Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Remote — Central Time required (Texas preferred) | Dance background preferred

Full-Time Regular | Corporate | Office of the CEO

Location Remote (U.S.) — Texas strongly preferred; must work Central Time hours

Reports To Chief Executive Officer

Department Corporate — Office of the CEO

Employment Type Full-Time Regular, Exempt

Level Mid-Level

Schedule Monday–Friday, core business hours Central Time; occasional evenings and weekends around events, Board meetings and travel

Direct Reports None

Travel Occasional, up to 15% (events, leadership meetings, Board meetings)

1. You must work Central Time. Texas is strongly preferred. This role runs the CEO's day in real time, so you must be available during core Central business hours —ET and CT strongly preferred.

Dance One is the leading platform for world-class dance events and experiences. Founded in 2023, Dance One is the largest holding company of dance brands in the world—home to Ovation, JUMP, NUVO, 24 Seven, RADIX, KĀOS, Starpower, Nex Star, Revolution, Believe, Imagine and Dream Maker, alongside events including Dancer Palooza, Power Pak, The Dance One Summit and the World Dance Championship.

We serve hundreds of thousands of dancers each year and hold ourselves to the highest possible safeguarding standards so that every dancer has a safe environment in which to learn, compete and grow.

Our teams work cross-functionally across Corporate, Tours, Production, Warehouse and Driver Operations in a collaborative environment built on a shared passion for dance and the communities we serve.

The Executive Assistant to the CEO is the operational right hand to Dance One's Chief Executive Officer and a central member of the Office of the CEO.

This individual will manage the CEO's calendar, inbox, travel and daily priorities while also supporting the operating rhythm of the executive office. This includes coordinating Board and investor activities, supporting Executive Leadership Team meetings, maintaining visibility into strategic priorities, tracking key decisions and commitments, and ensuring critical follow-ups move to completion.

The Executive Assistant will serve as a trusted gatekeeper with the judgment and authority to protect the CEO's time, redirect requests, resolve routine matters independently and elevate issues requiring CEO attention.

This person will also serve as a partner-facing extension of the CEO's office, helping the CEO enter every conversation prepared with the appropriate context, relationship history, open issues and desired outcomes.

This role requires exceptional judgment, discretion, attention to detail and follow-through. The right person anticipates rather than reacts, operates calmly in a fast-changing environment, and understands that the value of an outstanding Executive Assistant is not simply managing activity—it is creating leverage for the CEO and helping the organization execute.

• Manage the CEO and COO's calendar and priorities. Own scheduling from beginning to end across multiple time zones, including booking, confirming, protecting focus time, resolving conflicts and reprioritizing as business needs change. Ensure the CEO's calendar reflects the company's highest financial, operational, people and growth priorities.
• Serve as a trusted gatekeeper. Evaluate incoming requests, protect the CEO's time and redirect, decline or defer meetings when appropriate. Use sound judgment to determine what can be handled independently, delegated to another leader or elevated to the CEO.
• Run the CEO's inbox. Triage incoming email, identify time-sensitive matters, draft and send correspondence on the CEO's behalf, flag items requiring a decision and…