Home/Industries/Creatives

Industry hiring guide

Hire a Virtual Assistant for Creatives

Hire creative virtual assistants from South Africa and the Philippines, including graphic design, social media content creation, and brand designers. Cherry Assistant helps source, vet, onboard, and retain elite creative virtual assistants.

Creatives
5example use cases
3task groups covered
SA + PHcore sourcing markets

Industry context

Why  Choose Our Creative Assistants

Cherry Assistant give creative professionals back their time by handling admin, project coordination, and client management, so you can focus on being creative.

How Cherry Assistant helps

Our virtual assistants work with designers, photographers, agencies, and freelancers to keep projects on track. They manage calendars, client communication, invoicing, research, and file organization, making your workflow smooth. Experienced with creative tools and cloud storage, they adapt to your style and keep your business running smoothly behind the scenes.

Confidentiality is key in creative industries. Our assistants protect your ideas and client data, maintaining professionalism on every project.

With Cherry Assistant, you get scalable support while bringing in extra help during busy seasons or ongoing admin so you never miss a deadline. We free you up to focus on creativity and client work.

Client Stories

Trusted by Business Owners Like You

Hear what Cherry Assistant clients have to say about working with our remote virtual assistants and offshore talent from South Africa and the Philippines.

Wall of Love

Task coverage

Example work Cherry Assistant handles for Creatives.

Use these examples to pressure-test where a recurring offshore hire can take work off the founder, manager, or internal operations team.

Portfolio Management

  • Curating and organizing your creative work samples for maximum impact
  • Updating online portfolios across multiple platforms and websites
  • Creating tailored portfolio submissions for specific client opportunities
  • Tracking portfolio performance metrics and engagement analytics

Client Communication

  • Professionally responding to client emails and inquiries
  • Scheduling and coordinating creative consultations and meetings
  • Managing feedback cycles and revision requests
  • Sending and following up on project proposals and contracts
  • Maintaining regular client touchpoints and relationship nurturing

Project Timeline Tracking

  • Setting up project milestones and deadline tracking systems
  • Sending timely reminders to team members about upcoming deliverables
  • Creating visual progress reports and timeline dashboards
  • Coordinating revisions and client feedback cycles
  • Managing resource allocation across multiple creative projects

Next step

Talk through the role mix before you hire for Creatives.

If you know the industry but want help deciding the role, support lane, and market fit, Cherry Assistant can map the shortlist with you.

See for yourself

Meet a Cherry Assistant

Our virtual assistants speak fluent English, are college-educated, and have 5+ years experience in your industry and role.

  • Fluent communication and strong timezone overlap
  • College-educated talent with real operator experience
  • Vetted for recurring work, not one-off task fulfillment
Book a Meeting
Play video testimonial from Vee

Vee

South Africa

Customer Service / Executive Assistant

How Does It Work?

3 easy steps to hire offshore talent from Cherry Assistant.

1. Discovery Call

Our expert recruiters chat with you to understand your business and hiring needs to hire the perfect candidate.

2. Intensive Vetting

We only hire the top 1% candidate out of thousands of candidates for each job. Every candidate goes through interviews, reference checks, and practical evaluations.

3. Kick Off

Meet your final candidates, choose the best fit, and we support onboarding and execution through the first month.

Pricing

Transparent and Simple Pricing

Explore pricing for standard and senior virtual assistants, then decide whether you need managed support or a direct-placement path.

Perfect for light support

Starter VA Plan

10 hours per week of vetted talent.

$497USD /mo
Start Hiring
  • 10 hours per week of vetted offshore talent.
  • Fluent English and college educated.
  • 3 to 5+ years of professional experience.
  • Sourcing, vetting, and onboarding support.
  • Access to our SOP library.

Perfect for recurring tasks

Part-Time VA Plan

20 hours per week of vetted talent.

$797USD /mo
Start Hiring
  • 20 hours per week of vetted offshore talent.
  • Fluent English and college educated.
  • 3 to 5+ years of professional experience.
  • Sourcing, vetting, and onboarding support.
  • Access to our SOP library.

Perfect for dedicated roles

Full-Time VA Plan

40 hours per week of vetted talent.

$1497USD /mo
Start Hiring
  • 40 hours per week of vetted offshore talent.
  • Fluent English and college educated.
  • 3 to 5+ years of professional experience.
  • Custom personality tests.
  • Sourcing, vetting, and onboarding support.
  • Access to our SOP library.

Alternative option

Hire Directly

Do not need our help with management and onboarding? Pay a one-time headhunting fee and bring vetted talent onto your team directly.

Custom

Enterprise Hiring

Need multi-role hiring, mixed pricing lanes, or a phased rollout plan? We can scope a custom structure around your team and timeline.

Frequently Asked Questions

Get clear answers before you commit.

Not seeing what you are looking for? Read our full FAQ.

Cherry Assistant is an offshore staffing and recruiting agency based in the US. We help businesses in the US and the UK hire global remote talent in South Africa and the Philippines.

We can find an equivalent person in South Africa or the Philippines for just about any remote role in the US.

A virtual assistant is a general term for an offshore professional who provides administrative, technical, or creative assistance to clients remotely.

All virtual assistants are remote workers, but not all remote workers are virtual assistants. Virtual assistants usually fill support roles.

Most clients are matched with a virtual assistant in about one to two weeks. We handle sourcing, vetting, and onboarding.

No long-term contract is required. You can work month-to-month and pause or stop any time.