Work from home doing work you love
At Virtual Works, we offer our clients high-level support from awesome remote Assistants. Our assistants are smart, tech-savvy, and love to get things done. Assistants work from home using their best skills. As a result, assistants not only support the success of entrepreneurs but also achieve their own success.
We’re looking for enthusiastic people who strive for excellence and are always learning and growing. Especially important are the skills to be an awesome Assistant. Check out the qualifications below. Then send us your resume and cover letter. Be sure to demonstrate how you’ll use your energy, experience and skills to support a busy business leader or entrepreneur.
Assistants who are ready to partner with us must
- Have at least 5 years experience as an Executive Assistant or other professional employment
- Provide your own reliable computer (Mac or PC) with web camera and antivirus software, high-speed wireless internet, smart phone, and quiet working space free of distractions
- Own a current version of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Be impressive at what you do — no matter what your level of education; a bachelor’s degree is great but not required if you do amazing work
- Successfully complete several skills assessments during the interview process
- Provide 3 glowing references upon request
Key activities include all or some of the following
- General administrative and office support
- Email and calendar management
- Meeting scheduling, planning, preparation
- Document editing and creation
- Research and information gathering, making recommendations as needed
- Building systems and processes for efficiency
- Managing and overseeing project tasks using tools such as Asana, Basecamp, Nozbe
- Expense management using tools such as Expensify, Quickbooks
- Document/file system organization and maintenance
- Making travel arrangements
- Ordering supplies and materials and monitoring inventory
- Social media content creation and curation
- Other additional duties as needed and agreed upon
Of course, these skills and qualities are necessary
- Strong attention to detail and organized
- Highly responsive with excellent follow-through and follow-up
- Professional, respectful, positive, and persevering
- Ownership attitude, committed to success, passionate about your work
- Self-motivated, proactive, resourceful, and efficient
- Problem-solver and can learn new programs and skills
- Able to implement and follow systems and processes
- Enjoy helping others and learning from others
- High fact-finding and information gathering
- Tech-savvy, user of productivity apps, and able to find online solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communicator
- Intermediate to advanced level skills in Office Suite
- Experience with google apps
- Experienced with social media
Bonus skills – ideal but not required
- Experience in any of the following: website editing, project management, CRM administration, or accounting
- A previous work from home position or flexible work environment with a flexible or on-call schedule
Send resume and cover letter to happycareers@virtualworksllc.com.
We only engage with awesome assistants. Assistants who work remotely are truly professional and highly skilled. To ensure that, our application and interview process takes time. We know you will value our commitment to quality and trust you will enjoy the process. We’re excited to meet you and talk about partnering for our clients’ success as well as yours!
Opportunities are typically part-time ranging from 5 to 25 hours per week and occur as a 1099 contractor. Prior to a contract being issued, all applicants may be subject to a background check.