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You’ve already done the hard part. You know which marketing work keeps slipping, the newsletter that goes out late, the blog posts sitting in drafts, the social calendar nobody owns, the weekly report that takes your Friday afternoon. You’ve defined the role. (If you haven’t, start with our guide on how to hire a virtual marketing assistant.)
The next decision is different: which hiring partner should source and support that person and under what model?
That choice determines who pays the assistant, who manages their day, what you pay in year one versus year two, what happens if the hire doesn’t work out, and whether the person can actually work your hours. Two agencies can both say “dedicated marketing assistant” and mean completely different commercial arrangements.
This guide compares ten agencies that pass a marketing-relevance threshold – each has an official marketing-specific hiring page, marketing candidate profiles, or a documented marketing placement. We reviewed every provider’s public pages, pricing, and independent review profiles on November 6, 2026.
Three free tools are embedded below: a 12-month cost calculator, an agency match quiz, and a pre-signing checklist you can send to any agency.
Our Recommendation and Our Disclosure
Publisher disclosure: Virtual Wizards publishes this guide and is included in the comparison. We recommend our direct-hire service first for businesses that want a dedicated, long-term LATAM marketing assistant and can direct execution internally. If you’d rather pay for ongoing supervision, coaching, or workforce administration, another model on this list may fit you better – and we say so in each profile.
The placement order reflects our editorial recommendation for a clearly defined buyer. It is not a statistically validated quality ranking. Everything we cite about other agencies comes from their own published pages or public review platforms, and we flag where those sources contradict themselves.
Quick Answer: The 10 Agencies at a Glance
| # | Agency | Best for | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtual WizardsOur pick | Owner-managed, long-term direct LATAM marketing hire | Direct placement – flat $2,000 fee |
| 2 | HireLATAM | Flat-fee direct hiring with published work-sample screening | Direct recruiting |
| 3 | Hire With Near | Comparing direct recruiting vs. full-service staffing | Recruiting or staffing |
| 4 | South | Full-time LATAM staffing with marketing placement stories | Staffing or headhunting |
| 5 | Somewhere | Global sourcing across several talent markets | Direct hire or staffing |
| 6 | Valatam | Dedicated LATAM assistant plus account management | Recurring staffing |
| 7 | Uassist.ME | Choosing your own management level | Self-managed, supervised, or finder’s fee |
| 8 | Pearl Talent | Founder-led teams wanting ongoing coaching | Managed monthly staffing |
| 9 | Oceans Talent | Specialist marketing operators with coaching | Managed staffing |
| 10 | Remote Raven | Long-term marketing staffing with optional tech support | Ongoing staffing |
How We Evaluated the Agencies
We started from the five standards that matter most for a marketing assistant – the same ones we lay out in our hiring guide:
- Brand-voice writing. Can they write like your company, not like a template?
- Practical tool proficiency. Your actual CMS, email platform, CRM, and design tools – not a logo wall.
- Relevant content experience. Newsletters, SEO blogs, social, campaign ops.
- Judgment and QA. Do they catch the broken link, question the ambiguous brief, flag the wrong UTM?
- Deliverable ownership. Clear recurring outputs, not a vague list of “can do.”
Then we added the buying questions that determine whether the arrangement works commercially:
- Hiring model. Direct placement (you employ or contract the person) or ongoing staffing (the agency stays in the middle)?
- Selection control. Do you interview candidates and make the final call?
- Working-hours overlap. Is U.S.-hours availability confirmed per candidate, or assumed from geography?
- Management. Who directs daily work, handles performance issues, and covers absences?
- Cost. Every upfront, recurring, and required-extra charge over twelve months.
- Replacement terms. How long, how many, and what’s excluded.
Compare the Agencies: Model, Scope, and Hours
| Agency | Marketing capabilities | Talent location & overlap | Commitment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual WizardsOur pick | Content/CMSSocialEmailCRMReporting (GA4/Looker Studio)Creative coordination (Canva/CapCut)Ad opsUTMs | LATAMU.S.-hours availability screened per candidate and agreed for ET/CT/MT/PT | Dedicated, primarily full-timePart-time searches available |
| HireLATAM | ContentSocialEmailSEOPaid mediaDesignCRMCampaign QAUTMsDashboards | LATAMScreens for required business hours | Full- and part-timeMost placements full-time |
| Hire With Near | PublishingSocialEmailCanvaCRMReportsCampaign coordination | LATAMSourcing matches required overlap | Full-time dedicated |
| South | ContentSocialEmailCRMReportingResearchEvent coordination | LATAMHires work client hours | Full-time only |
| Somewhere | Content schedulingEmailSocialCRMCampaign executionAnalytics | Colombia, Philippines, South AfricaConfirm overlap per candidate | Dedicated full-time |
| Valatam | Content calendarsBasic copy/designSocialCampaign supportAnalytics | LATAMMon–Fri within 6 a.m.–10 p.m. ET | 40 hours/week |
| Uassist.ME | Content/SEOEmailCampaignsDesignAnalytics | Nearshore (El Salvador operations)Confirm exact shift | Dedicated full-time30-day notice on staffing |
| Pearl Talent | ContentSEOEmailAnalyticsDemand generation | LATAM, Philippines, South AfricaU.S. hours confirmed in matching | Full-timeMonth-to-month |
| Oceans Talent | PaidOrganicLifecycleSEOMarketing operations | Sri LankaTypically 4–5 real-time overlap hours + 3–4 independent | Exclusive full-time3-month initial trial |
| Remote Raven | SocialSEOGoogle AdsContent/designEmail | Philippines emphasisAdapts to U.S. hours | Mostly full-timeSome part-time |
Compare the Agencies: Cost, Replacement, and Caveats
| Agency | Published cost structure | Replacement terms | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual WizardsOur pick | $2,000 one-time placement feeNo recurring agency fee. Compensation ($1,200–$2,000/mo estimate) paid directly to your assistant | 6-month free replacement | Written guarantee conditions; routine absence backup is not part of the offer |
| HireLATAM | $3,500 ($500 deposit + $3,000 on placement)Optional payroll admin $149/mo | 90 days standard; 6 months with payroll add-on | Deposit refund terms; test scoring |
| Hire With Near | Recruiting fee or staffing charge quotedNo upfront charge | 180 days (recruiting); ongoing support (staffing) | Exact fee; salary vs. all-in cost ranges differ on its own page |
| South | Custom staffing quote or undisclosed headhunting fee | 120 days (headhunting); support during staffing | Fee amounts; absence coverage |
| Somewhere | Direct hire: 25–35% of first-year salaryMarketing page cites $500 refundable deposit | 6 months, one replacement (direct hire) | “No upfront fees” vs. deposit wording |
| Valatam | 40-hr plans from $2,000 / $2,500 / $3,500 per month | First-week money back or replacement | FAQ lists $1,800 and both 14- and 30-day notice |
| Uassist.ME | Junior FT from $1,900 (You Manage) / $2,200 (We Manage)Finder’s fee 12% of annual salary | Free replacement and billing pause advertised | Marketing-role premium; direct-placement guarantee |
| Pearl Talent | Managed services from $3,000/mo | 30 days, 90 days, and “unlimited” all appear on its pages | Controlling replacement term |
| Oceans Talent | Quote requiredMarketing price not verified | Free rematching advertised | Price, renewal notice, buyout terms |
| Remote Raven | $0 startupGeneral rate from $10/hr (not a verified marketing rate) | Not publicly disclosed | Replacement, notice, required tech extras |
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1. Virtual Wizards - Our Choice for Long-Term Direct Marketing Hires
Best for: Businesses that already have marketing direction and want a dedicated LATAM marketing assistant who joins their team directly.
Virtual Wizards is a direct-hire recruitment partner. We source, screen, and present candidates; you interview and choose; then the assistant works for you – exclusively – and you pay them directly. There’s no monthly agency layer between you and the person doing the work.
What the offer includes
- Flat $2,000 placement fee. Not a percentage of salary, so it doesn’t grow as you hire more senior talent.
- No recurring recruiting markup. After placement, your cost is the assistant’s compensation – nothing else from us.
- Direct compensation control. 100% of what you pay goes to your assistant. You set raises and bonuses.
- You choose. You interview two to three shortlisted candidates and make the final selection.
- Candidate-level U.S.-hours screening. We confirm each candidate’s availability for your time zone (ET, CT, MT, or PT) before they reach your shortlist – LATAM time zones (UTC-3 to UTC-6) make full-day overlap realistic without night shifts.
- C1+ English screening, plus role experience and tool-stack fit.
- Six-month free replacement guarantee.
What a Virtual Wizards marketing assistant handles
Our marketing searches are scoped around the actual execution work: social scheduling, newsletter builds, CMS uploads and formatting, ad uploads, Canva and CapCut production, CRM maintenance, UTM tagging, GA4 and Looker Studio reporting, campaign checklists, and asset and approval coordination. For writing-heavy roles, we recommend a paid writing sample and short practical task during your interviews.
We’re deliberate about what an assistant is not: a channel strategist or a substitute for marketing leadership. Strategy stays with you. Execution moves to someone who owns it every week.
How the fee compares
The cleanest comparison on this list is with HireLATAM, the other flat-fee direct recruiter: $2,000 versus $3,500 – a $1,500 difference in recruiting cost per hire. Against percentage-based direct-hire fees, a flat fee becomes more favorable as salaries rise: at $2,000/month compensation, Somewhere’s published 25–35% equals $6,000–$8,400.
To be fair: Uassist.ME’s 12% finder’s fee is lower than $2,000 when annual compensation is below roughly $16,700 ($1,389/month). Run your own numbers in the calculator above.
Timeline
You’ll typically see a shortlist within 72 hours of kickoff. That’s a shortlist, not a start date. Your interview schedule, selection, and the candidate’s notice period determine when they actually begin.
Who should choose a different model
If you don’t have someone internally who can direct the work, review drafts, and own performance conversations, a managed-service provider (Valatam, Pearl Talent, Uassist.ME’s “We Manage,” or Oceans Talent) may serve you better – even at a higher monthly cost.
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Nine Alternatives Worth Considering
The order below is provisional. Several of these agencies are genuine direct-hire comparisons; others offer ongoing staffing, coaching, or payroll administration that can justify a recurring fee for a different buyer. Each profile uses the same template so you can compare like for like.
2. HireLATAM
Best for: Direct-hire buyers who value a flat fee and published screening specificity.
Why it qualifies: HireLATAM’s marketing recruiting page is unusually specific about screening – portfolios or work samples, platform familiarity, written and spoken English, remote readiness, and required working hours. Its marketing operations scope includes CRM administration, landing pages, QA, UTMs, dashboards, and process documentation.
Model: Direct recruiting. You interview and select; you manage daily work. Optional payroll administration is available but isn’t marketing supervision.
Cost: $3,500 placement fee – a $500 deposit credited toward the total, then $3,000 at placement. Compensation, equipment, and software are separate. Optional payroll administration is $149/month.
Replacement: 90 days standard; extended to six months if you add payroll administration.
Timeline (provider-reported): Two to five candidates in 5–10 business days; full process typically 2–3 weeks.
Independent evidence: HireLATAM’s marketing page describes a marketing-assistant search for Boaz Power’s outreach and events work. On Trustpilot, it displayed 2.0 from 11 reviews at the time of research – most from applicants rather than clients, and one 2024 client dispute about guarantee activation that HireLATAM contests. That aggregate shouldn’t be read as a marketing-client satisfaction score.
Limitation vs. Virtual Wizards: $1,500 higher placement fee and a shorter standard replacement window (90 days vs. six months) unless you pay for the payroll add-on.
3. Hire With Near
Best for: Buyers who want to compare direct recruiting and administered staffing from one LATAM partner.
Why it qualifies: Near has a dedicated marketing-assistant page with junior, mid-level, and senior profiles, covering content, social, email, Canva, CMS, CRM, reporting, and campaign coordination.
Model: One-time recruiting (you employ the person) or ongoing staffing (Near handles payroll, compliance, and benefits). Daily marketing direction stays with you under either.
Screening: Role and tool requirements captured upfront, practical English assessment including written work, reliability screening, client interviews, and finalist reference and background checks.
Cost: No upfront fee advertised; exact recruiting and staffing fees require a quote. Its compensation cards list $1,500–$2,000 (junior), $2,000–$2,500 (mid), and $2,500–$3,000 (senior) per month – but its FAQ quotes higher “cost through Near” ranges. Clarify which numbers include fees.
Replacement: 180 days on recruiting placements.
Timeline (provider-reported): Candidates in roughly 3–5 days; 24-day average time to hire.
Independent evidence: Clutch displayed 4.9/5 from 56 reviews. Two 2026 reviews describe marketing and marketing-operations searches – one noting the hires were too new to judge performance, another reporting a six-week search.
Limitation vs. Virtual Wizards: Recruiting fee isn’t published, so you can’t compare cost until you get a quote.
4. South
Best for: Full-time LATAM teams that want ongoing staffing administration.
Why it qualifies: South’s marketing-assistant role page covers content, social, email, CRM, analytics, and event coordination, and publishes practical interview prompts (captions, editing, HubSpot follow-up, UTMs, ambiguous creative briefs).
Model: Staffing (one consolidated monthly invoice with payroll and a success manager) or one-time headhunting. Full-time only. You interview and select.
Cost: The role page cites a $1,750 average LATAM salary – that’s not an all-in staffing quote. Staffing and headhunting fees aren’t published on the reviewed pricing page.
Replacement: 120 days on headhunting (described elsewhere as a “money-back guarantee,” but it’s a replacement search, not a refund). Staffing advertises no minimum commitment and replacement support when needed.
Independent evidence: South publishes a case study of a Colombian marketing graduate placed with a growth agency for campaign, content, and reporting work. G2 showed 4.8/5 from four reviews – too small a sample to establish marketing-specific performance.
Limitation vs. Virtual Wizards: Fees aren’t published, and the staffing model keeps an ongoing invoice in the relationship.
5. Somewhere
Best for: Businesses that want global sourcing and a choice between direct hire and staffing.
Why it qualifies: Somewhere’s marketing-assistant page describes content scheduling, email, social, CRM, and campaign coordination, with shortlists that include relevant work samples.
Model: Direct Hire (you own the employment relationship, payroll, and performance) or Talent On-Demand (monthly staffing with payroll administration).
Cost: Direct Hire is 25–35% of first-year salary. The marketing page mentions a $500 refundable deposit credited to the final invoice – while the Direct Hire page says “no upfront fees.” Reconcile that in writing.
Replacement: Six months, one free replacement (Direct Hire); unlimited replacements during the contract (Talent On-Demand).
Geography: Colombia, the Philippines, and South Africa. Overlap varies by country – confirm each candidate’s actual shift.
Independent evidence: Trustpilot displayed 3.9 from 196 reviews, including a December 2025 review describing marketing hires still performing six months later. Many other reviews are from applicants.
Limitation vs. Virtual Wizards: Percentage-based fee costs significantly more at typical marketing-assistant salaries, and some role-page salary content appears to be template errors – don’t rely on it.
6. Valatam
Best for: Buyers who want a dedicated LATAM assistant plus ongoing account management.
Why it qualifies: Valatam’s marketing service covers campaign execution, content calendars, social publishing, basic copywriting and design, and analytics. Its FAQ describes concrete general vetting: English checks, competency assessments, background and reference checks, and a one-month internal training period before client presentation.
Model: Recurring staffing. The assistant remains part of Valatam’s team; Valatam handles compensation and benefits. You interview and assign work; account management supports oversight.
Cost: 40-hour/week plans from $2,000 (Core), $2,500 (Advanced), and $3,500 (Specialized) per month. No setup fee. Its FAQ lists a conflicting $1,800 starting price. A 2.99% card fee applies; ACH is free.
Terms: First-week money back or replacement. Cancellation notice appears as both 14 and 30 days.
Limitation vs. Virtual Wizards: At the Core floor, that’s $24,000 per year in perpetuity – versus a one-time $2,000 fee plus compensation you set directly. You’re paying for account management; decide whether you need it.
7. Uassist.ME
Best for: Buyers who want to choose their management level – including a direct-recruiting path.
Why it qualifies: Uassist.ME’s marketing page covers writing and blogging, email, SEO, campaign coordination, Canva/Adobe, GA4, and reporting. Clutch reviews from 2021–2022 describe marketing assistants handling CRM, LinkedIn, campaign, and social calendar work.
Model: Three options – “You Manage” (staffing; you direct work), “We Manage” (adds coaching, supervision, and QA), or Finder’s Fee (direct hire).
Cost: Junior full-time bases of $1,900 (You Manage) and $2,200 (We Manage) per month. Its calculator shows $2,233 for one junior campaign/email/analytics configuration – more realistic for marketing than the base. Finder’s fee is 12% of annual salary.
Terms: Monthly staffing with 30-day notice; free replacement and billing pause advertised (scope needs confirmation, especially for direct placements).
Independent evidence: Clutch displayed 4.6/5 from 35 reviews; Trustpilot 4.2 from 10, including a March 2026 social-media client review.
Limitation vs. Virtual Wizards: The direct-hire path’s replacement guarantee isn’t clearly published. The 12% fee is cheaper than $2,000 at low salaries and more expensive above roughly $1,389/month.
8. Pearl Talent
Best for: Founder-led teams willing to pay for ongoing coaching, payroll, and training.
Why it qualifies: Pearl’s marketing-associate page includes LATAM profiles with content, SEO, email, analytics, and demand-generation experience, plus a digital-marketer placement story.
Model: Managed monthly staffing. Pearl describes structured interviews, skills and communication assessments, English evaluation, and AI training, plus ongoing customer success and performance check-ins.
Cost: Managed services from $3,000/month, depending on role and seniority. Assistant pay isn’t separately disclosed.
Terms: Replacement wording conflicts across its pages – 30 days, 90 days, and “unlimited” all appear. Get the controlling term in writing.
Independent evidence: Trustpilot displayed 3.9 from six reviews, including a February 2026 review praising a marketing contractor.
Limitation vs. Virtual Wizards: $36,000/year at the published floor, every year. AI training doesn’t by itself demonstrate brand-voice writing.
9. Oceans Talent
Best for: Teams wanting a specialist marketing operator with coaching, who can work with partial real-time overlap.
Why it qualifies: Oceans markets dedicated marketing operators across paid, organic, lifecycle, SEO, and marketing operations, with named marketing testimonials on its own site.
Model: Managed staffing of exclusive full-time operators, with an account manager and pod leader supporting development.
Hours: Talent is based in Sri Lanka. The published default is 4–5 hours of real-time overlap plus 3–4 hours of independent work, with custom schedules possible.
Terms: Three-month initial trial, then rolling auto-renewal. Free rematching advertised. The current marketing price wasn’t verifiable on its page – get a quote.
Limitation vs. Virtual Wizards: Partial overlap rather than full U.S. business hours, and pricing and buyout terms aren’t public.
10. Remote Raven
Best for: Agencies or small businesses wanting ongoing marketing staffing, possibly with bundled technology and security support.
Why it qualifies: Remote Raven has a digital-marketing staffing page for marketing assistants, social-media VAs, SEO assistants, Google Ads specialists, and marketing managers in long-term roles.
Model: Ongoing remote staffing with recruiter-led screening, background checks, and a client video meeting before selection. Exact contracting structure requires confirmation.
Cost: $0 startup fees; a general starting rate of $10/hour – not a verified marketing-specialist rate. Confirm whether technology/security services are optional or required.
Independent evidence: Trustpilot displayed 4.3 from eight reviews (many from workers). One November 2026 marketing-agency client review reports six placements over time, including copywriter and video-editor support.
Limitation vs. Virtual Wizards: Replacement duration, notice, and conversion terms aren’t publicly specified.
Direct Recruitment vs. Ongoing Staffing: The Real Trade-Off
This is the decision that matters more than which logo you pick.
Direct recruitment (Virtual Wizards, HireLATAM, Near’s recruiting option, South’s headhunting, Somewhere Direct Hire, Uassist.ME Finder’s Fee) means you pay once to find the person, then the relationship is yours. You control compensation, the assistant’s loyalty sits with your business, and your year-two cost is just compensation. In exchange, you own management, payment, and performance and absence coverage is your responsibility.
Ongoing staffing (Valatam, Pearl Talent, Oceans Talent, Remote Raven, Uassist.ME’s managed plans, Near and South staffing) means the agency stays in the relationship. You pay a recurring invoice that typically covers payroll administration, compliance, and depending on the provider, account management, coaching, QA, or equipment. That has real value for teams without management capacity. It also costs the same in year three as it did in year one.
Neither model is wrong. Here’s the honest test:
- If you have marketing direction and someone who can review work weekly, direct hire usually wins on cost and continuity.
- If no one on your team has time to manage, train, or review an assistant, a managed provider’s oversight may be worth the premium.
One more distinction most comparison pages blur: replacement coverage is not absence coverage. A six-month replacement guarantee means a new search if the hire doesn’t work out. It doesn’t mean someone covers the newsletter when your assistant is sick. Confirm both separately with any agency.
How to Compare 12-Month Costs Fairly
Agency quotes are rarely comparable out of the box. To get a real comparison, send every agency the same brief:
Dedicated marketing execution assistant, 40 paid hours per week, [your time zone] overlap, strong brand-voice writing. Weekly: two approved blog uploads, five social posts, one newsletter, CRM hygiene, one performance report, routine asset coordination. No ownership of marketing strategy or paid-media budget decisions.
Then calculate each option the same way.
For direct recruiting: 12-month cost = placement fee + (12 × monthly compensation) + admin/benefits + equipment/software + payment fees + your management time
For staffing: 12-month cost = setup fee + 12 monthly invoices + required extras (overages, equipment, termination or conversion fees) + your management time
Avoid these comparison mistakes:
- Comparing 20 hours with 40 hours.
- Comparing a junior coordinator quote with a channel specialist quote.
- Comparing contractor compensation with an all-inclusive staffing invoice.
- Treating a credited deposit as an extra fee (it’s part of the placement fee).
- Assuming a replacement guarantee erases onboarding time and lost output.
Illustration: Equal compensation, different fee structures
Assume purely to isolate fee structures – every direct-recruiting agency places the same-scope person at $2,000/month:
| Agency | Year-one compensation + published recruiting fee |
|---|---|
| Virtual Wizardsflat placement fee | $26,000$24,000 + $2,000 |
| Uassist.MEfinder’s fee | $26,880$24,000 + $2,880 (12%) |
| HireLATAMflat placement fee | $27,500$24,000 + $3,500 |
| Somewheredirect hire | $30,000–$32,400$24,000 + $6,000–$8,400 |
And the published staffing floors over 12 months: Valatam Core $24,000, Pearl Talent $36,000 – every year, before any role-specific premium.
This isolates fee structure only. It doesn’t prove identical candidates, guarantees, or management requirements.
What to Confirm Before You Sign
Use this checklist with every agency you’re considering. Check off what each one confirms in writing, then copy the full question list into an email.
The questions that matter most:
- Can you recruit this exact role – hours, seniority, tools, and time-zone overlap?
- Is this direct placement or ongoing staffing? Who contracts and pays the assistant?
- Which writing, portfolio, practical-tool, reference, and judgment checks happen before I see a candidate?
- Can I see an anonymized, scored assessment?
- Do I interview multiple candidates and make the final selection?
- What is every upfront, recurring, and required-extra charge?
- Who manages tasks, performance issues, leave, and payroll?
- What replacement coverage applies – exclusions, limits, turnaround, refunds?
- Is daily absence backup included?
- What are the minimum hours, contract term, cancellation notice, and buyout restrictions?
- What are median shortlist and start times for comparable marketing roles?
- Can you provide a marketing-specific client reference?
FAQ
Is a "dedicated" marketing assistant always a direct hire?
No. Many staffing providers offer dedicated, exclusive assistants while remaining the employer or contracting party. “Dedicated” describes exclusivity; “direct hire” describes who holds the relationship. Virtual Wizards offers both: a dedicated assistant you hire directly.
Does a replacement guarantee cover sick days and holidays?
Usually not. Replacement guarantees cover a new search if the hire doesn’t work out. Absence backup is a separate service that most direct-hire models don’t include. Ask every agency about both.
Can an agency test for our brand voice?
Some agencies publish work-sample or writing screening; few publish their actual scoring rubric. The most reliable approach is your own paid work sample during interviews – a brand-voice rewrite, a newsletter build, and an ambiguous instruction. Our hiring guide includes a full assessment framework.
Who owns accounts, assets, and logins?
You should, under every model. Set up the assistant with user-level access to your own accounts – never let marketing assets live in an assistant’s or agency’s personal accounts.
Does a 72-hour shortlist mean my assistant starts in 72 hours?
No. A shortlist is when you start interviewing. Your interview speed, selection, and the candidate’s notice period determine the actual start date.
Can we keep the assistant if we end a staffing service?
It depends on the contract. Many staffing agreements include non-solicitation or buyout terms. With a direct hire through Virtual Wizards, the assistant already works for you – there’s nothing to buy out.
How much does a virtual marketing assistant cost per month?
For direct-hire LATAM marketing assistants, compensation typically runs $1,200–$2,000/month depending on experience and scope. Managed staffing plans for comparable work generally start between $2,000 and $3,000+ per month. See our virtual assistant cost guide and 2026 salary guide for more detail.
The Bottom Line
If your marketing strategy is set and the problem is consistent execution, the right partner is the one that gets you a capable, dedicated person working your hours – at a cost structure you’ll still be happy with in year two.
For teams that can direct and review the work themselves, we built Virtual Wizards for exactly that: a flat $2,000 placement fee, no recurring markup, your choice of candidate, U.S.-hours availability confirmed before you interview, and six months of replacement coverage.
If you need an agency to supervise the work for you, choose a managed provider from the list above – and use the checklist to get every term in writing.
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