---
title: 'Chief of Staff to the CEO at Inkitt'
canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/chief-of-staff-to-the-ceo-inkitt-san-francisco-a89gbytt9v4w'
type: 'job'
last_seen: '2026-09-14'
---

# Chief of Staff to the CEO at Inkitt

- **Company:** Inkitt
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $150k–$200k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2025-10-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/inkitt/2dcbe3e8-ac90-4fd2-94fd-95acd5740f5c

## Job description

Inkitt is building the Operating System for Storytellers, standing at the forefront of technology and entertainment. Leveraging AI and predictive algorithms, Inkitt discovers unknown stories and turns them into blockbuster hits, producing a new $1M ebook every 7 days and selling directly to consumers through its Inkitt Galatea app. Bestsellers are then translated onto the screen through Inkitt CandyJar, the #1 US-based microdrama platform with billions of episodes streamed to date, and Inkitt Ironblood, the world's first streaming app for superhero, sci-fi and action stories. Inkitt has become the 11th most bestseller-generating publisher in the world, boasting a 40x higher hit-rate than traditional publishers. Backed by some of the top VC’s such as: Khosla, Kleiner Perkins, and NEA Ventures, our recent expansion into Ironblood, the first AI Native streaming platform for action and adventure, is only the beginning of our journey to becoming the next-gen entertainment powerhouse.

This is an in-office role, requiring 5 days per week onsite at our San Francisco (South Park) office. Candidates must be able to reliably commute to the office Monday–Friday.

What You'll Do:

- Serve as a trusted thought partner to the CEO, working side‑by‑side on strategic priorities, planning cycles, and special projects that drive Inkitt’s growth.
- Oversee cross‑functional initiatives, ensuring clear direction, accountability, and delivery across the executive team and company leadership.
- Translate high‑level strategy into actionable plans and operational frameworks.
- Support decision‑making by conducting deep strategic and analytical work, identifying trends, and providing data‑driven insights.
- Manage the flow of information to and from the CEO, ensuring clarity, prioritization, and strong executive alignment.
- Represent the CEO in key discussions, meetings, or projects as needed, ensuring continuity of leadership and communication.
- Champion collaboration and operational excellence across teams, helping Inkitt stay fast‑moving and coordinated as it scales globally.

What You'll Bring:

- MBA required from a top institution, paired with strong strategic and operational acumen.
- Top-tier consulting firm (Bain, BCG, McKinsey, or Bridgewater) or investment banking experience required. Ideally have additional experience in a strategy/product/business operations role at a tech company
- 4-6 years of professional experience in management consulting, strategy, or executive operations.
- Outstanding analytical, organizational, and communication skills with proven ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
- High emotional intelligence and humility—able to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and executives.
- Strategic thinker who is equally comfortable in hands‑on execution mode.
- Passion for technology, storytelling, and the intersection of AI and entertainment.

Who We Are Looking For:

- Autonomous
- Bring solutions instead of problems
- Data driven
- Quick to action
- A high functioning workaholic
- Looking for exponential career growth
- Have lots of fun building a generational AI x Entertainment company

What We'll Offer:

- 401k plan, designed to help you save for the future
- Health benefits tailored to your needs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Professional coaching for everyone
- Team-building events, including our annual Tulum trip
- Unlimited access to our Galatea app and CandyJarTV app
- Unlimited budget for self-development books
- Charity donation of your choice at your one year anniversary
- Free lunch in office everyday
- Class Pass membership for US based employee and gym access for Berlin employees
- Dog friendly offices

Base salary offers are determined based on the candidate’s experience, skills, and alignment with the requirements of the role, as well as internal equity and market benchmarks

At Inkitt, we strive to build a company culture and provide employment opportunities based on diversity and inclusion. We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed, as should our team members. As a growing team from 20+ countries, we welcome everyone to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

Check out our Careers Blog 💼 Follow us on Instagram & LinkedIn! 💻

## About Inkitt

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Inkitt is a data-driven, AI-powered entertainment company that discovers unknown authors, turns their stories into blockbuster ebooks through its Galatea app, and adapts them into TV series via its CandyJar TV platform.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C backed; $117M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (additional offices in Berlin, Germany and Krakow, Poland)
- **Founded**: 2014 (conflicting reports cite 2013)
- **Founders**: Ali Albazaz (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Entertainment / Digital Publishing / Streaming Media
- **Target customers**: B2C readers and viewers (direct-to-consumer via Galatea and CandyJar TV); B2B author acquisition through the Inkitt writing platform
- **Mission**: "We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed. Our mission is to discover hidden talents and turn them into globally successful authors." — Inkitt describes itself as building "the Disney of the 21st century" as the most data-driven, most AI-driven company in entertainment.

## Products & Services
- **Galatea (App)**: A mobile reading app delivering serialized, interactive ebooks optimized through AI and predictive algorithms. Inkitt produces a new $1M ebook every 4 weeks and sells directly to consumers through this channel.
- **CandyJar TV**: A short-form streaming platform that adapts Inkitt's million-dollar ebook hits into TV series, sold episode by episode directly to consumers.
- **Inkitt (Author Platform)**: A free writing and publishing platform where authors upload stories; Inkitt's algorithm analyzes reader behavior to identify potential hits, removing subjectivity from the traditional publishing gatekeeping process. Over 50% of published authors achieve $100,000+ in sales.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of approximately $40M; total funding of $117M across 5+ rounds
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Kleiner Perkins (led Series A), New Enterprise Associates / NEA Ventures (led Series B), Khosla Ventures, redalpine (led early seed), and Henry Kravis (venture round)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 26.1% YoY (+66 people) to 207 employees, distributed across 34 countries
  - Ranked the 11th most bestseller-generating publisher in the world
  - Claims a 40x higher hit-rate than traditional publishers
  - Launched CandyJar TV, expanding from publishing into original streaming content
  - LinkedIn following grew 83.3% year-over-year to 21,440 followers
  - Actively hiring across engineering, product, marketing, finance, and creative roles

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary AI hit-prediction engine**: Uses reader behavior analytics to identify breakout stories before publication, achieving a 40x higher success rate than traditional publishers.
- **Vertical integration**: Controls the full content lifecycle — discovery (Inkitt platform), publishing (ebooks/audiobooks), and distribution (Galatea app), plus monetization of IP through TV adaptation (CandyJar TV).
- **Direct-to-consumer model**: Bypasses traditional publishing and streaming middlemen, selling content directly to end users.
- **Global, remote-first talent base**: A workforce spanning 34 countries enables round-the-clock content operations and diverse market insight.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling CandyJar TV**: Turning proven ebook hits into original TV series is the company's stated next growth frontier.
- **AI-native content production**: Inkitt is hiring for "AI Narrative Film" producer roles, signaling investment in AI-generated or AI-assisted film production.
- **International expansion**: With teams in San Francisco, Berlin, and Krakow, and a distributed workforce across 34 countries, Inkitt is building global content production and distribution capabilities.
- **Talent acquisition**: Active hiring for senior engineering, growth/product leadership, and creative strategy roles indicates continued scaling.

## Why Work Here
- **Hybrid & flexible work**: Employees work in a combination of remote and on-site; flexible schedules with the option to work from Berlin or San Francisco offices depending on location.
- **Compensation**: Competitive salaries — recent postings include Senior Software Engineer, Mobile at $175k–$215k; Senior CRM Lifecycle Marketing at $147k–$190k; People and Office Coordinator at $80k–$110k.
- **Benefits**: Generous parental leave, mental health benefits, 401(K), generous PTO, paid holidays and sick days, pet-friendly offices, and employee discounts.
- **Culture signals**: Employer rating of 3.7/5.0 across 143 reviews (culture 3.4, career 3.5, compensation 3.3, work-life 3.2); Indeed reviews are more mixed (3.2 work-life, 3.0 compensation, 2.6 job security).
- **Mission-driven environment**: Employees work directly on disrupting the traditional publishing industry with a data-driven approach — a rare blend of creative storytelling and AI engineering.
- **Growth trajectory**: 26% YoY headcount growth and a newly launched streaming platform mean employees can have outsized impact in a fast-scaling organization.

## Sources
1. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/inkitt)
2. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/inkitt)
3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/inkitt)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/inkitt)
5. [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Inkitt?campaignid=mobvjcmp&from=mobviewjob&fromjk=51e076b9259ec222&tk=1jskme4dik3ea800)

## Other roles at Inkitt

- [Content Operations & Strategy Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/content-operations-strategy-manager-inkitt-san-francisco-fef05x25y5vh) — San Francisco, CA
- [Creative Strategist (IronBlood)](https://feeny.ai/job/creative-strategist-ironblood-inkitt-united-states-bkk0f8ab9kdm) — United States
- [Community Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/community-manager-inkitt-san-francisco-mj9evtxxz3m9) — San Francisco, CA
- [Freelance Video Editor / Motion Designer — AI-Native Action & Sci-Fi Streaming App (Fast Turnaround)](https://feeny.ai/job/freelance-video-editor-motion-designer-ai-native-action-sci-fi-streaming-app-9b8ewwmbcfhz) — United States
- [User Acquisition Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/user-acquisition-manager-inkitt-san-francisco-4wmqfjpag8j7) — San Francisco, CA
- [Senior CRM Lifecycle Marketing Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-crm-lifecycle-marketing-manager-inkitt-san-francisco-msdcjy138cp5) — San Francisco, CA
- [Producer Editor (AI Narrative Film)](https://feeny.ai/job/producer-editor-ai-narrative-film-inkitt-san-francisco-5p2h272z73fx) — San Francisco, CA
- [ASO Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/aso-manager-inkitt-san-francisco-nzq3mbk2k3c2) — San Francisco, CA
- [Staff / Principal Product Manager, Growth](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-principal-product-manager-growth-inkitt-san-francisco-x88q1cfyhmj4) — San Francisco, CA
- [Senior Software Engineer, Mobile Full-Stack](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-mobile-full-stack-inkitt-san-francisco-t939yknas5hg) — San Francisco, CA