Executive Assistant (Remote, Eastern Time Zone)

About Crescendo Studios

Crescendo creates educational technology and children’s media applying insights from neuroscience and music to strengthen cognitive development and emotional well-being in young learners. Crescendo's team is backed by neuroscientists from top research institutions, as well as former and current executives from Disney, Apple, Mattel, Sesame Street, and Netflix. 

The Opportunity

Crescendo Studios is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Executive Assistant to support our CEO and senior leadership team in a fractional or full-time capacity. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with a founder at a venture-backed startup, through day-to-day execution and high-level strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate has experience at a VC-backed tech company beyond the pre-seed or seed stage and thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Experience in the educational technology or media sectors is a plus.

This role is fully remote, with potential travel opportunities to Los Angeles, New York and Paris (fully optional). Candidates should be available to work within the Eastern Time Zone.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex calendar scheduling, appointment setting, and meeting coordination across multiple stakeholders and timezones 
• Oversee email inbox management, including filtering, prioritization, and drafting responses
• Serve as a first point of contact for internal and external communications
• Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements, including itineraries and logistics
• Prepare and submit expense reports and support light bookkeeping tasks
• Conduct research across all company sectors including production, marketing and partnerships
• Prepare reports, decks, presentations, agendas, and meeting materials, including Google Slides/PowerPoint updates
• Take detailed meeting and presentation notes, and provide project management support by tracking follow-ups and action items
• Coordinate internal and external meetings, including logistics and materials
• Support event planning and coordination, including executive events and board meetings
• Assist with personal tasks and logistics as needed
• Manage and improve internal administrative processes and systems
• Serve as a liaison between executives and internal/external stakeholders, including investors and partners
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism

Qualifications

• Experience supporting C-level or senior executives
• Background at a VC-backed tech company beyond pre-seed/seed stage
• Exposure to investor relations and/or scaling operations
• Experience participating in a capital raise (preferred)
• Experience in edtech, media, or at a VC firm (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and judgment
• Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Calendar, Meet)
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a dynamic environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools to streamline workflows

If you’re excited to work closely with a founder and play a key role in building a category-defining company - we’d love to hear from you.