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About the Role

Early Media is hiring a Chief of Staff to serve as the Director's right hand. This role involves participating in high-stakes decisions, executing critical initiatives, and building the company's operational foundation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the company's operating rhythm, including leadership meetings, planning cycles, OKRs, and executive reviews.
• Own high-priority initiatives end-to-end, from scoping to launch, ensuring clear accountability across stakeholders.
• Develop and manage systems for scaling Early Media, including operations, finance, contracts, vendor management, and reporting infrastructure.
• Manage external vendor and partner relationships across marketing, brand, legal, and creative services, ensuring quality, voice, and ROI.
• Handle executive communications, including board updates, investor materials, internal memos, and executive presentations.
• Support hard-to-source hiring in partnership with the recruiting team.
• Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks and resource gaps proactively.

Requirements

• Be an operator who moves fast and is detail-oriented.
• 2+ years in an operational leadership role within a comparable high-performance environment.
• Proven track record of owning ambiguous problems and delivering results independently.
• Exceptional written communication skills.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and discretion across all organizational levels and with external partners.
• Preference for building systems over inheriting existing ones.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, context-switching, and working in a fully in-person Austin environment.

Skills

• Background in media, entertainment, or the creator economy.
• Experience as an ex-founder or early hire at an early-stage startup.
• Vendor management or contract negotiation expertise.
• Fluency with modern operating tools (e.g., Notion, Linear).
• Genuine interest in vertical content, streaming, or the future of mobile entertainment.

Location

• Austin

Work Type

• Onsite
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 2+ years in an operational leadership role

About the Company

• Early Media creates and distributes groundbreaking original series, crafting narratives with viral potential while preserving indie production values.
• The company uses a proprietary testing and marketing engine to connect filmmakers and audiences efficiently.