Virtual Assistant – Fancy Hands

Job Description

Fancy Hands offers virtual, on-demand assistant positions. Assistants speak English and are based in the U.S., however, work may be performed for clients in other countries.

We’re currently hiring people to work as assistants for thousands of very discerning users of this site. If you have a fast internet connection and the ability to use common websites and software, this could be a lot of fun. We’re looking for smart people who want to help others, and help build a great company. Are you good on the phone and great at internet research? This could be the perfect position for you.

There are two types of requests fulfilled by staff:

1. Standard Requests: These kinds of requests take up to 15-20 minutes of time to complete, with an example of “Please schedule a car service appointment for vehicle maintenance”. Standard Requestsare generally used for tasks requiring a response from a 3rd party, coordinating back and forth, or research.
2. Live Requests:  Live requests allow for up to 10 minutes of live chatting via SMS Text or web chat. These are generally used for tasks that can be answered in a short period of time, such as making calls, looking something up on the go, price comparisons, reservations, etc.

The work

• Making phone calls on behalf of people.
• Scheduling appointments (doctors, business, etc)
• Tracking down the best price for something.
• Finding hotels that meet certain criteria.
• Data entry.
• More phone calls.

Who we’re looking for

• Very strong written communication skills. People will tell you what to do, you must be able to figure out what they’re asking for, and be able to get a clear response back to them.
• You need to have a computer and a reliable internet connection.
• People with knowledge of different fields.
• Self starter, you should want to take on more responsibility and try new things.

The pay

• To start, tasks are worth anywhere from $3.00 to $7 per task and go up from there.
• Payments go out every other week (on Tuesday)

Etc

• This position and this company has huge room for growth.
• You can define your own hours. Ideally, we want people around 24 hours a day, so if you’ve got time at 4am, great! If you want to work 9-5, perfect!