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The full-time employment reality — before you read another word
14 Hours Worked.

The average full-time office employee is productive for just 2 hours and 53 minutes a day — roughly 14.4 hours out of a 40-hour paid week. You fund the other 25.6 hours of distractions, meetings, and recovery time with no accounting of where they went.
Vouchercloud study of 1,989 full-time office workers, independently corroborated by RescueTime across 185 million tracked hours.

Not a Hire. Not a Temp.
A Staff Member Who Shows Up Every Month.

Amata fractional staffing gives your organization a dedicated professional — your workflows, your priorities, your business — learned once and built on every month after. Every minute documented. Three programs from $980/month.

Same dedicated person — every month, no rotation Every minute of billed time documented monthly Save up to 60% vs. a full-benefit employee Locally owned, locally staffed, since 2002
What is Fractional Staffing?

Fractional staffing means hiring a dedicated professional — admin, executive assistant, or paralegal — for only the hours your organization needs each month, without a full-time salary, benefits, or payroll overhead. Amata assigns the same person to your account every month and documents every minute of billed time in a monthly report. Programs start at $980/month.

Why Organizations Choose Fractional.
Four reasons that matter.

Each of these is a genuine differentiator — not marketing language. Read them in order.

01
Reclaim Your Time — Permanently.

The admin, the scheduling, the follow-up, the marketing tasks you keep saying you'll get to — they leave your plate and stay off it. Not until the next hire falls through. Not until the temp's engagement ends. Permanently, handled by someone who knows your business and doesn't need re-explaining every month.

02
The Output of a Full-Benefit Employee. Without Employing One.

No salary commitment. No benefits burden. No payroll taxes, equipment costs, or HR overhead. The same professional output — and none of the financial exposure that comes with adding a full-time employee to your payroll. When you don't need more hours, you don't pay for them.

03
The Same Person. Every Month. Getting Better at Your Business.

Continuity is the product. Your dedicated staff member learns your clients, your systems, your communication preferences, and your way of working — and builds on that knowledge every month. This is what a temp agency can never deliver. You stop re-explaining yourself. They start anticipating what you need.

04
Every Minute Accounted For. Something a Full-Time Employee Can Never Give You.

Every month you receive a detailed report showing exactly what your staff member did, when, and for how long — in one-sixth-hour increments. You see every task, every time entry, every billed minute. With a full-time employee, you pay for 40 hours and account for none of them. With Amata, you pay for exactly what was delivered — and you have the documentation to prove it.

The Marketing Reality for Most Organizations

You Know What You Should Be Doing.
You Just Don't Have Anyone to Do It.

Most small and mid-size organizations understand exactly what their marketing needs — consistent posting, a working Google presence, a newsletter, Google Ads, a content strategy. The problem isn't knowledge. The problem is bandwidth.

Marketing is the work that falls off the list first. It requires consistency — weekly, not quarterly. And consistency requires a person. Not a strategy. Not a tool. A person who shows up every week and does the work.

The Admin 20 & Marketing Lab Plus program includes 20 admin hours and approximately 8.5 marketing staff hours per month — for $1,595/month total. The 8.5 marketing hours cover Google Ads management, content drafting, strategy, and execution on a consistent weekly rhythm. Additional hours beyond the included allocation are billed at the same rate as base hours. Paid ad media budget is billed separately directly to Google.

Activities Your Admin & Marketing Staff Can Support

The 8.5 included marketing hours focus on Google Ads, content, and strategy. Items below represent the full scope of what your combined admin and marketing team can work on — your program manager will prioritize based on your goals. Additional hours available at the same rate.

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Social media scheduling & posting
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LinkedIn content management
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Google Business Profile updates
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Blog drafting & WordPress publishing
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Email newsletter execution
📊
Google Ads campaign support
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Content calendar management
Client review & testimonial requests
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Website copy updates
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Event coordination & promotion
🎙️
Video & podcast shoot coordination
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Referral outreach & follow-up
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Community engagement
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All standard on-site admin tasks

Admin 20 & Marketing Lab Plus: $1,595/month total — includes 20 admin hours and ~8.5 marketing staff hours. Overages billed at the same rate as base hours. Paid ad media budget billed separately to Google. Marketing Lab pairs with Admin 20 or EA 30 only — not with Paralegal 40.

Every Minute Documented

You See Exactly Where
Every Hour Went.

Every month, you receive a complete report documenting every task completed, every time entry, and every 1/6th-hour increment of billed time. Not a summary. Not an estimate. A complete record.

Use it as a management tool: see where time is concentrating, redirect priorities, identify what's taking longer than expected. This visibility doesn't exist with a full-time employee — you pay for 40 hours with no accounting of how they were spent. Every minute is accounted for and reviewable in the monthly report you receive.

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Amata Fractional Staffing
  • Monthly report — every task documented
  • 1/6th-hour billing — no rounding, no padding
  • Same person every month — continuity guaranteed
  • Redirect priorities anytime — you're in control
  • You pay for productive hours only
Full-Time Employee
  • No task-level reporting available
  • 40 hours paid · ~14 hours productive*
  • No granular visibility into how time is spent
  • Benefits, taxes, overhead — additional cost
  • You pay for time regardless of output

*Vouchercloud (1,989 workers) + RescueTime (185M tracked hours)

Three Programs — One Dedicated Person Each

A Full-Benefit Employee Costs $82,000+ Per Year.
Amata Starts at $980 Per Month.

Choose the program that fits where you are right now. Each program assigns the same dedicated staff member, delivers full monthly reporting, and can be adjusted as your needs change. Hours do not roll over month to month.

On-Site Admin
Admin 20
$980
per month · 20 hrs
Paralegal Support
Paralegal 40
$2,520
per month · 40 hrs

Hours do not roll over month to month. Overages billed at the same rate as base hours in your enrolled program.

The Amata Onboarding Program

You're Up and Running
Before Your First Bill.

Every new fractional program follows Amata's six-step onboarding process — designed so your dedicated staff member hits the ground running from day one. Full detail on each program's dedicated page.

Step 1
Prepare & Set Up

Amata handles the matching and logistics. You complete a pre-start checklist — systems access, task priorities, standards — so your staff member can produce value in week one.

Step 2
The Intake Session

A dedicated 60–90 minute intake session — facilitated by your Amata Account Executive — where context gets transferred: your priorities, your standards, your preferences. The single most important investment in the relationship.

Steps 3–6
Training → 30-Day Review

Orientation, first-week calibration, a formal 30-day review, and an ongoing recalibration process ensure the relationship improves every month. Monthly report delivered by the 5th business day.

Built-In Protection

A backup staff member is assigned to every program.

In the event of PTO, illness, or unexpected turnover, your backup steps in — already familiar with your account. You are never left without support.

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Program Details

Find the Right Fit.
Each Program Gets Its Own Dedicated Page.

These are overviews. Click through to the dedicated program page for full details, use cases, and examples of what your staff member will handle each month.

On-Site Administrative
Admin 20
20 hours / month
$980
per month

On-site admin support — court runs in Chicago, clerk's office trips, copying, scanning, mail preparation, and all other on-site tasks. Same dedicated person every month. Pairs with Marketing Lab Plus for Google Ads, content drafting, and strategy — 8.5 additional marketing staff hours included.

Pairs with Marketing Lab Plus
Executive Assistant
EA 30
30 hours / month
$1,650
per month

Remote executive assistant service — email management, calendar, social media, event scheduling, client intake, and all EA tasks. Dedicated to your account. Learns how you communicate and what you prioritize. Same person every month, every minute documented.

Pairs with Marketing Lab
Paralegal Legal Support
Paralegal 40
40 hours / month
$2,520
per month

Full paralegal support — document drafting, review, case management, trial preparation, and all paralegal tasks. Dedicated to your account. Legal work only — does not include marketing, admin, or EA tasks. Same person every month, fully documented.

Legal work only

Need something different?

Your organization doesn't fit neatly into a category — and that's fine. Tell us what you need and we'll build a custom program around it, with the same dedicated person and monthly reporting every program delivers.

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Amata vs. A Staffing Agency

The Same Person Every Month.
That's Not How Agencies Work.

Amata Fractional Staffing
One dedicated person. Every month. Every minute documented.
  • Same dedicated staff member — assigned and maintained for your account
  • A backup staff member also assigned — steps in for PTO, illness, or unexpected turnover
  • Learns your systems, clients, and priorities over time
  • No re-explaining your setup to someone new each quarter
  • Six-step onboarding process — formal intake, calibration, 30-day review
  • Monthly report — every task, every billed minute documented
  • Flat monthly rate — no agency markup, predictable cost
  • Locally based accounting team answers billing questions directly
Typical Staffing Agency
Whoever's available. No report. 25–50% markup.
  • Staff rotation — different people for different assignments
  • Constant re-onboarding as workers turn over
  • No institutional memory — every person starts from zero
  • No task-level reporting on how time was spent
  • Agency markup of 25–50% on top of the worker's pay rate
  • Billing issues handled through a national call center
  • Purely transactional — no relationship builds over time
Pay-As-You-Go

Need Support Without
a Monthly Program?

On-demand hourly support billed in one-sixth-hour increments. No monthly commitment required. With Amata Coins, members receive 32% off published labor rates.

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Admin Support
$70
per hour · 1/6th-hr increments
On-site administrative support. No minimum beyond 1/6th hour.
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Paralegal Support
$90
per hour · 1/6th-hr increments
Document drafting, review, case management. Legal work only.
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Court Runs
$70
per hour · 0.5 hr minimum
Court runs & clerk visits in Chicago. Filing fees + 30%.
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E-Filing
$70
per hour · 1/6th-hr increments
Electronic filing services at the administrative support rate.
Amata Coins — 32% Off All Labor

With Amata Coins, members who pre-purchase at $0.68/coin receive 32% off published labor rates. The same coin system that applies to conference room bookings.

Common Questions

What You Need to Know
Before You Start.

Research from two independent sources arrives at nearly the same answer. A Vouchercloud study of 1,989 full-time office workers found the average employee productive for just 2 hours and 53 minutes per day. RescueTime analyzed 185 million tracked work hours and found the average knowledge worker productive for 2 hours and 48 minutes. That translates to approximately 14.4 productive hours out of a 40-hour paid week — meaning you fund roughly 25.6 hours of non-productive time weekly with no accounting of where it went.
Fractional staffing means hiring a dedicated professional — admin, executive assistant, or paralegal — for only the hours your organization needs each month, without a full-time salary, benefits, or payroll overhead. Amata assigns the same person to your account every month, documents every billed minute in a monthly report, and maintains that assignment for as long as you're enrolled. Programs start at $980/month for 20 hours of dedicated on-site administrative support.
Yes. Every month you receive a detailed report documenting every task completed, every time entry, and every 1/6th-hour increment of billed time. You see exactly what was done, when, and how long it took. This transparency is not available with a full-time employee — employers typically have no granular accounting of how 40 paid weekly hours are actually spent. With Amata, every billed hour is fully accounted for, and you can use the report to redirect priorities each month.
Yes. Amata assigns a dedicated staff member to your account and maintains that assignment for as long as you're enrolled. They learn your workflows, your clients, your communication preferences, and your organizational priorities. You stop re-explaining yourself. They get better at your business every month. Amata also assigns a backup staff member to every program — someone already familiar with your account who steps in in the event of PTO, illness, or unexpected turnover. You are never left without support.
Amata assigns a backup staff member to every fractional program alongside your primary. In the event of PTO, unexpected illness, or turnover, your backup steps in — already familiar with your account and your way of working. You are never left without coverage. This is a structural protection that a traditional staffing agency cannot offer — because they don't assign a primary person to begin with.
Every Amata fractional program follows a six-step onboarding process. Step 1 is a pre-start preparation phase — Amata handles matching and logistics while you complete a checklist covering system access, task priorities, and your standards. Step 2 is a dedicated 60–90 minute intake session facilitated by your Amata Account Executive, where your workflows, client context, preferences, and expectations are transferred to your staff member. Steps 3 through 6 cover orientation, first-week calibration, a formal 30-day review, and an ongoing recalibration process. Your monthly report is delivered by the 5th business day of each month. Detailed onboarding information is available on each program's dedicated page.
When paired with Marketing Lab, your Admin 20 staff member can handle: social media scheduling and posting, LinkedIn content management, Google Business Profile updates, blog drafting and WordPress publishing, email newsletter execution, Google Ads campaign support, content calendar management, client review and testimonial requests, website copy updates, event coordination and promotion, photography and video shoot coordination, referral outreach, and community engagement. Admin 20 + Marketing Lab Plus is $1,595/month total — not $980 plus an additional fee.
Admin 20 provides 20 hours per month of on-site administrative support — court runs, clerk office trips, copying, scanning, mail preparation, and other in-person tasks. EA 30 provides 30 hours per month of executive assistant service — email management, calendar, social media, event scheduling, and client intake — performed remotely. Admin 20 requires physical presence. EA 30 works from wherever the work takes them. Both assign the same dedicated person every month and provide full monthly reporting.
Yes — with Admin 20 or EA 30 only. Admin 20 + Marketing Lab Plus is a single combined package at $1,595 per month total. This is not $980 plus an add-on — it is one total price for both. Admin 20 standalone is $980 per month. Paralegal 40 does not pair with Marketing Lab.
No. Hours do not roll over month to month. Hours are allocated for the current month and expire at month end. Monthly overages are billed at the hourly rate of your enrolled program. If you consistently need more hours than your program provides, Amata will discuss an adjustment with you.
A full-time admin employee in Chicago earns an average of $59,000 or more annually in salary alone — and is productive for roughly 14.4 hours per week. Fully loaded with benefits, payroll taxes, equipment, and workspace, the annual cost runs $82,000 or more for approximately 720 productive hours — roughly $114 per productive hour. Amata Admin 20 delivers 20 dedicated, documented hours per month at $980. Annual cost: $11,760. Effective cost: $49 per documented hour, all-in, nothing hidden.
Three Programs — From $980/Month — Same Person Every Month

Stop Funding Hours
You Can't Account For.

A dedicated staff member. A monthly report. The same person every month. Tell us what you need and we'll find the right program for where you are right now.

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