Operations & Administrative Assistant
Art of Problem Solving
Salary undisclosed
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Description
As the Operations & Administrative Assistant, you will play a key role in ensuring a welcoming, organized, and well-functioning headquarters while providing essential administrative support to AoPS's executive team. This role is essential to day-to-day office operations and executive leadership support, as well as coordinating company events, with tasks ranging from keeping the kitchen stocked to navigating meeting logistics and planning company-wide gatherings.
The Operations & Administrative Assistant will:
Executive & Administrative Support
- Provide scheduling and coordination support for the executive team, including calendar management and meeting logistics
- Coordinate logistics for leadership meetings, workshops, and events, including venue reservation and on-site coordination
- Coordinate hotel, airfare, and team meal logistics when needed
Office Operations & Facilities
- Serve as support to the Office & Facilities Manager, maintaining continuity of office operations
- Maintain the cleanliness, stocking, and overall upkeep of office common areas, including managing snack and supply inventory
- Coordinate with facilities-related vendors under the direction of the Office & Facilities Manager
- Conduct regular facility walkthroughs to ensure safety, cleanliness, aesthetic upkeep, and a welcoming office environment
General Administrative Support
- Assist in onboarding new employees, including workstation setup and office tours
- Answer the main office phone line and direct callers appropriately
- Complete other tasks and responsibilities as assigned
The ideal candidate has:
- Experience in administrative support, office coordination, or a similar role
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a service-oriented mindset; comfortable supporting everyone from interns to executives
- Discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive scheduling or leadership information
- Comfort with both white-collar tasks (calendar coordination, event planning) and hands-on office duties (restocking, cleaning, physical setup)
- Familiarity with facilities or vendor coordination
Why Join AoPS:
This is an on-site full-time position based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA. The hiring range for this position is 75k. Here are some things you can look forward to:
- Impact: As the first point of contact for our headquarters, you'll help set the tone for how AoPS operates and shows up for its team, keeping leadership organized and the office running smoothly so everyone else can focus on the mission
- Flexibility: Casual work environment
- Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans
- Future Planning: 401(k) with company match
- Quality of Life: PTO Plan and supportive leadership that gives you the work-life balance you deserve
Background Check:
Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.
Work Authorization:
Please note that in order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.
About AoPS:
Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.
Benefits
- health insurance
- 401(k)
- paid time off
About this role
Art of Problem Solving's San Diego headquarters needs someone who can balance executive support with hands-on office management. You'd be the operational backbone of the organization—managing calendars and meeting logistics for leadership while also ensuring the office kitchen stays stocked, facilities run smoothly, and new employees get properly onboarded. The role sits at the intersection of white-collar coordination and practical office upkeep, requiring comfort moving between scheduling workshops and conducting facility walkthroughs.
Success here means strong organizational skills, genuine service orientation, and the ability to juggle competing priorities without losing sight of detail. You should have prior administrative or office coordination experience and ideally some familiarity with vendor management. Discretion matters, especially when handling sensitive executive information. This is a full-time, in-office position in San Diego with a salary of $75k, medical/dental/vision coverage, 401(k) matching, and a PTO plan in a casual, supportive environment.
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