Part Time
4/hour
10
Apr 14, 2026
Virtual Assistant – Social Media & Content Support
Part-Time | Remote | ~8–10 hours per week
Overview
Sleepyhead Studios (
The assistant will help identify engagement opportunities, mine audience questions, upload content, and edit short-form videos.
The VA will like posts for engagement but will not comment publicly on behalf of the account. Instead, the assistant will collect posts for the account owner to review and comment on.
The role will start with approximately 7 videos per week, with the potential to increase to up to 14 videos per week beginning around July.
Sleepyhead Studios will also be releasing music production software in July. At that time, video editing and engagement needs will increase. The goal is to have a VA in place by May in order to build an efficient workflow before the workload increases.
Core Responsibilities
1. Short-Form Video Editing: Edit vertical short-form videos for social media.
Initial volume: ~7 videos per week
Potential future volume in 1-2 months: up to 14 videos per week
Editing tasks
trim dead space
add subtitles/captions
apply jump cuts where needed
add light zoom cuts for pacing
export vertical format (9:16)
2. Engagement Post Discovery: Identify posts where the account owner should engage.
Two categories must be collected each week.
Artist / Producer Posts
Posts from:
artists showcasing their music
producers showing their beats or songs
Deliverable:
15 posts per week including: creator name, link to the post, and a short note explaining why it’s a good post to engage with
The VA may like these posts but should not comment.
Music Creator Posts
Posts from creators discussing the craft of production or mixing.
Target accounts include:
mix engineers
producer educators
producer creators discussing workflow, mixing, gear, or production techniques
Deliverable:
15 posts per week including: creator name, link to the post, short description of the post topic
The VA may like these posts but should not comment.
3. Comment Mining (Audience Questions): Collect useful questions from comments on music production or mixing posts.
Focus on questions related to:
mixing issues
production workflow
plugin usage
sound design
beginner production or mixing problems
Deliverable: 10–20 comments per week that could inspire content ideas.
4. Content Posting / Repurposing: Upload finished videos onto Instagram Reels, TikTok. YouTube Shorts
Tasks include:
uploading videos
inserting captions
adding hashtags
selecting a thumbnail frame
5. Weekly Analytics Summary: Provide a short weekly report tracking views, likes, saves, comments, follower growth
Estimated Weekly Workload
Video editing (7 videos): ~3–4 hours
Engagement discovery: ~2 hours
Comment mining: ~45 minutes
Content posting: ~1–1.5 hours
Analytics: ~30 minutes
Estimated total: ~8–10 hours per week with potential of 15-20 hours by July.
Security Requirements
The assistant must:
use a VPN set to the United States when accessing social media accounts
use login credentials provided by the company only for work purposes
Requirements
Candidates should:
have experience editing short-form video
understand social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts)
be comfortable researching creators in the music niche
be organized and detail-oriented
Preferred:
interest in music production and/or audio engineering
familiarity with producer or mixing communities online
Compensation:
Starting hourly rate of $3 to $5 based on experience.
Starting workload: 8–10 hours per week.
The role will expand to 15-20 hours per week as video volume increases and the software launch approaches.
Test Task: Applicants will be given a short raw vertical video clip. The applicant must edit it into a short-form social media video.
The final edit should include:
dead space removed
clear pacing with jump cuts
subtitles/captions added
light zoom cuts for visual movement
final export in vertical 9:16 format
Please reference these TikToks to see how I like my videos edited. I am open to all ideas on how to make the video edits more engaging.