NEW YORK CITY REMOTE STAFFING

Remote Staffing for New York City Businesses

Trained remote staff in Eastern Time for NYC finance, media, advertising, fashion, ecommerce, and fintech operators. Opt out of the highest loaded payroll market in the country without sacrificing coverage or craft.

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Why NYC Businesses Hire Remote

New York City has the most expensive cost of doing business in the United States, and it is not close. Between federal payroll taxes, New York State income tax withholding, New York State unemployment insurance, disability (NYSDI), paid family leave, NYC-specific workers' comp rates, commercial rent in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and the operational overhead that comes with running a team in the five boroughs, a $70,000 base hire commonly lands at $95,000-$105,000 loaded on a real-cost accounting basis. For a SoHo DTC brand, a Flatiron SaaS startup, a Midtown agency, or a Chelsea production studio, that math breaks hard at scale.

Layer on the reality that NYC's talent market is still the most competitive in the country. Finance, media, advertising, fashion, and fintech all draw from overlapping pools of operations and support talent, which means NYC SMBs are routinely bidding against Goldman Sachs, Condé Nast, WPP, and Stripe for the same operations associate or coordinator. Remote staffing in New York City lets you step out of that auction entirely.

Teckas places full-time, trained remote staff in Eastern Time - aligned perfectly with Manhattan business hours - at one-fourth to one-fifth of the loaded NYC rate. Your senior strategists, creatives, and dealmakers stay in NYC. The operational layer runs through Teckas.

Top Roles NYC Companies Outsource

Finance and fintech back-office. AP, AR, bank reconciliation, and reporting for NYC hedge funds, fintech startups, and investment firms (non-regulated functions only).
Agency and media production. Traffic coordinators, project managers, video editors, and social community managers for NYC creative shops.
Ecommerce and DTC ops. Shopify, Amazon, Klaviyo, Gorgias, and Recharge for NYC fashion and beauty DTC brands.
Executive assistants. Calendar, travel, and vendor management for NYC founders, partners, and operating execs.
Customer success and support. Tier 1 and Tier 2 on Intercom, Zendesk, and Pylon for NYC SaaS and ecommerce operators.

How NYC's Time Zone Works With India

New York City runs on Eastern Time. India Standard Time is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of ET. A standard NYC 9am to 6pm ET workday maps to 6:30pm to 3:30am IST in India. Our NYC-aligned staff are hired specifically for that shift as their full-time hours - not stretched overlap. Your Midtown team can Slack at 11am and get a reply in 90 seconds.

Cost Math: NYC Local vs Teckas

Per BLS Occupational Employment Statistics for the New York-Newark-Jersey City MSA and Glassdoor NYC postings:

Loaded NYC AP clerk or ops associate: $6,200-$8,500 per month. Teckas remote equivalent: from $1,400 per month.
Loaded NYC traffic or production coordinator: $6,500-$8,800 per month. Teckas remote coordinator: from $1,400 per month.
Loaded NYC executive assistant: $7,000-$10,000 per month. Teckas remote EA: from $1,300 per month.

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Opt Out of NYC's Loaded Payroll

Full-time, trained remote staff in Eastern Time. 60-75 percent cheaper than a W-2 NYC hire.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do NYC employers actually pay in loaded costs?

A $70,000 base salary in NYC typically lands at $95,000-$105,000 loaded once you add federal and New York State payroll taxes, NYC unemployment insurance, workers comp, benefits, and allocated rent and equipment. That is why Teckas at $1,200-$2,500 per month, fully loaded, is often 65-75 percent cheaper for NYC SMBs.

Do you work with NYC media and advertising agencies?

Yes. We place production coordinators, traffic managers, social community managers, and video editors for NYC agencies, publishers, and brand studios. Staff are trained on Premiere, Adobe Creative Cloud, and major social platforms.

Can Teckas support Manhattan fintech and finance back offices?

Yes, for non-regulated back-office work. We staff AP, AR, reconciliation, data ops, and CX for NYC fintech firms. Regulated functions that require licensed US personnel stay in-house; we handle the operational layer around them.

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