Remote Personal Assistant - Part time ( 4hours a day)

The Sales Centre co

1d•Remote

About The Position

We're looking for a sharp, proactive personal assistant to support a hands-on executive running a small design consultancy across both US and UK markets. This is a part-time remote role starting at around 4 hours per week, with clear scope to grow. You'll act as a trusted gatekeeper — protecting your principal's time, keeping operations running smoothly, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks. Your principal is a design professional who must stay hands-on with client projects and invest meaningful time in building relationships in a new city. Your job is to offload everything that doesn't require her direct insight or presence — so that her protected deep-work hours and networking time are never compromised. You'll operate as part of a small, coordinated team. A team leader provides daily check-ins during onboarding and weekly support thereafter.

Requirements

Proven experience as a personal or executive assistant
Strong awareness of US and UK English — spelling, date formats, terminology, and cultural conventions
Polished written communication — able to draft professional emails and outreach templates that match your principal's voice
Research-capable — you can find, synthesise, and present useful information quickly and cleanly
Proactive, not reactive — you anticipate needs, flag things before they become problems, and manage upwards appropriately
Comfortable with the full Microsoft 365 suite, particularly Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Planner
Discreet and trustworthy — you will handle confidential business and relationship information
Able to pick up a new environment quickly — onboarding is three days maximum

Responsibilities

Proactively manage and protect your principal's calendar — scheduling networking coffees, events, and follow-ups while guarding deep-work blocks
Inbox triage — flag priority emails, draft responses, and keep communications moving
Prepare a Monday agenda and Friday recap each week: what's coming up, who's being met, follow-ups due, pending tasks
Log and track contacts, schedule 1-2-1 meetings, and manage follow-up prompts after events and coffees
Research people before meetings — background on key contacts, companies, leads, and collaborators
Curate local industry events, mixers, and meetups worth attending
Draft outreach and follow-up email templates across professional categories (your principal sets the tone, you do the prep)
Conduct targeted research on prospects, opportunities, and contacts — compiling organised summaries
Support with cover letter preparation and outreach campaigns
Assist with professional registration applications and multi-step admin processes
Book co-working spaces, scout venues, arrange RSVPs, and coordinate travel logistics for US and UK trips