Hire cost effective Virtual Executive Assistants with great communication skills who are willing to work in your time zone
We’ll help you find the ideal candidate and provide support through the onboarding process
We review hundreds of candidates each week and only accept the top 2%
No hidden fees or long term contracts
I made a hire through Ataraxis a few months ago.
As it goes in any hiring process, when you meet the right person, you know immediately. I knew when I met the 5th candidate that she’d be the one.
3 weeks into her job she had a fundamental mastery of her own responsibilities. 2 weeks later, she assumed a whole new set of responsibilities on top of that. And now she’s a fully integrated part of my team.
10/10 will work with Ataraxis again.
We’ve had a really good experience working with Ataraxis. They make it easy to find talented healthcare virtual assistants, who have great attention to detail, at affordable rates. The team is very easy to work with and keeps in touch regularly, checking in to make sure everything is running smoothly and that we’re satisfied with our assistants. Overall, it’s been a smooth, professional experience from start to finish.
George has been a great help throughout this process, which was new to us. His team sourced some great candidates for us to choose from, and we are really happy with our hire. George has also conducted regular check-ins and follow-ups. He is happy to share his personal insights and experience around structuring the job description, onboarding, and getting the best out of this recruitment process. I would definitely recommend George and his business for VA solutions.
George and his team did a fantastic job placing a Talent Sourcer on my team. She’s smart, communicates well, works diligently, and is a self-starter. Bonus points, her background (10 years!) is in an industry directly adjacent to ours. As such, she was able to catch on extremely fast and onboarding her was a breeze. My only gripe is that I wish I had taken this on sooner. Thanks Ataraxis!
George reached out to me on LinkedIn, and while I rarely respond to cold outreach offering services, his approach felt thoughtful and genuine, so I decided to explore what his firm had to offer. We’ve been considering offshore talent for several years but hadn’t made the leap, as we hadn’t found the right offshore partner. Recently, we started working with Ataraxis, and it’s been a fantastic experience—they quickly sourced an exceptional contractor for our recruiting team and ran a smooth, efficient process from start to finish.
Highly Recommend!
I had the absolute pleasure of working with George, and I can confidently say that his expertise and guidance have been game-changing for my business. On our first conversation, George provided clear, actionable strategies tailored to my recruitment challenges. His deep industry knowledge, tested outreach methods, and data-driven approach set him apart.
If you’re a recruiter or business owner looking for expert-level guidance on client acquisition, outreach, and recruitment processes, I highly recommend working with George. His advice is practical, results-driven, and delivered with professionalism and genuine care for your success.
Thank you, George, for your time, insights, and the motivation to push forward with confidence!
I was pretty hesitant about hiring people offshore, but had a fantastic experience working with Ataraxis to hire a virtual recruiter for my business. They connected me with Anabel, who’s based in the Philippines and has been incredible—she’s extremely hard-working, quick to learn, and always brings a great attitude to her work. Now I’m thinking about how I can build a team around her.
The entire process with Ataraxis has been seamless, and they regularly check in to make sure I’m happy with the service they’ve provided. It’s clear they truly care about their clients’ success. I highly recommend Ataraxis to anyone looking to grow their team with quality talent!
But even the best leaders can only stretch so far. When operational details consume your time, strategic priorities slow down, momentum stalls, and opportunities get missed.
An Executive Assistant from Ataraxis supports the work that drains your bandwidth, helping you stay organized, responsive, and focused on the decisions that shape the business.
Hiring virtual executive assistants through Ataraxis secures MBA-level, C-suite–ready support at a fraction of U.S. rates. These seasoned pros mesh effortlessly with your day-to-day, clearing calendars and bottlenecks so you can stay focused on high-impact decisions without stretching the budget.
Here’s how virtual executive assistant companies like Upwork, Fiverr, OnlineJobs.PH, and Ataraxis compare on key hiring criteria.
MBA, with 8 years of experience in healthcare, finance, and HR
MBA, with 9 years of experience in marketing, accounting, and professional services
Master’s degree, with 8 years of experience in finance, software, and consulting
MBA, with 12 years of experience in manufacturing, real estate, and hospitality
A Virtual Executive Assistant (EA) is a high-level professional who provides tailored support to executives and senior management, ensuring seamless day-to-day operations and strategic efficiency.
Hiring a Virtual EA allows business leaders to focus on high-value tasks while delegating administrative and operational responsibilities.
A Junior Executive Assistant has 0-2 years of experience in administrative or executive support roles. Assist with scheduling, managing emails, and basic project coordination. Comfortable using essential office tools like Microsoft Office and Google Workspace and work well under supervision.
Ideal for businesses needing entry-level support with standard administrative tasks.
With 2-5 years of experience, a Mid-Level Executive Assistant handles more advanced tasks like managing executive calendars, organizing travel, and preparing reports. Proficient in using CRM systems, project management software, and other tools. Capable of working independently and taking on more responsibility,
Ideal for businesses that need dependable, efficient support with a variety of executive functions.
A Senior Executive Assistant brings 5+ years of experience and excels in supporting C-level executives. Manage complex schedules, oversee projects, and handle confidential matters with discretion. With advanced skills in tools like CRM systems, analytics, and communication platforms, capable of strategic support, project management, and training junior staff.
Best suited for businesses needing high-level administrative support and leadership assistance.
Provides general administrative and organizational support, handling tasks like email management, scheduling, and basic project coordination.
Focuses on supporting senior executives and high-level management. VEAs typically handle complex scheduling, strategic planning, executive-level communication, and sensitive business information.
Primarily assists with personal tasks and errands, including travel planning, appointment setting, managing personal calendars, and general lifestyle management.
Manages daily office tasks like calendars, documents, minutes, and inboxes, acting as the main contact for teams and clients while using digital tools to keep operations smooth.
Your ideal Virtual Executive Assistant should blend sharp communication with a deep grasp of your growth strategy. You’ll value working with someone who masters complex calendars, crafts data-rich briefing decks, coordinates investor and board calls, and protects sensitive information, all while using advanced tools to keep objectives, metrics, and stakeholders perfectly aligned.
Hiring the right Virtual Executive Assistant frees you from high-level admin and follow-up so you can focus on closing deals, refining strategy, and accelerating company growth, confident that every critical detail is handled and forward momentum never falters.
Organize meetings, appointments, and travel itineraries to maximize executive productivity.
Draft emails, prepare reports, and serve as a liaison between executives, clients, and internal teams.
Plan, schedule, and facilitate meetings; take minutes, track action items, and ensure timely follow-ups.
Support ongoing initiatives by tracking deadlines, managing priorities, and coordinating cross-functional efforts.
Handle sensitive documents, manage executive files, and maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion.
Filter emails, flag priorities, and summarize key messages to keep executives focused and informed.
Streamline processes, delegate tasks when appropriate, and help manage the executive’s workload effectively.
Book flights, hotels, and ground transport; coordinate logistics for conferences, offsites, or client events.
Create polished slide decks, reports, and briefing materials tailored to executive needs.
Communicate with service providers, schedule check-ins, and manage ongoing relationships on behalf of the executive.
Conduct research on market trends, competitors, or potential partners; deliver concise summaries to support executive decisions.
Manage receipts, submit expense reports, and assist with monitoring executive-related budgets.
Delegate administrative work to focus on strategic goals.
Keep your schedule streamlined and priorities clear.
Maintain consistent, high-quality correspondence.
Ataraxis does the heavy lifting by thoroughly screening and vetting virtual assistants before they’re matched with you. This means you won’t waste time sorting through unqualified candidates.
Ataraxis virtual assistants are fluent in English and skilled at communicating professionally, ensuring there’s no miscommunication in your day-to-day tasks.
Unlike many freelancers who may not align with your work hours, Ataraxis virtual assistants are willing (and happy) to work in your time zone, making collaboration seamless.
All Ataraxis VAs are college educated and have specialized experience in various fields, so you can trust them to hit the ground running.
Hiring through Ataraxis gives you access to ongoing support. If your team of virtual assistants needs adjustments, Ataraxis is there to help, unlike freelancer platforms where you’re on your own.
Freelancer platforms often attract short-term gig workers who juggle multiple client projects at the same time. Ataraxis virtual assistants are committed to building lasting partnerships with one employer, becoming a true extension of your team.
When you’re ready to hire a virtual executive assistant, the best location depends on the mix of cost, language skills, time-zone overlap, and talent depth your business needs. Here’s a quick tour of the best regions, each with clear advantages and a few trade-offs, to help you decide where to hire a virtual assistant who fits your workflow.
Pros:
It’s no surprise that many business owners choose to hire a Filipino virtual executive assistant. Candidates from this region have strong English proficiency, familiarity with western business culture, and experience working for U.S. clients. 24/7 support is also easy because night-shift work is common.
This region excels in customer service, lead generation, virtual assistance, data entry, bookkeeping, medical billing, and healthcare administrative support.
Cons:
Increasing demand for Filipino VEAs is slowly pushing wages up and internet outages during typhoon season occasionally interrupt service.
*Ataraxis virtual executive assistants from this region have power and internet backups to minimize service interruption and are willing to work in your time zone.
Pros:
Near-shore time zones mean you can hire a virtual executive assistant who works the same hours as your U.S. team, reducing lag on urgent tasks. Businesses with a large Spanish-speaking customer base may also benefit from hiring bilingual virtual assistants.
This region excels in sales development, business development, digital marketing, customer success, and account management.
Cons:
Hourly rates are much higher and the talent pool is much smaller compared to the Philippines and other regions.
Pros:
Highly educated, English-first workforce with a neutral accent, which is a big plus for phone-based support, especially for U.K. and Australian companies. South Africa overlaps with U.S. mornings and U.K. afternoons, which is ideal for trans-Atlantic operations.
This region excels in virtual assistance, healthcare administrative support, sales development, business development, digital marketing, customer success, content moderation, and account management.
Cons:
Cost of talent sits between Latin America and the Philippines, trimming, but not eliminating, cost savings.
Pros:
Rapidly growing BPO sector that is less competitive compared to the Philippines and Latin America. Top candidates from this region have accents that are almost indistinguishable from U.S. based staff.
This region excels in virtual assistance, executive assistance, software engineering, accounting, data entry, social media management, and business development.
Cons:
Infrastructure and internet reliability still improving outside major hubs.
Pros:
Near-shore location for U.S companies delivers real-time collaboration for East-Coast teams and fluent English support. Very competitive operating costs versus onshore hires.
This region excels in customer service, BPO call centers, healthcare claims, technical support, and help desk support.
Cons:
Smaller population means fewer specialised VEAs, so scaling a large team may be harder. Hourly rates trend closer to Latin American levels given limited supply.
Pros:
Countries in this region are well-known for high education levels and strong work ethic. Arguably, the deepest talent pools for technical roles and has an ideal time zone overlap for European companies.
This region excels in software engineering, quality assurance, DevOps, data analytics, and other technical roles.
Cons:
Costs are much higher than the Philippines, East Africa, and time zone differences may be a bigger obstacle for U.S. companies.
Hiring your first virtual executive assistant is perfectly doable on your own, but most business owners underestimate the hours it takes to sift through resumes, schedule calls, and run multiple interview rounds. Research shows that the DIY path typically drags on for weeks (or months), involves several interviews, and can still lead to mis-hires if you rush the vetting stage.
List everything you want your virtual executive assistant to own and create detailed instructions. Clarifying scope upfront helps with long term retention and minimizes confusion.
Having a set schedule helps create structure and consistency.
Write a descriptive JD with required experience, KPIs, schedule expectations, etc.
Post your job description to virtual executive assistant websites and craft a recruitment message you can use to reach out to candidates directly.
Expect to screen 40-100 candidates to find your ideal virtual assistant.
Give 2-3 finalist candidates a short take-home assignment to test their attention-to-detail, responsiveness, and work product.
A bad hire can cost up to 50% of first-year pay, so doing your due diligence is cheap insurance.
Draft an employment or contractor agreement, include an NDA, and grant tool access.
When you hire a virtual executive assistant through Ataraxis, you skip steps 2-7, saving you weeks of lost productivity.
We source top talent globally from regions including the Philippines, Latin America, South Africa, and East Africa, and beyond.
Our team screens over 200 applicants with a 5% acceptance rate. Every candidate goes through:
You’ll only meet the top 3–4 finalists we’ve personally vetted and approved.
For each role, we’ll shortlist 3–4 highly qualified finalists based on your requirements. You’ll have the opportunity to interview each candidate and decide who’s the best fit for your team.
We set up and maintain secure VPN access and use timekeeping and productivity monitoring tools to ensure accountability. All staff are trained in data security best practices to maintain compliance and confidentiality.
Ataraxis has been operating for just under two years, but our roots run deep. Our founder has led a successful recruitment business for nine years, employing global talent within that company as well. (We eat our own cooking.)
Yes. Once hired, your chosen candidate will work exclusively for you on a full-time basis. They’ll act as a dedicated member of your team, fully aligned with your goals and workflow.
We take care of all the back-end work including compliance, paperwork, and payroll. You’ll simply receive a monthly Stripe invoice for each person you hire, making the process seamless and hassle-free.
No. Our agreements are month-to-month, giving you complete flexibility. There are no deposits or lock-in contracts.
Hiring a virtual executive assistant saves money compared to having full-time office staff. This lets you and your team focus more on growing your business and doing what you do best.
Great virtual executive assistants often come from countries and regions like the Philippines, South Africa, Latin America, East Africa, and Eastern Europe. These countries are known for their skilled workers who speak fluent English and have strong work ethics.
Yes! At Ataraxis, your virtual executive assistant will match your local time zone, making teamwork easy and smooth.
US-based virtual executive assistants usually cost $25 to $50 per hour. Ataraxis offers MBA-level, full-time virtual executive assistants starting at just $11 per hour. This means you get great help for up to 70% less.
We keep your information safe by using secure VPN connections, regular monitoring, and privacy agreements signed by every virtual assistant.
Payments are easy and secure with Stripe. We also promise 100% satisfaction – if you’re not happy, we’ll fix it right away.
Ataraxis only offers full-time virtual executive assistants because they provide more consistent help, become part of your team, and show greater commitment.
Ataraxis uses software to monitor your assistant’s activities, ensuring they are always working efficiently and staying productive.
It’s best to set up clear communication methods right from the start. You can use popular tools like Slack, WhatsApp, Zoom, or email, based on what works best for you.
Your satisfaction is our #1 priority. If you’re not happy, we’ll quickly address the issue and find you a better match, or issue a prorated refund if needed.
Great communication skills, attention to detail, strong work ethics, time zone alignment, work from home readiness, and problem solving skills. We carefully choose assistants based on their skills, experience, availability, and special abilities to make sure they match your business needs.
Yes! Many businesses find virtual executive assistants deliver even better quality work, especially for specialized tasks.
Paying very low rates, like $2-3 per hour, usually means getting less skilled workers and lower quality work. Ataraxis offers affordable assistants who are highly skilled.
It usually takes 1-2 weeks to get your virtual executive assistant fully onboarded and familiar with your business, ensuring you work well together from the very beginning.
Yes. They handle holds, buffers, priority rules, color coding, and fast reschedules while minimizing context switching.
Yes. They triage messages, apply rules, draft replies with your voice, surface priorities twice daily, and maintain a clean archive and folder structure.
They create agendas, gather briefs, join calls if you want, capture action items, log decisions, and send follow-ups with owners and due dates.
Yes. They plan door-to-door itineraries, hold refundable options, manage loyalty profiles, and handle disruptions with clear fallback plans.
Your VEA retains your style guide and response playbook including tone, do’s and don’ts, compliance notes, and escalation rules, and applies them across emails and messages.
Yes. They draft role briefs, coordinate interviews, manage scorecards, collect references, and schedule debriefs with hiring teams.
They compile decks, organize data rooms, coordinate distribution lists, and manage RSVPs and materials. Final content decisions remain with you.
Yes. They reconcile receipts, file expense reports, match statements, and coordinate AP or AR with your accountant. Financial approvals stay with you.
You do. Work product lives in your systems, and access uses accounts you control.
If your days are jammed with admin, details, and constant context switching, it’s time to bring on an Executive Assistant through Ataraxis. You’ll unlock more productive hours, streamline your calendar, and stay focused on your biggest priorities while your EA handles the rest.
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