# VirtuHire US in the press A source for journalists covering offshore staffing, remote hiring, SaaS team-building, agency economics, and the South African talent market. Companies that have hired through VirtuHire US ## Real hires, real monthly rates. Reference data for journalists. Representative VirtuHire US placements with monthly rate and role. **For journalists and producers.** Aden Ritz, partner at VirtuHire US, is available as a named source for stories on offshore staffing economics, remote-hiring trends, SaaS founder hiring strategy, agency margin math, and accounting-firm pipeline issues. Direct contact: [aden@virtuhireusa.com](mailto:aden@virtuhireusa.com). Response within one business day. ## Recent mentions ### [[HEADLINE]]([URL]) ### [How SMBs are rethinking offshore hiring in 2026](https://example.com/article) ## For journalists ### Direct contact Aden Ritz responds to press inquiries within one business day. For tight deadlines, mark the subject line with **[DEADLINE: time / date]** and the response time drops to a few hours when reachable. ## Topics I can speak to as a source Beats with first-hand operating data, client conversations, and recent placement history. I can provide named sources from the client base where useful, with permission. - Offshore staffing economics for US SMBs (cost math, hidden overhead, when it works and when it does not) - SaaS founder hiring strategy and the economics of executive assistants for early-stage teams - Agency margin math and white-label offshore staffing for marketing, design, and dev shops - CPA firm tax-season staffing, offshore bookkeeping, and the US accounting pipeline shortage - Customer support and SDR offshore placement (training, retention, time-zone management) - South Africa as an offshore destination, compared with the Philippines, LatAm, and India - Remote-work and distributed-team trends in 2026, especially for sub-100 headcount companies ## Approved data and claims These figures are cleared for publication with attribution to VirtuHire US internal data, August 2025. Copy-paste ready for fact-checkers and copy desks. Source: VirtuHire US internal data, August 2025. Sourced from VirtuHire US Company Overview deck. Available on request. ### Suggested attribution line For inline quotes and standfirsts, the preferred attribution is: ### One-line company description ## Background on Aden Aden Ritz is a partner at VirtuHire US, based in Los Angeles. He runs US client acquisition and onboarding for VirtuHire US, working in partnership with the South African parent firm which handles sourcing, vetting, payroll, and Employer of Record compliance for placements. He works daily with US founders, agency owners, and CPA firm partners evaluating offshore staffing as an alternative to US hires, freelance marketplaces, and traditional BPOs. That gives him a current view on what is working in 2026 and what is not. ## Background on VirtuHire US VirtuHire US is a Los Angeles based staffing company that places full-time South African remote staff with US businesses. Placements span executive assistant, sales, customer support, operations, finance, design, project management, and software engineering roles. The firm uses a monthly retainer model with no recruitment fees, a one-month deposit to confirm a hire, and a 30-day replacement guarantee on new placements. ## Logo and brand assets The VirtuHire US wordmark is available below. High-resolution and dark-background versions provided on request. ### On deadline? Reach out directly. Email is fastest. Mark the subject with [DEADLINE: time / date] and Aden will prioritise a response. ## Related reading - [About VirtuHire US](/about/): background, partnership structure, and operating model. - [Case studies](/case-studies/): named client placements with roles and savings, useful as reference for stories. - [Client stories](/wins/): named placements and outcomes available for journalist follow-up with permission. - [Resources](/resources/): full library of cost guides, country comparisons, and role-specific playbooks.