Special Assistant to CEO

Company Introduction

KIT digital is a leading, global provider of on-demand Internet Protocol (IP) video asset management solutions. Through its end-to-end software platform, “KIT VX,” KIT digital enables enterprise clients to acquire, manage and distribute their video assets across the three screens of the computer Internet browser, mobile device and television via an IPTV set-top box. The KIT digital client base includes over 470 enterprise customers across 30 countries, including The Associated Press, Disney-ABC, Google, IMG Worldwide, Kmart, NASDAQ, News Corp, RCS, Sensis, Telefónica, and Verizon. KIT digital has principal offices in Prague, Dubai, Melbourne (Australia), Toronto, New York and London. We’re expanding rapidly around the world, so we're looking for people who want to be part of changing the way television works forever.

POSITION OVERVIEW

CEO of publicly traded software company looking for executive assistant/"personal COO" to be a right-hand resource on all business and personal matters. Position is based in Prague, Czech Republic, with significant travel to Dubai, New York and elsewhere. Applicant will be expected to be available 24/7 as needed, and be willing to travel with executive as needed. Applicant should be interested in long-term position, not an interim professional experience.

Base compensation commensurate with experience, plus cash and equity bonuses based on performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Manage all of the executive's incoming communications
* Manage executive's day-to-day schedule, including both professional and personal engagements
* Manage all of executive's travel needs
* Manage executive's personal financial affairs, including business expense filings and reimbursements and oversight of outside accountants' tax filings
* Manage executive's professional and personal database and contact management
* Manage executive's public relations matters, including managing online social media profiles, researching and co-authoring a daily blog, and authoring occasional press releases
* Manage personal real estate and other investment assets
* Manage special projects--including marketing collateral, trade conferences, public securities filings, etc.
* Manage relations with executive's boards of directors, boards of advisors, legal counsel, accountants and other outside fiduciaries and service providers

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

* Applicant will have at minimum a bachelor's degree from a top-tier university, with a master's degree ideal.
* Previous experience as an executive/personal assistant mandatory.
* Applicant will speak and write impeccably in the English language, shall be fluent in written and oral Spanish, and have working competency in at least one of the following languages: French, Arabic, Mandarin or Russian.
* Applicant will be technically proficient, being experienced in website development, advanced design in Keynote and/or PowerPoint, Excel, and basic database management (e.g., MS Access).
* Applicant will be an above-average writer, with creative or journalistic experience, and the ability to draft professional correspondences and press releases.
* Applicant will work well under pressure, exhibit an extraordinary attention to detail, and be accustomed to working in a variety of work and cultural environments.