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Hire a Personal Assistant in Silverlake

Part-Time Personal Assistants for Private Individuals

  • 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.

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

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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.

Common tasks our personal assistants can handle for you:

  • Scheduling appointments

  • Coordinating meetings

  • Online research for home service providers

  • Digital organization of files

  • Errands

  • Returning packages

  • Researching and planning travel or activities

  • Preparing and circulating documents or materials

  • Managing registrations

  • Paying bills

  • Daily administration

Pros & Cons of Virtual vs In-Person Personal Assistants

We’ll work with you to match you with candidates who fit the support that you need, whether that includes in-person tasks or online remote work. No matter what your needs, all of our candidates are based in your city.

  • Pros: Can handle tasks that require physical presence like running errands, returning packages, meeting service providers onsite, organizing offices, garages or other home organization. Meeting in person allows you establish an even more personal working relationship.

    Cons: You will need to coordinate how they get into/out of your home; you may need to coordinate schedules; you may limit the number of candidates available for you to work with because they need to live nearby.

  • Pros: We’re not going to sugar coat it: most candidates prefer remote work. Candidates may be happier when they can work comfortably from their home workspace; you don’t need to worry about scheduling meetings in-person and you can still meet via a video call; you have more flexibility to pass off tasks as they occur to you.

    Cons: Remote personal assistants are not available to handle errands, return packages, or to meet service providers onsite; you may feel the personal connection is lacking if you are someone who likes meeting face to face (though you can still meet via video!).

Who Hires an Assistant with The Middle?

Small Business Owners

Consultants

Project Managers

Entrepreneurs

Philanthropists

Marketing Experts

Branding Creatives

Writers

Investors

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

  • The Middle places reliable part-time personal assistant positions in Silverlake and the rest of Los Angeles. We also serve Manhattan and Brooklyn.

  • Pet care is not within the scope of work a personal assistant should be required to handle. However, if you’re looking for a personal assistant who can offer assistance with your pets, just let us know in your Client Questionnaire, and we’ll match you with candidates who have experience with or are open to pet care.

  • The Middle only offers part-time personal assistants. Services are meant to be ongoing. At this time, we do not work with full-time personal assistant candidates.

  • We aim to make the hiring process as quick and easy as possible. Here’s what you can expect from hiring a personal assistant with The Middle:

    Fill out and submit our Client Questionnaire

    Receive your candidate matches’ profiles directly to your inbox

    Select which candidates you’d like to interview. Provide us with your availability and we’ll coordinate and set up virtual interviews with each.

    Hire your favorite and get started!

  • The process can move as quickly as within 1 week! We aim to provide you with personal assistant matches within 2-4 days, though it can take up to 2 weeks (if we are currently onboarding new candidates who may be a match). Interviews are set up based on your availability, and as soon as you select a candidate you’d like to hire, we’ll connect you directly to get started.

  • Our candidates have come from varied work experiences so depending on the nature of your needs, we are able to match you with candidates who have the appropriate experience for your position. We place personal assistants for private individuals and busy professionals rather than for specific industries, and our clients reflect that. We work with busy professionals like showrunners, consultants, artists, executives, engineers, interior designers, entrepreneurs, and influencers.

Hiring a Personal Assistant

Average Cost of Hiring a Silverlake Personal Assistant

The average personal assistant is looking for $25/hr, and the average client is looking for about 5-10 hours per week so you can expect a personal assistant to cost between $125-200/wk, depending on your needs.

Advantages of Hiring a Local Personal Assistant in Silverlake

Working with a personal assistant gives you an advantage by allowing you to accomplish more in your day. When you pass off day to day duties and ad hoc tasks that come up, you give yourself more room to grow not only professionally, but personally. Personal assistants bring value to your life by:

  • Giving you the freedom to have better work-life balance: When you aren’t swamped by your to-do list, you can enjoy hours outside of work  with your family or by filling it with self-care.

  • Supporting you with expertise and skills: We match you with candidates whose experience matches your needs so that you are supported by a proficient assistant. 

  • Saving you time: Personal assistants can handle all of the small tasks that clutter your day.

  • Reducing your stress: Having a personal assistant to help complete tasks can prevent burnout.

  • Providing customized support: Personal assistants work with you on a, well, personal level. A personal assistant can adapt to your personal preferences and support you in a way that feels like how you would do the job yourself.

  • Increasing your productivity: By delegating routine tasks to a personal assistant, you can concentrate on tasks that demand your expertise, and ultimately boost your productivity.

  • Helping you stay organized: A personal assistant can improve your physical organization, and by managing your calendar so you stay on track.

Qualifications and Experience to Seek in a Personal Assistant

We work like a personal assistant matchmaker to make sure your needs and a candidate’s experience align before any interviews occur. The skills we consider valuable in a personal assistant include: 

  • Communication: Personal Assistants who have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Organization: Candidates who demonstrate strong organizational abilities to manage multiple tasks and keep things running smoothly.

  • Time Management: Personal assistants who are skilled at working independently, prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.

  • Flexibility and Adaptability: Personal Assistants who can adapt to shifting priorities and handle unexpected situations with control.

  • Problem-Solving: The ability to problem solve is crucial to being a personal assistant. We look for independent thinkers who are logical and resourceful.

  • Relevant Experience: Familiarity with the responsibilities eases any initial learning curve.

  • Administration: Experience in administrative tasks, such as managing calendars, scheduling appointments, handling emails, and organizing files.

  • Tech Savvy: Candidates who easily learn new  technology, computer software, and apps.

What To Ask a Personal Assistant in an Interview to Determine If They Are Right For You

We’ve pre-screened and selected these candidates for you because we think they can handle the position. You can enter interviews with the understanding that the candidates are qualified for the job.

During the interview, you should feel comfortable communicating with the candidate. The right personal assistant for you will instill confidence in you that they can own your tasks and be trusted to do the job well and in a timely manner.

We also recommend connecting on expectations around availability and what working together would look like. You want to try to understand what will keep them invested. We have found that candidates who are interested in the client's world are more successful pairings.

A few questions to get started are:

  1. What prior experience have you had that relates to this position?

  2. I need [insert your needs here] - Why do you feel uniquely equipped to fill those needs?

  3. What is your current availability? Let’s discuss what working together would look like on a week-to-week basis.