LGBT Dating App Virtual Assistant / Screening Operator

Looking for a privacy-conscious, LGBT-informed virtual assistant to help operate and screen dating app conversations. The role is limited to early-stage filtering: identifying bots, scams, hookup-only users, low-effort messages, and plausible serious candidates, then quickly escalating promising conversations to me. This is not a role for pretending to be me in deep personal or romantic conversations. Compensation includes hourly pay plus quality-based performance bonuses. Main responsibilities: * Operate dating app profiles using photos, profile text, and rules I provide. * Screen profiles and incoming messages. * Filter out bots, blank profiles, hookup-only messages, scams, disrespectful users, chasers, and low-effort conversations. * Use approved short scripts for first replies and basic screening. * Identify people who seem real, respectful, local or reasonably nearby, LGBT-friendly, and interested in dating or relationship-oriented connection. * Escalate promising conversations to me quickly. * Keep a daily log with screenshots, brief notes, status, and recommendations. * Help refine profile text and screening scripts based on what works. * Respond within the same day when needed, because dating app conversations move quickly. Dating app experience: Experience with LGBT dating apps and mainstream dating apps is strongly preferred. Specific apps will be discussed after initial screening. Please mention which dating apps you have personally used or helped manage before. Important boundaries: * No sexual conversations. * No sending or requesting intimate photos. * No sharing my workplace, address, financial information, medical information, or private personal details. * No deep emotional conversations on my behalf. * No improvising outside approved scripts unless discussed first. * No scheduling in-person meetings without my approval. * I will personally take over once someone appears genuinely promising. Compensation: This will start as a 2-week pilot with hourly base pay plus possible performance bonuses. Bonuses are based on quality, not volume. Please do not use mass messaging or spam tactics. A qualified lead means someone who appears: * real * respectful * local or reasonably nearby (less than 1.5 hour travel distance from midtown Manhattan) * LGBT/trans-friendly * not hookup-only * not a scammer or bot * interested in dating or relationship-oriented connection * willing to continue the conversation directly with me Additional bonuses App match only: $0 Qualified match with continued conversation: $10 Verified phone/video call: $50 Completed first in-person date: $150 Ideal candidate: * LGBT-aware and trans-aware. * Trustworthy. * Comfortable with dating app culture. * Good at spotting bots, scams, fake profiles, hookup-only users, chasers, and red flags. * Able to follow strict scripts and boundaries. * Practical, nonjudgmental, and emotionally mature. * Comfortable working with a structured screening system rather than improvising freely. Location/app constraint: Some dating apps are location-sensitive. The profile will target the NYC dating market. Please do not apply if your workflow would cause the profile to appear in your own city or region instead of NYC. Experience with both manual-location dating apps and proximity-based LGBT dating apps is preferred. Specific apps and operational setup will be discussed privately after initial screening. Please include in your proposal: 1. Your experience with dating apps, LGBT communities, or relationship-oriented screening. 2. Which dating apps you have used or managed before. 3. How you identify bots, scams, fake profiles, hookup-only users, and low-quality conversations. 4. Your availability for same-day screening and replies. 5. Whether you are comfortable following strict scripts and boundaries. 6. Your hourly rate and expected weekly availability. 7. Whether you are open to a 2-week pilot before longer-term work. This role requires discretion, maturity, and good judgment. I am not looking for someone to generate large numbers of matches. I am looking for someone who can reduce noise, protect boundaries, and identify serious possibilities.