Specialist VA

Social Media Manager Virtual Assistant Australia — DotVA

Hire a social media VA for your AU business. Content scheduling, copywriting, community management, monthly performance reports across Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok. From $18/hr AUD.

Reviewed by Jenn Yang · Director, DotVA · 48+ AU placements managed · Last checked 18 May 2026

Pricing$18-$25/hr AUD
Typical hours15-30 hrs/week
Placement time7-10 days

What this specialist va does for you

  • Monthly content calendar planning
  • Caption + copy drafting (in your tone of voice)
  • Scheduling via Later, Buffer, or Hootsuite
  • Community management (replies, DMs, brand mentions)
  • Hashtag research + competitor tracking
  • Basic Canva graphic production
  • Monthly performance report (reach, engagement, follower growth)
  • Influencer outreach + coordination

Social media is the task founders most want to delegate and most consistently delegate wrong. The reason: it needs your brand voice, your taste, your judgement on what’s on-message. The right time to delegate is when you have 10+ pieces of content that exemplify your voice and 30 minutes a week to give feedback.

What this placement covers

Every DotVA placement is dedicated — one VA, one client. The tasks above are the core scope, calibrated against 48+ DotVA placements. Add or remove items via the SOP in week 1.

Pricing + placement

This role sits in our specialist tier: AUD $18-$25/hr (excl GST). At a typical 15-30 hours/week placement, that’s approximately AUD $2,095/month all-in. A $500 refundable deposit covers our recruiting + placement work.

Placement time is 7-10 days from discovery call to your VA starting. We replace at no extra cost inside the 30-day satisfaction window.

What you bring

Two things: a 30-minute weekly check-in in week 1-2 (dropping to 20 minutes by week 4), and a willingness to write things down. SOPs, preferences, recurring decisions. Your VA reads them. Everything else — recruiting, vetting, onboarding, performance management, replacement coverage — sits with us.

Book a discovery call and we’ll confirm whether this is the right tier for your situation.

Tools your VA brings to the placement

  • Later
  • Buffer
  • Hootsuite
  • Canva
  • Meta Business Suite
  • LinkedIn Sales Navigator
  • TikTok Business
  • Claude Pro

Common questions about hiring a specialist va

Can the VA write in our brand voice?

Yes, with calibration. Week 1 is tone training: share 10 examples of on-brand content, 5 examples of off-brand. By week 3, most VAs are producing publishable drafts on the first pass.

Does the VA create videos / Reels?

Editing + captioning of existing footage yes. Filming + appearing in content no. For original video production, layer in a videographer or our AI content engine service.

Can the VA run paid ads too?

No — paid Meta/Google/LinkedIn ads need a specialist. We don't pretend a generalist VA can do them well.

Ready to hire?

Book a free discovery call

30 minutes, no card, no obligation. We'll confirm the scope, show you matched candidates within 7-10 days, and you decide if it makes sense.

No obligation. No credit card. Just a conversation about what's possible.