Instagram Growth Strategist Who Also Edits Reels

Instagram growth and reel production. Part time, ongoing, roughly 3 to 5 hours a week. I am a musician. I need someone to grow my Instagram following, and to make the reels. Growth is the job. Reels are the tool. I am not looking for an editor alone. WHAT I HAVE Around 50 short animated videos, about 8 seconds each, made originally as Spotify Canvases. Artwork, not filmed footage. My own recordings, live in Instagram's music library, so reels can link to the tracks. A bank of approved on-screen text lines. 21 reels already posted, with data on all of them. WHAT YOU MAKE Two or three of the animated videos chained together, one of my recordings underneath, one line of text that I supply. Upload-ready, 1080x1920. These are the brand. The aim is that someone sees three seconds and knows it is me. MATCHING THE MUSIC, PLEASE READ THIS CLOSELY Each reel should feel matched to its track. I do not mean literal sync. The animation is ambient and was never made to line up with music. It will not match note for note, and nobody should try to make it. Pair each video with the track it suits. Time the cuts to the phrasing of the music, not to a beat grid. The test is whether it feels right, not whether it is literal. CONSTRAINT I do not appear on camera. No live footage, no talking heads. This is not negotiable. If your plan needs me on camera, we are not a fit. THE GOAL Followers gained, reach, non-follower reach, saves, shares, profile visits. Success is a measurably bigger, more engaged following. Not a number of files delivered. There is a launch at the end of August. WHAT YOU OWN The content plan. What we make, in what order, and why. Reading the numbers and telling me honestly what they say. The direction for each reel: which video, which track, length, hook, which line of text and where. What changes in the next batch as a result of the last. Posting strategy: timing, cadence, hashtags, what we test next. HOW IT RUNS, NON-NEGOTIABLE Batches of 4 to 5 reels a week, each batch informed by how the last one performed. Nothing made in advance. Content designed before the data exists cannot be learned from. Before each batch, tell me what the last one showed, what performed best, your read on why, and what changes as a result. REPORTING, A PAID DELIVERABLE A weekly written report: followers gained, best and worst performers, your interpretation, your recommendation. A 30 minute call every two weeks. I share all Insights. It does not need to be elaborate. It needs to be honest, specific, and actually used to shape what comes next. Step 1 Mine the 21 reels already posted: reach, non-follower reach, three second hold, watch-through, saves, shares. Set the baseline: follower count, 90 day reach, non-follower percentage, average watch-through. Audit my profile as a stranger arriving from a reel. Is there a reason to follow? Design the first batch of 4 or 5, each reel with a stated hypothesis. Deliverable: one page. TO APPLY, PLEASE ANSWER An account you have grown. Before and after follower numbers, and what you changed to make it happen. Which metrics tell you a reel worked, and why those? A batch of 5 goes out. Four underperform, one does well. What do you do next? How would you grow an account for an artist who never appears on camera? What would you need from me? Please quote a per reel rate and your reporting rate separately.