Assist World

Virtual Operations & Marketing Assistant

Philippines, South Africa full-time Entry $700 - $800
full-time Entry level Technology & IT Salary listed Curated
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About the role

Company Overview

Our client is a growing, newly established food business built around its own custom-developed website, which includes an integrated CRM, social media and email marketing plugins, and connects to an EPOS system in-store. As the business scales, its day-to-day operations, marketing, and customer touchpoints are still spread across separate tools and processes that need to be brought together into one smooth, reliable system.

Role Overview

This is a generalist role for someone who can move comfortably between systems and operations work and hands-on marketing execution. Because the business is new, its workflows are currently disjointed. The right candidate will help identify gaps, set up the tools and processes needed to close them, and keep things running day to day.

Phase one priority is building out the customer journey: turning the current setup into a working funnel that captures a customer from first contact through to purchase, with clean data at every step. This will sit alongside general admin support, including labelling, SOPs, supplier research, and email triage.

Marketing execution, including Canva design, social scheduling, and campaign delivery, will form part of the role from day one, with scope to grow into a dedicated AI agent and automation build-out in a later phase.

Key Responsibilities

Build out the customer journey and funnel from lead to purchase, working with the founder on funnel and lead magnet design before setting it up and managing it end to end

Ensure customer and lead data is captured accurately at every stage

Identify gaps across current systems and workflows, including the website CRM, EPOS, and marketing tools, and put structure in place as the business grows

Set up and manage the marketing suite, including email marketing, social media scheduling and posting, and monitoring and responding to reviews and customer enquiries

Triage the business email inbox, filtering emails that require the founder's attention from those that can be handled directly

Help establish an organised and effective email management system

Design labels and marketing materials in Canva, with training provided on the business's labelling software

Prepare print-ready assets for founder approval

Manage print procurement, including sending approved designs to printers and tracking delivery

Build and maintain supplier and competitor databases, organising existing information and incorporating ongoing research

Create and structure SOP documentation from provided videos and notes, ready for printing and staff use

Research market trends and opportunities and proactively suggest marketing campaign ideas

Set up a VoIP phone system, with future scope for AI-assisted call handling

Later phase: support the deployment of AI agents for review responses, email triage, supplier price tracking, and other business processes

Skills & Tools

Experience supporting e-commerce, retail, or food service operations in a fast-paced environment

Working knowledge of automation platforms such as Zapier, Make.com, or n8n, plus AI tools and custom GPTs

Strong Canva skills; Adobe Express is a plus

Graphic and print design ability is desirable and genuinely valued

Please share a design portfolio with your application

Experience with email marketing platforms, ideally Klaviyo; Mailchimp experience is also welcome

Comfortable using social media scheduling tools such as Buffer

Good working knowledge of Google Workspace

Strong written and spoken English, with the ability to turn work into clear, actionable reports

Previous experience in the food industry is desirable but not essential

Why Join Assist World?

100% REMOTE

$50 birthday bonus

$200 testimonial bonus

NO TRACKER. NO PROBLEM

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Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Virtual Operations & Marketing Assistant role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Assist World?
  3. Which of CRM, Operations and Remote Collaboration have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. What have you learned quickly in a past role, project, or training experience?
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

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  • A recent example that proves your experience with CRM, Operations and Remote Collaboration.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Virtual Operations & Marketing Assistant role because I can bring practical experience in CRM, Operations and Remote Collaboration, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Assist World needs from this hire.

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