CEO Assistant

Job Description

We're seeking an experienced CEO Assistant on behalf of a client, an activewear, wellness and community brand. The role involves turning CEO priorities into organised action, managing pop-up event strategy, and leading venue expansion research. This is a remote position based in Johannesburg, with the opportunity to move into hybrid as the role grows.

Job Requirements

- Experience in a virtual assistant, executive assistant, or operations support role

- Comfortable with spreadsheets, dashboards and basic business metrics

- Strong research and prioritisation skills

- Highly organised, able to manage multiple deadlines, contacts and follow-ups at once

- Able to work independently and communicate clearly and professionally

- Based in Johannesburg

- Bonus: experience with event coordination, venue sourcing, or CRM/pipeline tools

Key Responsibilities

- Research and identify pop-up opportunities aligned with the brand and customer

- Manage the full event pipeline: enquiry, approval, preparation, event, post-event review

- Coordinate organisers, deadlines, payments, documentation and logistics

- Track event sales, costs, ROI and product mix, and report on what worked and what didn't

- Research and assess venue opportunities (malls, gyms, races, wellness spaces and more)

- Maintain a live venue pipeline with next actions and follow-up dates

- Present research-backed recommendations to the CEO

- Coordinate with an outsourced Social Media Manager to keep events and campaigns aligned