Seeking skilled English writer for personal assistant ($800-1000 USD / month)

Pay: $800–1000 USD per month based on skills and experience

I’m an MBA student and entrepreneur seeking support for schoolwork and a startup venture.

I'm looking for a loyal and hardworking full-time dedicated VA. Regular tasks include preparing documents, research, organizing my inbox, answering emails, managing my calendar, and organizing files. Please expect miscellaneous personal tasks — you are my only worker so we’ll both be wearing a lot of hats. The ideal candidate is organized, autonomous, empathetic, and responsive.


Core Skills (absolutely necessary)

- Native-level English
- Ability to draft emails and write business documents
– Copywriting
- Research on Google
- Organization


Preferred Bonus Skills (it’s okay if you only have a little experience here; I can train you)

- Can build decks / presentations (PowerPoint or Google slides)
- Calendar management (Google calendar)


Reach Bonus Skills (Nice to have, but not necessary. Please apply even if you’ve never done any of these.)

- Photoshop/Illustrator experience is a plus, but not necessary
– Wireframing
- Web design (I currently use drag-and-drop editing through Wix, no coding required. If you’re able to create and edit more professional sites with Wordpress, fantastic. Again, none of this is required. English and organization skills are much more important for this position.)
- App design



Perks:
- You can work whenever you want. You will not have to wake up or work at any given time.
- You can work as much as you want. I was planning on paying you a base salary, but I’m open to paying you an hourly wage so if you work extra hours you will get paid.
- Flexible vacation. If you need time off, just let me know in advance.
- Opportunity to advance/earn bonuses.


Schedule: You don’t have to be available on my time zone, but I expect you to check in at least once a day and work regularly. I will let you know if there’s something that really can’t wait. If you need time off, please let me know ahead of time.


Assistant preferences
- Personality, intelligence, sincerity, and diligence are more important than experience. I’m more interested in hiring someone who is always learning and able to grow into the role.
- Your English writing must be superb. You will be communicating through writing often.
- You require little oversight and can work without being reminded.
- You are trustworthy, capable, organized, a creative problem solver, and dedicated to supporting me.
- You have a stable home life and consistent internet access. I'm sympathetic to emergencies, but I’m not in a position to handle a pattern of unreliability. I need the work I delegate to be prioritized.
- You are comfortable coming to me with questions or telling me when there’s something you don’t understand. This is preferable to work not getting done or a task being mismanaged.
- If you think of a way to improve a process, please tell me. I would like my life to be the best it can be.
- I value my privacy and will be asking you to handle my personal data, so this position requires discretion and sound judgment.


To apply for the job:

Please send me an email explaining why you’d be a good fit for the assistant position.

1. Change the subject line to "I want to work for you — [insert the name of your favorite author]"

2. Write a few sentences on why you would like this position and why you are a good fit.

3. Under that please include the following:

- 2–4 links to articles, essays, or blog posts you wrote
- A resume or CV
- Two English-speaking professional references I can contact to ask about your work. List their name, company, position, and email address, as well as a description of the work you did for them.