Columbus is growing fast and has a young workforce. A virtual assistant lets your firm grow with it, without slowing down for a hiring process.
Virtual Assistant gives Columbus businesses a dedicated virtual assistant from $280 a month, working Eastern time. You choose the role and the hours, and a US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days.
Why Columbus businesses hire a virtual assistant
Nationwide Insurance, Ohio State University, retail and logistics firms, and Intel's planned chip plant all bring energy to the area. Startups and growing companies often need help with recruiting and operations.
The roles Columbus businesses should hire first
Executive Assistant
Leaders can hand off calendars and pitch deck formatting.
Your calendar reflects your priorities. Meetings get protected, grouped and prepared for, so your best hours go to decisions and not to logistics.
- Manage a complex calendar across time zones
- Gather the reports and documents you will need
- Draft replies and correspondence on your behalf
- Take care of personal tasks that can be done online
Executive assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire an executive assistant for your Columbus business.
HR & Recruiting Assistant
Growing firms can hand off ATS updates and screening.
Candidates get a better experience. Quick replies and organized interviews keep good applicants interested.
- Screen resumes against your criteria
- Coordinate reference checks
- Send welcome information to new starters
- Update employee records and your HRIS
You remain the employer, including completing and verifying Form I-9 and making hiring decisions. HR and recruiting assistant packages start at $280 a month for 20 hours. Hire an HR and recruiting assistant for your Columbus business.
Insurance Assistant
Agencies can hand off quotes and renewals.
Clients get faster service. Policy changes, certificates and questions get handled without pulling your agents off other work.
- Prepare quote comparisons for your agents
- Contact clients ahead of renewal dates
- Process policy changes and endorsements
- Answer client service calls and emails
Binding and coverage advice stay with your licensed agents. Insurance assistant packages start at $280 a month for 20 hours. Hire an insurance assistant for your Columbus business.
What it costs in Columbus
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
- HR & Recruiting Assistant: $280 for 20 hours, $532 for 40 hours or $1,008 for 80 hours a month
- Insurance 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 $16.80 an hour and stay valid for 90 days.
Why hire your Columbus assistant from Virtual Assistant
Your assistant works remotely and keeps Eastern 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.
- Experience with senior leaders: Choose a Senior Specialist with 5+ years of experience, or a US-Based Specialist when your role calls for one.
- Scales with your hiring: Use pay-as-you-go hours for one open role, or a monthly package when you hire all the time.
- Clear licensing limits: Unlicensed assistants prepare the work, and your licensed agents stay in charge of advice and binding.
- 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.
- NDA and secure access: Every assistant signs an NDA, and logins go through a secure vault, never by email.
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 Columbus business
Towns and districts we serve around Columbus
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service in Columbus and nearby, including Dublin, Short North, German Village, Westerville, Worthington, Grandview Heights and New Albany. If your town or district is not listed here, we still serve it. Just enter it on the order form.
More for Ohio businesses
See virtual assistant services and prices in Columbus or our guide to hiring in Ohio. Other Ohio guides: Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo, Cleveland, Akron.