Job Description

Position: Executive Personal Assistant & Lifestyle Manager
Location: Charleston, South Carolina (Primarily in-person)
Compensation: 60k annual salary + discretionary bonus, full benefits including 401k with 3% match, health and dental insurance, paid holidays, sick days
Schedule: Full-time, with some rare evenings/weekends as needed

About the Ideal Candidate:
You are a flexible, deeply organized, and aesthetically inclined individual who thrives in fast-moving, high-accountability environments. You bring optimism, calm, and precision to every detail, and you love creating structure behind the scenes that allows others to thrive. You’re discreet, adaptable, proactive—and equally comfortable running a meeting calendar or running a home.You don’t mind shifting gears quickly, wearing multiple hats, or juggling complexity. You enjoy bringing order, thoughtfulness, and rhythm to a household and an ambitious business. You're also warm and family-minded, with a natural intuition for caregiving and care-taking.

About the Role:
This is a high-trust, high-impact role supporting the CEO of three fast-growing, design-forward companies with eight-figure annual revenue. She is an exceptionally busy founder and mother with a full, demanding schedule—and she needs a highly capable partner to help her manage both her personal and professional world.Your role will include everything from calendar management and business travel to domestic errands, home logistics, and occasional childcare for a five-year-old stepdaughter who is with the family part-time. The household also includes two affectionate Australian Shepherds, so comfort with dogs is a must.You’ll serve as a key support in maintaining clarity, flow, and focus in a complex, high-performance life.

Responsibilities:
Executive Support:
● Manage a fast-moving calendar across multiple businesses and time zones 
● Coordinate all travel logistics, including flights, accommodations, and itineraries
● Prepare the CEO for important meetings and ensure follow-up is tracked and completed
● Act as liaison with teams, vendors, and external partners - there is a c
● Maintain organization across tasks, documents, and daily priorities

Household Management:
● Oversee errands, shopping, returns, appointments, and home services
● Keep the home organized, well-stocked, and running smoothly
● Support household aesthetics, functionality, and seasonal needs● Occasionally attend off-site meetings or events to support the

CEOFamily & Lifestyle:
● Occasionally assist with the CEO’s 5-year-old daughter (care when needed, very seldom)
● Comfortable working around children and supporting a family routine
● Must be dog-friendly—two Australian Shepherds are part of the household

Requirements:
● Must be based in or near Charleston, SC
● Reliable transportation for errands and occasional meetings
● Comfortable around children and pets
● Tech-savvy (Google Suite, iCal, task/project management tools)
● Strong organizational and interpersonal communication skills High emotional intelligence, strong sense of discretion, and a calm demeanor
● Must pass a full background check
● Must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) due to the private nature of this role

Experience:
● Prior Personal Assistant or Household Manager experience is preferred but not required
● We welcome candidates from a range of backgrounds—people who’ve thrived in this role before have come from education, hospitality, event coordination, and other service-forward environments
● Most important is a natural aptitude for organization, problem-solving, and operational excellence

What We're Looking For:
● Detail-oriented, trustworthy, and emotionally intelligent
● Strong aesthetic awareness and an eye for beauty in systems and space
● Flexible and quick-thinking under pressure
● A clear communicator and compassionate presence
● Self-starter who takes full ownership of responsibilities—no task too big or too small

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.