Creative Founder’s Assistant

I’m a creative entrepreneur building several connected projects, including a personalized gifting business, a corporate gifting service, and a local newsletter.

I’m looking for a resourceful, creative person who can help turn early-stage ideas into clear, practical and actionable projects.

This is not a traditional virtual assistant role where you simply wait for detailed instructions. You will often be given a goal, idea or problem and expected to research it, think through it and help move it forward.

THE IDEAL PERSON

You are someone who:

• Has built, launched, or meaningfully contributed to something before
• Is a strong researcher and can find useful, reliable information
• Can turn research into recommendations and next steps
• Enjoys developing ideas but can also organize and execute them
• Is comfortable working with incomplete instructions
• Naturally looks for solutions and takes initiative
• Communicates clearly and follows through
• Uses AI and digital tools thoughtfully, without relying on generic output

What you have built does not need to be a large business. It could be a product, event, website, newsletter, campaign, community, system or personal project.

WHAT YOU MAY WORK ON:

• Research businesses, industries, suppliers, products and opportunities
• Identify potential corporate gifting clients and recommend what to offer them
• Research stories, events and ideas for a local newsletter
• Help turn rough ideas into campaigns, offers, products or project plans
• Create clear research summaries, presentations, mood boards or Canva materials
• Organize projects, track next steps and follow up on outstanding tasks
• Help prepare briefs for designers, writers or other collaborators
• Handle occasional administrative and founder-support tasks

THIS ROLE MAY NOT BE A GOOD FIT IF YOU:

• Need detailed step-by-step instructions for every task
• Prefer only repetitive administrative work
• Generate ideas but struggle to finish projects
• Send research without explaining what it means or what should happen next
• Wait for permission before taking reasonable next steps

HELPFUL SKILLS

• Online and market research
• Writing and summarizing information
• Creative thinking and concept development
• Project coordination
• Product or supplier sourcing
• Notion, Trello, ClickUp or similar tools
• AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or Perplexity

Strong written English and clear communication are required.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please complete the application form at this link: ----------

The initial application is short. Shortlisted candidates will receive a practical exercise involving research and turning an unfinished idea into an actionable recommendation.

AI tools are welcome, but generic AI-generated answers that do not show your own thinking will not strengthen your application.

Please do not send a generic cover letter. I am most interested in what you have built, how you think, and how you approach unfamiliar problems.