Executive Assistant

About Cambium Carbon

Thirty-six million trees fall in U.S. cities each year, more than all the salvageable wood in our national forests and they're often wasted and sent to landfills! At Cambium Carbon, we use technology to build local wood supply chains – we save fallen trees from landfills by connecting them to local sawyers and millers who can turn them into durable products storing carbon for generations and funding tree planting in communities that need them most. We're bringing manufacturing back to our cities to dramatically reduce climate impacts and create new green jobs.

We plan to scale into other materials and are focused on being the leading circular economy platform. We are a rapidly growing seed stage company based in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco but support remote and hybrid work. We are proudly funded by industry veterans like MaC Capital, Soma Capital, Joe Tsai (Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Alibaba), Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Blue Ivy Ventures and others.

We’re committed to people-first climate solutions and know that the only way we succeed is by honoring the diversity, growth, and ambition of our climate-super team AND our communities.

What You’ll Do

• 40% - Organization & Logistics

• 35% - Support CEO Strategic Initiatives/Special Projects

• 25% - Communications & Outreach 

Organization & Logistics

• Manage and prioritize scheduling for CEO: organize agendas, mail, email, calls, travel arrangements, client management, and other company logistics.
• Support development of more efficient systems and processes.
• Make our meetings run smoothly. Keep schedules on track, send reminders, and organize catering when necessary.
• Plan awesome events, both internally and offsite.

Support CEO Strategic Initiatives/Special Project

• Research and support execution of key strategic priorities of CEO

• Help manage budgets, reports, memos, and other documents.

• Work to develop and implement special projects under the direction of the CEO and executive team.

Communications & Outreach

• Manage communication between upper management and employees, liaising with internal and external executives on various projects and tasks.

• Support development of thought leadership pieces aligned with our brand.

• Travel and support CEO preparation for top-level meetings. Support preparation and execution within meetings.

• Assist with presentation preparations and background research.

You’re a Great Candidate if…

• Beyond organized and able to multitask. 

• Ambitious and curious – you’re stoked to see the inner workings of a startup!

• Passionate about building effective organizations.

• An excellent time manager, able to meet deadlines.

• Fantastic verbal and written communicator, with great interpersonal skills.

• You know what “disarming personality” means because people say you’ve got one!

• A problem-solver and decision-maker; proactive and self-directed.

• Able to demonstrate proven experience as an executive assistant or other relevant administrative support experience.

• Fun to work with! You’ll roll with Ben’s puns – there will be many!

Your DNA

• You find people fascinating. You are curious about what systems and processes help to fully unlock organizations.

• You think three steps ahead and have a bias towards action.

• You learn quickly and are able to synthesize information and constantly perform at a high level.

• You want to get exposure to a high-growth company and are intrinsically curious about executive level management.

• The idea of sitting around waiting for something to do drives you nuts!

• You like to chart your course and you don’t wait for someone to give you a to-do list! You have an innate ability to jump in, figure it out, anticipate, plan and execute.

• You are a strong verbal and written communicator, enjoy writing and have extreme attention to detail.

• You live where analytics and creativity meet! You’re as excited about tracking and using data to inform your work as you are about the creative idea and visual execution.

• Up for learning something new? Your answer to that is always an enthusiastic YES!!

Your Piece of the Puzzle

This is an opportunity to get an insider's perspective into a high-growth startup. We are a purpose driven company committed to addressing climate change at scale, as well as building an organization that is a truly amazing place to work. You will work and learn closely from the co-founding team, in particular the CEO, and will play a critical role as the organization grows. This position will offer many unique opportunities and may transition into other roles. Have you applied yet?!

Process

Team: People

Report to: CEO, Ben Christensen

When: For immediate hire, applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Where: Washington, D.C. preferred but will consider other locations if you’re a superstar. Hybrid is an option.

Salary: $55K - $75K, plus benefits and equity options package

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Unlimited PTO 
• Equity plan
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision insurance
• Regular team events
• Committee participation
• Volunteer tree planting events
• Work with an incredibly smart, diverse, climate mission-driven team
• An opportunity to play a core role in defining our fast-growing company

Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness 

Diversity—in all its forms—is central to each core value at Cambium Carbon.

We believe nature-based climate solutions are critical to addressing the climate crisis. Diverse ecosystems are more resilient and enable abundance, and we learn from natural systems in how we think, interact, and operate.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion is less about a well-crafted statement and more about how/who we hire, the partnerships we cultivate, the impact we have, the questions we ask, and the actions we take on a daily and weekly basis.

Salary : $55,000 - $75,000