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Leslie
Creative, Bookkeeping & Operations Support Specialist
Leslie brings a rare combination of creative design, bookkeeping knowledge, and hands-on administrative experience. She helps small businesses turn scattered ideas, records, and processes into polished materials and organized systems they can rely on.
Graphic Design & Marketing MaterialsBookkeeping & Financial OrganizationAdministrative SupportEmail MarketingSystems & Process Organization
20+ years of experienceAvailable 5 hrs/week · Mon–Fri 9–5 CT
The person behind the profile
Meet Leslie
Leslie brings more than 20 years of experience across office administration, bookkeeping, project coordination, and graphic design. She is equally comfortable creating a polished newsletter, organizing a crowded inbox, cleaning up financial records, or building a more dependable workflow. That versatility makes her especially valuable to small businesses and growing teams that need thoughtful support across both the creative and operational sides of the business.
What sets Leslie apart is the way she combines a creative eye with an analytical mind. She does not simply complete a task and move on—she researches, asks thoughtful questions, works through the details, and looks for a better way to organize the work. Whether she is translating an idea into professional marketing materials or bringing order to an outdated bookkeeping process, Leslie aims to leave clients with work that is accurate, polished, and easier to manage going forward.
Outside of workLeslie genuinely enjoys solving messy projects—especially when she can combine creative thinking with organization to make something both better-looking and easier to use.
“She is an incredible asset and has made a huge difference for us already.”
Portfolio examples
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Marketing and Print Design
Practical support
Everything You Need to Run Smoothly
From designing polished marketing materials and producing email campaigns to organizing financial records, inboxes, files, and workflows, Leslie brings a creative eye and an analytical mind to the work that keeps a small business moving.
Digital and Print Design
Creates polished flyers, brochures, advertisements, postcards, event materials, and branded collateral with careful attention to layout, accuracy, and visual impact.
Social Media Graphics
Turns business ideas and campaign themes into clear, professional graphics that feel consistent with the brand.
Presentations and Branded Documents
Designs presentations, reports, and client-facing documents that organize information clearly and make the business look polished.
Design Refinement and Quality Control
Reviews spacing, hierarchy, wording, and visual consistency so finished materials feel intentional rather than thrown together.
Email Campaign Design
Builds visually engaging email campaigns that are polished, easy to read, and aligned with the business's brand.
Newsletter Production
Organizes content, formats layouts, and prepares newsletters that communicate updates clearly and professionally.
Professional Correspondence
Drafts and manages clear, courteous communication for customers, vendors, and internal teams.
Proofreading and Content Cleanup
Reviews copy for accuracy, clarity, formatting, and consistency before it reaches an audience.
QuickBooks Setup and Support
Helps move financial information into an organized QuickBooks workflow and keeps records structured for day-to-day use.
Record Cleanup and Migration
Sorts through existing financial records, identifies missing or inconsistent information, and organizes it into a more dependable system.
Invoicing and Payment Tracking
Supports invoicing, accounts payable and receivable, expense tracking, purchase orders, and payment deadlines with close attention to accuracy.
Reports and Reconciliation Support
Prepares recurring financial information, reconciles records, and helps clients understand where things stand without searching through scattered files.
Inbox Management
Organizes incoming communication, identifies priorities, and helps keep important requests and follow-ups from slipping through the cracks.
Document and Data Management
Creates and maintains spreadsheets, reports, forms, presentations, and records with consistent naming, formatting, and organization.
Project Coordination
Tracks details, deadlines, communications, and next steps so projects continue moving without constant oversight.
Meeting and Event Support
Coordinates schedules, materials, logistics, and follow-up for meetings, workshops, and business events.
Digital File and Folder Organization
Creates logical filing structures that make documents easier to find, maintain, and share.
Workflow and Process Organization
Reviews how work currently moves, identifies unnecessary friction, and creates a clearer repeatable approach.
System Decluttering
Brings order to tools, trackers, records, and administrative processes that have become difficult to manage.
Research and Problem-Solving
Investigates unfamiliar or messy assignments, asks the right questions, and develops a practical path to a polished result.
Proven impact
Results Leslie Has Delivered.
A snapshot of measurable outcomes from past client work.
20+ Years
Experience spanning administration, bookkeeping, project coordination, and creative support.
Manual to Digital
Organized and migrated a small business's outdated financial records into a clearer QuickBooks workflow.
Creative + Analytical
One dependable partner for polished marketing materials and precise back-office organization.
Technology
Tools Leslie Works With Daily
The platforms Leslie reaches for to keep communication, projects, and client work moving smoothly.
QuickBooks
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Google Workspace
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Career background
Professional Experience
Experience that translates to your business.
Leslie's experience brings context, judgment, and confidence to the work—not simply familiarity with a task list.
Role 1
Office Administration & Financial Support
Long-term small-business support
Managed day-to-day office operations and financial administration, including invoicing, accounts payable and receivable, expense tracking, payroll support, purchase orders, monthly reporting, document management, and customer communication.
Role 2
Executive and Department Support
Complex professional environment
Supported senior leaders and cross-functional teams with restricted records, budgets, reporting, meeting coordination, presentations, facilities requests, and administrative processes requiring discretion and accuracy.
Role 3
Independent Creative Support
Small-business marketing projects
Created digital and print marketing materials—including advertisements, brochures, event flyers, newsletters, presentations, social graphics, and branded collateral—while managing projects from initial idea through final delivery.
Industry experience
Understands the context behind the work.
Small BusinessesFamily-Owned BusinessesGrowing TeamsProfessional ServicesMarketing & Creative
Why work with Leslie
The Qualities You Can Count On
A trusted partner who treats your business like their own.
Communication Style
Clear, responsive, and thoughtful. Leslie asks useful questions up front, confirms the goal, and keeps clients informed as the work moves forward.
Organization & Work Style
Structured, accurate, and highly self-directed. She is comfortable sorting through incomplete information, creating order, and carrying work through without close supervision.
What Clients Rely on Leslie For
A dependable blend of creative execution and operational precision—from polished visuals and email campaigns to organized records, files, and financial workflows.
Approach to Problems
Leslie treats an unclear assignment like a puzzle: she researches, asks questions, identifies what is missing, and builds a practical solution that is accurate and easy to maintain.
Creative and Analytical
Highly Organized
Detail-oriented
Dependable and Self-directed
Resourceful Problem-solver
Polished Visual Judgment
Education & training
A Foundation for the Work.
Bachelor's Degree in Digital Media
Associate Degree in Graphic Arts/multimedia
Intuit ProAdvisor Academy — Sales and Customers, Level 1
Completed training certificate.
Why Leslie is an Alpine VA
Selected with care.
Supported for the long run.
We know Leslie's strengths and the kind of client relationship where those strengths can make the greatest difference.
Five-Step Vetted
Carefully screened for experience, judgment, communication, and fit.
Personally Matched
Recommended because their strengths align with your specific needs.
Supported by Alpine
Our team stays involved as the working relationship develops.
U.S.-Based Professional
Experienced, dependable support aligned with your business.
Fill-In & Replacement Guarantee
If plans change or the match is not right, Alpine helps keep your support consistent.
Meet before you commit
Think Leslie could be a fit?
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