Job Description
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About the job Merit Holdings – Elevate Your Career and Be the Backbone of Our Success: Thrive in a Dynamic Role as Our Next Virtual Assistant!
Please Note: This job is being posted on behalf of Merit Holdings (www.meritholdings.com) by Great Assistant (greatassistant.com/). Great Assistant is a company that works with entrepreneurs to match them to assistants.
John Burke is the founder & CEO of Merit, a holding company that acquires, manages, and grows hyper-specialized vertical software businesses. Our team is made up of former operators and investors who have a strong track record in the software industry. We’ve successfully grown companies from tens of millions to hundreds of millions in annual recurring revenue and have advised many others. We aim to be a unique kind of investor, providing a long-term home for businesses while helping them become even better
We’re looking for a Virtual Assistant who is super reliable, works fast, pays close attention to details, is fun to work with, and is really good at anticipating needs and communicating effectively. This person should line up with our core values of Being Hard-Working, Putting People and Families First, and Loving What We Do.
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Serve as a trusted administrative resource for the CEO, keeping him organized and on track
- Manage business and personal scheduling and tasks, including travel and meetings
- Create presentations, conduct research, and compile team reports
- Optimize Notion workspace and manage task lists
- Take notes during calls and handle to-dos and follow-ups
- Research and identify potential candidates for employment
- Plan events and manage community and investor outreach, including gift-sending
- Manage expense reports
- Draft customized prospecting emails and proofread materials for accuracy
In addition to the above, our successful assistant will possess the following qualities:
- Excellent and proactive communication abilities
- Highly organized, reliable, and proficient in task management
- Quick and efficient in task execution
- Meticulous attention to detail with strong proofreading skills
- Exceptional time management and multitasking abilities
- Competent research skills
- Positive attitude, respectful, and kind to everyone they meet
- Tech-savvy and quick to pick up various software tools
Experience with the following is a plus!
- Google Workspace (Drive, Calendar, Email)
- Notion
- HubSpot
- Slack
- Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint