Part Time Job

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By Ray Pride

July 31, 2020

Part-Time Job: “A well known celebrity / influencer with 10+ million followers is seeking a well organized/available/diligent personal assistant to join her team. This is a part time ”Personal Assistant” position but will eventually transition [sic] to full time if properly qualified. The ideal candidate will be responsible for a large range of activities and projects which will assist this organization’s leadership. In this position, you should feel comfortable planning/managing calendar activities, being on property around 8 hours a day, cleaning, cooking, communicating with producer / videographer / editor / manager / all stylists / cleaning services / other celebrities / friends, researching and preparing for all pre-production, production and post production activities, handling all personal tasks for the YouTuber, etc. You must be able to remain calm, rational, and hardworking at all times. You will have to answer your phone/be on call almost 24/7. You must keep all emotion/private life matters completely away from this world. You will deal with lots of incredibly private matters. You must be able to handle hundreds of small tasks at once. You must be able to be the bad guy, remove emotion, handle intense conversations, and bounce back instantly from any mistakes without emotion. You must remain sober yet social and inviting in very high profile environments. You can not take photos, post to social media, or be / seem driven by fame. Once the pandemic is over you must be willing to travel anywhere at any time.”

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