Do you thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment with extremely high standards?

Are you relentless in taking on new challenges and driving them to completion?

The Center for Industrial Progress (CIP) is a for-profit think tank dedicated to unleashing energy freedom—where all sources of energy compete to deliver the most reliable, lowest-cost power for billions of people. We’re seeking a versatile Deputy Chief of Staff to directly support to our executive team in every area of the business.

If you are excited about our mission and fit these criteria, we would love to hear from you.

About the company

The Center for Industrial Progress (CIP) is a world-leading source of pro-freedom energy policies and messaging for elected officials, influencers, and the general public. We are a highly-dedicated, mission-driven team of content creators and policy experts. To learn more about CIP and what we stand for, check out ournewsletter.

The founder and President of CIP is energy expert Alex Epstein, the author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels and Fossil Future. To learn more about Alex, check out hisX.

About the role

In this role, you willwork closely with our Chief of Staff and our Founder in implementing and improving/automating our processes across many areas of the business—from communications to sales to project management.

This role involves taking on a high quantity and variety of company processes, while constantly working towards improving or automating them. We're looking for someone who identifies with a "no task too small" mentality, as well as a "no task too big" mentality.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

Driving improvements to our processes through automation and better systems.
Managing and optimizing databases to support sales and growth.
Assisting with project management and driving execution across the organization.
Processing incoming communications to the Founder’s inbox and responding to messages on his behalf.
Managing the Founder's calendar and travel.
Troubleshooting technical issues.
Supporting our content team through video editing, proofreading, and posting.
Creating aesthetic powerpoint presentations and other visual materials.
Taking ownership of various projects in operations, administration, sales, and/or growth.

Growth: There is significant opportunity to grow in this role. Depending on your strengths and interests, you could take on greater responsibilities in areas like sales, social media, design, and beyond.

Schedule: This role requires both flexibility and dedication. As part of supporting a fast-paced, ambitious company, you’ll need to be available to handle some tasks during evenings or weekends. You should be comfortable keeping an eye on communications outside of standard hours and responding promptly to anything urgent.

You will report to our Chief of Staff.

About you:

You are aligned with our ideal of energy freedom and free market capitalism more broadly.
You hold a deep conviction that any goal can be accomplished, barring the laws of physics.
You derive joy from the vast array of technological tools available today and are capable of using them to find solutions to any problem.
You are extremely detail-oriented and incapable of missing errors like typos, typography, spacing, alignment, timezones, etc.
You are an excellent written and verbal communicator.
You have excellent organizational skills and a highly reliable task management system.
You enjoy communicating directly and honestly, and getting direct and honest communication back.
You're a power-user of AI to help boost your productivity.
You are obsessed with learning and growing as quickly as possible.
You genuinely love your work and are highly ambitious about it.

Salary range: 110-150K range depending on abilities and experience.
Health and dental insurance.
Flexible paid time off.
A beautiful oceanside working environment.
Option to work a hybrid schedule.

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