How a Digital Advertising Agency Hired a Virtual Assistant for $950/ month

Editor’s note: Some customers prefer not to be named, so we’ve purposefully removed their company name from this article. We’re their secret weapon. :-) Name of the hired applicant has been changed for privacy purposes.

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What does this client’s business do? 

Our client is a digital advertising agency focused on both creative and effective campaigns in order to reach business goals. They combine data-driven and innovative strategies to achieve desired growth. 

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Who was hired and what was their role?

Producing fresh, creative output is a lot of work. So they needed a Virtual Assistant who could handle the administrative nitty-gritty. For this role, Somewhere recommended hiring Mika. 

Mika is in charge of the following as their Virtual Assistant:

• Email management and responses
• Calendar management and scheduling
• Compiling weekly reports 
• Monitoring sites for new clients 
• Formatting and sending out weekly newsletters
• Social media management

What is the salary of the individual they hired?

Mika works full-time in the client time zone for $950 per month.

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What was the candidate’s background before being hired?

Before she was scouted by Somewhere, Mika has been working as a freelance Virtual Assistant for two years. She has worked on email and calendar management, planning travels, organizing documents, and customer support. Mika is familiar with a handful of productivity and creativity applications such as MS Office, Google Suite, Asana, Adobe Photoshop, and Canva. Her clients described her as organized and meticulous, which are important traits for the Virtual Assistant post. 

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