Offshore staff in Washington DC.
Tested people who work Washington DC 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
- Brazil6-7 hours
- Nigeria2-3 hours
Of a 9-to-5 in Washington DC. You set the hours, and we match people who can work them.
Your day, hub by hub.
Now in Washington DC-
- ColombiaBogotá time: -Your 9am is 9am or 8am there
- BrazilSão Paulo time: -Your 9am is 11am or 10am there
- NigeriaLagos time: -Your 9am is 3pm or 2pm there
- KenyaNairobi time: -Your 9am is 5pm or 4pm there
- PhilippinesManila time: -Your 9am is 10pm or 9pm there
- VietnamHanoi time: -Your 9am is 9pm or 8pm there
- Colombia7-8 hours sharedTheir 9-to-5 in Washington DC time: 9am to 5pm in January, 10am to 6pm in July.
- Brazil6-7 hours sharedTheir 9-to-5 in Washington DC time: 7am to 3pm in January, 8am to 4pm in July.
- Nigeria2-3 hours sharedTheir 9-to-5 in Washington DC time: 3am to 11am in January, 4am to 12pm in July.
- Kenya0-1 hours sharedTheir 9-to-5 in Washington DC time: 1am to 9am in January, 2am to 10am in July.
- PhilippinesNo hours in common with your 9-to-5Their 9-to-5 in Washington DC time: 8pm to 4am in January, 9pm to 5am in July.
- VietnamNo hours in common with your 9-to-5Their 9-to-5 in Washington DC time: 9pm to 5am in January, 10pm to 6am in July.
The shaded band is your 9-to-5 in Washington DC. Each bar is a hub's own 9-to-5, on your clock.
- Time zone
- Eastern Time (EST or EDT), UTC−5 or UTC−4
- Book a demo
- Any time, day or night, in Washington DC time
- Clock changes
- Washington DC 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 Washington DC wages.
Roles to start with in Washington DC.
Washington DC revolves around the federal government and the contractors, associations, advocacy groups, nonprofits, law firms and consultancies that work with it. Policy research, reporting, grants and member communications generate a steady stream of writing and administration. A single policy decision can set off weeks of briefings, comment letters and reports, so teams here value clean drafts and organized sources.
A general picture of local business, not a list of our clients.
Research Assistant
Policy teams and consultancies gather sources and summarize findings. Source gathering, annotated bibliographies and briefing notes from material you supply.
Intern to SpecialistSee roleTechnical Writer
Contractors keep proposals, procedures and reports consistent. Proposals, procedures and reports formatted to a style guide and checked for consistency.
Intern to SpecialistSee roleExecutive Assistant
Directors and executives hand over diaries, travel and correspondence. Diaries, travel and correspondence handled for directors who are always in meetings.
Intern to SpecialistSee roleEmail & CRM Marketer
Associations and nonprofits run member and supporter email programs. Segmented lists, newsletter builds and a short performance note after each send.
Intern to SpecialistSee roleLegal Assistant
Law firms and compliance teams prepare documents and manage files. Document prep, file upkeep and deadline diaries for the attorney to review.
Intern to SpecialistSee role
Washington DC time, against the other cities.
- Atlanta is on Washington DC time
- Philadelphia is on Washington DC time
- Charlotte is on Washington DC time
- Nashville is 1 hour behind Washington DC
- Minneapolis is 1 hour behind Washington DC
- Denver is 2 hours behind Washington DC
- Phoenix is 2-3 hours behind Washington DC
- San Diego is 3 hours behind Washington DC
Questions from Washington DC
Washington DC is the capital of the United States. It keeps Eastern Time (EST or EDT), which is UTC−5 or UTC−4. Washington DC changes its clocks for daylight saving, so the overlap with some of our hubs moves by an hour for part of the year.
Member and donor records, email campaigns, event admin and reporting. An Email & CRM Marketer or Administrative Assistant works in your CRM and email tool while your staff keep strategy and relationships.
Yes. A Research Assistant gathers sources, summarizes documents and tidies notes. Your analysts keep the judgment and the conclusions.
A Technical Writer or Project Manager can help draft and format documents from your inputs. Contracts that restrict where work is done, or who may see data, need a conversation first, so raise them on the demo.
A Legal Assistant or Paralegal prepares documents and keeps matter files in order. Your lawyers keep the advice and the filings.
You set the hours. The Colombia hub shares 7-8 hours of a Washington DC 9-to-5, and we match people who can start early before the morning rush.
Anything restricted, classified or needing clearance, plus advocacy and meetings in person. A Seat does the unrestricted admin, drafting and follow-up around them.
A Social Media Manager, Email & CRM Marketer or Content Writer can run supporter channels and draft copy. Your staff keep the message and the approvals.
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 Washington DC wages.)
A Customer Service Representative or Administrative Assistant can answer member email, update records and schedule events. Your team keeps decisions and relationships.
The federal fiscal year ends on 30 September, and budget and legislative deadlines drive proposals, reports and comment letters. A Seat can handle formatting, research and tracking so your staff focus on substance.
Week one is a style guide, your document tools and a short list of repeat tasks. After that the person produces a first draft each week for your review, and the notes improve each round.
List your CRM or membership database, email platform, document tools and reference manager, for example Salesforce, Mailchimp or Microsoft 365. We match people who already work in them.
A Research Assistant is often followed by a Technical Writer. Associations add an Email & CRM Marketer, and law firms add a Paralegal after a Legal 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 Washington DC 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 14-16 hours ahead of Washington DC. Our head office is there, and your person works on your Washington DC 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 Washington DC time. You leave knowing the level you need and its hourly price.