Executive Assistant, Rent the Runway
1+ day a week in office (Brooklyn, NY)
Women's clothing subscription service
Posted today
Women's clothing subscription service
1001+ employees
Posted today
1+ day a week in office (Brooklyn, NY)
1001+ employees
Company mission
Rent the Runway's mission is to power women to feel their best every day.
Role
Who you are
- You are the right fit for this position if you are incredibly organized, passionate about Rent the Runway, proactive and scrappy
- To be successful in this role, you must be able to work well under pressure, thrive in a fast paced environment, juggle lots of projects and deadlines at once, and have a proven track record of excellence in a similar work environment
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of prior administrative experience supporting c-level executives
- Relevant work experience in a startup, e-commerce and/or technology based company preferred, or company with similar pace and structure
- Strong interpersonal skills & the ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations; continually demonstrate poise, tact and diplomacy
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast paced environment and demonstrate ability to juggle multiple competing tasks, deadlines, personalities, long and short term projects, etc
- Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization including senior executives, board members, etc
- Extreme attention to detail in composing, typing and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines
- Must be forward thinking and constantly one step ahead
- Must be able to appropriately handle confidential information and use best judgment for sharing information
- Proficiency in corporate Gmail and Google Docs preferred
What the job involves
- As Executive Assistant, you will serve as critical support members of the executive team (Chief Supply Chain Officer, SVP Customer and SVP Product, Growth, and Merchandising), providing administrative support in all day to day needs
- You will be expected to manage their calendars, keep them organized, informed and on time. In this exciting role, you will have the opportunity to interface with a diverse group of important executives internally and externally, acting as a key representative of the RTR brand
- Provide administrative support to the team, managing all aspects of their calendar and schedule including: phone and video calls, appointments, meetings, interviews, travel, transportation, etc
- Act as a liaison with key business partners, including high-level executives and business leaders, board members, high profile candidates, vendors, etc
- Learn and contextualize business priorities and act accordingly, using best judgement as to which meetings and interviews need to be prioritized, which meetings cannot be moved, etc. always approaching scheduling conflicts with a can-do approach
- Support communication, organization and general business needs, creating, editing, and maintaining documents, folders, and filing systems; create organizational systems as necessary
- Develop and distribute presentations/materials for meetings as needed
- Own special projects related to the supported teams
- Handle HR business expenses, including reconciling corporate card accounts and creating/submitting expense reports
Our take
Rent the Runway seeks to profit from two important trends in apparel consumption: wanting to stay on top of the latest fashion trends while living and purchasing sustainably. By providing a platform for women to rent designer pieces, its users can have it all.
The company allows users to rent, subscribe, or buy designer apparel and accessories. It achieves this with its network of partnerships with hundreds of top designers and managing the crucial but complicated logistics in-house. It offers its partnered brands sophisticated analytics about potential customers in return for lower prices on designer garments.
Rent the Runway is now focused on diversifying revenue streams while reducing its costs. Its recent partnership with Amazon is an example of this new direction: while it will use this channel to sell clothes previously rented through its platform, it will, for the first time, be selling new clothes based on rental items modified in line with market data.
While moves such as this may well shift Rent the Runway towards profitability, it also risks undercutting the company's central message of sustainability and supporting the circular economy. The company believes that by creating better quality clothing, it will nonetheless be aiding in the fight against fast fashion. Time will tell if this move helps or hinders the sustainability movement, but it is likely to boost Rent the Runway's bottom line regardless.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Apr 2020
$80m
SERIES G
Mar 2019
$125m
SERIES F
Total funding: $401.2m
Company benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off including annual leave, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
- Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
- Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service
- Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts
- 401k match
- Work from home opportunities
- Comprehensive health, dental care and dependents care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first and we’ve got you covered.
- Competitive Stakeholder Pension - taking care of your future
- Company wide events and outings - our team spirit is no joke - we know how to have fun!
- Hybrid Work - our corporate employees have the option to work remotely 3 days a week, in accordance with Company policies
Company HQ
Hudson Square, New York, NY
Leadership
Jennifer Hyman
(Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board)Prior to Rent the Runway, was director of business development at IMG where she focused on the creation of new media businesses for IMG's fashion division.
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