Ongoing Virtual Assistant for WordPress, Books, Research, and Social Media

We are looking for a dependable and detail-oriented virtual assistant to provide ongoing support for several growing websites, publishing projects, and mobile-app businesses.

This is a long-term part-time opportunity for someone who enjoys varied work, learns quickly, communicates reliably, and can help keep multiple projects organized and moving forward.

The work will vary from week to week and may include WordPress updates, online research, book and document assistance, social media, marketing, spreadsheets, and general online business support.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Add, update, format, and organize articles, pages, images, links, profiles, and other content on ---------- websites

• Help build and maintain an informational hub containing articles, resources, links, profiles, and other useful content

• Research information online, verify details through reliable sources, and organize findings in spreadsheets

• Regularly review existing information and keep website content, listings, links, and resources accurate and up to date

• Assist with editing and formatting book manuscripts in Microsoft Word, including Track Changes, headings, styles, page formatting, tables of contents, footnotes, and document organization

• Help with book descriptions, author pages, publishing research, promotional materials, and other book-related projects

• Turn articles, books, website content, quotes, and business updates into social-media posts

• Write captions, research hashtags, create simple Canva graphics, and schedule approved content

• Assist with simple short-form videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts

• Help with basic SEO, keyword research, internal links, and website-content organization

• Research marketing opportunities, websites, social-media pages, creators, organizations, and relevant online communities

• Help maintain email lists, newsletters, outreach records, contact lists, and follow-up tracking

• Maintain organized spreadsheets showing research sources, content status, contacts, outreach, responses, and tasks requiring follow-up

• Review website and social-media performance and help identify which content receives the strongest response

• Test websites, forms, and future apps from a normal user’s perspective and clearly document any problems

• Assist with additional websites and app projects as they are developed

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Strong online research skills

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

• Comfortable using ----------

• Strong Microsoft Word skills, including Track Changes and document formatting

• Comfortable using Microsoft Excel, OneDrive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and shared online folders

• Strong written English and reading comprehension

• Ability to organize and maintain large amounts of information consistently

• Familiarity with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

• Ability to write clear, natural captions and adapt content for different platforms

• Reliable communication and willingness to ask questions when instructions are unclear

• Ability to work independently and meet agreed deadlines

• Respect for private or sensitive information

PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience with book publishing, manuscript editing, or author websites

• Experience with WordPress SEO

• Canva or basic graphic-design experience

• Short-form video-editing experience

• Email-marketing or newsletter experience

• Experience scheduling and managing social-media content

• Experience growing an audience or increasing engagement organically

• Experience maintaining directories, databases, resource websites, or detailed research spreadsheets

SCHEDULE AND PAY:

• Approximately 10 to 15 hours per week to start

• Flexible schedule with regular communication and dependable completion of assigned work

• $3 to $5 per hour, depending on experience

• Opportunity for additional hours and ongoing long-term work as the projects grow

HOW TO APPLY:

Please begin your application with the words “Ongoing Projects VA” and answer the following questions:

1. What WordPress tasks have you personally completed?

2. What experience do you have with online research and organizing information in spreadsheets?

3. What experience do you have formatting or editing long documents in Microsoft Word? Are you comfortable using Track Changes, styles, headings, page breaks, footnotes, and tables of contents?

4. Have you worked with books, authors, publishing, online directories, or resource websites?

5. Which social-media platforms have you helped manage, and what tasks did you perform?

6. Can you create Canva graphics, write captions, schedule posts, or edit short-form videos? Please provide examples if available.

7. What experience do you have with SEO, email marketing, newsletters, or online outreach?

8. Please provide an example of a project where you had to organize and maintain a large amount of information.

9. What is your requested hourly rate, and how many hours are you available each week?

Please include links or examples of relevant WordPress, Microsoft Word, Canva, social-media, writing, spreadsheet, or research work.