Offshore staff in Chicago.
Tested people who work Chicago hours, remote and on your clock. From US$4.50 an hour.
Intern to Specialist, all-in, month to month
- Working within 12 to 48 hours of a successful interview
- Month to month
- Free replacement
- Works in the AI tools you already use
Hubs that share most of your day
- Colombia7-8 hours
- Brazil5-6 hours
- Nigeria1-2 hours
Of a 9-to-5 in Chicago. You set the hours, and we match people who can work them.
Your day, hub by hub.
Now in Chicago-
- ColombiaBogotá time: -Your 9am is 10am or 9am there
- BrazilSão Paulo time: -Your 9am is 12pm or 11am there
- NigeriaLagos time: -Your 9am is 4pm or 3pm there
- PhilippinesManila time: -Your 9am is 11pm or 10pm there
- VietnamHanoi time: -Your 9am is 10pm or 9pm there
- KenyaNairobi time: -Your 9am is 6pm or 5pm there
- Colombia7-8 hours sharedTheir 9-to-5 in Chicago time: 8am to 4pm in January, 9am to 5pm in July.
- Brazil5-6 hours sharedTheir 9-to-5 in Chicago time: 6am to 2pm in January, 7am to 3pm in July.
- Nigeria1-2 hours sharedTheir 9-to-5 in Chicago time: 2am to 10am in January, 3am to 11am in July.
- PhilippinesNo hours in common with your 9-to-5Their 9-to-5 in Chicago time: 7pm to 3am in January, 8pm to 4am in July.
- VietnamNo hours in common with your 9-to-5Their 9-to-5 in Chicago time: 8pm to 4am in January, 9pm to 5am in July.
- KenyaNo hours in common with your 9-to-5Their 9-to-5 in Chicago time: 12am to 8am in January, 1am to 9am in July.
The shaded band is your 9-to-5 in Chicago. Each bar is a hub's own 9-to-5, on your clock.
- Time zone
- Central Time (CST or CDT), UTC−6 or UTC−5
- Book a demo
- Any time, day or night, in Chicago time
- Clock changes
- Chicago changes its clocks, so overlaps move by an hour for part of the year
What a Seat costs, in USD.
Intern
US$4-US$8 an hour
Full time, 38 hours a week
Clear, repeatable work: data entry, inbox rules, scheduling, research.
Intermediate
US$8-US$13 an hour
Full time, 38 hours a week
Owns a workflow: admin, customer support, accounts assistance, social media.
Expert
US$13-US$20 an hour
Full time, 38 hours a week
Owns outcomes: executive assistants, account managers, senior designers.
Specialist
US$20-US$35 an hour
Full time, 38 hours a week
Developers, designers and marketers who lead projects with little direction.
How a Seat works
No minimum hours. Part-time (20 to 37 hours a week) is the full-time rate plus 10%; under 20 hours, plus 20%. Working within 12 to 48 hours of a successful interview. Month to month, 30 days' notice, no setup fee.
Finished creative work
Studio is US$990 a month, or a 5-hour Test Drive for US$495. Quoted in hours before we start.
A local admin in the US costs US$16 an hour at entry level, up to US$45.38 for a senior executive assistant, before benefits and payroll taxes. A local mid-level admin costs US$22.86 an hour; an Intermediate admin Seat is US$9 an hour, all-in.
Source
BLS OEWS pay for admin assistants and executive assistants, May 2025. National figures for the US, not Chicago wages.
Roles to start with in Chicago.
Chicago is a national hub for freight and rail, with a deep base in commodities and futures trading, manufacturing and food processing, insurance, consulting and healthcare. Its central position makes it the place many businesses ship from or through. The Midwest's biggest freight interchange sits here, so a great deal of the city's work is moving paperwork as fast as the goods move.
A general picture of local business, not a list of our clients.
Freight Brokerage Coordinator
Brokers and carriers confirm loads, rates and documents across the country. Rate checks, load tenders and carrier follow-up from your TMS and inbox.
Intern to SpecialistSee roleDispatcher
Fleets and carriers keep drivers, loads and updates organized. Load boards, driver updates and proof-of-delivery chasing in one running list.
Intern to SpecialistSee roleAccounts Payable Specialist
Manufacturers and distributors match invoices and run supplier payments. Three-way match, supplier queries and payment runs prepared for approval.
Intern to SpecialistSee roleInsurance Account & Quoting Assistant
Brokers and agencies handle quotes, renewals and certificates. Quotes, renewals, certificates and policy changes processed in your agency system.
Intern to SpecialistSee roleFinancial Analyst
Trading and finance teams prepare reports, models and reconciliations. Reconciliations, variance notes and daily or weekly report packs.
Intern to SpecialistSee role
Chicago time, against the other cities.
Questions from Chicago
Chicago is a city in Illinois. It keeps Central Time (CST or CDT), which is UTC−6 or UTC−5. Chicago changes its clocks for daylight saving, so the overlap with some of our hubs moves by an hour for part of the year.
Load confirmations, carrier follow-up, document chasing and customer updates. A Freight Brokerage Coordinator or Dispatcher works in your TMS and inbox on your hours.
Yes. An Insurance Services Assistant handles quotes, certificate requests and renewals in your agency system. Your licensed staff keep the advice and the binding decisions.
Yes. Accounts Payable, Procurement and Data Entry roles work in your ERP or spreadsheets, and a Technical Writer can keep work instructions and manuals current.
A Research Assistant for market and source work, a Project Manager for deliverables, or an Executive Assistant for partner diaries. Tell us what slows the team down on your demo.
You set the hours. The Colombia hub shares 7-8 hours of a Chicago 9-to-5, and we match people who can start earlier or finish later to suit your day.
Trading decisions, licensed advice and anything physical on the dock or the floor. A Seat does the paperwork and tracking around them.
A Procurement Specialist, Inventory Planner or Accounts Payable Specialist works in your ERP and sheets. Your plant team keeps quality and production.
A local admin in the US costs US$16 an hour at entry level, up to US$45.38 for a senior executive assistant, before benefits and payroll taxes. A local mid-level admin costs US$22.86 an hour; an Intermediate admin Seat is US$9 an hour, all-in. (BLS OEWS pay for admin assistants and executive assistants, May 2025. National figures for the US, not Chicago wages.)
Medical Billing Specialists, Insurance Verification Specialists and Medical Receptionists handle claims, eligibility and scheduling. Tell us the systems and any access rules on your demo.
Freight peaks in the last quarter before the holidays, and trading desks have quarter-end and year-end reporting. A Seat added a month ahead can clear the confirmations and report prep while your people work the market.
Week one is your TMS access, load templates and carrier contact rules. After that the person works a daily follow-up list and sends an end-of-day summary of what is open.
List your TMS or load board, ERP, accounting package and the spreadsheets that hold the real data. We match people who have used similar systems, and you decide the permissions each person gets.
A Freight Brokerage Coordinator is often followed by a Dispatcher, then an Accounts Payable Specialist as volume grows. Insurance agencies add a Customer Service Representative after an Insurance Services Assistant.
The demo is 15 minutes on Teams. The booking page shows free times in your own time zone, which it reads from your browser, and this page lists the next free times in Chicago time.
Any time, day or night. Demo calls run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the booking page shows free times in your own time zone. Talk now, an instant Teams call, is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week too.
Melbourne is 15-17 hours ahead of Chicago. Our head office is there, and your person works on your Chicago hours, not ours.
Seats start at US$4 an hour, all-in, full time (38 hours a week). The four levels run up to US$35 an hour for a Specialist. You see the hourly price before you meet anyone.
No. We're a remote team that works on your hours, and every call and demo is on Teams. Our head office is in Melbourne.
We do. We hire your person and supply them to you under our services agreement, so you are not their employer and there is no payroll on your side. You direct the work and you own what they make.
Meet people who fit the role
A 15‑minute call on Teams, on Chicago time. You leave knowing the level you need and its hourly price.