Administrative Assistant

Location: Drawing Room (In-Person)
Position Type: Part-Time, primarily during 9-5 hours and a couple hours on weekends

At Drawing Room, we host between 10-15 events per month, between workshops and community events. We are also open for Open Hours every day (except Mondays). We have a quickly growing team with many moving parts, and we have exciting plans for expansion and growth in 2025. We need someone who is super organized who can keep everything organized and help everything move smoothly.

What You’ll Do: 

  • Scheduling: Manage and maintain schedules for all Drawing Room programming. 

    • This includes workshops, community events, private events, and team meetings.

    • Ensuring that stakeholders across different teams and functions are on track to meet deadlines, etc. 

    • Ordering inventory for and ensuring good standing of required inventory for workshops/Open Hours 

  • Communication: Assist with communication, including emails, inquiries, and updates to community members. These may include the following channels/platforms: 

    • DMs on Instagram, Tiktok 

    • Emails to our general inbox 

  • Organization: Organize and maintain digital files, documents, and records. Keeping Google Drive organized and easily accessible 

    • Workshop content coordination and management 

    • Media organization 

  • Event success coordination: Support event and program logistics, from preparation to follow-up.

    • Coordinate with instructors, facilitators, hosts, volunteer coordinator, and community members to ensure smooth operations.

  • Miscellaneous administrative tasks: Handle administrative tasks such as invoicing, data entry, and analytics, etc.

    • Pitching operational improvements that will help the team work more efficiently. 

  • This role will report directly into the CEO for the time being.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Super strong organizational and time-management skills.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication.

  • Kind, inclusive, welcoming 

  • Passionate about community building 

  • Can-do attitude 

  • Tech-savvy with experience in tools like Google Workspace, Notion, Canva, or project management software (e.g., Trello or Asana).

  • A collaborative and positive attitude, with a willingness to learn and grow.

  • A passion for creativity, art, or community-building is a plus!

  • Prior experience in project management roles 

Compensation & role details:

  • $20-$25/hour depending on experience, with opportunities for increases as you take on more responsibilities 

  • Starting with 10-15 hours per week, likely to increase to 20-30 hours per week over the next few months, or to be shared with another person if you are unavailable to take on more hours  

  • Mostly flexible hours, with some meeting requirements throughout the week, for example for 1-1s or planning meetings where close collaboration is needed

  • Benefits include unlimited access to Drawing Room’s weekday Open Hours, with staff discounts on our Art Library, discounts on snacks & merch, as well as priority event/workshop volunteering opportunities.

  • This role is set to begin immediately.

Please note that due to our incredible community and the overwhelming support and interest from those who want to get involved (we are so grateful!), we won't be able to reply to every single application. However, rest assured that we have received your submission and we will be in touch if there is a good fit. Thanks and hope to chat soon!