Hi! We are looking for an very organized part-time Virtual Assistant who can help us with varied business and personal tasks. We have important, tasks that we no longer have the time to complete, and need careful attention by the right person. Our ideal candidate will be very flexible and able to collaborate with our other staff as needed. You must have EXCELLENT English (spelling/grammar/etc) both written and spoken. No staffing contractors please! We want a VA that works solo and will not subcontract work out to other freelancers. We need someone who is avaiable on demand between the hours of 8AM and 8PM CST on a daily basis, then additional hours as demand increases. We have a small budget at this time so preference will be given to clients with lower rates. REQUIRED SKILLS: - Typing (65+ WPM) - Microsoft Office Suite: - Microsoft Word - Microsoft Excel - Google Apps Suite - Google Mail - Google Calendars - Google Docs - Google Voice - Internet Research - Professional Phone Manner (don't worry - no sales!) (setting appointments, doing research, making personal calls on our behalf) - Project Management - Basic HTML - Schedule Management (including reminding of us of upcoming events) - Email Management - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn - Wordpress (copying & pasting posts / non-technical) - Organizing DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED SKILLS: - Transcribing - Photo Editing (upload, resize, crop, enhance) - Document Design / Formatting - Quickbooks - Basic Webdesign - SEO - eBay (selling) TO APPLY: Please send a cover letter and include any relevant links or samples of your previous work that should be considered. In addition, please include the following questions and your answers. Make your application start with the word "LITERATE". Applications received that do not follow directions will be immediately rejected. 1.) What time zone are you in? 2.) What days and hours are you available to work? (Please specify in your time zone as well as our time zone, CST) 3.) Do you have the ability to make phone calls to the USA? Will you be able to cover this cost? Or expect us to? 4.) What skills in the "REQUIRED SKILLS" or "DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED SKILLS" sections are you NOT familiar with? We are looking to fill and start this position immediately. We’ll start part-time with the goal of increasing to full-time as soon as revenue increases per your demonstrated ability, quality of work and reliability. There will be a 30 day trial period to see how well we work together. If we feel you are a good fit, the position will become ongoing. Thanks for your time and we look forward to working with you! Keywords: Personal Assistant, Great, Excellent, App, Suite, Personality, Microsoft, Google, Organized, Office, English