Executive Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

** Welcome!**

So, you think you have what it takes to thrive as Dan Yarrington’s executive assistant, eh?

First, a few questions for you...

• Do you thrive in a continually evolving, driven work environment?
• Do you love getting things done? Are you inspired by a fountain of endless possibilities?
• Do you gain satisfaction by working hard, day by day and week by week, to make the world better?

** If you answered YES! To all 3 questions, then please read on!**

The Role Description for Executive Assistant to Dan Yarrington is:

By consistently performing their duties at the required quality and outcome levels, the Executive Assistant provides comprehensive professional organizational and project support to Dan.

The outcomes of doing this role successfully will result in Dan being able to exclusively focus on:

• Making games
• Selling games
• Giving games

Fulfilling this role effectively will enable Dan and the entire Tycoon organization to:

• Accomplish more
• Avoid missing details
• Stay on schedule
• Achieve consistent and sustainable productivity

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of professional experience excelling at these duties and consistently demonstrating success in practice.

The successful Executive Assistant will:

• Exemplify our Core Values:
• * ** **Be Excellent -**** We are dedicated to being the best and always getting better. We expect and require responsible accountability. We are driven, demonstrating an unquenchable work ethic. We honor our deadlines and commitments and keep current.
  • ** Innovate Always -** We learn eagerly, quickly, and continually staying ahead of the curve. We embrace rapid, relentless change and improvement. We accept that all problems are challenges demanding our creative solutions. We understand that we do not languish in comfort. We constantly stretch and grow. ** ******
  • Care Deeply - We exhibit constant vigilance because we care. We give of ourselves to help others. We demonstrate respect with every interaction. We bring fun into all we do.
• Demonstrate exceptional soft skills:
• * ** **Effective Communication**** \- Obtain important data from the organization to streamline it for the publisher. Fluent in spoken and written English.
  • ** Resiliency ** - Quick to bounce back from challenges and obstacles, showcasing immense resourcefulness and adaptability.
  • ** Proactive ** - Always planning ahead to assist the Publisher best and avoid obstacles to productivity and meeting deadlines.
  • Detail-oriented - Details matter in all tasks and communications. Consistency in the details is key to success in this role.

The critical nature of the administrative part of this Role cannot be overstated. The primary purpose of the Executive Assistant is to create maximum flow and speed and minimize or exterminate anything that slows Dan down.

The Executive Assistant must be able to proactively assist Dan with a variety of critical administrative responsibilities, making sure each of the following are clear, current, and detailed:

• All correspondence, including emails, video calls, phone calls, and internal communications.
• Scheduling appointments and arranging meetings.
• Entering, organizing, and managing data across a wide variety of formats.
• Booking travel and accommodations for a variety of trips during the year.
• Leading in organizing and resolving open loops
• Setting reminders for and tracking successful completion of projects and tasks by their deadlines.
• Facilitating the resolution of challenges that arise within the scope of responsibilities.
• Other duties to be assigned as they come up.

** Important Note: **

• These duties include Dan’s personal AND professional obligations to enable and support Dan’s ability to run a fully integrated life that maximizes quality time with family and friends while simultaneously building and growing businesses.

** Where and When?**

• This position works in person at our headquarters and offices in Londonderry, NH.
• This is a dedicated, ongoing position typically working 50+ hours a week.
• Working hours are generally Monday to Friday, with some weekend time the schedule requires.
• Paid Tryouts are required prior to starting so that you and Dan can ensure this position is a fit and has a high probability of working well for both parties in the long term.

** Tools and Systems We Use: **

• Google Suite (Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Slides, Forms, etc.)
• Adobe Acrobat Sign
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Getting Things Done
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• Teamwork
• QuickBooks Online
• Shipstation
• SKU Vault

** So who is this eccentric, effervescent, occasionally effulgent Tycoon I’m applying to work for?**

** Preferred Titles ** ** : **

• Founder & CEO
• Tabletop Tycoon
• Pinball Tycoon
• Time Lord

** Active Endeavors **

** Tycoon Games ®** Board Game Publisher (

** Tycoon Arcade ®** Classic and Modern Video and Pinball Arcade (

Pinball Tycoon ® Pinball Merchant (

** Luminous Lighthouse ®** Product Line Creation and Development

** Play It Forward ** ® All Sales Benefit Kids (

** Dan Yarrington is a father, brother, husband, gamer, adventurer, and explorer. **

** Who is Dan Yarrington?**

** Dan is: **

Passionate

Fast-paced

Diligent

Brash

Dedicated

Generous

Brilliant

Clueless

Confident

Overconfident

Oblivious

Arrogant

Right (sometimes)

Wrong (often)

Precise

Driven

Collaborative

Helpful

Demanding

Inspiring

Difficult

Innovative

Entrepreneurial

Relentless

Exhausting

Respectful

Challenging

Responsible

Eager

Quick

Creative

Strategic

Tactical

Voracious

Loquacious

Frustrating

** Dan is all of these melded into one unique and complex human being, rooted in caring about PEOPLE and PURPOSE. **

** These self-disclosures are being shared with you to give you an insight into who he is and what it’s like to work with him. **

• _ “I choose to spend that time creating great products that help bring joyful experiences to people's lives.”_
• _ “The song from _ _ ** Hamilton **_ _ that best describes me is _ Non-Stop _ ”_
• _ “My favorite Muppet is _ _ ** Fozzie Bear **_ _ . Wokka wokka wokka!”_
• _ “I've dedicated my life to getting things done. For myself, for my family, for my friends, for my peers, for the world. As _ _ ** Gandalf **_ _ says, _ ‘All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.’ _ ”_
• _ “My favorite movie is _ _ ** The Princess Bride **_ _ , and it sums up my sensibilities in a marvelous way. Anyone else who thinks differently is absolutely, totally, and in all other ways, inconceivable!”_
• _ “My favorite TV show is _ _ ** Doctor Who **_ _ and I'm always up for adventuring through time and space.”_
• _ “I am a very particular human being.”_
• _ “Not everyone thrives working with me.”_
• _ “I'm looking to find folks who are energized by my personality.”_
• _ “I am looking for people who can move at _ _ ** The Speed of DanTM **_ _ ”_

** The Bottomline **

• Are you up for the challenge?
• Does this sound exciting?
• Do you want to make the world better by helping to multiply and extend the effectiveness and influence Dan and his organizations can have on the world?

** If so, apply today at **

\nCompany Description

Tycoon Games is a board games company with a passion for creativity and a flexible fast moving approach to business. We own 10+ games brands including Everdell and the Tiny Epic line of games, and are constantly looking at ways to improve our processes and innovate in all areas.

Company Description

Tycoon Games is a board games company with a passion for creativity and a flexible fast moving approach to business. We own 10+ games brands including Everdell and the Tiny Epic line of games, and are constantly looking at ways to improve our processes and innovate in all areas.