Cold Calling Appointment Setter – (Remote / Part-Time) for SMMA

Hi, I'm Matt. I run Honest Aux, a social media marketing agency in Montana. We shoot reels, shorts, and long-form content for local businesses. Real people, real stories, no AI-generated fluff. Over the past three years, that approach has helped our clients rack up tens of millions of organic views. It works because it's genuine, and the businesses we partner with can feel the difference. Right now I do everything: filming, strategy, sales, closing. I need someone to take the front end of that sales process off my plate. --- What the job actually is: You'll call local businesses from a provided list using Quo, have real conversations with owners, figure out if there's a fit, and book discovery calls on my Google Calendar via Google Meet. That's it. I handle everything after the call. This is not a VA role. It's not a research role. It's a phone role. --- What you'll do on each call The goal isn't to pitch hard, it's to have a real conversation. On each call you're trying to figure out: 1. Do they actually need what we offer? (We don't want to book meetings with bad fits.) 2. Can they afford it? Basic pricing qualification, no pressure, just feel it out. 3. Are they interested? Gauge it honestly and let it guide whether you push for a meeting. You'll also be able to speak to what Honest Aux has done for other businesses, real results, real clients, so you can back up the conversation with something concrete when it helps. If there's genuine interest and fit, you book the meeting. If not, you log the outcome and move on. --- Day-to-day tasks - Call businesses from a provided Google Sheets list in Quo - Reach the owner or whoever handles marketing decisions - Have a natural, low-pressure conversation about what we do and whether it might be a fit - Handle basic objections: not as a script, just as a conversation - Book qualified meetings on my Google Calendar (Google Meet) - Send follow-up emails using provided templates - Log all call outcomes in Excel with color-coded disposition (we have a simple system for this) --- What I'm looking for The tone of these calls needs to match the market. Western Montana is a small-town, word-of-mouth environment. Business owners here can smell a slick sales call from a mile away and hang up. What works is sounding like a real person having a real conversation, not reading a script, not rushing through a pitch, not hammering objections. You can hear some call examples in the attached calls You should be: - Experienced in cold calling or appointment setting - Comfortable talking to small business owners, not intimidated, not over-the-top - A good listener (this matters more than a good talker for this role) - Reliable and consistent. I need someone who shows up and makes the calls - Available during Mountain Time business hours - A native English speaker with a neutral accent and an approachable phone presence --- The process right now: The calling side of things is still getting dialed in. I have a reference script and a process, but I expect it to evolve in the first few weeks based on what you're hearing. I don't need perfection on day one. I need someone who can communicate clearly, flag what's working and what isn't, and help tighten the system as we go. --- Pay: - $25-$30 per hour base - $25 per qualified meeting booked - $200 bonus per closed deal (average is 1–2 per month) This is performance-based. Strong callers who book consistently will earn well for the hours worked. Commission can increase for higher qualified meetings --- Hours Starting at 5–10 hours per week. Room to grow based on results. --- Our market: Primarily Western Montana right now; Missoula, the Bitterroot Valley, Kalispell, Whitefish. We're building toward national expansion, but the core book of business is local and relationship-driven. --- To apply Tell me about a specific cold calling or appointment setting campaign you've personally worked on: - What industry - What you were selling or offering - Who you were calling - What your average booking rate was Don't skip this. Applications without it won't be considered.