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Fractional Staffing · EA 30 · $1,650/month

You Didn't Start This Business
to Spend Your Mornings
in Your Inbox.

The emails that pile up. The follow-ups that slip. The calendar that belongs to everyone else. EA-30 gives you a dedicated executive assistant — the same person every month — so you stay ahead of it instead of running behind it. Every minute documented. Monthly report by the 5th.

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Same dedicated EA — every month, no rotation Backup EA assigned — coverage never stops Fully remote — works wherever the work takes them Monthly report by the 5th business day
Quick Answer

What does EA 30 include? EA 30 provides 30 hours per month of dedicated executive assistant service at $1,650/month — email management, calendar management, social media, event scheduling, client intake, and all EA tasks. 100% remote. The same dedicated person is assigned every month. Every minute is documented in a monthly report delivered by the 5th business day.

Why 30 Hours?

A Full-Time EA Needs 173 Hours of Work a Month.
Most Growing Businesses Have About 30.

EA-30 is structured around the work that actually exists in a growing business — not around a job description that sounds complete on paper but creates an underutilization problem in practice.

We Built EA-30 Because
Full-Time EAs Get Bored. And Quit.

Most small and growing businesses have about 30 hours a month of genuine, high-value EA work — emails that need managing, a calendar that needs owning, client intake that needs following up. Not 173 hours. Not even close.

When a full-time EA doesn't have enough real work to fill their day, they notice. Less than 50% of executive assistants stay on the job beyond a year, according to Zippia — and EA-specific research identifies underutilization as a primary driver. When the role feels mainly supportive rather than strategic, and there's nothing challenging enough to stay engaged, they start looking elsewhere.

Asana surveyed more than 10,000 workers and found that 62% of a typical employee's time is spent on administrative overhead — status updates, unnecessary meetings, searching for information — rather than the skilled work they were hired to do. A full-time EA in a small business fills that gap the same way any underutilized employee does — reorganizing files that didn't need reorganizing, sitting in meetings they didn't need to attend, refreshing an inbox waiting for work that isn't coming.

EA-30 is designed around the real demand. 30 hours of focused, documented, consistently delivered work — from the same person every month, learning how you communicate, what you prioritize, and how your business runs. When a month demands more, overages are available at the same rate. But the program is built around what actually exists, not what a full-time job description requires.

Sources: Zippia executive assistant retention data · Boldly.com EA turnover research · Asana survey of 10,000+ workers · Resume Now Untapped Talent Report (1,018 U.S. workers, 2025)

<50%
of executive assistants stay beyond one yearUnderutilization is a leading driver. When an EA doesn't have enough meaningful work to fill their time, they feel it — and eventually leave. (Zippia)
62%
of a typical employee's time spent on administrative overhead — not skilled outputStatus updates, unnecessary meetings, searching for information. Not the work they were hired to do, and not a problem unique to EAs. It's how underutilized employees everywhere fill their days. (Asana, 10,000+ workers)
69%
of U.S. workers feel their skills are underutilizedAnd 67% of those would leave within a year if the situation doesn't change. Underutilization isn't just a morale problem — it's a structural turnover driver. (Resume Now, 1,018 U.S. adults, 2025)
143
hours of unfilled time every month with a full-time EA hire173 hours in a full-time month. ~30 hours of real EA work in a small growing business. The 143-hour gap is where boredom, disengagement, and turnover begin.
What EA 30 Covers

30 Hours. Fully Remote.
Every Task That Leaves Your Plate.

EA 30 is built for the work that piles up in your inbox, your calendar, and your communications — handled by a dedicated EA who knows how you work.

📧
Email & Communications
  • Inbox management and triage
  • Email drafting and responses
  • Follow-up management
  • Correspondence drafting
  • Communication templates
📅
Calendar & Scheduling
  • Appointment setting
  • Calendar management
  • Meeting coordination
  • Event scheduling
  • Reminders and follow-ups
👥
Client Intake & Relations
  • Client intake coordination
  • New client onboarding support
  • Client follow-up communications
  • CRM data entry and updates
  • Client status tracking
📱
Social Media & Content
  • Social media management
  • LinkedIn content coordination
  • Content scheduling and posting
  • Google Business Profile updates
  • Newsletter coordination
🗂️
Organization & Research
  • Document organization
  • Research and report preparation
  • Data entry and database management
  • Travel coordination
  • Vendor and contact management
All Other EA Tasks
  • Event coordination and promotion
  • Referral outreach and follow-up
  • Review and testimonial requests
  • Administrative project support
  • Custom tasks confirmed at intake

Task scope confirmed during the intake session. Hours do not roll over. Overages billed at the same rate as base hours.

EA 30 + Marketing Lab

Start with Your EA.
Add a Marketing Person When You're Ready.

EA-30 gives you a dedicated executive assistant handling your communications, calendar, and client coordination. When you want dedicated marketing strategy and execution alongside, a marketing team member joins the program.

Your EA Clears Your Plate.
A Marketing Person Fills the Pipeline.

Most small businesses know exactly what their marketing needs — consistent posting, a working Google presence, a newsletter, Google Ads. The problem isn't knowledge. It's bandwidth. Adding a dedicated marketing team member to your EA program puts both disciplines in motion simultaneously.

Marketing Lab strategy and campaign management are included at no additional cost when paired. Paid ad media budget billed separately to Google. Month-to-month — no contract required.

Option A — Dedicated EA
EA 30
$1,650/mo
30 hrs/month — email, calendar, social, client intake, and all EA tasks.
Option B — EA + Marketing Person
EA 30 + Marketing Team Member
Contact Us for Pricing
EA 30 plus a dedicated marketing team member — Google Ads, LSA management, content, and strategy. Overages at the same rate as base hours.
How the ~8.5 Marketing Hours Are Allocated
2.5 hrs
Google Ads Management — campaign structure, daily monitoring, optimization, and ad copy testing
1.5 hrs
Google LSA Management — profile maintenance, lead response, and dispute management
2.5 hrs
Content Drafting — one 1,200-word thought-leadership article, social media posts, and Google Business Profile posts drafted in your voice
2.0 hrs
Strategy & Reactive Work — quarterly content calendar, negative review response drafting, and technical SEO interpretation

~8.5 marketing staff hours per month. Additional hours beyond the included allocation are billed at the same rate as base hours. Paid ad media budget billed separately to Google.

Discuss With Our Team →
EA 30 Pricing

30 Dedicated Hours.
$1,650/Month. Everything Included.

Option A — Dedicated EA
EA 30
$1,650
per month · 30 hours
Email, calendar, social media, client intake, and all EA tasks. Same person every month. Monthly report by the 5th business day.
Option B — EA + Marketing Person
EA 30 + Marketing Team Member
Contact Us
for combined pricing
EA 30 plus ~8.5 dedicated marketing staff hours — Google Ads, LSA, content, and strategy. Overages at the same rate as base hours. Paid ad media billed separately to Google.
Hours do not roll over month to month. Overages billed at the same rate as base hours. Month-to-month — no contract required.
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The Six-Step Onboarding Process

Your EA Knows How You Work
Before Week One Is Over.

Amata handles the matching and logistics. You invest approximately two hours before your EA's first day — then your Account Executive takes it from there.

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Step 1
Prepare & Set Up for Success

Amata handles the matching and onboarding logistics. Before day one, you complete a focused pre-start checklist — approximately two hours — so your EA can produce value from the first day.

  • Audit your calendar and inbox for the past two weeks — identify every recurring task that didn't require your direct judgment
  • Write down your top 10–15 tasks to delegate first — be specific, not general ("triage my inbox every morning" not "email management")
  • Set up all required system access: email, calendar, document storage, practice management software, and all other platforms
  • Prepare standing documents: client list with notes, recurring meeting cadences, filing conventions, billing codes
  • Identify 1–2 low-stakes tasks for week one — a calibration period before anything high-visibility

Best practice: Block two hours before your EA's start date. Organizations that arrive at day one with a written task list and ready access get dramatically more value in month one.

2
Step 2
The Intake Session

Your Amata Account Executive facilitates a dedicated 60–90 minute intake session before your EA's first day. This is where context transfers — the single most important investment you'll make in this relationship.

  • Your top 5–10 clients by name — communication preferences and known sensitivities
  • How you prefer your inbox handled: what gets flagged, responded to, archived
  • Your scheduling rules — hard blocks, preferred meeting windows, buffer time between calls
  • Communication style preferences — tone, response time expectations, when to act vs. check in first
  • Known sensitivities — difficult clients or situations your EA should never act on without your direct approval
  • What you want to see in the monthly report — the outcomes that matter to you

Best practice: Record the session. It becomes a reference your EA can revisit as new situations arise — and saves you from answering the same questions twice.

3
Step 3
The First 30 Days

Month one is a calibration period. Your EA is building context, learning your rhythm, and earning trust. The goal isn't full productivity on day one — it's a foundation that compounds quickly.

  • Give your EA 5–7 core responsibilities to own from the start — recurring, clearly defined, relatively low-risk
  • Identify 2–3 areas to hand off in month two — for example, full inbox send authority or client-facing email drafting after 2–3 weeks of observing your tone
  • Set explicit quality standards — what does "done" look like? What's the turnaround expectation?
  • Plan a brief daily check-in for the first two weeks — 10–15 minutes — to correct small misalignments before they become habits

Best practice: Write the first 30 days down and share it. A one-page outline of responsibilities, standards, and check-in cadence removes ambiguity and signals that you're invested in making this work.

4
Step 4
Delegate Well & Communicate Clearly

The difference between a good EA relationship and a great one comes down to how you delegate and communicate.

  • Delegate with context, not just instructions — explain the outcome you need, not just the steps
  • Be explicit about authority — what can your EA handle independently, what needs your sign-off
  • Set a standing daily or weekly check-in — 10–15 minutes, consistent from the start
  • Define a clear escalation path — how does your EA reach you urgently?
  • Establish response time expectations in both directions — this prevents guessing on both sides
5
Step 5
The 30-Day Review

At the end of month one, your Account Executive facilitates a structured review anchored on the first monthly report. This is a recalibration — not a performance evaluation.

  • Walk through the monthly report together — what got done, what landed well
  • What has your EA handled well? Acknowledge it specifically — it calibrates their judgment faster than general feedback
  • What needs adjustment? Diagnose honestly — context gap, unclear instructions, or a process issue?
  • What should expand in month two? Use your "observe first" list from Step 3
6
Step 6 — Ongoing
Ongoing Recalibration

An EA who has worked with you for six months is exponentially more valuable than one in their first week. The relationship compounds every month.

  • Quarterly scope review — what's changed in your business? What new tasks should move to your EA?
  • Keep investing in context — brief your EA on changes the way you'd brief a trusted colleague
  • Expand autonomy deliberately — push yourself to hand off things you've been holding out of habit
  • Monthly report delivered by the 5th business day — built-in accountability every month

The compounding principle: Treat EA 30 as a long-term investment. The gap between a well-managed EA relationship and a neglected one widens fast — in both directions.

Built-In Accountability & Protection

Every Minute Documented.
Coverage That Never Stops.

Monthly Reporting

Every Minute Accounted For and Reviewable.

Unlike a full-time hire, your EA 30 delivers a formal monthly report by the 5th business day — the work completed, the hours spent, the outcomes delivered. Every 1/6th-hour increment is documented.

  • Complete task log — what was done, when, how long
  • 1/6th-hour billing increments — no rounding
  • Redirect priorities based on what you see
  • Delivered by the 5th business day every month
Backup Staff Assignment

You're Never Left Without Support.

Amata assigns both a primary EA and a backup to every program. If your EA is out for PTO, illness, or unexpected turnover, your backup steps in — already familiar with your account and your way of working.

  • Backup assigned from day one
  • Familiar with your account before needed
  • Coverage through PTO, illness, and turnover
  • No gap in support — no scrambling on your end
Also Available

Not the Right Fit?
See the Other Programs.

EA 30 is fully remote and executive assistant-focused. If you need on-site support or dedicated paralegal coverage, these programs may be a better fit.

On-Site Admin & Marketing
Admin 20
Court runs, mail, on-site tasks · Pairs with Marketing Lab
$980
/month
Paralegal Legal Support
Paralegal 40
Document drafting, case mgmt · Legal work only
$2,520
/month
Common Questions — EA 30

What You Need to Know
Before You Start.

EA 30 provides 30 hours per month of dedicated executive assistant service at $1,650/month. Work is fully remote and includes email management, calendar management, social media, event scheduling, client intake, document organization, correspondence drafting, research, and all other EA tasks. The same dedicated person is assigned every month. Every minute is documented in a monthly report delivered by the 5th business day.
Yes. Amata assigns a dedicated EA to your account and maintains that assignment for as long as you are enrolled. A backup EA is also assigned — already familiar with your account — who steps in if your primary EA is out for PTO, illness, or unexpected turnover. You are never left without executive assistant support. The continuity is structural, not dependent on any single person's availability.
EA 30 follows a six-step onboarding process. Step 1 is a pre-start preparation phase — approximately two hours — where you complete a checklist covering system access and delegation priorities. Step 2 is a 60-90 minute intake session facilitated by your Amata Account Executive before your EA's first day, covering your clients, inbox preferences, scheduling rules, and communication style. Steps 3 through 6 cover first-month calibration, delegation practices, the 30-day review, and ongoing quarterly recalibration. Monthly reports are delivered by the 5th business day.
Admin 20 is on-site — court runs, clerk office trips, copying, scanning, and in-person tasks requiring physical presence at Amata locations. EA 30 is fully remote executive assistant work — email, calendar, social media, scheduling, and client intake performed virtually. If your needs are primarily remote and executive-facing, EA 30 is the right fit. If you need someone physically present for errands and in-person tasks, Admin 20 is designed for that. A custom program can combine elements of both.
Yes. You can add a dedicated marketing team member alongside your EA — bringing approximately 8.5 marketing staff hours per month. Those hours cover Google Ads management (2.5 hrs), Google LSA management (1.5 hrs), content drafting including a 1,200-word article and social posts (2.5 hrs), and strategy and reactive work (2.0 hrs). Marketing Lab strategy and campaign management are included at no additional cost when paired. 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. Contact our team for combined program pricing — see the Marketing Lab section on this page for full detail.
No. EA 30 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 same rate as the base program hours. If you consistently need more than 30 hours, Amata will discuss adjusting your program.
Complete the client intake form at tally.so/r/9qvbqV or contact Amata at 312-924-0200. Amata handles the matching and onboarding logistics. You complete a two-hour pre-start checklist. Your Account Executive facilitates the intake session before day one. Most clients are operational with their EA within the first week.
EA 30 — $1,650/Month — Same Person Every Month

Your Inbox. Your Calendar.
Finally, Someone Else's Job.

Start the intake form or call us. Amata handles the matching. Your EA is operational in week one.

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