DOE plus discretionary performance bonus  
Location:  90% Remote /London, with ad hoc UK and international travel as the role develops 
Sector: Creative, Marketing, Events and Technology Consultancy 
Size of company: Growing founder-led consultancy   
Working Pattern/Hybrid: Remote working with 1 day a week in the London co-working offices  
Benefits: Private health insurance, discretionary performance bonus, funded professional development, EA training and industry networking opportunities
The Opportunity
C&C Search is currently recruiting an exceptional Executive Assistant to the Founder and CEO for an ambitious, purpose-driven creative and technology consultancy. This is a senior-level Executive Assistant opportunity offering hybrid working, international exposure, excellent benefits and the chance to become a genuine strategic partner to a highly entrepreneurial Founder and CEO.
The successful Executive Assistant to the Founder and CEO will manage a fast-moving professional and private schedule, create structure around competing priorities and ensure the Founder and CEO can focus on clients, creative leadership and business growth.
Approximately 80% of the role will focus on running the CEO's office, with the remaining 20% covering workplace coordination, company gatherings and employee experience.
Company culture and what makes them great to work for
This is a creative, progressive and values-led environment where care, judgement and attention to detail genuinely matter. The company combines strategic thinking, bold creativity, experiential work, content and technology to support purpose-driven organisations.
You will join a warm, collaborative and high-performing team that encourages curiosity, personal responsibility and new ideas. This is a business where an outstanding Executive Assistant can make a visible impact, lead projects, introduce AI-enabled workflows and become a trusted partner across the organisation.
Key responsibilities for this Executive Assistant to the Founder and CEO position:

• Own and strategically manage a complex business and personal diary, protecting focus time and ensuring priorities remain aligned with clients, growth and leadership commitments - Manage inboxes and communications, drafting correspondence in the CEO's voice and handling sensitive information with complete discretion - Prepare concise briefings for board, leadership and client meetings, including agendas, papers, decisions, actions and follow-up - Coordinate complex international travel across multiple time zones, including flights, accommodation, visas, transport, itineraries and contingency planning - Manage key relationships across clients, partners, collaborators and industry networks - Organise senior-level dinners, hospitality, company offsites, all-hands meetings and celebrations - Coordinate elements of the CEO's private office, including appointments, household suppliers, personal commitments and multiple properties - Build effective systems for task management, decision tracking, relationship management, document organisation and weekly reporting - Use AI tools to research, draft, summarise and create efficient Executive Office workflows - Support workplace coordination across London co-working locations, including room bookings, venues and accessibility requirements - Lead special projects from initial planning through to successful delivery

What background and experience are the company looking for?

• Solid experience as an Executive Assistant to a Founder, CEO or C-suite executive - Experience supporting a principal across both professional and private matters - A strong background in complex diary management, inbox management and international travel coordination - Experience supporting board, leadership and senior client meetings - Exceptional written communication skills and the ability to draft confidently in another person's tone of voice - Advanced Google Workspace, Slack and wider SaaS platform skills - Confidence using e-signature, project management and expense management tools - Experience organising senior-level events, hospitality, offsites and workplace operations - A proactive, daily user of AI tools, ideally with experience developing practical AI workflows - Outstanding judgement, discretion and attention to detail - A calm, responsive and solutions-focused approach within a fast-paced, founder-led environment

This Executive Assistant to the Founder and CEO role would particularly suit someone from a creative agency, media, production, events, hospitality, consultancy or fast-growth business. The ideal candidate will be proactive, commercially aware and comfortable anticipating needs before they arise.
For an experienced Executive Assistant to the Founder and CEO, this is a rare opportunity to run an Executive Office as a complete operating system, gain exposure to global client work and become an indispensable strategic partner.
Who is looking after this role?
Charley Gremo-Gilham  - Senior Principal Consultant- charley@candcsearch.co.uk
For this role C&C Search is acting as an employment agency.
At C&C Search, diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core of who we are and how we operate. Our commitment to these values is unwavering - across all our work in recruitment, and in our training and development programmes. C&C Search fosters a culture of inclusion and belonging and has a deep commitment to being a part of creating a fairer society through partnering with clients who are also committed to a seat at the table for everybody. We work with companies that are committed to reflecting our communities, where people can bring their authentic selves to work. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate better ideas, better businesses and better societies. There is much to be done, but together we can achieve equality for all.