Virtual Assistant (Digital Marketing and Content Creation)

Part-Time (6 hours per week, Remote – Ireland Based)

Business Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining a forward content calendar and helping to keep agreed publication dates on track
• Preparing first drafts of approximately two to three LinkedIn posts per week using approved source material and existing content
• Drafting and refining content in a tone that reflects the founder’s professional voice
• Proactively identifying and suggesting relevant content ideas from agreed regulatory, insurance and company sources
• Repurposing approved articles, briefings, presentations and webinar material into suitable content for different channels
• Supporting webinar promotion, including LinkedIn content, invitations, reminders and follow-up material
• Assisting with newsletters, website copy and other routine marketing content as priorities and available hours allow
• Preparing, adapting and formatting PowerPoint presentations and marketing materials using substantive technical content provided or approved by the founder
• Creating straightforward visual assets and ensuring content is presented consistently with existing brand materials
• Maintaining an organised content workflow and providing clear visibility of priorities, drafts and completed outputs
• Working proactively with the founder to reduce the time required to develop, format and coordinate ongoing marketing content
  

What a Successful Week Looks Like

• The content calendar is organised and publication dates stay on track
• 2 to 3 high-quality LinkedIn posts are drafted in the founder’s professional voice
• Relevant content ideas are proactively identified and suggested
• Technical material is repurposed into clear, credible marketing content
• Content, presentations, and marketing materials move efficiently through the approval process
  

Skills and Requirements

• Demonstrable experience producing content for professional services, B2B or similarly technical organisations
• Strong copywriting and editing skills, particularly for LinkedIn and professional audiences
• Excellent written English with a strong eye for tone, structure, grammar and detail
• Ability to understand complex or technical source material and communicate it clearly
• Experience working from approved source material, existing content and established brand guidance
• Strong practical knowledge of LinkedIn and content planning
• Experience creating and formatting professional PowerPoint presentations
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Word, PowerPoint and OneDrive
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently, manage agreed priorities and use initiative
• Comfortable working within an approval-led environment where all external content requires the founder’s approval before publication or distribution
  

Preferred (Not Essential)

• Previous experience within financial services, insurance, actuarial, risk, regulatory or another technical professional-services environment
• Experience supporting a founder, consultant or senior professional with thought-leadership content
• Experience with newsletters and website content
• Experience supporting webinars or other professional online events
• Familiarity with AI tools as part of a controlled content-drafting workflow
• Experience repurposing long-form or technical material into concise digital content
  

Working Hours & Location

• Approximately 6 hours per week, with some flexibility across the month to accommodate webinar, publication and content peaks
• Flexible working arrangement
• Fully remote role (Ireland-based candidates only)
  

Ideal Candidate

This role would suit someone who is:

• Proactive, commercially aware and comfortable suggesting ideas rather than waiting for detailed instructions
• A strong writer with good judgement around professional tone and positioning
• Able to learn a founder’s voice and produce credible first drafts from relatively light briefs
• Comfortable working with technical subject matter while recognising the boundaries of their role
• Highly organised, dependable and consistent
• Confident managing their own workload and time
• Comfortable taking ownership of an agreed content process and keeping activity moving
• Professional and discreet when working with business information and unpublished material

How to Apply

For Virtual Assistants Already Registered with Us:

• Please send an email directly to operations@virtualassistants.ie, indicating your interest in the role. Be sure to include the Reference Number (REF: IR0926) in your subject line and mention the role title in your email.

For Virtual Assistants Not Yet Registered with Us:

• If you are not currently registered with Virtual Assistants Ireland but have the skills and experience we are seeking, we encourage you to visit the Become a VA and Working With Us pages before completing the application to register your profile with us.

Application Requirements

As this is a specialist content-focused role, shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide relevant examples of previous work or a portfolio demonstrating professional-services or B2B content experience.

As candidates move through the selection process, they may be asked to prepare a short strategy presentation outlining how they would build and maintain a consistent LinkedIn and content rhythm for a founder-led professional services consultancy.