Freelance Research Assistant – Google Maps Data Collection (Remote, Part-Time)

We are looking for a detail-oriented Freelance Research Assistant to help build and maintain a structured database of business information sourced from Google Maps.

This role focuses on data collection, organisation, and verification, along with communication and collaboration with a small team. If you are comfortable working with spreadsheets and online research, this can become a long-term opportunity.

Role Overview
Your main responsibility will be to extract business information from Google Maps and organise it into a clean, structured spreadsheet used for market research.
Accuracy, organisation, and consistency are extremely important. This is not just copy-paste work. Every entry must be checked, placed in the correct column, and verified for accuracy.

Daily Responsibilities
• Collect business information from Google Maps
• Enter data into the spreadsheet provided
• Organise each record into the correct columns
• Ensure data remains clean, structured, and consistent
• Verify accuracy of information before marking entries complete
• Track and flag missing or unclear data for follow-up
• Maintain and update the dataset regularly
• Send short daily progress updates
• Collaborate and coordinate with the team when required

Information to Capture for Each Business

At minimum each entry must include:
• Business Name
• Address

If available, also include:
• Phone number
• Website
• Google Maps rating
• Number of reviews
• Business category
• Coordinates (if available)

Required Skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Comfortable using Google Sheets or Excel
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organise and maintain clean data
• Ability to attend Google Meet calls when needed

Additional Preferred Skills
• Data entry experience
• Market research experience
• Client interaction experience
• Team coordination and collaboration
• Presentation and communication skills
• Good soft skills

Work Schedule
• 5 hours per day
• Saturday and Sunday are working days
• Flexible hours but must be available for scheduled meetings

Payment
• Salary as per market standards
• Weekly payment available

Requirements
• Must have own laptop or computer
• Must have mobile phone for communication
• Stable internet connection required
• Must know how to use Google Sheets and Google Docs
• Must be comfortable attending meetings and collaborating with the team

Important Qualities
We value people who communicate clearly, report issues early, maintain organised data, and can explain their work to the team.

To Apply
Please share:
• A short introduction about yourself
• Your experience with Google Sheets or Excel
• Any data entry or research experience
• Your weekly availability