Los Angeles rewards people who answer first, and it charges a lot for office staff. A virtual assistant gives you speed without the LA overhead.
Virtual Assistant gives Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles businesses hire a virtual assistant
Entertainment, fashion, e-commerce, real estate and professional services all compete here, and traffic can eat half a day. Producers, founders and agents need someone handling calls, schedules and paperwork while they are on set or on the freeway.
The roles Los Angeles businesses should hire first
Executive Assistant
Producers, founders and agents can hand off complicated schedules and travel.
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.
- Screen meeting requests against your priorities
- Organize board, investor and client meeting logistics
- Keep your inbox clear and flag what is truly urgent
- Submit expense reports and match receipts
Executive assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire an executive assistant for your Los Angeles business.
E-commerce Assistant
LA brands can hand off listings, orders and customer messages.
Accounts stay healthy. Buyer messages and account health get regular attention, so problems get caught early.
- Fix suppressed or incomplete listings
- Process orders and update fulfillment
- Run your Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce or eBay store
- Monitor product reviews
E-commerce assistant packages start at $260 a month for 20 hours. Hire an e-commerce assistant for your Los Angeles business.
Social Media Assistant
Creators and consumer brands can post consistently without doing it all themselves.
You show up every week. A planned calendar keeps your accounts active, even in the weeks you are too busy to think about posting.
- Build a monthly content calendar around your offers
- Write captions in your voice
- Keep your bios and links current
- Report monthly on what is working
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 Los Angeles business.
What it costs in Los Angeles
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:
- Executive Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
- E-commerce Assistant: $260 for 20 hours, $494 for 40 hours or $936 for 80 hours a month
- Social Media Assistant: $280 for 20 hours, $532 for 40 hours or $1,008 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 Los Angeles 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.
- Built for confidential work: An NDA, separate logins and a secure vault protect your board, investor and personal information.
- One person across channels: Listings, orders and customer messages stay with someone who knows your whole store.
- You approve before it posts: The calendar comes to you first, so nothing goes out that does not sound like you.
- NDA and secure access: Every assistant signs an NDA, and logins go through a secure vault, never by email.
- A dedicated assistant: You work with one person who learns your business, not whoever is free in a shared pool.
- Start in 1 to 3 business days: Most clients are matched within 1 to 3 business days of payment, or within 24 hours with rush onboarding.
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 Los Angeles business
Towns and districts we serve around Los Angeles
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service in Los Angeles and nearby, including Downtown LA, Hollywood, Koreatown, Silver Lake, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Westwood and South LA. 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 Los Angeles or our guide to hiring in California. Other California guides: San Diego, Oakland, Sacramento, Thousand Oaks, Visalia, Modesto.