Santa Monica's Silicon Beach brands and creators work at a fast pace. A virtual assistant helps you stay on top of it from anywhere.
Virtual Assistant gives Santa Monica businesses a dedicated virtual assistant from $260 a month, working Pacific time. You choose the role and the hours, and a US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days.
Why Santa Monica businesses hire a virtual assistant
Tech and entertainment companies, wellness brands, hospitality and tourism all share a small and expensive city by the ocean. Direct-to-consumer brands and creators often run lean, with much of their work online already.
The roles Santa Monica businesses should hire first
Social Media Assistant
Brands and creators can keep content calendars full and comments answered.
Followers get answers. Comments and messages get replies, which keeps conversations and potential customers from going cold.
- Send you the plan for approval before anything goes live
- Design posts in Canva using your brand kit
- Use Meta Business Suite, Later, Buffer or Hootsuite
- Pass sales inquiries on to you quickly
Paid ads are handled by the Digital Marketing Assistant. Social media assistant packages start at $280 a month for 20 hours. Hire a social media assistant for your Santa Monica business.
E-commerce Assistant
Online brands can hand off orders, listings and customer messages.
Orders keep moving. Your assistant handles the daily order and customer work, so you can focus on products and growth.
- Write product listings with SEO titles and descriptions
- Update inventory counts
- Monitor account health
- Report on sales and inventory
E-commerce assistant packages start at $260 a month for 20 hours. Hire an e-commerce assistant for your Santa Monica business.
Executive Assistant
Founders can hand off calendars and inbox.
You walk into every meeting ready. A short brief with the people, the context and the open items is waiting for you before each call.
- Protect focus time and resolve double bookings
- Take notes and circulate decisions and next steps
- Handle confidential messages with discretion
- Build complete travel itineraries, including visa requirements
Executive assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire an executive assistant for your Santa Monica business.
What it costs in Santa Monica
You pay the same clear price wherever you are, and you see the exact total before you order. Skilled VA prices for the roles above:
- Social Media Assistant: $280 for 20 hours, $532 for 40 hours or $1,008 for 80 hours a month
- E-commerce Assistant: $260 for 20 hours, $494 for 40 hours or $936 for 80 hours a month
- Executive Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
Senior Specialists, with 5+ years in the field, cost 35% more. US-Based Specialists, who live and work in the United States, cost 90% more. If you would rather not commit to a monthly package, pay-as-you-go hours start at $15.60 an hour and stay valid for 90 days.
Why hire your Santa Monica assistant from Virtual Assistant
Your assistant works remotely and keeps Pacific time business hours, so your day and theirs line up. You get a person who learns your business, with a team behind them when something needs fixing.
- Design and scheduling together: One person handles the plan, the graphics, the posting and the replies, so you only give one set of instructions.
- They know the platforms: Your assistant works in Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, Walmart, WooCommerce, eBay and ShipStation.
- Built for confidential work: An NDA, separate logins and a secure vault protect your board, investor and personal information.
- Clear prices, no lock-in: See your exact price before you order. Month-to-month packages can be cancelled any time, and unused hours roll over within your package limit.
- A US account manager: One person matches you, runs your kickoff call and stays your contact if anything needs fixing.
- Free replacement: If your assistant is not the right fit, we match you with a different one at no extra cost.
A virtual assistant or an in-house hire?
An in-house hire makes sense when the job needs someone physically on site. For work done on a screen or a phone, a virtual assistant usually costs far less, because you pay only for working hours, with no recruiting, desk, equipment or payroll taxes to arrange. You can also start with 20 hours a month and grow, instead of committing to a full-time salary before you know how much work there is.
How to get started this week
- Build your package: choose a role, your hours and an experience level, and see your price straight away
- Pay your itemized invoice by card or crypto
- Your US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days and runs your kickoff call
- Your assistant starts on a written checklist of your first tasks for your Santa Monica business
Towns and districts we serve around Santa Monica
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service in Santa Monica and nearby, including Venice, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Marina del Rey, Culver City and Montana Avenue. If your town or district is not listed here, we still serve it. Just enter it on the order form.
More for California businesses
See virtual assistant services and prices in Santa Monica or our guide to hiring in California. Other California guides: Oakland, Hayward, Rancho Cucamonga, Pomona, Palmdale, Stockton.