German LinkedIn Outreach Assistant | $20–$30 Bonus per Qualified Appointment

Earn more when you create real sales opportunities. We are looking for a reliable, German-speaking Virtual Assistant for a long-term LinkedIn B2B outreach position. You will receive a prepared Excel list with the companies and people we want to contact. You do NOT need to research leads. Your job is to process these contacts systematically, build relationships via LinkedIn and move qualified prospects through our defined sales workflow. You will work through the LinkedIn Premium account of our Managing Director, Roman Schmitt. Compensation You will receive: a regular hourly rate agreed through Upwork PLUS a performance bonus for every qualified sales appointment that actually takes place Our monthly bonus structure is: Appointments 1–10: $20 per completed appointment Appointments 11–20: $25 per completed appointment Appointment 21 and above: $30 per completed appointment Bonuses will be paid directly through Upwork. There is no fixed limit on the number of appointment bonuses you can earn. Example: If you generate 20 qualified appointments in one month that actually take place: 10 × $20 = $200 10 × $25 = $250 Total monthly appointment bonus: $450 – in addition to your hourly payment. If you generate 30 completed qualified appointments: 10 × $20 = $200 10 × $25 = $250 10 × $30 = $300 Total monthly appointment bonus: $750 – in addition to your hourly payment. We want someone who is motivated to create quality, not just activity. What counts as a qualified appointment? The bonus is not paid simply because somebody agrees to a calendar invitation. A bonus is earned when: the person comes from our provided contact list the correct person and company have been verified the person is a relevant potential buyer or decision-maker a professional LinkedIn conversation has taken place the prospect has shown genuine interest in our company, products or services the prospect has agreed to speak with one of our Sales Managers a specific appointment has been arranged the appointment actually takes place The objective is to create genuine sales opportunities for our team. Daily workload The expected volume is approximately: 20–30 new LinkedIn contacts per working day plus follow-ups with contacts already in the workflow. Your workflow 1. Check and qualify the contact Take the next person from our provided Excel list. Find the correct person on LinkedIn Verify name, company and position Check whether the person is a relevant potential buyer or decision-maker Record the result in Excel 2. Connect on LinkedIn Send a professional connection request Monitor whether the person accepts Keep the status in Excel up to date 3. Start the conversation After the connection has been accepted: Send a short, personal and professional message Briefly introduce Crossover-Mediagroup Explain what we do Introduce our solutions such as POS displays, cardboard displays, packaging, prototypes and retail marketing solutions Keep the conversation friendly, professional and non-aggressive 4. Ask permission to send information The next goal is to find out whether the person would like to receive more information about our company and products. Ask whether we may send: information by email printed information, brochures or samples by post If the prospect agrees, collect or confirm the required contact details. 5. Hand the interested prospect over to our internal team When somebody agrees to receive information: update the Excel sheet record their email address record their postal address when required record what information or samples they are interested in inform our internal sales/support team Our internal team will then send the requested material. 6. Follow up After the information has been sent and a few days have passed: contact the person again via LinkedIn ask whether everything arrived ask whether the material was useful ask whether there are any questions 7. Generate the qualified sales appointment If the prospect shows genuine interest: ask whether one of our Sales Managers may contact them by phone arrange or prepare a specific telephone or online appointment document the result hand the qualified opportunity over to our sales team Our complete workflow is: LinkedIn connection → conversation → permission to send information → information/sample shipment → follow-up → permission for sales contact → qualified appointment Language For contacts in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland, communication must be in professional and natural German. For contacts in other European countries, communication will normally be in English. We will provide templates and clear instructions, but you should be able to react naturally when a prospect asks an individual question. Who we are looking for Ideally, you: speak German fluently or at near-native level speak and write good English have experience with LinkedIn have experience in customer communication, sales support or B2B outreach are very structured and accurate can work independently follow processes reliably are comfortable working with Excel / Google Sheets are motivated by performance-based compensation want a stable, long-term remote cooperation Your country of residence and time zone are not important. This position may be especially attractive for a German-speaking expat or remote professional living abroad who wants a reliable long-term role with the opportunity to significantly increase income through performance bonuses. Important We are not looking for someone who simply sends as many LinkedIn messages as possible. We want someone who can build professional conversations and consistently convert provided contacts into genuinely interested prospects and qualified sales appointments. If you are good at this job, the bonus system gives you the opportunity to earn substantially more than your basic hourly rate. Please include in your application your current country of residence your German language level your English language level your hourly rate in USD your LinkedIn experience your experience with B2B sales, customer communication or appointment setting your daily availability whether you are comfortable processing approximately 20–30 new LinkedIn contacts per working day plus follow-ups how many qualified B2B appointments you believe you could realistically generate per month