Creative Marketing & Virtual Assistant Contractor

Creative Marketing & Virtual Assistant Contractor

Part-Time Contract | Remote | Opportunity to Grow

Hi! I’m Carly, founder of HIDARI Group, a growing Canadian business optimization and implementation company.

HIDARI works with service-based business owners who need help improving their operations, systems, marketing, digital presence and growth. Our approach goes beyond giving clients a strategy — we help turn that strategy into something that actually works in their business.

As we grow, I’m looking for a few talented part-time contractors to join our Creative Marketing & Virtual Assistant team.

The Kind of Person I’m Looking For

This role is for someone who likes to create, think, organize and solve problems.

I’m not looking for someone who simply waits for instructions and checks tasks off a list.

I’m looking for someone who sees an opportunity and says:

*"I have an idea. What if we tried this?"*

You should enjoy taking an initial idea or vision and helping turn it into great content, stronger marketing and better systems. Ultimately, the work we create should help generate real clients and real revenue.

There is also room for the right person to take on more responsibility as HIDARI and our client base continue to grow.

What You Could Be Working On

Your exact responsibilities will depend on your strengths, but you may help me and the team with:

• Instagram and LinkedIn content
• Engaging captions written in excellent English
• Canva graphics and carousels
• Short-form video and Reel editing
• Social media scheduling and management
• Monthly content calendars
• Lead magnets, guides and downloadable resources
• Website updates to keep sites modern, current and user-friendly
• Mini-courses and digital products
• Mailchimp email campaigns
• Eventbrite and event promotion
• Competitor, industry and marketing research
• New ideas for generating leads and growing our clients' businesses
• Marketing project and workflow organization
• Improvements to our internal systems and processes

You absolutely do not need to be an expert in every area above. I’m much more interested in finding people who have strong skills, initiative and a willingness to learn.

You’ll Probably Fit In Well If You Are

• Fluent in written English
• Creative and comfortable sharing ideas
• Organized and dependable
• Detail-oriented
• Proactive and capable of working independently
• Confident with Canva
• Familiar with Instagram and LinkedIn
• Comfortable using ChatGPT and other AI tools to improve your work
• Open to feedback and revisions
• Willing to research and figure things out when you don’t know the answer
• Interested in continually learning and improving

Bonus Skills

Experience in any of these areas would be an asset:

• Mailchimp
• Eventbrite
• CapCut
• Meta Business Suite
• LinkedIn marketing
• WordPress
• Basic funnel building
• Email marketing
• Digital product creation
• Website design or maintenance
• Marketing automation

What I’d Like Us to Accomplish

During your first few months, I’d love for us to:

• Establish a strong and consistent social media presence
• Produce content people genuinely want to engage with
• Build lead magnets that bring in potential clients
• Launch strategic email marketing campaigns
• Create mini-courses and digital products
• Develop marketing systems that generate leads consistently
• Improve our internal processes as the company grows
• Continue building HIDARI into a recognizable and trusted brand

More than anything, I want you to become familiar enough with what we’re building that you can bring ideas to the table instead of always waiting for the next assignment.

How to Apply

Please send me:

• A brief introduction about yourself
• Your resume
• Your portfolio or examples of your work
• Links to social media accounts you’ve helped manage
• Your hourly rate
• Your weekly availability

To make sure you’ve read the entire posting, please begin your application with the words "Blue Jay."

Applications that don't include this will not be considered.

Creative Exercise

I’m much more interested in seeing how you think than receiving something perfectly polished.

Please review HIDARI Group and send me the following:

1. Instagram Carousel Idea

Share one carousel concept. A simple written outline is completely fine.

2. Instagram Reel Idea

Give me the concept, opening hook and proposed caption.

3. Lead Magnet Idea

Suggest one free guide, checklist, quiz or downloadable resource that you think could attract potential HIDARI clients.

4. Growth Idea

Give me one marketing idea you think HIDARI should try and briefly explain why you think it would work.

Please don't spend hours on this. I’m looking for creativity, initiative and how you approach marketing problems.

What It’s Like Working With Me

I move quickly, I have a lot of ideas, and I enjoy working with people who are comfortable contributing their own.

You’ll have room to be creative.

See something we could improve? Tell me.

Have an idea? Pitch it.

Something isn’t working? Help me understand why and figure out a better approach.

I want to build a team of talented people who enjoy producing great work together. As HIDARI grows, I want the people who helped build it to have opportunities to grow with it.

If that sounds like an environment you’d enjoy, I’d love to hear from you.

Start your application with "Blue Jay" and tell me what you can bring to HIDARI.