On paper, the math looks good. You hire offshore talent at a fraction of U.S. wages, your headcount grows, and your payroll barely moves. But what are the hidden costs of cheap outsourcing? What do you really get out of a cheap offshore labor cost?
Many founders and operators report the opposite lived experience: longer days, constant supervision, and mounting exhaustion even as their teams expand.
Gallup consistently finds that managers and leaders account for the majority of variance in team productivity and engagement. This means leadership time is one of the most expensive and also the most easily wasted resources in any organization. Harvard Business Review has also shown that poorly designed roles and excessive managerial oversight are major contributors to burnout and execution drag, especially in distributed teams.
This is the false economy of hiring “cheap.” When low wages come at the expense of leadership focus, the savings are an illusion. If you’re running a growing team but feel more trapped in day-to-day operations than ever, keep reading!
IN THIS BLOG
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What Are The Negative Effects of Low Cost Outsourcing? - ➤
Does Offshoring Save Money? - ➤
Leadership Micromanagement = Bottleneck - ➤
The Hidden Overhead of Oversight - ➤
The Myth of Cheap Outsourcing - ➤
Endless Slack Threads and “Quick” Looms - ➤
Missed Deadlines Because You Stepped Away - ➤
Every Win Still Depends on You - ➤
What Smart Outsourcing Looks Like - ➤
Pay for Experience, Not Just Presence - ➤
Protecting Your Leadership Calendar - ➤
Build a Team That Makes Decisions Without You - ➤
How Remote Staff Helps You Buy Back Time - ➤
1. Pre-Screened Talent with Strategic Experience - ➤
2. Set Up Support and Delegation Planning - ➤
3. Post-Hire Success Reviews - ➤
FAQs - ➤
Why do cheap hires take up more of my time? - ➤
What’s a realistic hourly rate for experienced offshore staff? - ➤
Will offshoring to cheaper countries eventually work? - ➤
How does Remote Staff ensure my leadership time is protected? - ➤
Don’t Save on Labor Only to Spend Your Time
What Are The Negative Effects of Low Cost Outsourcing? The True Cost of Cheap Offshore Labor
Most hiring decisions focus on hourly rates. But a cheap offshore labor cost only tells part of the story. The real question is whether that labor reduces or increases the demand on leadership time.
When offshore hiring is done without structure or experience benchmarks, it creates a labor vs leadership tradeoff where money is saved on wages but lost on oversight.
Understanding how this tradeoff plays out is key to evaluating true labor cost efficiency.
Let’s break it down:
Does Offshoring Save Money? Why Cheap Doesn’t Always Mean Efficient
Low-cost hires or outsourcing to low cost countries often come with limited experience, unclear role boundaries, or weak problem-solving skills.
As a result, leaders spend more time correcting work, clarifying expectations, and filling gaps. What you save in hourly rates is quickly consumed by rework and supervision.
Does outsourcing reduce cost? Efficiency is about output per hour. When underqualified hires require constant guidance, the labor vs cheap labor comparison collapses.
Candidates:
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All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.63/hr
Eloisa
Candidate ID: 481517
ADVANCED
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Accounts Payable Management, Cash Disbursement...
INTERMEDIATE
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Customer Support, Bank Reconciliation...
Median Rate
$8.63
$9.29
if $1 = PHP52
$10.96
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 748.16 per month
Full Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 1496.32 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Eloisa has more than 10 years of experience specializing in accounts payable.
- She worked in the BPO, retail, finance, and security industries.
- She is proficient in performing the following:
- Accounts payable management
- Disbursement transactions
- Petty cash replenishment
- Entering and loading supplier's invoices into the system (both international and local)
- Check preparation
- Assisting with bank reconciliation
- Depreciation report updates
- Generation of aging reports
- Customer and vendor support
- She used QuickBooks, SAP Business 1, SAP R/3, Passport Software, MS Outlook, and MS Excel.
- She can start ASAP.
- She is amenable to working in any time zones for part-time or full-time position
Strongest Behaviors
- Formal, reserved, introspective, and skeptical of new people; requires “proof” to build trust in new people.
- Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
- Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan
A very conscientious and disciplined person; particularly careful, thorough, and accurate in their work. This individual is exacting and strives to produce results that precisely meet the established goals. Works best where there are clear standards, expectations, reporting relationships and measurements for the work. Eloisa Mae will depend upon professional training, their own experience, or management leadership, to provide those standards and the structure needed for their work.
Given sufficient experience, they will produce work of high quality, giving close attention to the accuracy of details. Stable and dependable; consistent in their actions and, if necessary, has sufficient patience to do work of a repetitive nature. Believes in having, and following, well-defined processes and procedures.
Employment History
Sr. Accounts Payable Accountant
Industry:
Security / Law Enforcement
Employment Period:
September 2016 to June 2022 (68 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Executes and processes day-to-day accounts payable tasks, including high volume data entry
- Enters and loads suppliers’ invoices into the accounting system with appropriate description, project codes and VAT breakdown.
- Maintains and monitors Accounts Payable Report to ensure payments are made on a timely basis.
- Prepares disbursement vouchers with corresponding supporting documents.
- Processes petty cash replenishment, cash advances, liquidation, and expense reimbursement and addresses issues with supporting documents directly with concerned employees.
- Ensures that all received supporting official receipts/sales invoices from suppliers/employees are completely filled out with correct company details and other information as mandated by BIR.
- Prepares check for approved disbursement vouchers.
- Coordinates with suppliers regarding check releasing schedule.
- Prepares BIR Form 2307, if applicable.
- Collaborates and assist in the month-end closing procedures such as bank reconciliation, depreciation update, inventory tracking and tax filings.
- Maintains Cash Flow Projection, payment Schedule and handles remittances of withholding taxes
- Assist in addressing queries relating to payment of suppliers’ invoices.
- Ensures compliance to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); company policies and procedures; and BIR and LGU tax rules and regulations.
- Files and organizes complete documents for all financial transactions relating to disbursements
- Assist the Chief Accountant during interim and annual external audit
- Perform other A/P duties and responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.
- Resolve complex or critical issues which go beyond AP capabilities
- Provide functional and technical in-depth analysis in support of project scope and objectives for AP
- Respond to high priority and/or complex internal customers and vendors requests promptly, correctly, and appropriately
Senior Accounting Assistant – Accounts Payable
Industry:
Accounting / Audit / Tax
Employment Period:
April 2014 to April 2016 (24 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Enter and validate invoice data with high degree of accuracy and efficiency into customer ERP system.
- Work with customer and supplier inquiries via email and phone calls.
- Handle shared mailbox to answer Emails – Non Voice Request from Clients and Vendors, verifications and clarifications to locations and payment request.
- Submit vendor master file maintenance requests.
- Reconcile transactions and accounts.
- Review, balance and interpret computer reports and make corrections.
- Assist in preparing operating and management reports.
- Monitor working queues to meet all Service Level Agreement.
- Apply analytical skills to support process improvement. Responsible to meet department productivity and quality goals.
- All other assigned duties
Senior Accounting Assistant / Accounts Payable
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
October 2011 to December 2012 (14 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for 3-way matching, batching and coding in SAP while sustaining internal controls as outlined in the Accounts Payable procedures.
- Ensuring that all invoices are matched for payment in a timely manner observing the agreed terms of payment, seeking approval from purchasing dept. of any invoice discrepancies for those invoices where Purchase Orders are issued.
- Interact with vendors and internal customers to ensure timely and accurate processing and payment of invoices
- Responding to high priority and/or complex internal customers and vendors requests to ensure that requests are handled promptly, correctly, and appropriately.
- Ensure coverage and oversee load balancing activities based on volume received at any given day to ensure that turn-around-times are consistently met, and overtime is effectively managed.
- Distributes procedural updates and processing guidelines to team members.
- Meet the pre-established Key results area for the team.
- Complete month-end duties as assigned.
- Perform special projects and duties as required.
- Assist newly hired employees via one-on-one training
Accounting Assistant / Accounts Payable
Industry:
Human Resources Management / Consulting
Employment Period:
November 2010 to October 2011 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Checks completeness and accuracy of documents to be processed for payments (PCF Replenishment, Utilities, Insurance, and other trade and non-trade suppliers).Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures
- Prepare batches of invoices for data entry. Data enter invoices for payment.
- Process backup reports after data entry
- Reconciliation of intercompany and clearing accounts. Assist in month end closing
- Monitors, reconciles, and validates rebates received from trade suppliers.
- Maintains Cash Flow Projection, payment Schedule and handles remittances of withholding taxes
- Perform other duties and responsibilities from time to time
Accounting Assistant / Accounts Payable
Industry:
Human Resources Management / Consulting
Employment Period:
January 2010 to September 2010 (8 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensures daily downloading of Sales Reports, Petty cash Expense Reports and Daily Collections Reports from branches.
- Checks completeness and accuracy of documents to be processed for payments (PCF Replenishment, Utilities, Insurance, and other trade and non-trade suppliers).
- Coordinates with branches for any exceptions and follow-ups of billings.
- Prepares journal voucher.
- Endorses the JV to Accounting Supervisors for checking.
- Reconciliation of intercompany and clearing accounts.
- Monitor, reconciles, and validates rebates received from trade suppliers.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities from time to time.
- Ensures that all documents are properly filed.
Education History
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
January 1, 1970
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Major:
General Ledger and Accounts Payable
Graduation Date:
January 2, 2012
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Major:
Effective Business Writing and Email Etiquette
Graduation Date:
February 2, 2015
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
March 2, 2015
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Major:
Management
Graduation Date:
January 2, 2009
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Finance/Accountancy/Banking
Major:
Accounting Management
Graduation Date:
March 1, 2009
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Accounts Payable ManagementCash Disbursement
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Customer SupportBank Reconciliation
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/14246019158
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Dell
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.85/hr
Jayson
Candidate ID: 481406
ADVANCED
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Administrative Support...
INTERMEDIATE
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Customer Service...
Median Rate
$7.85
$8.40
if $1 = PHP52
$9.80
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 7.85 per hour or $USD 1360.77 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Jayson has been working for 12 years as Customer Service Representative, Technical Support, Team Lead, and Verification and Fraud Analyst within BPO and Financial Services industry.
- He has supported clients from Australia and US
- He supported the following tasks:
- Creating Reports
- Data Entry
- Customer Handling
- Technical Support
- Email Management
- Calendar Management
- Order Processing
- Fraud Investigation and analysis
- Admin task
- He also has experience with scheduling technicians who provide service for faulty internet cable, alarm systems, and solar panels
- He also monitors technician status and provides feedback to customers
- He is adept at using tools and applications like:
- Freshdesk
- Zendesk
- AOL (eCommerce platform)
- Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel)
- Google Sheet
- Jira
- He can start immediately. He is amenable to working the day shift but can also consider night shift for any full-time position.
Strongest Behaviors
- Formal, reserved, introspective, and skeptical of new people; requires “proof” to build trust in new people.
- Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
- Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
Jayson is thoughtful, disciplined, and particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within their area of expertise. Works at a steady, even pace, leveraging their background for the betterment of the team, company, or customer.
With experience and/or training, they will develop a high level of specialized expertise. Serious and dedicated to the job and the company. Their work pace is steady and even-keeled, and they’re motivated by a real concern for getting work done thoroughly and correctly. Discipline and circumspect thinking will lend caution to their decision-making; Jayson plans ahead, double checks, and follows up carefully on decisions and actions.
Employment History
DATA ENCODER
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
February 2007 to July 2010 (41 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Encodes customer details into the system
- Entering the Customer’s monthly subscription plan as well as the discounts, taxes and total amount of payment
- Entering Invoice numbers, date and amount in to the customer card to reflect into the system
- Making sure that all the details in the CRM are correct
- Adding notes to the Customer Card if needed so the Customer Support can answer any inquiries from the customer
- Updating payment details, adding due dates and updating the subscription of the customers
FRYMAN
Industry:
Food & Beverage / Catering / Restaurant
Employment Period:
June 2003 to October 2003 (4 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Cooking and Food Preparation: Operate fryers to cook fried menu items, such as French fries, chicken, and other fried products, according to company standards. Ensure that food is cooked to the proper temperature and meets quality standards.
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Food Safety and Hygiene: Follow food safety protocols, including proper handling, storage, and preparation of ingredients. Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the fryer area, utensils, and equipment.
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Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels of raw materials like oil, breading, and frozen products. Inform supervisors of any shortages or replenishment needs.
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Quality Control: Regularly check the appearance, taste, and texture of cooked products to ensure they meet company guidelines. Discard any items that do not meet quality standards.
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Time Management: Ensure orders are prepared quickly and efficiently to meet customer demand, especially during peak hours. Coordinate with other kitchen staff to maintain smooth workflow.
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Customer Service Support: Assist in packing or serving fried products when needed, ensuring timely delivery to customers.
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Equipment Maintenance: Perform routine checks on fryers and other kitchen equipment, reporting any malfunctions to the manager. Replace oil in fryers as per schedule to maintain food quality.
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Team Collaboration: Work closely with other team members to ensure overall kitchen operations run smoothly. Support other roles in the kitchen during high-demand periods or when staff is short-handed.
TEAM LEADER
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
August 2011 to February 2015 (41 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Creates daily, weekly and monthly report
- Handles back-of-house high-level of escalation process
- Training newbies in the team
- Assisting/helping agents if there are lot of workload in our daily task
- Making sure that there’s no pending task left before the end of the shift
TEAM LEADER
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
August 2010 to August 2011 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Creates daily, weekly and monthly report
- Handles back of-house high-level of escalation process.
- Training newbies in the team
- Assisting/helping agents if there are lot of workload in our daily task
- Making sure that there’s no pending task left before the end of the shift
VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
October 2004 to February 2007 (28 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide basic life support and standard first aid training and seminars for medical practitioners and rescuers nationwide
- Response to disaster preparedness and rescue
TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE / CASE MANAGER
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
February 2016 to May 2019 (38 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handles complaints, orders, billing issues and activations.
- Performs troubleshooting for NBN BROADBAND, ADSL, CABLE AND WIRELESS including email issues
- Creates report and handles back of house high level of escalation process.
TEAM LEADER
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
June 2019 to November 2020 (17 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handling Team’s Performance and Monthly Review
- Processing orders for back office
- Report to the client directly through email, chat and video calls
- Process improvement for the client
- Performing Fraud Investigation and analysis
VERIFICATION AND FRAUD ANALYST
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
March 2021 to December 2022 (21 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handles new applications for crypto user
- Investigates Fraudulent and suspicious activity
- Verifying client credentials through legal documents provided
- Provides email support to clients that need assistance
Scheduling Consultant
Industry:
Environment / Health / Safety
Employment Period:
August 2023 to September 2024 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
The main duties and responsibilities of the Scheduling Consultant are:
- Making outbound calls to existing clients.
- Working within a CRM database to book/schedule jobs based on technician availability/accreditation and appropriate zoning.
- Work in a fast-paced capacity to correct real-time issues.
- General administration tasks as required.
- Ad hoc activities as requested by the Team Leader.
Education History
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
January 2, 1994
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
January 2, 1999
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Education/Teaching/Training
Major:
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Graduation Date:
January 2, 2006
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Administrative Support
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Customer Service
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download: 61.84, Upload: 53.18
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Huawei
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.12/hr
Edmy
Candidate ID: 481357
ADVANCED
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Insurance Consulting, Contact Verification, Customer Handling...
INTERMEDIATE
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Insurance Consulting, Customer Relations, Customer Service...
Median Rate
$9.12
$9.85
if $1 = PHP52
$11.68
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 9.12 per hour or $USD 1581.04 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- She has been in the BPO industry for 6 years and started working as a Virtual Assistant in 2020 catering to clients in the US within the medical services.
- and supported the following tasks:
- Medical Insurance and claims verification
- Invoices and claims
- Inbound and Outbound call
- Customer Handling
- Email Management
- other Admin tasks
- She is proficient with the EMR system, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), and Google Apps.
- She can start as soon as possible for any full-time position preferably for a graveyard shift but can also consider the day shift.
Strongest Behaviors
- Works at a faster-than-average pace, producing results in general accordance with schedules and “the book.”
- Detail-oriented; typically makes and follows a plan to keep track of things and usually follows up to ensure completion.
- Task-focused; often notices and is driven to fix technical problems, cutting through any personal/emotional issues. In areas of interest, has aptitude to spot trends in data or figure out how complex systems work.
Behavioral Summary
This is a flexible individual who portrays a similar amount of each drive. At times, this person may express certain motivational needs, and at other times those needs may be different.
Edmy Maiden is likely equipped with a diverse behavioral range that provides adaptation from one situation to the next. They may desire to take the lead on a project but are also comfortable accommodating the desires of others and allowing others to assume control – provided the task gets executed correctly.
Employment History
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CUSTOMER CARE
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
January 2017 to January 2020 (36 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Our primary task was to answer provider calls inquiring about patients' benefits, eligibility and claims information.
- These are patients that suffer from mental health and substance abuse.
- We locate the information needed by the providers for them to service these patients.
INSURANCE VERIFICATION SPECIALIST
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
January 2020 to January 2021 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Our primary task was to verify patients'
- Our primary task was to answer calls from benefits and eligibility for
- Durable Medical people who would want to book a hotel Equipments.
- We use portals and also make reservation and make it easier for them to find calls to insurances to verify the said benefits. good hotels if they have nothing in mind yet. We also call patients to get the updated
- Each booked reservation is also considered a insurance information if needed. sale for us.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SPECIALIST
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
January 2021 to January 2022 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- I have been doing insurance verification, Our primary task was to answer patient calls claims and prior authorization inquiries for a who needed prescription refills.
- We refill their DME provider.
- We use portals and we also medications after checking thoroughly that call insurances regarding specific they are eligible for one. questions.
- I am also trained to use EMR tools.
Customer Service Representative
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2014 to January 2017 (36 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Our primary task was to answer calls from people who would want to book a hotel reservation and make it easier for them to find good hotels if they have nothing in mind yet.
- Each booked reservation is also considered a sale for us
Education History
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
January 2, 2020
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Psychology
Major:
Psychology
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2015
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Insurance ConsultingContact VerificationCustomer Handling
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Insurance ConsultingCustomer RelationsCustomer Service
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Shared Room
- Speed Test Result: Download:44.91, Upload:48.21
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Lenovo
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.93/hr
Regine
Candidate ID: 481167
ADVANCED
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Administrative Support, Email Support, Call Handling, Cold Calling...
INTERMEDIATE
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Invoicing, Payroll Processing...
Median Rate
$8.93
$9.63
if $1 = PHP52
$11.39
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 8.93 per hour or $USD 773.57 per month
Full Time: $USD 8.93 per hour or $USD 1547.15 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- She has been working for 8 years as a General Virtual Assistant for eCommerce, Real Estate, and IT companies mostly from Australia, United States, and Canada
- She is a graduate of Computer Engineering
- She has been responsible for numerous administrative tasks which includes
- Customer Correspondence
- Email and Phone Support
- Database Management
- eCommerce Management
- Invoicing
- Creating Quotation
- Inventory Management
- Purchasing
- Graphic Designing using Photoshop and Canva
- Product Listing and Product Research
- Appointment Setting and Client Reservations
- Data Entry
- When she worked as an eCommerce Virtual Assistant, she mainly source or manage products in the Fashion Wear
- She has also experience with HTML
- She is a confident user of the following tools/platform
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Zendesk
- Active Campaign
- Slack
- QuickBooks
- Canva
- Amazon
- eBay
- Shopify
- Google Workspace
- Inkscape
- MS Application (Excel, Document and Presentation)
Strongest Behaviors
- Task-focused; often notices and is driven to fix technical problems, cutting through any personal/emotional issues. In areas of interest, has aptitude to spot trends in data or figure out how complex systems work.
- Relatively independent in thinking and action; often comfortable taking action without input from others. An analytical and private person.
- Attention to detail; follows through on tasks to ensure completion in general accordance with quality standards.
- This is a flexible individual who portrays a similar amount of each drive. At times, this person may express certain motivational needs, and at other times those needs may be different.
- Regine Marie is likely equipped with a diverse behavioral range that provides adaptation from one situation to the next. They may desire to take the lead on a project but are also comfortable accommodating the desires of others and allowing others to assume control – provided the task gets executed correctly.
Employment History
Email Support Associate (Lazada Malaysia)
Industry:
Retail / Merchandise
Employment Period:
August 2014 to July 2015 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provided customer support thru Email and live chats
- Responds to queries about the product
- Help customers with their complaints Place orders for customers Process returns
System Engineer
Industry:
Consulting (IT / Science / Engineering & Technical)
Employment Period:
August 2015 to October 2015 (2 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides technical support to different clients
- Installing, configuring, and maintaining devices
- Application software
- System Management
- Assessing systems determining problems and providing solutions
General Virtual Assistant/Freelancer
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
October 2015 to February 2023 (88 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Specialized in E-Commerce (Amazon, eBay, and Shopify)
- Basic tasks of an Executive Assistant Administrative Tasks
- Customer Service Support
- Provide basic and advanced support to client
General Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Education
Employment Period:
February 2023 to October 2023 (8 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handle product orders, creating contract for orders, invoicing, software products (mathematics)
- Updating or creating training or tutorial videos by screen grabbing and placing instruction content for the robot recording.
- Writing scripts for internal and external user support
- Create supporting articles and build their knowledge base
- Adding contents in their program math questions (using a little HTML / asciimath / markdown understanding
- Handle customer service and email support
- Answering few incoming calls and phone calls regarding payment updates from clients
- CRM (SuiteCRM) Management
- Documenting of the processes to be used for future training purposes
- Manipulating images in a tool like inkscape,
- Writing end-user help for our bespoke software systems
- Creating content inside our bespoke software systems
Education History
Field of Study:
Engineering (Computer/Telecommunication)
Major:
Computer Engineering
Graduation Date:
October 1, 2015
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Administrative Support, Email Support, Call Handling, Cold Calling, Client Relations, Client Servicing,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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InvoicingPayroll Processing
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: 95.24 mpbs download; 100.79 mbps upload
- Internet Type: DSL
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Lenovo
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $10.59/hr
Joesef
Candidate ID: 481087
ADVANCED
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Graphic Design, Graphics, Illustration, Vector illustration...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Adobe InDesign...
Median Rate
$10.59
$11.51
if $1 = PHP52
$13.84
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 10.59 per hour or $USD 917.59 per month
Full Time: $USD 10.59 per hour or $USD 1835.19 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Joesef is an experienced Graphic Designer with 15 years of professional creative experience, specializing in apparel design, merchandise graphics, brand layouts, and marketing collaterals. Skilled in both corporate and freelance settings, with a strong background designing for Australian apparel companies, sports leagues, and various international clients. Adept at transforming concepts into polished visual outputs while ensuring factory specifications and brand consistency are met. Offers advanced expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, freehand illustration, and 3D visual design. Reliable, fast-paced, detail-oriented, and capable of delivering high-quality designs in deadline-driven environments.
Skills
Core Graphic Design Skills
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Apparel & Merchandise Design
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T-shirt, Jersey & Sportswear Layout
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Brand Marketing Materials
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Print-Ready File Preparation
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Magazine & Book Cover Layout
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Website Static & Parallax Layout Design (Design only)
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Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe Illustrator
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Adobe InDesign
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CorelDRAW (previous experience)
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Procreate (Freehand Drawing & Cartoon Illustration)
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3D Design Basics (for activations & marketing displays)
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Client Communication (AU, US, EU, Middle East)
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Freelance Project Management
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Production/Factory Specification Compliance
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Creative Concepting & Visual Storytelling
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Remote Work & Productivity Tools
Graphic Designer – Various Apparel & Merchandising Clients (Australia & International)
Apparel & Merchandising | Freelance & Corporate | Almost 4 Years Total
Created apparel concepts such as jerseys, shirts, bandanas, and merchandise items for multiple Australia-based clients, including companies catering to the National Basketball League (NBL). Designed custom apparel based on client briefs, recreated artworks, prepared print-ready files, and ensured templates aligned with factory specifications. Delivered high-quality graphics for mugs, shirts, and customized merchandise through Upwork clients from the US, Australia, and Saudi Arabia.
Graphic Designer – Kinetic Innovative Staffing (Philippines) | Present Role
Supports a merchandising company serving apparel-related clients. Responsible for designing marketing materials, apparel concepts, and production-ready artwork for multiple brands. Uses Adobe Creative Suite and Procreate for both digital layouts and freehand illustrations.
Apparel Designer – Aquar BPO / First Ever (Australia)
Created sports apparel designs including jerseys, shirts, and promotional materials for the National Basketball League. Worked in a fast-paced environment requiring strict adherence to deadlines and specifications. Collaborated closely with production teams to ensure artwork accuracy for manufacturing.
Marketing/Publishing Designer – Microsourcing Philippines (Finland-based Client)
Designed magazines, book covers, event materials, and other marketing collaterals for a Finland-based marketing management company. Specialized in Adobe InDesign for complex layout work and delivered print-ready publications and event assets.
Senior Graphic Designer – Happy Head (Philippines)
Worked on 3D visual designs, clothing layouts (bandanas, apparel patterns), and marketing collateral. Created designs for events and brand activations, applying intermediate 3D concepts alongside traditional graphic workflows.
Graphic Designer – Wildfire Incorporated (Philippines)
Produced 3D artwork, brochures, event marketing materials, and digital layouts for various campaigns. Collaborated with internal teams on visual concepts for large-scale activations and brand events.
Graphic Designer – Alexander Designs (PLDT Affiliate)
2010–2012
First professional role involving layout creation for PLDT’s quick application forms, email blasts, and other marketing materials. Utilized Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and CorelDRAW for print preparation and design formatting for partner printing companies.
He can start as early as 1st week of January 2026 and is amenable to a full-time arrangement.
- He has 13 years of working experience as Graphic Designer for fashion, retail, outsourcing, and BPO companies
- He has experience working with different creative tasks such as
- Creating layout designs for apparel shirts
- Doing character designs and illustrations
- Designing 3D design for visual store layout
- Creating print and digital materials like brochures, invitations, user manuals, banners, and other marketing materials
- Designing infographics and social media ads
- Developing branding designs
- Designing websites for eCommerce stores in Amazon
- He had already worked with clients in the US, Japan, and Dubai
- He is a confident user of the following tools
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Procreate
- Sketch Up
- He can start as soon as possible
Strongest Behaviors
- Unhurried and deliberate, stable and will do things using the established process; finds it difficult to change these systems. Dependable, consistent and needs familiar environments and coworkers to be most productive.
- Cooperative, easy-going, and agreeable in getting along with others. A focused, uncritical listener who won’t “rock the boat.”
- Methodical, steady, and even-paced; loses productivity when interrupted.
- Helpful, patient, and stable; works steadily and consistently. Respectful of established processes, standards, and policies, they will work within those standards to ensure repeated successes and high-quality results. Joesef Moses has the patience and tolerance required for routine work and can be relied on to do such work consistently and in a relaxed manner. Prefers having, and following, a well thought-out process to ensure success. If they are responsible for establishing the process, they will do so in a thoughtful, methodical manner, paying close attention to details and time-honored successes. Once established, they’ll expect that the process be followed consistently.
Employment History
Senior Graphic Artist
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2010 to January 2012 (23 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for creating QAF’s (Quick application forms), Folders, User Manual, Brochures, Email-blasts, and other marketing materials.
Senior Graphic Layout Artist Project Based
Industry:
Retail / Merchandise
Employment Period:
February 2013 to March 2013 (1 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Resposible for creating 3D graphics using Google skethup for mall mall standees and designing the hangtags and other layout designs for their clothing brand.
Senior Graphic Artist / Storyboard Illustrator / Creatives
Industry:
Arts / Design / Fashion
Employment Period:
December 2012 to January 2013 (1 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Web Layout Graphic Designer
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2014 to November 2014 (10 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Resposible for layouting the website from our clients all over the world.
Management Event Senior Graphic Designer
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2018 to December 2018 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for layouting Online Invitaions, Magazine, Folders, Banners and other marketing materials that need by the company for their clients
Senior Graphic / Apparel Designer
Industry:
Apparel
Employment Period:
April 2021 to July 2021 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for creating and conceptualizing design for the shirts and sell it on Amazon.
FREELANCE
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
November 2014 to January 2018 (38 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for creating and conceptualizing website layout, logo design, freehand to digital design, apparel designing and also a tattoo artist.
Senior Graphic Apparel Designer
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
May 2022 to October 2022 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for conceptualizing and finalizing designs for Champion Teamware.
Graphic Designer
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
March 2023 to March 2023 (0 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for conceptualizing and finalizing 3D and layout designs for the clients.
FREELANCE
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
May 2021 to July 2021 (2 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for creating and conceptualizing website layout, logo design, freehand to digital design, apparel designing and also a tattoo artist.
The Signal Group / Graphic Designer
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
July 2023 to August 2025 (25 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for conceptualizing and finalizing designs based on clients desired merchandise products.
Education History
Field of Study:
Art/Design/Creative Multimedia
Major:
Advertising
Graduation Date:
March 6, 2009
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Graphic Design, Graphics, Illustration, Vector illustration, Sketching, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Adobe InDesign
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: 191.09 mbps download; 136.95 mbps upload
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Mac Book Pro
- Processor: M3
- Operating System: MacOS X
All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.17/hr
MIGUEL
Candidate ID: 480998
ADVANCED
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Sales, B2B Lead Generation, Digital Marketing...
INTERMEDIATE
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Administrative Support...
Median Rate
$7.17
$7.63
if $1 = PHP52
$8.79
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 7.17 per hour or $USD 1242.17 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Miguel has been working for more than 4 years as Customer Service Representative, Back-Office Support and Purchasing Manager.
- He graduated with a Degree in Bachelor of Science in Aircraft Electronics Technology.
- His expertise includes the following:
- Admin Support
- Lead Generation
- Marketing
- Upselling
- back end support for sales and marketing operations
- Crypto Currency trading
- Exposed to the following tools and applications:
- Monday.com
- Slack
- Ring Central
- Citrix
- Asana
- He can start immediately. For full-time or part-time position.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile- Adapter
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/adapter/
Strongest Behaviors
- Socially-focused, generally empathizes with people, seeing their point of view or understanding their emotions. Positive communication.
- Teaches and shares; generally interested in working collaboratively with others to help out.
- Patient, stable, and consistent; does things generally systematically and is not inclined to change these systems. Dependable, relatively consistent and works best in familiar environments, with familiar people.
Behavioral Summary
This is a flexible individual who portrays a similar amount of each drive. At times, this person may express certain motivational needs, and at other times those needs may be different.
Miguel is likely equipped with a diverse behavioral range that provides adaptation from one situation to the next. They may desire to take the lead on a project but are also comfortable accommodating the desires of others and allowing others to assume control – provided the task gets executed correctly.
Employment History
Purchasing Manager
Industry:
Automobile / Automotive Ancillary / Vehicle
Employment Period:
July 2022 to December 2022 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Took the lead on managing sales and marketing budgets to ensure resources were allocated efficiently, while also supporting both departments with administrative tasks and conducting detailed research on vehicle pricing and purchasing trends across all 50 states.
- Proactively identified and followed up on new sales leads, played a key role in formal client negotiations, and introduced automation tools that helped streamline repetitive sales and marketing tasks and improved campaign effectiveness.
- Planned and executed integrated sales and marketing campaigns across email, social media, and SEO—leading to stronger audience engagement and higher web traffic. Regularly used platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, and Google Analytics to analyze customer data and guide strategic decisions
Customer Service/ Sales / Technical Support and Billing
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
December 2018 to June 2020 (18 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Addressed the telecommunications product needs of business owners.
- Promoted additional products to meet various business requirements.
- Provided Operations Support and Training Assistance.
Business Development Executive
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2023 to January 2025 (24 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Strengthened the sales pipeline by conducting lead sourcing and qualification, actively pursuing opportunities, engaging in formal negotiations, and implementing marketing automation tools to drive efficiency and improve conversion rates.
- Adopted a KPI-focused approach to consistently track and evaluate performance; created weekly reports that delivered actionable insights for optimizing ongoing sales and marketing strategies.
- Partnered with sales teams to refine lead nurturing tactics—executing email campaigns, managing outbound follow-ups, and building detailed sales demographics using CRM tools like Salesforce and HubSpot, as well as dialers such as Vici Dialer and Cloud 9.
Business Development Representative
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2025 to Present
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Researched target markets and generated leads through a mix of cold calling, inbound inquiries, and tailored email outreach, focusing on home service businesses.
- Qualified prospects by understanding their pain points and business goals, then set up appointments for the sales team with high-potential clients.
- Worked closely with marketing and sales teams to refine outreach strategies, maintained detailed lead data in the CRM, and tracked engagement to improve follow-up efficiency.
Education History
Field of Study:
Airline Operation/Airport Management
Major:
AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY
Graduation Date:
January 2, 2022
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Sales, B2B Lead Generation, Digital Marketing,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Administrative Support
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download:93.27, Upload: 94.25
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: Customized
- Processor: Intel Core i3
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.66/hr
ABIGAIL
Candidate ID: 480807
ADVANCED
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Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Social Media Management, Graphic Design...
INTERMEDIATE
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Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Video Editing, Photography...
Median Rate
$7.66
$8.18
if $1 = PHP52
$9.51
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 7.66 per hour or $USD 663.44 per month
Full Time: $USD 7.66 per hour or $USD 1326.89 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Abigail is a Fine Arts graduate majoring in Advertising with five years of experience in graphic design and visual branding across the Retail/Merchandise, Health & Beauty, and Entertainment industries. She has worked with international clients from Brazil, Mexico, and New Zealand, demonstrating her adaptability to different markets and design preferences. She has experience handling both Graphic Design and Graphic Artist roles, specializing in creating marketing collaterals, branding materials, and digital content.
1. Career Highlights / Relevant Projects- Designed logos, brochures, flyers, packaging artwork, and calling cards, ensuring high-quality marketing materials that align with brand identity.
- Developed illustrations and branding concepts, effectively capturing the essence of various businesses.
- Managed social media content creation and branding for platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, ensuring engagement and brand consistency.
- Performed photo editing and basic video editing, enhancing visual appeal for marketing campaigns.
- Utilized photography skills to create original content for promotional use.
- Stays updated with current design trends through social media research and industry publications, ensuring modern and relevant designs.
- Skill Proficiency: Graphic design, branding, illustration, marketing collateral creation, social media content management, photo editing, basic video editing, and photography.
- Tech / Software Proficiency: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, and Canva.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile: Specialist
Strongest Behaviors:
- Formal, reserved, introspective, and skeptical of new people; requires “proof” to build trust in new people.
- Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
- Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
Abigail is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.
Reserved, serious, and always concerned with the exact correctness of the work. Self-discipline, sense of duty, and respect for authority and tradition are strong qualities in Abigail, who takes responsibilities very seriously.
Employment History
INTERN GRAPHIC ARTIST
Industry:
Apparel
Employment Period:
June 2016 to June 2016 (0 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- BRANDING: I take high quality pictures and edit their footwear products to make them look presentable for their social media or website.
Graphic Artist
Industry:
Retail / Merchandise
Employment Period:
February 2020 to March 2021 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- EMPLOYER BRANDING: I design and develop corporate identities for DINGO SMART INNOVATIONS INC. and D2R LIMITED PHILIPPINES, covering office materials, IDs, calling cards and uniforms, marketing collaterals, social media posts, guidelines, memos, brochures, and freebies. I also capture high-quality photos of the company employees, and promotional prizes.
- SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT: I manage, create designs and write captions for DINGO SMART INNOVATIONS INC.’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.
- HR SUPPORT: I contact employees to verify their details before printing IDs and notify HR assistants of any corrections.
- PROOFREADING: I proofread social media and promotional materials for grammar and spelling, and verify employees' personal info for accuracy in the master list and IDs.
Junior Graphic Artist
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
January 2019 to April 2019 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
FREELANCE LOGO DESIGNER GRAPHIC ARTIST
Industry:
Retail / Merchandise
Employment Period:
June 2017 to July 2018 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- EMPLOYER BRANDING: I create logos and designs for their website, social media, and promotional materials.
Graphic Designer
Industry:
Retail / Merchandise
Employment Period:
February 2022 to August 2022 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- BRANDING: I design flyers, brochures, packaging for their Effects products and excel spreadsheets. Edit high quality photos for marketing collaterals.
Graphic Designer
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2023 to July 2023 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- BRANDING: I design, edit, provide infographics and images to boost client's Off-Page SEO on different websites.
Graphic Designer
Industry:
Retail / Merchandise
Employment Period:
August 2023 to February 2025 (17 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- BRANDING: I design web banners, email banners, social media posts, print ads, Google Ads, blog headers, thumbnails, business cards and edit high quality photos to promote collector toys sold at Hobbyco.
- VIDEO EDITING: I edit videos of collectors' toys and hobbyist items sold at Hobbyco and promotional videos for their shop.
- QUALITY ASSURANCE: Collaborated with teammates to identify errors and suggest improvements for Hobbyco's website on both desktop and mobile platforms.
Education History
Field of Study:
Art/Design/Creative Multimedia
Major:
Advertising
Graduation Date:
June 1, 2018
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Social Media Management, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Brochure Design, Flyer Design, Illustration, Branding,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Adobe PremiereAdobe After EffectsVideo EditingPhotography
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: 21.64 (download), 43.08 (upload)
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Asus TUF Gaming
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $10.39/hr
Karla
Candidate ID: 480747
ADVANCED
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Microsoft Excel, Bookkeeping, Accounting...
INTERMEDIATE
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Xero Accounting, Google Spreadsheet...
Median Rate
$10.39
$11.29
if $1 = PHP52
$13.55
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 9.61 per hour or $USD 832.88 per month
Full Time: $USD 10.39 per hour or $USD 1801.30 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Karla has been working for over 20 years. She is a graduate of Accountancy and she worked with local employers in real estate and insurance companies. She also had the opportunity to operate her own auditing service business for 7 years where she catered a local shopping center giant. Working in an outsourcing company, she dealt with end-clients based in Australia as a Payment Solutions - Australian Intermediary and Int'l Broker. She is currently employed in an Au-based bookkeeping services as a Senior Bookkeeper where she performs the following:
- Financial transactions recording
- Bank account reconciliation
- Credit card reconciliation
- BAS preparation
- Payroll
- Collections
- Some of the clients or employers Karla worked with are in the real estate, merchandising, educational institution, IT services, consulting, construction, dental clinic, coffee shop, chamber market, and electrical services.
- She is adept with MS Office (Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook) Google Sheets, XERO, XBert, Hubdoc, MYOB, FYI Docs, SAP, Evolve, Asana, LastPass, QUW, XPM, and Oracle.
- Karla also holds a certification for Xero.
- Karla can start after 30 days but she can do an immediate resignation if necessary.
- She is amenable to working the day shift to either a part-time or full-time role.
Strongest Behaviors
- Teaches and shares; often working collaboratively with others to help in any capacity.
- Accommodating; most comfortable working with others, often puts team/company goals before personal goals. Promotes teamwork by actively sharing authority.
- Socially informal, extroverted, and outgoing; gets familiar quickly. Communicates in an uninhibited, lively, and adaptable manner, drawing others into the conversation.
The complete extravert; informal and uninhibited in their behavior; understands people well and is capable of using that understanding to gain the friendship and cooperation of others. It is important to this individual to be liked and accepted, and they express themself to individuals or groups with warmth and enthusiasm. Easily understands and accepts other viewpoints, ideas, and feelings, and can be effective at getting diverse groups to come together and collaborate.
Relatively unconcerned about details and often inclined to consider them unimportant, this individual expresses themself in general terms, aimed more at gaining the interest or attention of others than in communicating specific, factual information. Their interest in details and specifics which are not crucial to success is, at best, casual. As such, they focus on the “big picture” personal goals, and if appropriate, their colleagues, direct reports, or team. They’re flexible about how they attain these goals, often thinking “out of the box” and collaborating widely to get there.
Employment History
Treasury Staff
Industry:
Manufacturing / Production
Employment Period:
August 1998 to February 1999 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the collection such as issuance of Official Receipts and preparation of daily collection reports. Likewise, preparation of daily deposits to the banks.
- In charge of preparation of petty cash vouchers as well as the release of petty cash to the employees
- Issuance and release of checks.
Service Crew
Industry:
Food & Beverage / Catering / Restaurant
Employment Period:
October 1996 to April 1997 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Cashiering
- Taking and providing the orders of the customers Technical/Special skills
Audit Contractor
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
April 1999 to December 2008 (116 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Determine the correctness of: (1) merchant's reported sales & (2) SOA charges by AMG Operations
- Obtain understanding of the merchant's internal control system as it relates to sales receipting, recording and reporting, and be able to evaluate and give recommendations to improve the system
- Determine merchant's level of compliance to lease contract provisions relating to sales reporting recording and others.
- Provides thorough and quality audit services on the percentage & fixed paying merchants of the Ayala Malls Group (AMG).
- To check the AMG merchant's compliance to the lease contract provisions.
- Reconciliation of the merchant's statement of account such as rent, other charges, payments and EWT.
- Verification of sales reported to AMG by comparing sales reported against system readings and merchant's sales documents.
- Preparation of the audit memo and letter summarizing all the audit findings and give the same to the AMG management and to the merchant.
Australian Intermediary AND Intl Broker
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
May 2015 to May 2022 (84 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review and reconcile payment solutions reports and broker/customer statements
- Take ownership of the ledger and ensure that all avenues are explored to collect any outstanding debt
- Analyze all credit control related data, identifying problem area and acting on those problems accordingly
- GI Cash & Cheque Receipting - Monitor, process and allocate cash receipts within agreed timelines
- Work closely with Onshore stakeholders to make sure all payments received are reconciled and receipted before 1st month cut off
- Overdue Debtors Process
- Clearing Unmatched Credits
- PEDE (Installment) reports
DUA Credit Controller European Operation
Industry:
Construction / Building / Engineering
Employment Period:
August 2014 to May 2015 (9 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Declaration Statement Generation
- Chasing Master Premium Bordereau
- Lineslip Debt Chasing (based on daily rep spreadsheet) - Forward chaser emails to the brokers
- Lineslip Deb Queries- Review returned statement from the broker. Update the ledger database based on the broker's comments and resolve any queries.
- Agreement of Premium bordereau
- W-SETT allocation - review all DUA (facility) W-Sett cash in the cash database and allocate against entries processed in SLIP
- L Iris Validation
- Cash Allocations and write offs in both SLIP and Genius systems
- Cash receipting in SLIP and Genius systems & Intercompany Transfers
- Raising SLIP payment and raising payment from PAS.
Treasury Analyst
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
August 2009 to August 2014 (60 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collection such as receiving payments from agents and clients, issuance of OR, preparation of the daily deposits, collection reports & branch bank reconciliation;
- Preparation of check payments of claims to the motor shops, operational expenses and commission payments to the agents.
- Preparation of withholding tax certificates (BIR 2307) for suppliers/shops.
- Processing of business permit of the branch
- Handling and monitoring the petty cash and commission funds including replenishments.
- Tasked to generate monthly statement of accounts from the system and issues the same to the company's intermediaries. Monitoring and following-ups of Accounts Receivable of agents/intermediaries.
- Others: Acting as the HR and Admin officer in the branch
Bookkeeper VA Morelli Bookkeeping Services
Industry:
Consulting (Business & Management)
Employment Period:
June 2022 to December 2022 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Processing & sending Invoices to external clients
- Entering bills into Xero
- Daily reconciliation of bank accounts & credit cards
- Reconciliation of supplier statements
- Processing Pay runs for clients | Process overtime pay | Monthly Payroll Reconciliation
- Maintaining admin and account emails of clients
- Files and maintains record for invoices and other supporting documents
- Chasing Debts for clients (including calls)
- Inventory Reports
Senior Bookkeeper Virtual
Industry:
Accounting / Audit / Tax
Employment Period:
December 2022 to December 2022 (0 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Recording the financial transactions in Xero & Hubdoc
- Reconciliations - bank, clearing accounts, payables and receivables, GST, ICA, PAYG, Assets
- BAS - Draft activity statements (BAS/IAS) for review
- Payroll - payroll data entry processing and able to reconcile with relevant records; maintain employee records
- Superannuation - Process superannuation obligations via ATO and Xero; relevant reconciliations; Prepare and lodge SGC statements
- Understanding of the flow of accounting transactions up the financial statements level; maintain the CoA and reporting codes
- Setup new client files in Xero, Hubdoc and XPM • Taxable Payments Annual Reports and lodgments
- Workcover Calculations
- Liaise with accountants & directly with the Firm's clients when required
- Reviews the work of the Junior Bookkeepers
Education History
Field of Study:
Finance/Accountancy/Banking
Major:
Accountancy
Graduation Date:
January 1, 1998
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Microsoft Excel, Bookkeeping, Accounting,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Xero AccountingGoogle Spreadsheet
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/14915345518
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: Assembled
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $10.10/hr
Eddielyn
Candidate ID: 478501
ADVANCED
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Accounts Payable Management, Accounts Receivable Management, Accounting, Tax compliance...
INTERMEDIATE
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Bookkeeping, QuickBooks, Xero...
Median Rate
$10.10
$10.96
if $1 = PHP52
$13.12
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 10.59 per hour or $USD 917.59 per month
Full Time: $USD 10.10 per hour or $USD 1750.47 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Eds has 4 years of relevant work experience.
- A Bachelor's degree holder of Science in Accountancy.
- She has performed various accounting roles in different local companies where she supported the following tasks:
- accounts payables and accounts receivable
- financial analysis and reporting
- budgeting and variance analysis
- bookkeeping
- payroll
- bank reconciliation
- tax accounting
- Preparation of Business Activity Statements (BAS)
- Preparation of Installment Activity Statements (IAS)
- Preparation of Year End Tax Returns (Individual, Company,
Partnership and Trust) - Preparation of Taxable Payments Annual report (TPAR)
- She is proficient in accounting tools such as Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks with certifications in:
- Xero Advisor Certified
- Xero Payroll Certified
- Quickbooks Online Certification
- Quickbooks Online Advanced Certification
- She is available to start immediately. She is amenable to working the day shift for any part-time or fulltime position.
Strongest Behaviors
- Very careful with rules; is literal and unwavering in interpreting rules, schedules and results. Puts tremendous pressure on themself to move quickly through the day.
- Cautious, exacting, and very thorough; often perfectionistic. Works diligently to ensure nothing falls through the cracks, and follows up intensely to ensure results are precisely on-time, accurate, and were achieved using the proper methods.
- Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
Behavioral Summary
Eddielyn is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise. Reserved, serious, and always concerned with the exact correctness of the work. Self-discipline, sense of duty, and respect for authority and tradition are strong qualities in Eddielyn , who takes responsibilities very seriously
Employment History
Accounting Assistant
Industry:
Accounting / Audit / Tax
Employment Period:
January 2018 to December 2018 (10 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation and bank recon entries
- Preparation of check and journal vouchers
- Preparation of BIR returns such as expanded withholding tax, value added tax and income tax
- Preparation of monthly financial statements and variance analysis schedules
- Preparation of Management Financial Reports
- Accounting and Payroll Software
- SAP
- Uploading of journal entries
- Vendor and customer SAP T-code uploading
- Cost allocation analysis
- Revaluation and re-measurement
- Review of P&L accounts for Philippine books
- Generating financial statements
- QuickBooks
Bookkeeper
Industry:
Employment Period:
February 2021 to June 2022 (16 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handling of Sales and Accounts receivable Monitoring
- Handling Purchase Orders/Monitoring
- Preparation of BIR returns such as expanded withholding tax, creditable withholding tax, value-added tax, and income tax
- Preparation, filing, and reconciliation of 2307 with the invoices and receipts.
- Preparation of checks, disbursements, and payment vouchers
- Preparation and filing of Accounts Payable
- Preparation of Monthly Payroll Register
- Preparation and issuance of invoices and receipts
- Preparation of Government statutory benefits
- Bookkeeping
AU Accountant
Industry:
Accounting / Audit / Tax
Employment Period:
June 2022 to November 2022 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Bookkeeping - Preparation of Business Activity Statements (BAS)
- Preparation of Installment Activity Statements (IAS)
- Preparation of Year End Tax Returns (Individual, Company, Partnership and Trust)
- Preparation of Taxable Payments Annual report (TPAR)
- Monthly and Quarterly Management Report
- Budget Preparation (Castaway Forecasting) and Cashflow forecasting
- Bank Reconciliation
- Benchmarking
- Super Guarantee Charge Statement
Bookkeeper
Industry:
Accounting / Audit / Tax
Employment Period:
January 2023 to June 2024 (17 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Bookkeeping
Education History
Field of Study:
Finance/Accountancy/Banking
Major:
Tertiary
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2018
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Accounts Payable Management, Accounts Receivable Management, Accounting, Tax compliance, Taxation, Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Time Management, Budgeting, Bank Reconciliation,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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BookkeepingQuickBooksXero
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result:
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name:
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.61/hr
Jeffrey
Candidate ID: 477975
ADVANCED
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Video Editing, Graphic Design, Blender, Autodesk Maya...
INTERMEDIATE
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3D Design, Web Design, Photo Editing, Autodesk Maya...
Median Rate
$9.61
$10.40
if $1 = PHP52
$12.40
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 9.61 per hour or $USD 832.88 per month
Full Time: $USD 9.61 per hour or $USD 1665.75 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Jeffrey has been working for 9 years as Video Editor for sports, healthcare, events, and entertainment companies.
- He has a wide scope of experience doing different video editing projects which includes:
- Explainer videos
- Product AVP
- Social media reels for TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook
- Vlog-type videos
- Seminar videos and highlight videos.
- Event coverage videos
- He has supported Australian and US clients.
- He had also experience doing motion graphics and digital designs for marketing collaterals.
- He has also basic knowledge in 3D modeling and web designing
- He had also worked as Photographer and Videographer for one of the well-known studios here in the Philippines.
- He is experienced with email marketing.
- He is proficient in using tools like:
- Maya
- Blender
- Canva
- Figma
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Premiere
- Adobe Photoshop
- He can start as soon as possible and is open for both full time and part time positions.
Strongest Behaviors
- Socially-focused, naturally empathizes with people, easily seeing their point of view or understanding their emotions. Positive, non-threatening communication.
- Teaches and shares; often working collaboratively with others to help in any capacity.
- Accommodating; most comfortable working with others, often puts team/company goals before personal goals. Promotes teamwork by actively sharing authority.
- Unassuming, unselfish and has a genuine interest in other people and a strong, intuitive understanding of them. Outgoing and friendly, they enjoy working with others and is lively, warm company.
- A pleasant and extraverted person, Jeffrey is an effective communicator, able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns
Employment History
GRAPHIC ARTIST PACKAGING DESIGNER
Industry:
Manufacturing / Production
Employment Period:
October 2013 to March 2014 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage projects from conceptualization, research, designing, setting bleeds and guidelines, pagination, proof reading, ripping, and printing.
- Maintain digital press, printheads, cleaning, alignment, and calibration
PHOTOGRAPHER VIDEOGRAPHER EDITOR (FREELANCE)
Industry:
Entertainment / Media
Employment Period:
April 2014 to February 2016 (22 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Filming and photographing social events capturing every detail as requested by clients.
- Ensuring quality of film and photos.
GRAPHIC ARTIST PREPRESS SPECIALIST
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
March 2016 to May 2017 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Remotely interacts with graphic designer from main branch in the US to follow instructions and specifications using documents they sent.
- Review and check the quality before transferring to maintain consistency of design in different template sizes of apparel, color matching using PMS.
- Checks quality of file including bleeds, missing fonts, seeming allowance before going to press.
PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHER
Industry:
Sports
Employment Period:
May 2017 to February 2019 (21 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Execute planning and lighting of each shot for multiple categories across men's, women's and lifestyle apparel and accessories.
- Follow category-specific style guide to ensure consistency of image.
MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER
Industry:
Consulting (Business & Management)
Employment Period:
September 2017 to February 2020 (28 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Communicates with managing director, event producer and recruitment supervisor to ensure all project requirements are met.
- Manage and edit web page, social media, and YouTube channel contents for digital marketing campaigns.
- Shoot and edit photos and videos for interviews, corporate events, and seminars
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Industry:
Entertainment / Media
Employment Period:
November 2020 to October 2021 (10 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create, develop, and execute custom apparel and accessories from concept to production.
- Works directly with customer in the US to establish concept design using CRM online software.
- Use PMS to match artwork colors to available twill and threads on the factory.
MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
November 2021 to October 2022 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with marketing team, web developers and news anchor to produce product promo videos, social media contents and weekly news episodes for our youtube channel.
Video Editor
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
November 2022 to January 2024 (14 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with the content creation team to understand video concepts, objectives and creative directions.
- Utilize proficiency in video editing software to edit and enhance raw footage into polished videos that maintain brand consistency.
- Design eye-catching graphics, titles and animations that enhance the visual appeal and storytelling of our video content.
MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Industry:
Arts / Design / Fashion
Employment Period:
January 2024 to July 2024 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Worked closely with the client to understand their vision and translate it into compelling visual media.
- Created tutorial videos, introduction logos, product AVPs, and promotional materials.
- Developed visually engaging motion graphics to enhance brand storytelling and audience engagement.
Graphic Design & Marketing
Industry:
Arts / Design / Fashion
Employment Period:
November 2024 to July 2025 (7 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Produce engaging video content and animations for marketing campaigns, product demonstrations, and social media platforms.
- Utilize tools like Adobe Premiere, Canva and Camtasia to create and edit videos that captivate the target audience.
- Design and create visually appealing graphics for social media, blogs, and other digital marketing materials that resonate with the software industry audience and effectively convey the company's messaging.
- Develop and execute social media strategies aimed at increasing the company’s online presence and market share.
- Monitor social media trends, tools, and applications to ensure the company remains at the forefront of digital marketing.
- Write and edit blog posts, social media updates, and other marketing content to engage and inform the target audience.
- Collaborate with the marketing team and cross-functional teams to brainstorm, execute, and align creative ideas and campaigns with overall business objectives.
- Manage multiple marketing projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality content and meeting project deadlines.
- Track and analyze the performance of social media campaigns, providing insights and recommendations for improvement.
Education History
Field of Study:
Marketing
Major:
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Graduation Date:
July 26, 2024
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Art/Design/Creative Multimedia
Major:
DIGITAL ARTS AND DESIGN
Graduation Date:
April 9, 2014
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Video Editing, Graphic Design, Blender, Autodesk Maya, Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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3D DesignWeb DesignPhoto EditingAutodesk MayaFigma
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/14981103330
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Asus
- Processor: i7 - 8th Generation
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.61/hr
Raymon
Candidate ID: 477867
ADVANCED
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Lead Generation...
INTERMEDIATE
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Lead Generation, Data Entry...
Median Rate
$9.61
$10.40
if $1 = PHP52
$12.40
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 748.16 per month
Full Time: $USD 9.61 per hour or $USD 1665.75 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Raymon has been working for 8 years now. He has gained confidence in supporting the following:
- email marketing
- outbound calling
- appointment setting
- sales development
- lead generation
- team management
- customer support
- Presently, he is doing a B2B campaign where he directly reaches out to CEO or decision-makers in various companies in the US such as in the IT and real estate industries.
- In doing lead generation, he has been keen with all the information uploaded in the CRM. He ensures that details in the database are accurate and updated.
- He is able to generate 100 leads per day.
- He is proficient in using Hubspot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Salesforce, Apollo.io, Zoominfo, Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
- He can start immediately.
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Strongest Behaviors
- Connecting very quickly to others, strongly motivated to build and leverage relationships to get work done. Openly and easily shares information.
- Proactivity, assertiveness, and sense of urgency in driving to reach personal goals. Openly challenges the world.
- Independent in putting forth their own ideas, which are often innovative and, if implemented, cause change. Resourcefully works through or around anything blocking completion of what they want to accomplish
Behavioral Summary
Raymon is an engaging, stimulating communicator, poised and capable of projecting enthusiasm and warmth, and of motivating other people.
Has a strong sense of urgency, initiative and competitive drive to get things done, with emphasis on working with and through people in the process. Understands people well and uses that understanding effectively in influencing and persuading others to act.
Employment History
Virtual Assistant/Lead Generation Specialist/Real Estate Global Recruiter
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
April 2021 to January 2023 (21 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist clients on scheduling appointments
- Helps generate leads for email marketing campaigns
- Handles lead data enrichment
- Prepare email and marketing automation
- Cold calling potential leads
Freelance Real Estate Salesperson
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
May 2020 to April 2021 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Deliver sales target
- Reach out to clients through different marketing means
Sales Manager
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
July 2019 to December 2019 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Designs and implements strategic sales plan that expands company's customer base and ensure its strong presence.
- Manages recruitment, objective setting, coaching and performance monitoring of property specialists.
- Presents sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team
Business Manager
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
February 2020 to May 2020 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Designs and implements strategic sales plan that expands company's customer base and ensure its strong presence.
- Manages recruitment, objective setting, coaching and performance monitoring of property specialists.
- Presents sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team
Content Writer/Researcher/Event Coordinator
Industry:
Non-Profit Organisation / Social Services / NGO
Employment Period:
March 2017 to July 2019 (28 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Creates contents for social media presence specifically press releases, infographics and posters.
- Creates print contents specifically for newsletters and magazines.
- Promotes government programs and projects through the use of multimedia
- Gathers resources and data for digital media and print media.
- Checks the authenticity and reliability of information that will be used in any digital or print releases.
- Acts as a representative for the City Government for private-government partnership events
Resolution Specialist/Healthcare Advisor
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
July 2015 to August 2016 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handles customer concerns and queries
- Validates reimbursement claims of customers
- Assists customers on claims process
- Handles customer concerns and queries
- Promotes awareness of the importance of healthcare
Segment Producer/Writer/Researcher
Industry:
Entertainment / Media
Employment Period:
October 2011 to October 2013 (24 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handles the planning and creation of new materials for segment episodes.
- Responsible in dealing with client’s requests and handles client meetings.
- Responsible in preparing budget request and equipment request
- Reports directly to Department Head regarding project expenses and project outcomes.
- Responsible in handling team concerns. Writer/Researcher
- Creates contents for television program segments
- Gathers resources and data for program segments
Education History
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
March 1, 2006
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
March 1, 2011
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
March 1, 2015
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Law
Major:
Law
Graduation Date:
March 1, 2015
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Lead Generation
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Lead GenerationData Entry
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download: 24.86, Upload: 67.48
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Lenovo
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.66/hr
Doreen
Candidate ID: 477506
ADVANCED
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Lead Generation, Lead Mining...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Lead Generation, Data Collection, Data Mining...
Median Rate
$7.66
$8.18
if $1 = PHP52
$9.51
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 7.66 per hour or $USD 663.44 per month
Full Time: $USD 7.66 per hour or $USD 1326.89 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Doreen worked in a bank for 13 years. She started as a Customer Service Assistant and became a Marketing Officer after around 9 years.
- In 2019, she shifted to remote working and provided her services to real estate clients where she performed the following:
- Virtual Assistance
- Lead Research and Generation
- Email Marketing and Campaign
- Data Mining
- Digital Marketing
- Data Entry
- Administrative task
- Customer Service
- Marketing Assistance
- She can generate 50 leads/hour.
- She had a chance to create automation workflow for an email campaign of one of her clients but most of her experience is manual email follow-up to leads.
- She is proficient in MS Office Apps, CRMs like HubSpot and Salesforce, LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, and Apollo.
- She is knowledgeable in Trello and Canva.
- She is available anytime and open for any full-time or part-time position.
Strongest Behaviors
- Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
- Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
- With an ability to concentrate on the task at hand, is generally more focused on the technical matters than the social ones. Consistent and thoughtful.
Doreen is thoughtful, disciplined, and particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within their area of expertise. Works at a steady, even pace, leveraging their background for the betterment of the team, company, or customer.
With experience and/or training, they will develop a high level of specialized expertise. Serious and dedicated to the job and the company. Their work pace is steady and even-keeled, and they’re motivated by a real concern for getting work done thoroughly and correctly. Discipline and circumspect thinking will lend caution to their decision-making; Doreen plans ahead, double checks, and follows up carefully on decisions and actions.
Employment History
Customer Service Assistant
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
November 2006 to April 2015 (101 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for providing efficient and timely processing of transactions pertaining to deposits, withdrawals, and other miscellaneous
Marketing Officer
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
April 2015 to April 2019 (48 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the operations of the Marketing section of the branch and providing a good and successful business relationship with clients.
- Supervises the Marketing Assistants for marketing and checking all the reports of the marketing section of the branch.
Lead Researcher
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
November 2019 to June 2020 (7 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead Researching
- Data Mining
- Compare properties with similar properties that had recently sold to determine, competitive market prices
- Prepare documents such as contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, and deeds
Lead GenerationVirtual Assistant
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
July 2020 to August 2022 (25 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead Generation
- Email writing, sending and replying to emails.
- Administrative task
Lead Researcher
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
August 2022 to November 2022 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead Researching
- B2B Lead Generation
Education History
Field of Study:
Commerce
Major:
Business Adminstration
Graduation Date:
March 4, 2002
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Lead GenerationLead Mining
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Lead GenerationData CollectionData Mining
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 50 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result:
- Internet Type: DSL
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Acer
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz
- Operating System: Windows 10
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Leadership Micromanagement = Bottleneck
When work can’t move forward without your review, approval, or intervention, leadership becomes the bottleneck.
Tasks stall while waiting for feedback, and progress slows the moment you step away. This dynamic quietly shifts your role from strategist to supervisor.
Instead of scaling, you’re trapped in execution loops, an expensive misuse of high-value leadership time.
The Hidden Overhead of Oversight
Oversight isn’t free. It shows up as:
- More check-ins and status updates
- More training sessions and explanations
- More tools, dashboards, and reporting layers
Each layer consumes hours that should be spent on growth, partnerships, or strategy.
This is where management time valuation matters: leadership hours are far more expensive than offshore wages, yet often treated as unlimited.
The Myth of Cheap Outsourcing: How Time Loss Shows Up in Daily Operations
The cost of cheap labor becomes obvious not in spreadsheets, but in daily friction.
These are the patterns that signal your team is costing you time, even if payroll looks lean.
Endless Slack Threads and “Quick” Looms
When instructions aren’t absorbed the first time, communication multiplies. You explain a task, then clarify it, then record a Loom to explain it again.
What feels like “just a few minutes” compounds into hours each week. This is executive time management erosion, or simply a death by a thousand clarifications.
Missed Deadlines Because You Stepped Away
If projects pause when you’re offline, execution isn’t resilient. Teams wait instead of act because decision rights are unclear or confidence is low.
This creates fragility. Progress depends on your presence, turning leadership into a constant availability requirement rather than a strategic function.
Every Win Still Depends on You
When success requires your involvement at every stage, growth plateaus. You become the system instead of designing the system.
Your day ends only after everyone else’s work is done, an unsustainable model that drives burnout and undermines organizational efficiency.
What Smart Outsourcing Looks Like
The answer isn’t abandoning offshore hiring but upgrading it. Smart outsourcing prioritizes outcomes, autonomy, and leadership leverage over raw cost savings.
This is where human capital investment matters more than wage arbitrage.
Pay for Experience, Not Just Presence
Experienced, skilled professionals cost more per hour, but require far less supervision. They identify problems, propose solutions, and execute with minimal guidance.
In practice:
- Fewer corrections
- Faster decisions
- Better judgment under ambiguity
This shifts the equation from “cheap labor cost” to leadership ROI.
Protecting Your Leadership Calendar
Good hiring decisions give you time back. Instead of filling your calendar with reviews and explanations, you regain hours for strategy and growth.
This is the real metric of success: does your team reduce your workload, or rearrange it? Smart outsourcing optimizes time vs cost in business, not just payroll.
Build a Team That Makes Decisions Without You
Autonomy is the ultimate ROI. Teams that understand priorities and boundaries can move forward independently.
When decision-making is distributed:
- Execution accelerates
- Leaders step out of the weeds
- The decision-making cost drops dramatically
This is how outsourcing becomes leverage instead of liability.
How Remote Staff Helps You Buy Back Time
The real goal of offshore hiring isn’t just lower payroll. It’s protecting the scarcest asset in your business: leadership time.
When hiring decisions ignore the labor vs leadership tradeoff, founders end up subsidizing a low-cost workforce with high-cost supervision.
Remote Staff is built around a simple principle: offshore talent should reduce your involvement, not increase it.
Here’s how that shows up in practice:
1. Pre-Screened Talent with Strategic Experience
Remote Staff doesn’t optimize for volume or speed alone. Candidates are vetted for independent execution, judgment, and decision-making, not just availability or willingness to take orders.
This guarantees you’re hiring skilled contributors who can operate with minimal oversight. Instead of amplifying cheap offshore labor cost problems, this approach improves labor cost efficiency by reducing rework and supervision.
The result is better leadership ROI from every hire.
2. Set Up Support and Delegation Planning
Most founders are left to onboard offshore hires on their own—often while juggling everything else.
Remote Staff provides structured setup support so delegation doesn’t collapse into micromanagement.
That includes role clarity, delegation planning, and expectation alignment before work begins.
By designing handoffs intentionally, Remote Staff helps reduce decision-making cost and prevents leadership time from being consumed by avoidable questions and corrections.
3. Post-Hire Success Reviews
Hiring isn’t the finish line—it’s the start of a performance system. Remote Staff conducts post-hire success reviews to identify whether leaders are still doing work that should have been delegated.
If leadership time is still being drained, adjustments are made—whether that’s refining responsibilities, improving workflows, or resetting expectations.
This directly addresses the cost of poor leadership design and restores balance between execution and oversight.
FAQs
If you’re weighing offshore hiring decisions, these are the questions that surface most often when leaders start evaluating time vs cost in business, not just wages.
Why do cheap hires take up more of my time?
Because lower-cost hires often lack experience or decision autonomy, they require more direction, review, and correction.
What you save in hourly rate is offset by increased management time valuation and oversight.
What’s a realistic hourly rate for experienced offshore staff?
Rates vary by role, but experienced offshore professionals typically cost more than entry-level hires and still considerably less than U.S. equivalents.
The key metric isn’t the rate, but whether the hire reduces your workload and improves output.
Will offshoring to cheaper countries eventually work?
Can I train cheap hires into better contributors? Sometimes, but it requires significant time, structure, and patience.
In many cases, the human capital investment needed to close the gap exceeds the savings, especially when leadership bandwidth is limited.
How does Remote Staff ensure my leadership time is protected?
By vetting for autonomy, supporting onboarding, and reviewing post-hire performance, Remote Staff focuses on outcomes, not just placement.
This enables strategic resource allocation where leadership time is spent on growth, not supervision.
Don’t Save on Labor Only to Spend Your Time
You didn’t start your company to become a full-time QA reviewer or task clarifier. Yet that’s where many founders end up when they prioritize low rates over execution readiness.
Otherwise, it quietly taxes your time, energy, and momentum.
The smarter move is to invest in people and systems that protect high-value leadership and compound results.
If you’re ready to stop trading time for false savings, request a callback now and learn more about building a team that scales without draining you!
Darren Aragon is a multifaceted writer with a background in Information Technology, beginning his career in research at Pen Qatar and transitioning through customer service to a significant role at Absolute Service, Inc. His journey into freelance writing in 2021 has seen him excel across various niches, showcasing his adaptability and deep understanding of audience engagement.
