Contractor, Senior Digital Content & Social Lead
Remote (U.S.-based) | Part-time | $100-$125 hourly rate
November 2026 - February 2027, with possibility of extension
Who We Are
At Courier Newsroom, we empower individuals and communities through local reporting that helps people understand and affect the issues impacting their lives. We believe that by investing in the work of local journalists across the country we can positively impact civic participation and build a healthier democracy from the ground up. Through original reporting and human-focused storytelling, we highlight the issues and forces that shape our lives while calling attention to the impacts of policy-making and political action at the local level.
This independent consulting engagement will support Keep Her Wild, a brand focused on wild horse preservation, humane treatment of equines and animals, public lands stewardship, and women's empowerment.
Scope of Work
We are seeking a versatile, highly autonomous independent Digital Content + Social Consultant to deliver the end-to-end execution of the digital presence for Keep Her Wild. This engagement combines short-form video production, graphic design, social media publishing, and editorial copywriting.
Consultant will operate independently as both a creative strategist and a full-stack executor, conceptualizing ideas and directly producing the final published assets. The engagement covers visual storytelling, short-form video (Reels/TikToks), high-performing social graphics, brand-aligned copywriting, and channel publishing strategy.
Deliverables
Short-Form Video & Multimedia Production
- Reel & TikTok Creation: Conceptualize, edit, and optimize engaging short-form video assets using tools of Consultant's choosing (e.g. CapCut, Canva, Premiere Pro)
- Video Pacing & Audio Design: Craft strong 1-second visual hooks, write text-on-screen overlay hierarchy, and select/mix trending audio or voiceovers designed for cold-audience algorithm discovery
- Archival & Curated Media: Source, curate, and edit archival video footage, historical imagery, and stock or rights-free media into cohesive narrative reels
Graphic Design & Brand Systems Execution
- Social & Digital Graphics: Design multi-slide carousels, static graphics, digital action guides, story templates, and promotional assets using tools of Consultant's choosing (e.g. Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud)
- Visual Consistency: Apply the brand's visual identity system across all deliverables, ensuring consistent typography, color application, and grid layouts
Social Publishing & Channel Strategy
- Daily Publishing & Strategy: Deliver the social content calendar and daily publishing across Instagram, TikTok, and emerging channels
- Analytics & Performance Tracking: Monitor platform metrics (reach, profile-to-follow conversions, saves, shares, and link clicks) and deliver monthly performance reports with recommendations to refine content hooks, post formats, and distribution strategies
Copywriting & Editorial Voice
- Social Copy & Hooks: Draft punchy, high-converting social captions, short-form video text overlays, and call-to-action messaging
- Brand Voice Application: Translate complex environmental policy, public lands issues, and equine welfare narratives into warm, direct, conversational, and accessible prose
Engagement Terms
- Services will be performed under a consulting agreement and statement of work, compensated on a monthly basis upon receipt of invoice
- Consultant sets their own working hours and location and supplies their own equipment, software, and workspace
- Consultant is free to provide services to other clients during the engagement
- Consultant is responsible for their own taxes, insurance, and business expenses
Rate & Timeline
- Rate: $100-$125 hourly (approximately 20-25 hours per week)
- Timeline: November 2026 - February 2027 with option to extend
Application Requirements
Please submit a resume, a short cover letter (no more than one page), and a link to your creative portfolio or case studies showing examples of narrative video direction, visual brand assets, social media accounts, collaborative campaigns, or community initiatives.