Part-Time Personal Assistant Services

Hire a Personal Assistant in Santa Monica

Find a Personal Assistant

  • Save Time

    Delegate all the little time sucks and reclaim your life.

  • Boost Productivity

    We’ll do the admin so you can focus on higher-level projects.

  • Reduce Stress

    Find The Middle ground in work/life balance.

  • No Set Plans

    Personalized support tailored to your needs.

How It Works

Match with candidates

Say goodbye to combing through applications! Tell us about what you looking for, and receive your matches.

interview your favorites

Avoid the hassle of coordinating. Simply provide your availability and we’ll set up a video interview.

hire Assistant + get started

Positions are part-time, but ongoing. Pay your assistant their wages directly and enjoy your newfound time!

We match you with pre-screened, qualified assistants from our database. You hire your best fit.

Benefits of Hiring a Local Personal Assistant in Santa Monica

The main benefit of hiring a personal assistant is that they free up your time. When you aren’t bogged down by routine tasks, you have time in your day to focus on important matters that are worth your valuable time. Ever thought “I wish I could just clone myself!”- a personal assistant is the next best thing. They become a valuable right hand who learns your unique preferences and is able to seamlessly support your busy life.

Typical Tasks a Personal Assistant Handles for You

Personal assistants can handle personal tasks like running errands and organizing your home, or business support like scheduling meetings and managing daily administration. Some of the most common tasks that our clients offload to their personal assistants are:

  • Errands & returning packages

  • Scheduling appointments & coordinating meetings

  • Online research for home service providers

  • Digital organization of files

  • Researching and planning travel

  • Preparing and circulating documents

  • Managing registrations & paying bills

Who Hires an Assistant with The Middle?

Small Business Owners

Consultants

Project Managers

Entrepreneurs

Philanthropists

Marketing Experts

Branding Creatives

Writers

Education Specialists

Tech Founders & Engineers

Film, TV & Media Executives

Interior Designers

Artists

Real Estate Professionals

Lawyers

Satisfied Clients

  • "Gracie has a very keen sense of people's strengths, needs, and personalities that will mix."

    Charles D.

  • “My assistant saves me so much time in my day to day life, and it's a relief knowing I can rely on her."

    Erica W.

  • “The EA we hired continues to be a phenomenal asset to our professional and personal lives. "

    Robert D.

  • “I felt like I never had to lift a finger. From start to finish, working with the Middle was smooth, efficient, and fun."

    Mitchell G.

  • "I was able to find an excellent PA, who has now become essential to streamline and accelerate our work."

    Maria D.

  • "What a brilliant and efficient way to find a personal assistant. A service to find quality candidates looking for hourly work."

    Private Client

  • "The Middle made hiring so much faster and curated such great candidates that the only hard part was making a decision."

    Brian J.

Areas We Serve in California

Los Angeles

Areas We Serve in New York

New York City

 FAQs

  • Though pet care is not within the scope of work a personal assistant should be required to handle, if you’re looking for a personal assistant who can offer assistance with your dog(s) or cat(s), mark it in your Client Questionnaire, and we’ll do our best to match you with candidates who are open to pet care.

  • You can hire a virtual personal assistant in Santa Monica! All of our personal assistants are based in your city, regardless of whether they work with you remotely or in person.

  • At this time, we do not offer full-time personal assistant placements. The Middle focuses on providing candidates who can fill part-time, ongoing personal assistant positions for 5-25 hrs/wk.

  • The Middle combines the ease of an online platform with the personal touch of an agency to help you hire a personal assistant who perfectly fits your needs:

    1. Fill out and submit our Client Questionnaire

    2. Get personally matched with candidates and receive their profiles directly to your inbox

    3. Select the candidates you’d like to interview and provide your availability to do so (we’ll coordinate and set up the virtual interviews)

    4. Hire your favorite and get started!

  • You pay your personal assistant directly; payments are not made through The Middle and we do not take a cut of your personal assistant’s hourly wages.

  • The process is designed to be seamless and quick. We’ve already pre-screened all of our candidates so your interviews can be focused on your specific needs. We’ll provide candidates in less than 2 weeks (often less than 1 week), and then set up interviews at your convenience. Once interviews are complete, we’ll connect you directly with the candidate you’d like to hire to get started!

  • We place personal assistants for private individuals and busy professionals rather than for specific industries. However, our candidates have varied backgrounds so depending on the nature of your needs, we are able to match you with candidates who have the appropriate experience for your position. Clients of The Middle are in a variety of industries, including (but not limited to) consultants, artists, executives, engineers, interior designers, entrepreneurs, and influencers.

Hiring a Personal Assistant

How To Find a Good Personal Assistant in Santa Monica

You can find qualified, reliable personal assistants through The Middle. We place part-time personal assistant positions in Santa Monica and the rest of Los Angeles, as well as in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Qualifications and Experience To Look For or in a Personal Assistant

When you hire a personal assistant, you want a candidate with relevant experience and skills that align with the specific tasks you need them to do. We’ll work to match you with candidates who fit these needs. While interviews between you and potential candidates are crucial to get a better understanding of how you communicate together and to explain the specific tasks and expectations of the role, we've already made sure that all of our candidates are qualified to be meeting with you in the first place! Some key skills we consider are clear communication, organizational habits, ability to manage time efficiently, and problem solving skills.

How to Ensure Confidentiality and Privacy when Hiring a Santa Monica Personal Assistant

Establishing trust is a key part of a successful working relationship, and we understand that can sometimes only come with time. However, personal assistants have a  baseline understanding that your personal matters are private and confidential. We conduct reference checks to get a better sense of each candidate’s work ethic and performance. The Middle does not conduct background checks. California's "Ban the Box" Assembly Bill 1008 prevents background checks from being conducted before an offer of employment is on the table. Since the candidates are not The Middle's employees, we are not legally allowed to perform a background check.

Clients are welcome to implement any further measures they would like to ensure confidentiality and privacy, including a background checks or verifying references themselves. You may also request your personal assistant agrees to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that outlines expectations for handling confidential information.

Once hired, provide clear guidelines on data handling and storage, and restrict access to sensitive information on a need-to-know basis. Regularly review and reinforce the importance of confidentiality and privacy to ensure a secure working relationship.