Let’s Build a Legacy Together
I'm looking for a highly organized and diligent Personal Assistant to join the team at David Suh Co.
This role is essential for someone who excels in a support position that ensures smooth operational flow behind the scenes. As my Personal Assistant, you will handle a variety of tasks that allow me to focus on my creative and business ambitions. This position is perfect for those who are detail-oriented and relish the opportunity to be at the heart of company operations, playing a pivotal role in our everyday success.
You will work closely with the CEO (that’s me), learn something new each day, and create work that impacts millions of lives each year - helping people show up everyday with their full potential daily both in front of the camera and in real life.
Know someone talented and fantastic? Refer the winning candidate and I’ll pay you $1,000
About the Role: Personal Assistant
Join my dynamic team as a Personal Assistant where you will play a pivotal role in both the personal and professional life of David Suh. This position demands a versatile and proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is capable of handling a diverse set of responsibilities. Your role will be crucial in ensuring that David's day-to-day operations are seamless and that he can focus on his creative endeavors without the burden of administrative or logistical distractions.
Key Responsibilities:
Personal Support: Take charge of daily logistics, including managing schedules, appointments, and personal errands. You will ensure that David is prepared for each day, optimizing his energy and focus for creative tasks.
Communication Management: Act as the primary point of contact for all forms of communication. Manage emails, coordinate calls, and liaise with collaborators, ensuring that all interactions are handled with discretion and professionalism.
Project and Studio Support: Assist in the setup and management of the studio, preparing for shoots and events. Oversee specific projects from inception to completion, ensuring they align with strategic goals and are executed flawlessly.
Adaptive Role Management: Given the start-up nature of our business, you will need to be highly adaptable, handling various "kitchen sink" duties that range from the mundane to the critical, all aimed at supporting David’s productivity and the business’s growth.
About You
The ideal candidate for this role is more than just an assistant; you are a gatekeeper to efficiency and a catalyst for creativity. You are highly organized, intuitive, and possess a keen ability to anticipate needs before they arise. You thrive in a role that blends background support with front-line activity and are comfortable in both personal and professional arenas.
Proactive and Predictive: You don’t just respond to needs; you anticipate them, ensuring that solutions are in place before challenges arise.
Exceptional Organizer: With an innate ability to prioritize and manage tasks, you handle the demands of a personal and professional schedule with ease.
Communicative and Discreet: Your excellent communication skills make you adept at managing sensitive information and building trust through consistent, clear interactions.
Flexible and Adaptable: You are ready to step in wherever needed, embracing the variability of tasks and schedules, including occasional travel and after-hours work.
Committed to Personal Growth: While you are supportive of business needs, you also seek to grow within the role, adapting and expanding your skills as the company evolves.
This role is designed for someone who views the position of Personal Assistant as a professional calling, capable of making significant contributions to the personal and professional realms of an ambitious creative entrepreneur. Your work will directly impact the efficiency and success of David Suh Co., and you will be an integral part of our mission to inspire and empower through creativity.
About Me
You’ll be working very closely with me in this role, so it's only fitting to share a bit about myself before you proceed with your application.
I’m doing my best to help others celebrate their beauty and identity, both professionally and personally, through my photography and content. I believe everyone deserves to feel seen and heard as the person they are, who they were, and who they want to be and my greatest purpose is showing people how capable they are of that. And that it’s never too late to start.
I’m a bullet train. I like to move fast - really fast. My ideas and ambitions only grow bolder as I create more impact within the world, my community, my team, my close relationships, and myself. I got to where I am by trusting my one truth - my heart and I am determined to follow it to the end.
I started off as a passionate photographer in undergrad at UC Davis making enough to get by. Then I built myself my first portrait photography brand and studio, David Suh Photography, in my 1-bedroom college apartment. I learned quickly that my value didn’t come from producing better photographs as a photographer but being of better service from the whole person that I am that genuinely cares about my clients. Following that, I went from my college apartment to signing a 3-year commercial lease in Sacramento where I not only found success within my business but I also found my global audience of people that shared my values on social media. I was recognized as AdWeek’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” and “Technology Creator of the Year” in 2022.
Thereafter, I moved to LA and found a new home for my photography studio where I also teach, inspire, and educate daily to an audience of over 6.5M+ people. I created a course to teach people at scale how to define beauty for themselves while celebrating it. I got signed with one of the most influential talent agency, CAA, where I work with global brands and in the process of writing a book. More recently, I started a new portrait photography studio named DASU Studios to create an even more mindful space for guests and clients to connect deeper to themselves through tea, workshops, and photoshoots.
Along the way I experienced what it means to be persistent at your dreams, to nurturing an incredible online audience through my values, and then building a higher point than I had ever imagined by surrounding myself with a team I can trust.
I’m not 100% sure what will happen next.
But I’m 100% sure it’s going to be an exhilarating ride.
And I need your help.
Compensation, Location & Perks:
Compensation: $65,000 plus bonus (depending on performance)
Location: Between Koreatown and Silverlake, Los Angeles.
Hybrid: While I need you to be in Los Angeles – making our in-person collaborations seamless – I value flexibility. As we
establish our working dynamic, we may explore some remote work options, but expect to be on-site regularly.
Travel: Our mission might sometimes take us around the US and the world. Rest assured, all your travel expenses will be taken care of.
Growth Opportunities: As you find your groove and excel in your role, we will consider adding additional support to amplify our collective efforts. However, there are no promises as usual with a start-up.
PTO: 10 Days
To Submit Your Application
To apply for the role, send an email to team@david-suh.com with the following:
Video: upload a three-minute (maximum) video of yourself answering the below questions and then include a link to the video in your application email.
Why are you interested in this position?
What is your ideal work environment?
What are your strengths?
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Why are you the best candidate for this role?
Your CV: please attach to the email
Cover letter: this can simply be written within the email. Explain how you fit the various components of the role. If you don't meet some of the points, please explain why you'd be a good fit regardless.
Personal Assistant Samples: Include three links to documents or tools you’ve created and managed that showcase your skills in:
Email management and communication (e.g., drafted email responses, prioritized summaries)
Schedule or calendar management (e.g., optimized schedules, itineraries)
Process improvement or systems building (e.g., workflow guides, task management documents)
Social profiles: please include a link to your LinkedIn profile and other channels.
The deadline for applications is 12PM PST on February 25th, 2025.
Candidates will be shortlisted based on the five points above. If you’re shortlisted, you’ll get an email to setup a trial period, which you will be paid to complete.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted with next steps. I’ll interview the final few people in-person / over Zoom to identify the winning candidate.
Thank you… and I hope to hear from you soon!
Referral Bonus: If you introduce me to the winning candidate, I’ll reward you with $1,000.
Best wishes,
- David
