NETWORK ENGINEER — ATLAS NETWORKS Department: Network Operations Hours: Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm Pacific + on-call rotation Location: Remote - strong preference for US Type: Full-time, dedicated READ THIS FIRST We run one of the largest MikroTik deployments on the West Coast - thousands of devices, real customers, real stakes. We need an engineer who can step into that environment and be useful fast. If you're already a MikroTik expert, great - you'll feel at home on day one. If you're a strong network engineer from a Cisco, Juniper, or Arista background who's hungry to go deep on RouterOS, we want to hear from you too. What we won't compromise on is the underlying networking fundamentals. You either have them or you don't, and we'll find out either way in the lab. This role moves between tactical work - provisioning, escalations, config changes - and strategic input on design and process. If you're as comfortable at a CLI as you are whiteboarding an architecture decision, keep reading. ABOUT ATLAS NETWORKS We're an independent ISP based in Seattle, WA. We believe everyone deserves a reliable, affordable internet connection without the nonsense. Our values: Grit, Get S##t Done, Constructive Candor, Continuous Evolution - aren't poster slogans. They're how we actually operate. You can learn about us at (link removed) WHAT YOU'LL DO - Provision and configure MikroTik routers/switches, TP-Link Omada & Deco, and Ubiquiti UniFi gear to production standards - Serve as the escalation point for helpdesk and field teams - Troubleshoot advanced Layer 2/3 issues quickly and cleanly - Contribute to network change planning and upgrades - Document every deployment and change - non-negotiable - Improve the provisioning and escalation processes you work inside of - Be on the forefront of our push for an AI powered network - we have a full time dev team with a major AI network initiative WHAT YOU BRING Required: - Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, VLANs, DHCP, DNS, OSPF, BGP - you can troubleshoot at every layer without Googling or asking ChatGPT - Hands-on production experience with at least one major networking platform (MikroTik strongly preferred; Cisco, Juniper, Arista, or similar also welcome) - Multi-vendor troubleshooting instincts - The ability to work independently in a remote-first team without losing momentum - Track record of juggling priorities and hitting deadlines without dropping quality - Willingness to prove your skills with our Chief Network Engineer before hire - this is non-negotiable regardless of your background If you're not already a MikroTik expert: you need to be genuinely excited to become one, fast. We'll support you, but the learning curve is yours to climb. Preferred: - MikroTik certifications (MTCNA, MTCRE) or Cisco (CCNA and up) - ISP or service provider experience - Ubiquiti or Aviat microwave radio configuration and alignment (or similar) - TP-Link Omada controllers, Deco systems, UniFi - VoIP fundamentals (we run our own switch) THE NON-NEGOTIABLES - Hours: Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm Pacific. Full-time and dedicated - we don't tolerate overlapping shifts with other employers. - Language: Fluent English with minimal accent for customer-facing work. - On-call: we're a small team, you'll be part of a rotation to respond to after-hours emergencies. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE - 30 days in: You're handling provisioning, routine config work, and escalated troubleshooting against our standards. - 60 days in: You're operating across daily ops, documentation, and escalations with limited hand-holding. - Beyond: You become a go-to engineer for advanced troubleshooting and high-impact changes - and you make the people around you better at their jobs. WHAT WE OFFER - High expectations, high support - we don't hire people we don't intend to invest in - Real, complex network challenges on a growing ISP backbone - A team that picks results and candor over politics and ego - Paid time off after the first year HOW TO APPLY Submit your proposal and tell us: 1. Your most challenging MikroTik project - or, if you're coming from another platform, the gnarliest networking problem you've owned end-to-end 2. How you approach troubleshooting when the obvious answer is wrong 3. Microwave radio experience, if any 4. Your certifications If you're ready to work hard, think hard, and contribute at a level higher than the title suggests - apply.

I'm Nick Ortner, founder of The Tapping Solution, and I'm running a 20-peer-reviewed-paper publication initiative over 24 months on what is likely the largest real-world dataset in consumer digital mental health: 18+ million measured sessions with paired pre-and-post self-rated symptom intensity. The platform uses Emotional Freedom Techniques (tapping). I work daily with Claude Opus 4.7 to draft analyses, write manuscripts, and fact-check. I'm fast at the front end of a paper but the back end keeps stalling: manual qualitative coding, citation verification, manuscript polishing, journal-specific formatting, collaborator scouting and outreach, biostat handoffs. I'm looking for one person to be my fractional research operations lead. Not a writer alone, not a coordinator alone — the person who reads where each paper is, decides what specialists or collaborators to bring in, hires them, manages them, and pushes papers from 80% done to submitted. Reports to me. 15–25 hours/week. $80–140/hr. Remote, async-friendly. If you're a PhD-level researcher in clinical psychology, behavioral medicine, health services research, digital therapeutics, or related and you use Claude/Opus or ChatGPT daily, keep reading. What we have right now (so you can judge the work) The IBS paper is the most developed example and the one I want help finishing. Current state: Quantitative slice. Master export from the production database, 18+ million measured sessions across the platform. The clean IBS slice: 312,215 rows, 19 IBS- and gut-themed sessions. Primary analytic cohort (paired ratings, pre≥2): 117,310 sessions / Cohen's dz = 1.32, 94% improved, 74% with ≥2-pt reduction on a 0–10 scale. SHA-256 chain-of-custody preserved. 11 pre-specified analyses run, all outputs saved. Manuscript. A 6,800-word v2 draft following STROBE/RECORD reporting standards, targeting npj Digital Medicine. Methods, Results, Discussion drafted. Has been fact-checked once with a 20-issue audit applied. Reference list has 21 verified citations and needs to expand to 50–60. Tables and figures not yet generated. Qualitative corpus. 438 free-text feedback messages from users on IBS/gut sessions, with paired pre/post intensity ratings on the same encounters. A 20-theme codebook is already drafted with first-pass coding done. Needs an independent second coder for intercoder reliability. Journey data. Full cross-category use data for the 8,800-user "Tier 2" IBS cohort: 1.1 million sessions across all platform categories. Initial analysis done — 79% of IBS cohort users also use anxiety content; 50% use pain content; 35% use vagus-nerve-toning content. Seed of a companion "journey" paper. Pipeline outside IBS. ). A rumination paper at draft v7. A depression paper drafting in parallel. A pain relief paper biostat-validated. Sleep, reproductive health, a platform-wide flagship, anger, trauma, caregiver, and several condition-specific applications are next. The IBS paper is one of 20. The work pattern repeats. What you'd actually do (the workflow, specifically) This is not "write papers from scratch." This is "take what's already done and push it through the last 20%." An actual week: Monday. Read where each active paper is. Update the project status doc. Identify the binding constraint on each for IBS, the second-coder hire and the v3 editorial pass. For Pain, journal formatting and supplementary materials.. Pull anything I've added or changed. Tuesday. Run an Opus 4.7 session on the IBS paper. Open the v2 draft, the fact-check audit, and the qualitative corpus. Prompt Opus to draft the v3 enhancements (clinical-vignette opening, EFT-credibility paragraph, expanded discussion integration of qualitative themes). Review the output, decide what stays and what gets sharpened. Make manual edits where Opus over-reaches or misses the project voice. We have a paper-writing-philosophy doc; you'll internalize it. Wednesday. Collaborator scouting. The IBS paper needs a practicing GI clinician co-author. You search PubMed and conference attendee lists for GI clinicians with publications in digital therapeutics or behavioral GI, ideally at a major academic center with a friendly stance toward mind-body work. You build a target list of 8–12 candidates, draft a warm-introduction email each, and we send them. Same process for other papers as they need their condition-specific co-author. For the reproductive health paper, you're scouting a women's-health researcher. For the journey paper, possibly a digital therapeutics methodologist. This is real research-program work, and it's the highest-leverage thing you can do. Thursday. Post a fixed-price Upwork project for the qualitative second coder using the codebook brief I'll provide. Screen the applicants down to a shortlist, run 15-minute calls, hire one. Onboard them with the corpus, codebook, and deliverable spec. Manage them through to delivery. Friday. Citation verification on the v3 reference list using PubMed and journal records or hire that out to a Upwork specialist if the list is over 30 entries. Format the manuscript to npj Digital Medicine's actual submission template. Generate Table 1 and Figure 1 from the analytic outputs. Throughout: you're using Claude/Opus 4.7 as your primary work tool. The expectation is that you've been doing this in your own work already. The specific bottlenecks I need help with In order of how much time they currently consume me: Manuscript polishing from v2 to submission-ready. Each paper has a v2 draft that's substantively correct but needs editorial enhancement, reference list expansion, table/figure generation, and journal-specific formatting. Roughly 20–40 hours per paper, of which 10 benefit from my judgment and the rest is execution. Collaborator scouting and outreach. Each paper benefits from a condition-specific co-author (GI clinician for IBS, women's health researcher for reproductive health, etc.). Finding them, vetting fit, drafting warm-intro emails, managing the relationship through to authorship commitment — this is significant work and almost nobody is doing it well at industry pace. Coordinating academic co-authors who are already committed. Drafts shared, calls scheduled, action items tracked, version control maintained. The work itself is small; the volume of it is the problem. Citation verification and reference management. Every paper's reference list needs each entry verified against PubMed. We've been burned by AI-generated citations that turn out not to exist; verification is non-negotiable. Hiring and managing Upwork specialists. Second coders for qualitative work, statistical reviewers for sensitivity analyses, citation verifiers, occasional medical writers. You decide who to hire for each paper, post the listings, screen, onboard, manage delivery. Journal submission management. Each paper goes to a specific journal with specific submission templates, cover-letter conventions, suggested-reviewer lists, conflict-of-interest disclosures, data-availability statements. Biostatistician handoff package preparation. Each paper needs a validation package: dataset, analysis scripts, expected outputs, decision log, README, biostatistician instructions document. We have a template format; you'd populate it per paper. Different papers need different things at different times. The role is to know what each paper needs and execute on it. What you'd need to be good at Real research literacy. You've authored or co-authored peer-reviewed papers. You know what a Methods section looks like for an observational cohort study. You can read STROBE, RECORD, GRAMMS, and PRISMA reporting standards without explanation. You know what intercoder reliability is. You have an instinct for what reviewers care about. AI fluency as a daily work tool. You use Claude/Opus or ChatGPT for at least an hour a day in your existing work. You're past the "is this a fad" stage. When I tell you we work in Opus 4.7, you don't need me to explain prompting. You can hold a long Opus session and come away with sharper output than you started with. Project-management instinct. You think in deliverables, dependencies, and timelines. You can hold 5 papers in your head simultaneously, each at different stages, and know what's blocking what. You flag friction early. Network sense. You know how to find the right academic collaborator for a given paper. You can read a PubMed search and identify who's actually doing publishable work in a given space versus who's been quoted in a press release. You can write a warm-intro email that gets opened and replied to. Specialist-managing experience. You've hired and managed freelancers before. You can write a clear deliverable brief, screen applicants, evaluate work. On authorship. Most papers in this program I'm first or senior author. On a subset of work companion qualitative papers, methods pieces, occasional condition-specific applications where you've owned substantial intellectual contribution — first authorship for the right contributor is on the table. We'll be transparent about authorship per paper before work begins, and the conversation is open if you have a specific case you want to make. How to apply Send a proposal that includes: Two peer-reviewed papers you've authored or substantively contributed to. PubMed links. Tell me your specific role on each. A description of how you currently use AI tools in your research work. Be specific — what prompts you run, what you trust the model for, what you don't. One thing you've recently managed at the project level where you coordinated multiple specialists or collaborators. What was it, what was hard, what did you learn? Your rate and availability for the next 90 days. Skip the generic cover-letter language. The proposals that come back with sharp questions, specific examples, and a clear sense of the work get shortlisted within 48 hours. One final note on what this is This is real research. The papers go to journals that matter. The data is real. The findings will be used by regulators, by payers, and by clinicians who recommend digital interventions to patients. The work matters. If you want to test the water with one project before committing, tell me that in your proposal we can structure a smaller engagement to start. Either way, I look forward to reading what you send.

*Please read this full post before applying as it's not for everyone * I am not looking for a canned proposal. I won't respond to obviously AI responses * Potential dealbreakers below I am looking for a long-term Google Ads and social media ads specialist who understands small business budgets, local service businesses, hourly work, and clear reporting. I have been in the website and marketing industry for 20+ years. Over time, I have focused my work on WordPress websites, SEO, and marketing support for American small businesses. Most of my clients are local, service-based businesses, no e-commerce. My clients include general contractors, excavators, concrete companies, fence builders, deck builders, dog walkers, therapists, nonprofit consultants, tree farms, and other small business owners. I am looking for someone who can help manage simple paid ad campaigns for some of these clients. This may include Google, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and maybe even ChatGPT ads, or a mix depending on the client. Some campaigns may be ongoing. Others may be short-term campaigns for a specific service, event, season, promotion, or business need. I need someone who is comfortable with both. This would be a small team relationship. I want someone reliable, practical, honest, and easy to communicate with. *Possibly dealbreaker for you* Important pricing and workflow note: I do not work on large monthly retainers or project-based pricing. My company bills clients based on real time worked. I know most ad specialists have a monthly minimum per client with package deals starting at $500-1,000/month. That just doesn't work for my clients who are small, local businesses with tight budgets. Each invoice to my client is broken down by: Client Task Time worked If a task takes 10 minutes, I bill 10 minutes. If it takes 47 minutes, I bill 47 minutes. I need someone who is willing to work the same way. Please do not apply if you require a monthly minimum per client. Some clients may only have $100 per month available for ad management. Some may have more. The work will vary by client and by month. This is very important. I work with small businesses that need honest, practical marketing help without being forced into large retainers they cannot afford. Time tracking and payment: You will need to use my FreshBooks Contractor account to track your time. Time must be tracked by client and task. I invoice clients and pay contractors around the first of each month. Honest time tracking is required. Inflated time, padded hours, vague time entries, or time clock theft are dealbreakers. I am loyal to good people, and I want this to become a long-term working relationship. But honesty, integrity, clear communication, and accurate time tracking are non-negotiable. The work may include: - Setting up basic Google and social media campaigns from scratch - Some ad accounts have already been started so will need to give you access. After which, you're welcome to work your magic with the data I've got and create new campaigns. - I'll need you to take lead on guiding me to get you the right access to accounts and to share with me. - Generating New Ads: Doing basic keyword research, writing ad copy, setting location targeting based on client direction and current website, reviewing landing pages if necessary, etc. - Maintaining Ads: Checking search terms, pausing poor-performing items, adjusting keywords or targeting, updating ad copy, reviewing spend, etc. - Monthly Reporting: Send a monthly report via email to me that I will forward to the client after review. You can include any notable highlights they should know or questions to ask. Most campaigns will be simple. I am not looking for overly complicated agency-style campaign builds. I need clean, organized, practical campaigns for local service businesses. You should be comfortable communicating with me directly. Over time, if needed, you can communicate directly with my clients after I make an introduction. Please have: - Well-written communication - Strong customer service skills - A positive attitude - Patience with small budgets Tools You'll Use: - Asana for project management - FreshBooks for time tracking - Search Atlas - I use for SEO but you can use whatever tool you prefer This may be a good fit if: - You intimately understand the back end of the Google ecosystem (Ads, Analytics, Search Console, Tags, etc.) - You've been doing this long enough that you don't need much direction. - You don't just go through the motions of running ads but actually use your brain and help these small businesses get leads and survive. - You're completely comfortable with small budgets, small business owners, and sometimes fickle budgets. - You don't require monthly minimums and have no problem working hourly and even prefer it that way for transparency and honesty. - You're interested in long-term work. This is not a good fit if you: - Only work with large ad budgets - Require a monthly minimum per client - Require large retainers - Only work on project-based pricing - Do not want detailed hourly tracking - Do not want to use FreshBooks for time tracking - Do not want to work with small local businesses I am looking for someone for the long haul. If I find the right fit, I believe this can grow over time. I already have a solid base of about 40 clients, and I am confident I will bring in more work once I have the right person helping with paid ads.

# Real Estate Content Marketing & Video Specialist (Canva/graphic design + Video Editing + AI Content) – Long-Term Opportunity I am a licensed Real Estate Broker and Mortgage Loan Officer looking for a creative, organized, and detail-oriented Content Marketing Specialist to help build an evergreen marketing system for my business. This is **not** a traditional social media manager position. My goal is to build a long-term authority brand through educational content that positions me as a trusted real estate and mortgage advisor—not simply another agent posting listings. I am very hands on with the type of design/feel I am looking for so helping you come up with the foundation for this won't be a problem but I need someone who understands how to make things consistent. I am looking for more of a marketing partner with my business; not just a freelancer as I would like this to be a longer term role. I have already created extensive educational content for home buyers, home sellers, homeowners, financing, and new construction. Your role will be to transform that content into professional, branded marketing assets that can be used across multiple marketing channels. ## What You'll Be Doing I will always supply all content and scrips; you will never have to worry about coming up with that. Using my existing educational guides and client success stories, you will create: * Branded social media carousels * Static social media graphics * Short-form videos (Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok) * YouTube assets (thumbnails, titles, descriptions) * Social media captions * Story content * Email graphics and supporting marketing assets * Organize all assets in Google Drive * Maintain a Google Sheets content calendar and content library Alot of the content I am looking for is similar to; https://coffeecontracts.com/ I simply do not have the time to create and post these.......however I am open to purchasing a subscription and getting you access. Another major component of this project is creating educational **client case studies** that replace the typical "Just Sold" social media posts. I want to tell the story behind each transaction by highlighting the client's situation, challenges, strategy, execution, outcome, and the lessons other homeowners can learn from it. ## Video Production Video will be a significant part of this project. The content will include a combination of: * AI-generated avatar videos created with HeyGen * User-generated video content that I personally record * Educational screen recordings * B-roll and stock footage where appropriate I will be responsible for creating the HeyGen AI avatar videos and recording my own raw video footage. Your responsibilities will include editing and repurposing that content by: * Creating engaging short-form videos * Editing my raw footage into polished content * Adding captions and motion graphics * Incorporating B-roll where appropriate * Creating YouTube-ready videos * Formatting content for each social media platform * Maintaining a consistent visual style across all videos Experience with Canva, CapCut, submagic Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Descript, or similar video editing software is preferred. ## Marketing System This content is part of a much larger marketing strategy. I will personally manage: * GoHighLevel CRM * DM automations * Lead nurturing workflows * Email automations * AI avatar creation using HeyGen However, I would like someone who has experience with or a good understanding of **GoHighLevel**, as this platform will serve as the central hub for my business and all marketing activities. Understanding how content supports lead generation and marketing automation is important. ## Brand Consistency One of my highest priorities is creating a consistent brand across every customer touchpoint. I'm looking for someone who can help maintain consistency in: * Graphic design * Video editing * Typography * Colors * Messaging * Overall brand presentation I will provide my website, branding materials, and content and will work closely with you to develop and refine my brand voice and overall marketing style. ## Preferred Experience The ideal candidate has experience in one or more of the following: * Real estate marketing * Mortgage industry marketing * Content marketing * Canva design * Short-form video editing * AI tools (HeyGen, ChatGPT, Canva AI, etc.) * GoHighLevel * Content repurposing * Storytelling through marketing Experience in the real estate and mortgage industries is strongly preferred because understanding the customer journey and terminology will make the content significantly more effective. ## Bonus Skills (Not Required) The following experience would be a significant advantage: * Google Ads (PPC) * Meta/Facebook Ads * YouTube Ads * SEO content optimization * YouTube channel management * Marketing analytics * Conversion optimization While paid advertising is not part of the initial project, these skills may become valuable as we expand the marketing strategy. ## Phase 1 Project The initial project will focus on creating a repeatable evergreen content system using: * Educational guides * Client case studies * Video content * Social media assets * A structured content library The goal is to build a marketing engine that can continually educate consumers and generate engagement over time. ## Long-Term Opportunity This position has the potential to become a long-term relationship. Once the content system has been established, responsibilities may include: * Managing daily content creation * Scheduling and publishing content across all social media platforms * Editing new videos * Creating ongoing educational content * Developing new case studies * Assisting with YouTube content * Maintaining the content library * Helping expand the overall marketing strategy I'm looking for someone who wants to become an important part of my business rather than simply complete a one-time project. ## To Apply Please include the following with your proposal: 1. A link to your portfolio. 2. Examples of designs. 3. Examples of short-form videos you have edited. 4. Any experience working with real estate or mortgage professionals. 5. Your experience with GoHighLevel, if applicable. 6. Any experience managing YouTube channels or paid advertising campaigns. **I am not looking to get shuffled around an agency type approach; Ideally I am looking to exclusively work with one point of contact. If I believe your experience is a good fit, I will contact you with additional questions and provide my website, educational content, and brand information so we can discuss the project in greater detail. To confirm you've read this entire posting, please begin your proposal with the words **"Home Game Plan."** Thanks!

# Real Estate Content Marketing & Video Specialist (Canva/graphic design + Video Editing + AI Content) – Long-Term Opportunity I am a licensed Real Estate Broker and Mortgage Loan Officer looking for a creative, organized, and detail-oriented Content Marketing Specialist to help build an evergreen marketing system for my business. This is **not** a traditional social media manager position. My goal is to build a long-term authority brand through educational content that positions me as a trusted real estate and mortgage advisor—not simply another agent posting listings. I am very hands on with the type of design/feel I am looking for so helping you come up with the foundation for this won't be a problem but I need someone who understands how to make things consistent. I am looking for more of a marketing partner with my business; not just a freelancer as I would like this to be a longer term role. I have already created extensive educational content for home buyers, home sellers, homeowners, financing, and new construction. Your role will be to transform that content into professional, branded marketing assets that can be used across multiple marketing channels. ## What You'll Be Doing I will always supply all content and scrips; you will never have to worry about coming up with that. Using my existing educational guides and client success stories, you will create: * Branded social media carousels * Static social media graphics * Short-form videos (Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok) * YouTube assets (thumbnails, titles, descriptions) * Social media captions * Story content * Email graphics and supporting marketing assets * Organize all assets in Google Drive * Maintain a Google Sheets content calendar and content library Alot of the content I am looking for is similar to; https://coffeecontracts.com/ I simply do not have the time to create and post these.......however I am open to purchasing a subscription and getting you access. Another major component of this project is creating educational **client case studies** that replace the typical "Just Sold" social media posts. I want to tell the story behind each transaction by highlighting the client's situation, challenges, strategy, execution, outcome, and the lessons other homeowners can learn from it. ## Video Production Video will be a significant part of this project. The content will include a combination of: * AI-generated avatar videos created with HeyGen * User-generated video content that I personally record * Educational screen recordings * B-roll and stock footage where appropriate I will be responsible for creating the HeyGen AI avatar videos and recording my own raw video footage. Your responsibilities will include editing and repurposing that content by: * Creating engaging short-form videos * Editing my raw footage into polished content * Adding captions and motion graphics * Incorporating B-roll where appropriate * Creating YouTube-ready videos * Formatting content for each social media platform * Maintaining a consistent visual style across all videos Experience with Canva, CapCut, submagic Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Descript, or similar video editing software is preferred. ## Marketing System This content is part of a much larger marketing strategy. I will personally manage: * GoHighLevel CRM * DM automations * Lead nurturing workflows * Email automations * AI avatar creation using HeyGen However, I would like someone who has experience with or a good understanding of **GoHighLevel**, as this platform will serve as the central hub for my business and all marketing activities. Understanding how content supports lead generation and marketing automation is important. ## Brand Consistency One of my highest priorities is creating a consistent brand across every customer touchpoint. I'm looking for someone who can help maintain consistency in: * Graphic design * Video editing * Typography * Colors * Messaging * Overall brand presentation I will provide my website, branding materials, and content and will work closely with you to develop and refine my brand voice and overall marketing style. ## Preferred Experience The ideal candidate has experience in one or more of the following: * Real estate marketing * Mortgage industry marketing * Content marketing * Canva design * Short-form video editing * AI tools (HeyGen, ChatGPT, Canva AI, etc.) * GoHighLevel * Content repurposing * Storytelling through marketing Experience in the real estate and mortgage industries is strongly preferred because understanding the customer journey and terminology will make the content significantly more effective. ## Bonus Skills (Not Required) The following experience would be a significant advantage: * Google Ads (PPC) * Meta/Facebook Ads * YouTube Ads * SEO content optimization * YouTube channel management * Marketing analytics * Conversion optimization While paid advertising is not part of the initial project, these skills may become valuable as we expand the marketing strategy. ## Phase 1 Project The initial project will focus on creating a repeatable evergreen content system using: * Educational guides * Client case studies * Video content * Social media assets * A structured content library The goal is to build a marketing engine that can continually educate consumers and generate engagement over time. ## Long-Term Opportunity This position has the potential to become a long-term relationship. Once the content system has been established, responsibilities may include: * Managing daily content creation * Scheduling and publishing content across all social media platforms * Editing new videos * Creating ongoing educational content * Developing new case studies * Assisting with YouTube content * Maintaining the content library * Helping expand the overall marketing strategy I'm looking for someone who wants to become an important part of my business rather than simply complete a one-time project. ## To Apply Please include the following with your proposal: 1. A link to your portfolio. 2. Examples of designs. 3. Examples of short-form videos you have edited. 4. Any experience working with real estate or mortgage professionals. 5. Your experience with GoHighLevel, if applicable. 6. Any experience managing YouTube channels or paid advertising campaigns. **I am not looking to get shuffled around an agency type approach; Ideally I am looking to exclusively work with one point of contact. If I believe your experience is a good fit, I will contact you with additional questions and provide my website, educational content, and brand information so we can discuss the project in greater detail. To confirm you've read this entire posting, please begin your proposal with the words **"Home Game Plan."** Thanks!

Project Description We are looking for a highly proactive digital advertising and AI operations specialist to help us grow and operationalize a niche healthcare directory and AI-powered marketing platform serving specialized providers across the United States and Canada. This is not a basic virtual assistant role. This is not a task-only ad management role. We are looking for someone with a digital advertising first background who can work with our emerging AI operating system to help build, improve, and automate the systems behind provider profile promotion, Meta ad campaigns, creative production, client reporting, AI chat summaries, and recurring revenue growth. The right person will help us turn our current ideas, workflows, campaigns, reporting, and AI tools into a more scalable operating system. We are looking for a go-getter who can think, build, test, recommend, improve, and help us move faster. What We Are Building We operate a specialized healthcare directory with provider profiles, membership tiers, local awareness campaigns, and a developing AI operating system. Our growth model includes: Provider directory profiles Profile upgrades Localized Meta ad campaigns Advanced profile-promotion campaigns AI Chat Assistants on provider profile pages Monthly transparent performance reports Archived AI chat summaries Website chatbot upgrade opportunities Workflow automation AI-assisted reporting Future operating-system tools for participating providers We need someone who can work with our team and AI OS architect to help build the operational layer around this business. What You Will Help With Digital Advertising & Campaign Support You will help build and improve repeatable Meta ad campaign workflows. This may include: Creating Meta/Facebook/Instagram traffic campaigns Helping structure profile-promotion campaigns Developing ad creative concepts and variations Writing or improving ad copy Helping organize campaign naming conventions Helping create UTM structures Reviewing campaign performance Identifying opportunities to improve campaign results Helping standardize how campaigns are launched and reported The goal is to make campaigns easier to launch, manage, measure, and scale across many participating providers. Creative & Video Support You should be comfortable helping with simple creative production and short-form content. This may include: Editing short videos for Facebook/Instagram ads Repurposing provider-submitted video content Creating social-ready video clips Adding captions, light branding, and simple visual polish Creating Canva or CapCut templates Helping create reusable creative formats Testing new messaging angles Thinking creatively about how to educate patients in a simple, trustworthy way You do not need to be a Hollywood-level video editor, but you should be capable of producing clean, usable digital ad creative. AI OS Workflow Development You will work with our developing AI operating system and our technical AI architect to help improve workflows. This may include: Identifying tasks that can be automated Helping design campaign setup workflows Helping design monthly reporting workflows Helping design client communication workflows Helping organize archived AI chat summaries Helping document repeatable processes Helping test AI-assisted workflows Helping identify what the OS should do next We are not looking for someone who waits to be told every step. We want someone who can look at a process and say: “This can be improved.” “This can be automated.” “This should be templated.” “This should be reported differently.” “This would help us move more clients to the next level.” Reporting & Client Transparency A major part of the role will be helping us build impressive monthly reports for participating providers. Reports may include: Campaign creative used that month Campaign messaging promoted Profile visits Phone clicks Website clicks Contact actions Other micro-conversions AI Chat Assistant activity Archived chat transcript summaries Common patient questions Common patient concerns Conversion improvement recommendations Suggested next steps We want our monthly reporting to feel much more transparent and useful than a standard digital marketing report. The right person will help us create reports that providers actually value. Growth & Upgrade Path Support We are building a product ladder that moves providers from basic directory visibility into deeper AI-powered services. You will help us improve the workflows that move clients from: Basic profile visibility To promoted profile campaigns To advanced profile campaigns To website AI Chat Assistant adoption To deeper AI operating system adoption This role requires someone who understands that campaigns, reporting, creative, automation, and client communication all work together to create recurring revenue growth. Who We Are Looking For We are looking for someone entrepreneurial, proactive, and curious. The ideal candidate: Has a strong digital advertising background Has experience with Meta/Facebook/Instagram ads Understands funnels, conversion paths, and client reporting Can think strategically about how to grow recurring revenue Has basic video editing or short-form creative experience Is comfortable using AI tools Is interested in workflow automation Can document processes clearly Can make recommendations without waiting to be told Is comfortable working with a developing AI operating system Likes building systems, not just completing tasks Can work independently and bring ideas to the table We do not need a pure software developer. We do not need someone who only follows instructions. We need a digital growth operator who can help us build the machine. Helpful Experience Experience with any of the following would be helpful: Meta Ads Manager Facebook/Instagram traffic campaigns Facebook/Instagram lead generation campaigns Google Analytics 4 Google Tag Manager Looker Studio GoHighLevel or similar CRM platforms Zapier, Make, n8n, or similar automation tools Canva CapCut Descript Adobe Premiere ChatGPT, Claude, or other AI tools AI workflow design CRM workflows Local business marketing Healthcare, wellness, or professional services marketing Directory or membership platform marketing SEO/GEO workflows Client reporting dashboards You do not need to know all of these, but you should be comfortable learning and experimenting. Initial Project Focus The first phase will likely focus on helping us build a repeatable workflow for profile-promotion campaigns. This may include: Reviewing our current workflow Helping define a repeatable Meta campaign structure Creating reusable creative templates Creating reusable reporting templates Helping map how the AI OS can assist with campaign setup and reporting Helping design the monthly report structure Identifying areas where the process can be automated Documenting the workflow so it can be repeated across many providers We will likely use one provider profile as the initial test case before expanding the workflow across more participating providers. What Success Looks Like Success in this role means: Campaign workflows become easier to launch Creative production becomes more repeatable Reporting becomes more transparent and impressive AI-assisted workflows become more useful Manual tasks become systematized Processes are clearly documented Upgrade opportunities become easier to identify Clients receive better insight into performance The business becomes less dependent on one-off manual execution The system improves every month Important Note This role is for someone who wants to help build and improve a growing system. We are not looking for a passive contractor who waits for a checklist. We are looking for someone who can bring ideas, spot gaps, improve workflows, and help turn a niche healthcare directory and AI-powered marketing platform into a scalable growth engine. How to Apply Please include a short response answering the following: What is your experience with Meta/Facebook/Instagram advertising? What is your experience with AI tools or workflow automation? What is your experience with video editing or ad creative? What is an example of a campaign, workflow, system, or process you helped improve? Why does this type of entrepreneurial digital advertising and AI operations role interest you? Please do not send a generic cover letter. We are looking for someone who can think, build, and help us grow.

Long-term partnership. Individual operator or tight team. Bootstrapped venture. Propose your engagement. Project Overview BuildQuest is a SaaS marketplace helping homeowners plan $100K–$2M construction projects — major remodels, additions, custom builds. We solve a chronic problem that has plagued residential construction for decades, and we solve it from both sides of the marketplace. Order matters: BuildQuest was built to serve homeowners first. Pros come second. That orientation defines our positioning, pricing, and every decision. What we are BuildQuest is a real SaaS platform in active development — not a slide deck and not a solo founder side project. There’s a serious engineering team, a UI/UX and product lead, and an advisory board with deep tech backgrounds. The product is in good hands. What’s been founder-built and now needs a marketing partner is the public-facing marketing layer — brand voice, story, creative, distribution, infrastructure. That’s the work this hire takes over. Companion Document We’ve also attached the BuildQuest Marketing Manifesto to this posting — eight specific beliefs that shape what we’re hiring for. Please review it before responding. Candidates who reference it directly in their proposal will be evaluated more favorably. The two-sided problem Homeowner side (B2C — primary audience, paying customer). Planning a major project today means fragmenting effort across Pinterest, contractor calls, cost calculators, and trial-and-error research — to figure out what to build, articulate a personal style, land on a realistic budget, and find qualified pros. Months or years. Many projects die in the planning phase. Pro side (B2B — served through serving homeowners). Design and construction pros burn hundreds of hours on unrealistic prospects, then get charged by referral services to chase the same kind of leads. They’re tired of being courted as the customer. How BuildQuest flips the script. Most marketplaces in this category court pros as the customer and treat homeowners as the lead being sold. We do the opposite. Homeowners are the paying customer. Pros earn access by being good at their work — and what they get is fundamentally different from a referral platform: clients with clear scope, defined style, realistic budgets, ready to engage. That’s the B2B strategy: serve pros by serving the homeowner well. Why Now • AI is rewriting consumer discovery. Google search volume is plateauing for the first time. Homeowners increasingly ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude. The search-and-aggregator model that built Houzz and Angi is structurally shifting. • The referral-platform model is collapsing under pro fatigue and broken unit economics. • Consumer expectations for premium service in residential construction are at an all-time high — with almost nothing in the current landscape meeting them. Someone builds the homeowner-first incumbent in this space within the next 24 months. We intend it to be us. The marketing partner who joins now helps decide what that brand becomes. Why this engagement is different Long-term partnership, preserves your independence. Joining for the long haul — not executing a campaign and disappearing, and not a soft pitch to W-2. The best independents are independent for real reasons; we respect that. Brand DNA, not brand amplification. The narrative, voice, message architecture, and launch playbook are still being shaped. You help architect them. That window closes at launch. A storytelling and visual craft role at its core. The marketing partner owns the brand’s words and the visual output of marketing — mockups, ad creative, collateral, video concepts, social. Clint runs UI/UX and product design; the marketing partner runs marketing design. Two crafts, side by side. Founder-led content is the engine. Bill’s podcast (59 episodes and growing), book, and 30+ years of expertise are the engine. The partner builds the systems around it that scale the founder’s authority — amplification, distribution, repurposing. Founder-engaged collaboration. Bill is present at the weekly working session, looped in on meaningful decisions, and reviewing what goes out before it ships. The partner brings finished thinking and finished work; Bill reacts, we refine, we ship. Decisions happen in days, not months. Core focus areas Creative voice, copy & visual execution (primary) • Develop the brand voice and message architecture for both audiences (homeowner-first B2C, pro-serving B2B) • Write the core marketing collateral — landing pages, email sequences, ad copy, sales pages, social posts, video scripts, podcast descriptions • Produce designed mockups and finished-feeling marketing collateral — show up to working sessions with visualized concepts, not just briefs • Identify hook points — the moments where a homeowner (or pro) commits — and architect messaging and creative around them • Build the educational content strategy that translates 30+ years of construction expertise into content that genuinely teaches and converts • Develop launch narratives across pre-launch, beta, soft launch, public phases Launch & lifecycle systems (primary) • Design and execute waitlist and beta tester recruitment • Recruit design and construction pros to the platform’s free tier • Architect the full lifecycle — acquisition, activation, retention, expansion, referral, win-back • Run early acquisition tests with discipline on owned vs. rented attention Distribution & owned channels • Build distribution systems that turn content into actual attention • Prioritize owned media (email, podcast, community) over rented (paid) • Establish partnership and co-marketing strategy with adjacent brands Polish & revamp the marketing layer • Elevate the current marketing websites (founder-built; in need of partner-driven polish or revamp) • Audit and elevate current social presence and email list • Keep / optimize / rebuild decisions; lead execution Marketing infrastructure • Propose and implement CRM, automation, analytics, reporting • Email automation workflows • AI-augmented content workflows turning 59+ podcast episodes into multi-channel reach Content strategy, SEO & AI-era discovery • Modern SEO: semantic search, topic clusters, E-E-A-T • AI-era discovery: GEO/AEO, structured content for LLM citation, presence inside AI-generated answers • Repurposing systems for long-form expertise • Local SEO for the pro side Required capabilities Creative voice and copy. This role lives or dies on storytelling. You take 30+ years of construction expertise and turn it into stories homeowners feel and pros trust. You write hooks that convert. You design educational content that earns trust by genuinely teaching. You think in hook points and architect messaging around them. You write in long-form and short-form, B2C and B2B. Visual design fluency. You bring concepts to life visually — mockups, layouts, ad creative, social posts, video concepts, marketing collateral that’s already designed when it hits the table. Fluent in modern design tools (Figma, Canva, AI design and video tools). You produce finished-feeling work without waiting on a designer. Sector experience. U.S. home improvement, real estate, or residential design/construction — or proven ability to go deep on a complex category fast, with portfolio evidence. 0→1 launch experience. You’ve shaped brand positioning from scratch and taken products through pre-launch → beta → soft → public launch. Portfolio work to show. AI-era discovery (GEO/AEO). You build for presence inside AI-generated answers, not just search results pages. The most consequential shift in marketing discovery since Google itself The mission for a 2026 launch. Distribution-first thinking. Content abundance is no longer the constraint; distribution is. You measure success on reach and engagement, not output volume. Lifecycle marketing. You think in the full arc — acquisition, activation, retention, expansion, referral, win-back — not just the funnel top. Modern, AI-augmented marketing practice. You’ve built technology-augmented workflows that deliver meaningful productivity gains. Show us how a single operator or tight team uses today’s tools to deliver what used to take ten people — and how that leverage serves both sides of a two-sided marketplace. Analytics, stack architecture, systems thinking. Expert-level analytics, A/B testing, attribution, dashboard design. Can propose and implement a marketing stack appropriate to an early-stage two-sided SaaS. Reusable workflows. Strongly preferred • Two-sided marketplace experience — chicken-and-egg dynamics, geographic clustering, network effects • Vertical SaaS marketing — deep industry credibility, partnerships, community over feature comparisons • Founder-led content systems — you’ve built repurposing and distribution around a founder’s voice without losing the voice Helpful, not required • Performance marketing (Meta Ads, Google Ads, LinkedIn) • Podcast and long-form content optimization • Conversion rate optimization • Prior fractional or agency experience with early-stage clients What you’d be working with • Podcast: 59 episodes (and growing) of long-form expert content with established production workflows • Quinn AI Guide: designed character with voice synthesis and locked tagline, integrated into the platform • Companion brand: book + podcast feeding the platform’s AI knowledge base • Brand Standards v2: visual identity foundation in place • Two marketing websites — founder-built; in need of partner-driven polish or revamp • Live interactive tools on the platform site (proof of the platform philosophy) • Social presence across multiple channels — also founder-built, also needs elevation • Small email list ready to grow and segment How the founder works High standards, intense attention to detail. Every element of design, development, and brand reflects 30+ years of working on projects where one missed detail costs months and tens of thousands. Founder-engaged collaboration. Bill is present at the weekly working session, looped in on meaningful decisions, and reviewing what goes out before it ships. The partner brings finished thinking and finished work; Bill reacts, we refine, we ship. Decisions happen in days, not months. Deep respect for marketing’s value. Bill is not the founder who treats marketing as “spend” or expects magic. He’s looking for a partner whose expertise he respects, whose work he’ll back, and whose voice carries weight in decisions. Dual-vantage perspective. Bill operates from rare understanding of both homeowner and pro perspectives. Expect this to enrich every conversation about positioning, message, and audience. Engagement Structure We are intentionally not specifying fixed hours, retainer amounts, fee structures, or budget. We want you to propose what fits this engagement. Tell us: • Solo operator or tight team • Time commitment you’d propose for this scope • Engagement model (retainer, project-based, hybrid) • Marketing stack you’d recommend and approximate run-rate cost • How you’d structure the first 90 days • Your view on staying beyond launch as a long-term partner We evaluate on quality of thinking, fit with our reality, and the strength of the work itself — not just on price. Application Requirements Please submit your proposal through Upwork with the following: 1. Respond to the Manifesto Review the BuildQuest Marketing Manifesto (attached to this posting). In your cover letter, name 1–2 principles that most resonate with you and 1 you’d push back on or refine. This isn’t a trick — we want genuine engagement with how we think. 2. Cover Letter (300 words max) • Your reaction to the Manifesto • Your sector experience — home improvement, real estate, residential design/construction, or how you’ve gone deep on complex categories before • How you operate as a modern, AI-augmented marketer — and how that leverage serves both sides of a two-sided marketplace • Your view on long-term partner vs. project-only work 3. Writing Sample One piece of writing you’re proud of — a landing page, email sequence, long-form post, ad campaign, or brand narrative. The piece that best represents your voice and your craft. Attach it directly, or describe it in your proposal with a clear summary. 4. Visual Sample One piece of marketing design work you’ve produced — ad creative, social, landing page mockup, video frame, or marketing collateral. Attach it directly, or describe it clearly. We want to see your voice and your visual craft. 5. Portfolio (2–3 examples) • A 0→1 brand or launch you’ve shaped from scratch • A modern marketing workflow or system you’ve built — using technology including AI tools as force multipliers • A messaging architecture or positioning framework you’ve developed • Bonus: home improvement, real estate, marketplace, ConTech/PropTech, or founder-led content systems 6. Stack & Approach • The marketing stack you’d propose for an early-stage two-sided SaaS (homeowner-first) • Your view on AI-era discovery (GEO/AEO) and how you’d execute on it • Your default tools and why — especially CRM, automation, content, analytics • Approximate monthly run-rate cost of the stack you’d propose 7. Engagement Proposal • Solo or tight team • Time commitment • Model (retainer, project, hybrid) • Indicative fee structure • 90-day approach at a high level • Long-term partnership perspective 8. Three References • Preferably from B2B/B2C SaaS engagements • At least one able to speak to modern, AI-augmented capabilities Optional but valued • Short Loom video (2–3 minutes) introducing yourself • Example of a workflow or automation you’ve shipped Interview Process • Initial call with the founder (30 min) — fit, background, sector experience, Manifesto reaction • Take-home exercise (finalists only) — brand audit, positioning hypothesis, 90-day approach, stack recommendation, AI-era discovery move, and a 200-word creative sample • Working session with founder + designer (90 min) — present the exercise, discuss thinking, share visual samples • Reference checks • Final negotiation on engagement terms and offer About the Founder 30+ years in residential design and construction. Author of a published book on the homeowner experience. Host of a long-running industry podcast (59 episodes and growing). Advisory board includes past clients from Apple and senior tech leadership roles. Has built the AI guide and content workflows powering the platform — which is part of why he thinks differently about what a small team can do with modern tools. Mission: Serve homeowners first. Solve a chronic, decades-old problem at the front of the residential construction value chain. Deliver pros a fundamentally different kind of client — by serving the homeowner well.

AI Integration & Automation Specialist (OpenAI / ChatGPT): We’re an advertising agency looking for an experienced AI specialist to help build an AI-powered business infrastructure. Your role will be to integrate ChatGPT/OpenAI with the software we use every day, automate workflows, and help us identify opportunities to improve efficiency across the business. Responsibilities: * Integrate OpenAI with our existing software stack * Build custom workflows using APIs and automation platforms * Connect tools such as Microsoft 365, Outlook, HubSpot, Wrike, QuickBooks, WordPress, and other business applications * Develop AI assistants for operations, sales, project management, marketing, reporting, and customer service * Recommend scalable AI solutions and best practices * Document all work for future maintenance Requirements: * Strong experience with OpenAI APIs * Experience with APIs, MCP, Zapier, Make.com, n8n, or similar automation platforms * Strong understanding of business process automation * Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical teams * Excellent English

About Us Paragon International, Inc. is a U.S.-based manufacturer of commercial concession equipment and food service products. We receive purchase orders from customers such as Amazon, Home Depot, distributors, school systems, and other commercial customers. Orders arrive by email in many different formats, including PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, scanned documents, and occasionally photographed purchase orders. We are looking for an experienced AI Automation Engineer to design and build a production-ready system that automates our entire order intake process. This is not a simple chatbot project. We need someone who has successfully built business automation systems that combine AI, OCR, document processing, APIs, and workflow automation. Project Overview The system will monitor one or more Gmail inboxes continuously and automatically process incoming emails and attachments. The workflow should: * Monitor Gmail 24/7 for new incoming emails. * Download all attachments automatically. * Read: * PDF files * Microsoft Word documents * Excel spreadsheets * Scanned PDFs * Image files (JPG, PNG, TIFF, etc.) * Photographs of purchase orders * Use OCR when required. * Use AI to determine whether the email is: * Purchase Order * Quote Request * Cancellation * Return/RMA * Customer Inquiry * Other * Identify the customer automatically. * Extract all order information into a standardized data structure. * Detect duplicate purchase orders. * Automatically print valid purchase orders to our network printer. * Save documents into organized folders. * Rename files using a consistent naming convention. * Move processed emails into Gmail folders/labels. * Generate logs for auditing and troubleshooting. ## Future Phases The initial project focuses on reliable document processing and printing. Additional phases may include: * Sage 100 ERP integration * Automatic sales order creation * Inventory verification * Customer acknowledgment emails * Shipping workflow automation * Dashboard and reporting * AI exception handling * Multi-location printing We are looking for a long-term development partner who can continue improving the system over time. ## Required Skills Please apply only if you have strong experience with most of the following: * OpenAI API / ChatGPT API * Gmail API * OCR technologies (Tesseract, Azure Document Intelligence, Google Vision, AWS Textract, or similar) * Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) * PDF parsing * Workflow automation * Python * REST APIs * Windows automation * Network printing * Error handling and logging * AI document classification Experience with the following is a significant advantage: * n8n * Microsoft Power Automate * Make.com * ERP integrations * Sage 100 * Purchase Order processing * Manufacturing or distribution businesses ## Deliverables The completed solution should: * Run continuously with minimal supervision. * Be reliable enough for production use. * Handle errors gracefully. * Be well documented. * Be easy for our staff to maintain. * Be scalable as our order volume grows. ## To Apply Please include: 1. A description of similar automation projects you have completed. 2. Which automation platform you recommend (Python, n8n, Power Automate, Make, or another solution) and why. 3. Examples of AI document processing or OCR projects you've built. 4. Your experience integrating with ERP systems. 5. Your estimated timeline. 6. Your hourly rate or fixed-price proposal. Please begin your proposal with the phrase: **"I have built AI document automation systems."** This helps us identify applicants who have carefully read the project description. We are looking for a long-term partner, not just someone to complete a single project. If this project is successful, additional work will include ERP integration, warehouse automation, customer service automation, purchasing automation, and AI-driven business process improvements.

I need a full-stack developer to build a simple AI-powered chat assistant. The app should allow users to type a question and receive a response from the ChatGPT API. The UI should be clean, responsive, and built with React and TypeScript. Main Requirements: - Build a simple React + TypeScript frontend - Add a chat input and response area - Connect the app to the ChatGPT/OpenAI API - Show loading state while the AI is responding - Handle basic API errors - Keep the code clean and easy to understand - Provide short setup instructions in a README file