VIRTUAL ASSISTANT SOP: [one repeatable task]
Version: [number] | Updated: [date] | Maintained by: [person]

RESULT AND PEOPLE
Deliver: [specific files or changes, quantity and format]
Assigned to: [human assistant] | Reviewed by: [business owner]
Start when: [assignment or event]
Due: [date, time and timezone] | Checkpoint: [first sample / batch]

INPUTS AND ACCESS
Read: [current source files, links and version]
Follow: [brand rules and one accepted example]
Use: [tools and individual access needed; no passwords here]

WORK SEQUENCE
1. Check that the inputs are complete; list missing information.
2. Prepare one sample and send it to the reviewer at the checkpoint.
3. Apply the review to the remaining items, keeping source IDs.
4. Check every output against the acceptance criteria below.
5. Save the deliverables and an exception list in [shared location].
6. Send the reviewer the filenames, version and unresolved decisions.

DECISION AUTHORITY
The assistant may: [draft, organize, correct formatting, etc.]
Ask the owner before: [publishing, sending, spending, changing prices]
If facts are absent or contradictory: [flag the item and ask whom]
Continue unaffected work when: [clear rule]

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
[ ] Every input ID has an output or a named exception.
[ ] Facts match the named sources; missing facts are flagged.
[ ] Format, filenames, brand rules and version are correct.
[ ] The reviewer can open the files from the shared location.
[ ] Unresolved decisions and the next owner are listed.

HANDOFF AND UPDATES
Delivery location: [folder / Library / task attachment]
Handoff note: [version, files, counts, exceptions, requested decision]
Owner review: [accept / request a specific revision / resolve exception]
Completion means: [review outcome and any required follow-up]
Update this SOP when: [process changes or a recurring correction]