Personal & Business Assistant — AI-Savvy (Remote, Part-Time)
Worldwide
Supporting a senior professional through a busy transition period with a mix of personal and business assistance. This role covers research, scheduling, booking/reservations, marketing support, and using AI tools to work faster and keep things organized. Roughly 10–15 hours/week to start, with room to grow based on fit and need. Responsibilities: Research & Logistics -Research and book travel: flights, hotels, car rentals, and ground transportation, comparing options for cost and convenience -Make restaurant, event, and appointment reservations as requested -Conduct research on people, companies, or topics ahead of meetings and calls (background briefs, talking points) -Handle both personal errands (appointments, personal travel, gift sourcing, etc.) and business-related research as assigned Calendar & Communications -Manage calendar and scheduling across personal and business commitments -Triage email and draft responses as needed -Prepare short briefs ahead of meetings (who's attending, relevant background, agenda) Marketing Support -Schedule and lightly edit LinkedIn posts from provided drafts or notes -Maintain a simple content calendar -Light research support for public-facing content (industry news, talking points) AI & Workflow Automation -Use AI tools (e.g., Claude,) to speed up research, drafting, and meeting prep -Set up and maintain simple automations for recurring tasks (scheduling, follow-ups, reporting, templated communications) -Suggest and build lightweight workflows or trackers that reduce manual, repetitive work over time -Comfortable learning new tools quickly as needs evolve General -Maintain trackers or checklists as requested (expenses, task lists, follow-ups) -Maintain strict confidentiality on all personal and business matters Ideal candidate: -2+ years supporting a senior executive, founder, or consultant in a hybrid personal/business capacity Strong research instincts — comfortable digging into a company, a person, or a travel option and coming back with a clear recommendation, not just raw links -Experience booking travel and reservations directly (not just forwarding requests) -Hands-on with AI tools for research, drafting, and task automation — not just aware of them, actually using them daily -Familiarity with simple automation tools (Zapier, Make, or similar) is a plus but not required -Strong written English and professional communication -Comfortable with Google Workspace, LinkedIn scheduling tools, and basic CRM -Highly responsive, discreet, and detail-oriented -Available for a few hours of overlap during North American business hours (Eastern Time) Compensation: agreed upon hourly rate or fixed monthly fee To apply: Send a short intro video, relevant experience, availability, and one example of how you've used AI tools to save time on a research or admin tasks. Bonus points if you worked in a consulting firm or marketing agency previously. In your proposal back, write phrase "Pink VA"
- Less than 30 hrs/weekHourly
- 6+ monthsDuration
- IntermediateExperience Level
- Remote Job
- Ongoing projectProject Type
Skills and Expertise
Activity on this job
- Proposals:15 to 20
- Last viewed by client:yesterday
- Interviewing:7
- Invites sent:0
- Unanswered invites:0
About the client
- CanadaToronto12:22 PM
- $27K total spent159 hires, 17 active
- 1,318 hours
- Sales & MarketingSmall company (2-9 people)
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