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Social media virtual assistant

The one-time recruitment fee is USD 2,795 (USD 350 deposit + USD 2,445 on hire). There is no ongoing recruitment markup. The six-month guarantee is a replacement search, not a refund.

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The fee

USD 2,795

Charged once. No monthly markup on the wage.

The shortlist

21 days

The target from an agreed brief to three finalists.

The guarantee

6 months

Another search if it does not work out. Not a refund.

A social media virtual assistant is a dedicated hire. We design the role with you, then introduce three finalists. The recruitment fee is USD 2,795, charged once.

A social media virtual assistant schedules posts, replies in the voice you have written, and keeps the asset folder tidy. Campaign judgement stays with you.

What a social media virtual assistant usually takes on

  • Schedule the posts you have approved

  • Reply to comments and messages from a written guide

  • File raw photos and final assets in the right folder

  • Send a weekly note of what went out

What we look for

  • A social scheduler

  • Consistent tone

  • Ability to spot a message that needs the owner

  • Basic image resizing

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What happens for a social media virtual assistant?

  • The brief for a social media virtual assistant is one person, not a roster.
  • You write that brief before anyone is approached.
  • Three finalists are introduced for a social media virtual assistant.
  • You interview them and you choose.
  • You pay the person you select directly.
  • There is no monthly markup on the wage.
  • If a social media virtual assistant leaves within six months, we search again.
  • That second search is not a refund.
  • Shared hours for a social media virtual assistant go in the brief.
  • Name the software required on day one.
  • Onboarding covers the first 30, 60 and 90 days.
  • Time tracking can be set up after the start.
  • A call line with SMS can be part of setup.
  • Messaging tools are recommended for the team.
  • You arrange payment for a social media virtual assistant yourself.
  • Contract guidance stays general and simple.
  • It is not a substitute for your own adviser.
  • Discovery starts with the bottleneck in the business.
  • The role is written before sourcing begins.
  • Applicants are screened before you meet anyone.
  • References are checked on the shortlist.
  • About 21 days is the target to three finalists.
  • That timing is a target, not a promise.
  • The deposit opens the search.
  • The balance is due when you select someone.
  • Remote staffing is another name for this hire.
  • A dedicated offshore hire is the offer.
  • Outsourcing the queue still leaves you as the manager.
  • The person joins your team, not a shared floor.
  • Clients also compare a one-time fee with a monthly markup.
  • The published fee covers the search for a social media virtual assistant.
  • Wages for a social media virtual assistant are agreed by you.
  • We do not employ a social media virtual assistant for you.
  • You keep the relationship after you select.
  • The shortlist for a social media virtual assistant is three people.
  • Each finalist for a social media virtual assistant is interviewed first.
  • You can reject the shortlist and talk again.
  • The brief for a social media virtual assistant names the output.
  • Hours you share with a social media virtual assistant are written down.
  • Tools for a social media virtual assistant are listed before day one.
  • Month one is for learning the queue.
  • Day 60 is when a social media virtual assistant runs the queue.
  • Day 90 is a simple review of results.
  • A replacement search is the guarantee.
  • Read the guarantee terms before you rely on it.
  • a social media virtual assistant can take on this: Schedule the posts you have approved.
  • a social media virtual assistant can take on this: Reply to comments and messages from a written guide.
  • a social media virtual assistant can take on this: File raw photos and final assets in the right folder.
  • a social media virtual assistant can take on this: Send a weekly note of what went out.
  • A useful skill here: A social scheduler.
  • A useful skill here: Consistent tone.
  • A useful skill here: Ability to spot a message that needs the owner.
  • A useful skill here: Basic image resizing.

How a search works

Process

  1. 01

    Agree the brief

    Agree the tasks, tools and hours

  2. 02

    Search

    We search and assess candidates

  3. 03

    Shortlist

    About 21 days to three finalists is a target

  4. 04

    You choose

    You interview them and you choose

Pricing

Charged once

USD 2,795

You pay the person you select directly after that.

Deposit to open the search
USD 350
Balance when you select someone
USD 2,445

USD 350 deposit + USD 2,445 on hire. A monthly markup is a different model.

Guarantee

Six months

If the person you select leaves within six months, we search again.

That second search is not a refund.

What the replacement guarantee covers

Before you book

Post-Hire Support

We set you up to manage them.

Never managed a remote hire before? We set you up with the tools to manage them: remote time tracking, a business call line with SMS, communication and messaging tools, payments, and onboarding guidance for the first 30, 60 and 90 days.

We guide you through the legal side of hiring offshore (contracts, contractor setup and paying them properly) and keep it simple.

This is general guidance, not a substitute for your own legal or tax adviser.

See Post-Hire Support
  • Onboarding guidance for the first 30, 60 and 90 days
  • Communication tools and response expectations
  • Meeting cadence and management frameworks
  • KPI and performance guidance tailored to the role
  • SOP guidance so knowledge doesn't live in your head
  • Recommended tools for phone, payments, time tracking and messaging
  • Best practices for remote and offshore team management
  • Legal and compliance guide for engaging offshore team members

When you're ready

Send the role. Then pick a time.

A name, a number and the work you want to move. We'll use it to prepare the call.

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