VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FOR NATTY GARDEN — LONG-TERM POSITION

VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FOR NATty GARDEN — LONG-TERM POSITION

Position: Virtual Assistant / Business & Marketing Assistant
Company: Natty Garden
Location: Remote — Philippines preferred
Employment: Part-time to start, with opportunity for full-time
Schedule: Flexible, but must have reliable availability during agreed working hours
Pay: Based on experience

ABOUT NATTY GARDEN

Natty Garden is an established plant and garden business in Brooklyn, New York. We sell plants, flowers, gardening products, and related items both in-store and online.

We are growing the business and looking for a smart, reliable, proactive Virtual Assistant who can become a long-term part of the team.

I am the owner and currently handle too many things myself. I need someone who can help take work off my plate, stay organized, follow through on tasks, and help the business grow.

This is NOT just a data-entry job.

I want someone who can eventually learn the business and say:

> “I see this needs to be done, so I took care of it.”

WHAT YOU WILL DO

1. EMAIL & ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

• Organize and respond to email s
• Identify important email s that require my attention
• Follow up with customers, vendors, and businesses
• Organize information and documents
• Help keep track of outstanding tasks
• Research information when needed
• Maintain spreadsheets and simple reports
• Help manage my daily task list

2. SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT

Help manage and grow Natty Garden’s social media presence.

Tasks may include:

• Instagram
• Facebook
• TikTok
• Creating captions
• Finding relevant hashtags
• Helping plan Reels and posts
• Researching viral gardening/plant content
• Monitoring comments and messages
• Finding opportunities for collaborations
• Helping increase engagement and followers
• Repurposing existing content into different posts

You do NOT need to be a professional graphic designer.

But you should be comfortable using Canva and basic social-media tools.

3. GOOGLE / SEO SUPPORT

Help improve Natty Garden’s visibility on Google.

Tasks may include:

• Google Business Profile research
• Local SEO
• Keyword research
• Competitor research
• Finding ways to improve our Google ranking
• Reviewing Google reviews and helping prepare responses
• Finding website/content opportunities
• Researching what people are searching for
• Helping improve website pages and descriptions

You don’t need to be an SEO expert.

I need someone who is willing to learn and can follow instructions.

4. CUSTOMER & BUSINESS RESEARCH

You may be asked to:

• Find potential business customers
• Research florists, landscapers, designers, restaurants, offices, etc.
• Build contact lists
• Find potential partnerships
• Research competitors
• Find suppliers and products
• Research pricing
• Find new business opportunities

5. ORGANIZATION

One of the most important parts of this position is helping me become more organized.

I need someone who can:

• Keep track of what needs to be done
• Remind me about important tasks
• Follow up without being asked repeatedly
• Create simple systems
• Keep information organized
• Help prioritize important work

THE TYPE OF PERSON I AM LOOKING FOR

I am NOT necessarily looking for someone with the most impressive resume.

I am looking for someone who is:

• Reliable
• Honest
• Smart
• Proactive
• Detail-oriented
• Organized
• Good at communicating
• Comfortable learning new things
• Able to research independently
• Not afraid to ask questions
• Able to follow instructions
• Able to work without constant supervision

If you see a problem, I want you to think about how to solve it.

If you don’t know how to do something, research it first and then ask questions.

IMPORTANT

I am a very busy business owner and I do not have time to explain the same thing repeatedly.

I need someone who can learn my systems and eventually become someone I can trust with important tasks.

I am looking for a long-term relationship, not someone looking for a job for two weeks.

The right person can grow with the company and potentially take on much more responsibility over time.

EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD BE A PLUS

Experience with any of the following is helpful:

• Virtual assistance
• Social media management
• Canva
• Instagram
• Facebook
• TikTok
• Google Business Profile
• SEO
• WordPress
• Shopify
• E-commerce
• Customer service
• Email management
• Google Sheets
• Microsoft Excel
• ChatGPT / AI tools
• Online research
• Lead generation
• Marketing

You do NOT need experience with everything listed above.

Attitude, reliability, communication, and willingness to learn are more important.

HOW TO APPLY

Please do NOT send me a generic:

“Dear Sir/Madam, I am interested in this position.”

Instead, answer the questions below.

1.

Tell me about yourself and your previous VA experience.

2.

What are the 3 things you are best at?

3.

What software and tools are you comfortable using?

4.

Tell me about a time you noticed something needed to be done and took care of it without being asked.

5.

If I gave you 20 tasks and told you I was very busy, how would you organize and prioritize them?

6.

What would you do if I gave you a task you didn’t know how to complete?

7.

What is your internet speed and what computer/laptop do you use?

8.

How many hours per week are you available?

9.

What hours are you normally available in Philippine time?

10.

What monthly or hourly rate are you looking for?

11.

Please include links to any social media accounts, websites, Canva work, or other examples of work you have done, if available.

12.

IMPORTANT: Start your application with the words “NATTY GARDEN” so I know you read the entire posting.