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Events Assistant; Assistant to Zibby Owens
Title:
Events Assistant; Assistant to Zibby Owens
Company:
Zibby Media
Responsibilities:
• Help founder Zibby Owens with select responsibilities, including calendar and email
management
• Help Zibby and Director of Events execute all details related to Zibby-hosted events: live meet-ups, live podcast events, retreats, petite retreats, book clubs, salons, most
anticipated book celebrations, awards, and book launches, including managing
spreadsheets, attendees, speakers, gift bags, social media graphics, name tags, and more
• Help coordinate Zibby’s other events and speaking engagements
• Help with On Being Jewish Now tour and Overheard tour events, including fielding press and event inquiries, communicating with organizers, shipping books
• Site visits when necessary; help plan run-of-show for select events
• Travel with Zibby and team for events (~1 day-long petite retreat or weekend-long retreat per month)
• Update events on Substack and coordinate with web developer
• Coordinate with Zibby Media team overall
• Help manage Zibby's Book Club (confirming meeting times with authors, sending out reminder emails, importing new members)
• Help manage/update select mailing lists
• Monitor general info mailbox and respond to/forward inquiries appropriately
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm but availability on email beyond that
In person Tuesday - Thursday with team
Lunch provided when in person
Weekends and evening availability for events
Benefits:
Two weeks vacation plus 3 personal and 2 sick days
Office closed for two weeks over the holidaysHealth insurance if needed
Compensation:
$55K/annually
Other considerations/requirements:
• Superior organization skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Hawkeye attention to detail
• Calm under pressure
• Familiarity with Substack and Canva
• Professional, kind demeanor to all external and internal parties
• Excellent email management skills
• Ability to work well with others on the team
• BA required
• Love of books essential and enthusiasm for what we’re building
• Excellent people skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to anticipate needs and help in ways not specifically asked
About Zibby Media
Zibby Media, a (mostly) all-women team based in New York and founded by Zibby Owens, includes boutique publishing house Zibby Books, indie bookstore Zibby’s Bookshop in Santa Monica, award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, retreats, events, and a community of book-loving readers and authors.
The mission: Curating books and authors to bring readers meaningful conversations and content, and cheering each other on through the chapters of life.
If interested, email info@zibbyowens.com with your resume and LinkedIn and a note about why you’d be a fit!