Axios is a new media company delivering vital, trustworthy news and analysis in the most efficient, illuminating, and shareable ways possible. Backed by Greycroft.
About the role
The big picture: Axios is a media company dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We’re hiring an administrative assistant to support the Executive Assistant to the Founders Office with the fast-moving personal, family, and logistical needs of Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen.
What they're looking for
- The support: You’ll report to the Executive Assistant and help create more capacity across the Founders Office by managing recurring logistics, personal tasks, family-related needs and administrative follow-through
- The mix: This role will include personal and family logistics, travel support, expenses, vendor coordination, errands, appointments, gifting, events and other administrative needs
- The orbit: You’ll work closely with the Chief of Staff and other key stakeholders around Jim and Mike, supporting the broader system that keeps the founders’ lives and work moving
- 1-3 years of administrative, executive support, family office, personal assistant or high-touch operations experience
- Strong organizational skills and enthusiasm for managing logistics, including travel, expenses, calendars, reservations, appointments, errands and vendor coordination
- Comfort handling personal and family-related logistics with discretion, maturity and care
More about this role
The big picture: Axios is a media company dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We’re hiring an administrative assistant to support the Executive Assistant to the Founders Office with the fast-moving personal, family, and logistical needs of Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen.
Why it matters: This role will provide essential administrative support to the Founders Office, helping keep personal logistics, travel details, expenses, family needs, and other recurring tasks organized and moving with care, discretion and strong follow-through.
Go deeper: This is a full-time support role for someone who is energized by high-trust, high-context work and wants to grow in an executive support environment.
- The puzzle: How do you help the Founders Office run more smoothly by taking ownership of the details that can otherwise slow the system down? Bonus: you’re excited to use AI tools to make admin workflows smarter, faster and more organized.
- The support: You’ll report to the Executive Assistant and help create more capacity across the Founders Office by managing recurring logistics, personal tasks, family-related needs and...
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