Founder's Associate

About the Role

I run two businesses out of Orange County: A mature service company with real revenue and real clients, and an early-stage AI startup weeks away from launch. I need one sharp person working directly with me across both. This is not a coordinator or virtual assistant role; it's a right-hand associate who can shift gears without losing speed. Some weeks are creative, some weeks are operational, and every week something needs to move.

If you have supported a founder, business owner, or operator directly (not in a corporate setting), that background is exactly what we are looking for.

What You'll Actually Do

This role lives in two lanes, and you need to be comfortable in both.

Outreach & Marketing — AI Startup

• We are weeks from launch and need a real outreach and marketing program built from scratch.
• Draft and post 2-3 LinkedIn posts per week (founder voice, not corporate).
• Execute outbound email and follow-up sequences for demo pipeline.
• Track conversations, referrals, and warm leads – nothing slips.
• Build Canva content for ads and social.
• Test messaging, compare what lands, and iterate fast.
• This is not managing a marketing calendar; it is building the engine.

Execution & Follow-Through — Service Business (Revol AV)

• The service business runs and needs someone ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
• Follow up on outstanding invoices – professionally, persistently, without drama.
• Ensure invoices go out within 24 hours of job completion.
• Keep Trello organized and flag anything that has gone quiet.
• Track change orders so nothing gets missed.
• Deliver a clean weekly summary without being asked.
• The AR piece is not complicated; you are not a collections agent. You are making sure people who owe money know we noticed and we are following up – comfortable, professional, and consistent.

Who This Is For

You have 1-4 years of experience or are an exceptionally organized early-career communicator. You have done some combination of marketing, outreach, sales support, or client-facing work. You are not precious about the task; you care that it gets done.

You are the right person if:

• You can write a LinkedIn post in the founder's voice and send a polite invoice follow-up in the same afternoon.
• You pick up the phone when email is not working.
• You do not need a 14-step approval process to post something.
• You are calm when things are ambiguous and decisive when they are not.
• You know your way around Canva, Google Sheets, and Trello – or you figure it out fast.

You are not the right person if:

• You want to specialize in one lane only.
• You are waiting to be told exactly what to do.
• Phone follow-up makes you uncomfortable.

Why This Role Is Worth Your Time

You will work directly with a founder building a real AI product while running a real operating business. You will see how decisions get made, how outreach programs get built, and what it looks like to launch something. If the AI company scales (and we are building it to), this role scales with it.

Preference for candidates within driving distance of Orange County (LA, OC, IE) for occasional in-person collaboration.

Compensation

• Part-time | 15-20 hours per week
• $25-$30/hour based on experience
• Performance bonus available after 90 days

Key skills/competency

• Outreach
• Marketing
• Execution
• AI Startup
• Service Business
• LinkedIn Posts
• Email Sequences
• Canva
• Trello
• Founder's Associate