Temporary Email Assistant Needed to Help Me Triage, Organize, and Clear My Inbox

I’m looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented person to help me get my inbox under control. I run a fast-paced business and have fallen behind on emails—this role is a short-term, collaborative project to help me clear the backlog, respond to priority messages, and build simple systems to keep things clean moving forward.

We’ll work together at first (via Zoom or Loom) so you can get a feel for what’s urgent, what can be deleted, and how I communicate. I may ask you to summarize, flag, organize, and even draft simple replies for me in my voice (I’ll guide you). You’ll need excellent judgment, communication skills, and the ability to move quickly without sacrificing quality.

Key Tasks:

Go through emails (mostly Gmail), prioritize by urgency

Flag, archive, delete as needed

Summarize important threads and create a task list

Draft replies based on examples I give you

Set up filters, folders, and a light system to stay on top moving forward

Requirements:

Great with email and Gmail specifically

Experience as a virtual or executive assistant a plus

Excellent written communication in English

Able to start ASAP

Discreet, respectful of privacy/confidentiality

Bonus if:

You’ve worked with entrepreneurs or creative professionals before

You’re proactive and good at filtering noise from signal

You’re comfortable taking light direction and running with it

This should only be a few hours a day over the next 5–7 days. If it goes well, might have other work for you.

Please apply with:

A short note about why this is a good fit for you

A brief example of a time you helped someone organize or communicate better

Your hourly rate and availability this week Apply tot his job