Project Overview We run Waypost, an operator-grade marketing platform built specifically for large-tract land sellers — land brokerages, multi-region land sales companies, and rural/recreational land developers. We combine three coordinated services into one system: website development optimized for lead capture, paid ad strategy and management (Meta + Google), and closed-loop reporting that tracks every lead from first click through closed sale, backed by 20+ years of hands-on experience in this specific industry. We're looking for an experienced B2B sales closer to own the full new-business cycle — prospecting, outreach, discovery calls, proposal/pricing conversations, and bringing deals to signature. Final sign-off on every contract rests with the two founders; your job is to do everything up to that point independently and well. What We Do Waypost is a three-part marketing system for land sellers: - Website & Lead Capture — fast, mobile-optimized sites and landing pages with consented lead capture wired directly into the client's CRM. - Ad Strategy & Management — targeted Meta and Google campaigns, managed by region, with weekly creative testing instead of quarterly guesswork. - Reporting & Attribution — a closed-loop dashboard tracking every lead through appointment, site visit, offer, and sale — so clients know what's actually working, by region, not just by click. Our Ideal Client Profile (ICP) Land brokerages or developers selling large-tract rural, recreational, or investment-grade land (typically $1,500–$15,000+ per acre) Multi-region or multi-branch operations (2+ regions/offices), OR a single strong regional operator looking to scale Currently running (or should be running) paid digital advertising — Meta and/or Google — to generate buyer leads Likely pain points to listen for and speak to: slow lead response times, no unified reporting across regions, agencies/contractors that don't specialize in land, agencies/contractors that are expensive and bill based on ad spend, unclear cost-per-sale or ROAS visibility Decision-makers to target: Marketing Director, VP of Marketing, Director of Sales, owner/founder (for smaller operators) NOT a fit: residential real estate agents, single-lot/urban real estate, non-land property types (commercial, multifamily, etc.) What You'll Be Doing - Build and work your own prospect pipeline matching the ICP above (we can provide a starting list to supplement your own sourcing) - Run outbound outreach (email/LinkedIn/phone — your method, your judgment) to generate initial conversations - Run discovery calls, qualify fit, and present our offering using the two assets described below - Handle pricing/scope conversations and objections directly, within parameters we'll align on upfront - Bring every qualified deal to final sign-off with our two founders before contracts are executed - Report pipeline status and deal stage on a weekly cadence The Two Assets You'll Be Using You'll be given two linked web pages as your core selling tools. Understand the distinct purpose of each, since you'll be using both live in conversations with prospects: Cedar Ridge Land Partners page — a demonstration/case study page. It shows our system in action through a fictional (illustrative) land brokerage built specifically to demonstrate what we produce — a real-feeling land sales website with regions, listings, and a "How We Sell Land Faster" section walking through our three-part system. Lead with this in every prospect conversation — it's the most concrete way to show what a finished engagement looks like. Be transparent if asked directly: this is a representative example, not a real client (the page discloses this in fine print). Do not claim it as an actual past client under any circumstance. Waypost system page — our direct company/service page, with no case study attached. Use this as a secondary reference when a prospect wants to understand us as a company independent of the example. The two pages are cross-linked, so prospects can navigate between them on their own. In short: Cedar Ridge = "here's what we build, in action." Waypost page = "here's who we are." Lead with Cedar Ridge in the pitch; the Waypost page is the credibility follow-up. Requirements - Proven B2B closing experience — please share specific close-rate or revenue numbers from past roles, not just activity metrics - Comfortable running full-cycle sales independently through to a deal being ready for sign-off (no SDR handoff, no sales manager coaching calls) - Experience selling marketing/agency services, SaaS, or real estate-adjacent services strongly preferred - Confident discussing pricing, scope, and contract terms within set parameters, without needing approval on every call - Strong written and verbal communication — this is a relationship sale, not a transactional one Deal Approval Process - All new client agreements require final sign-off from our two founders before contracts are executed. You'll bring qualified, negotiated deals to us for final approval — this keeps you moving fast on the front end while protecting consistency on pricing and terms. Compensation Structure This role is paid hourly ($25–$35/hr) for prospecting, outreach, and call time, bonuses will be considered for new client contracts signed as a direct result of your work. To Apply Please include: - A summary of your past closing experience, with specific numbers (deals closed, average deal size, close rate) - How you'd approach prospecting and qualifying within this ICP - Confirmation that the hourly + per-deal bonus structure works for you, and why you're comfortable with a flat-fee-per-close model vs. a percentage-based one - How you'd approach prospecting and qualifying within this ICP

Design Vendor Outreach Assistant for Remodeling Option Books — $5-$15/hr We are a remodeling / home improvement business looking for a reliable, organized, and phone-comfortable Design Vendor Outreach Assistant to help us build repeatable kitchen and basement option books. This is a support role, not a licensed architect role, not a high-end custom designer role, and not a full construction estimator role. We need someone who can help gather, organize, and present real product information from local vendors so our owner can give clients clear, simple, professional design options. The hourly budget for this role is $5-$15/hr. Because of that budget, we are open to entry-level or intermediate candidates, design assistants, organized virtual assistants with interior design interest or experience, customer service people, vendor research assistants, and candidates willing to learn our process. The most important traits are: Organization Phone confidence Clear written notes Ability to follow directions Comfort calling vendors and clients when authorized Attention to detail Willingness to research real local products, not random online ideas Main Goal We want to stop creating every project from scratch during client visits. The goal is to build simple, repeatable option books with 3-4 package options for kitchens and basements. These option books should help the owner walk into a client meeting and show clear choices such as: Budget Option Mid-Range Option Premium Option Optional Fourth Style / Package Each package should be based on real products that can actually be sourced from local vendors. We do not want random Pinterest-style ideas that look nice but cannot realistically be ordered, priced, or scheduled. The owner will provide project direction, prints, measurements, and final approval. Your job is to help organize vendor information, product information, client materials, and call notes. Location and Calling Requirement Talent may be located anywhere, but you must be able to make outbound phone calls and send emails during U.S. Eastern business hours. Calls may include local vendors in or around: Martinsburg, WV Winchester, VA Hagerstown, MD Frederick, MD Nearby surrounding areas You should feel comfortable calling: Cabinet suppliers Countertop companies Flooring stores Material suppliers Showrooms Local building material vendors Other home improvement suppliers The purpose of these calls is to confirm information such as: Product availability SKU / product numbers Rough price tier Typical lead time Product lines carried Ordering process Vendor contact person Showroom appointment process Whether they work with contractors / remodelers You may also be asked to make simple outbound client coordination calls, but only when authorized by the owner. Client calls may include: Confirming a client received their option sheet Asking which design package they prefer Collecting missing selection information Scheduling or confirming a showroom visit Following up on a simple owner-approved question You will not be expected to high-pressure sell, negotiate construction pricing, promise project timelines, approve design choices, or make final decisions without owner approval. What You Will Help Build 1. Local Vendor Matrix You will help create and maintain a vendor list for products such as: Cabinets Countertops Flooring Trim / finish materials Other useful remodeling products The vendor matrix should include: Vendor name Phone number Email Website Location Main contact person if available Product categories Product lines carried Typical lead time Rough price tier Ordering notes Showroom notes Call notes 2. Kitchen Option Book Draft You will help create a simple kitchen option book with 3-4 package options. Each package may include: Cabinet style / color direction Countertop option Flooring option Hardware or finish notes if available Vendor / source SKU or product identifier if available Rough price tier Typical lead time Simple client-facing description Example package structure: Kitchen Package 1: Budget / Clean Basic Kitchen Package 2: Mid-Range / Modern Warm Kitchen Package 3: Premium / Elevated Finish Kitchen Package 4: Optional Style / Popular Local Choice 3. Basement Option Book Draft You will help create a simple basement option book with 3-4 package options. Each package may include: Flooring option Cabinet / bar option if applicable Paint / trim direction Finish notes Vendor / source SKU or product identifier if available Rough price tier Typical lead time Simple client-facing description Example package structure: Basement Package 1: Budget / Durable Basic Basement Package 2: Mid-Range / Family Finished Space Basement Package 3: Premium / Entertainment Finish Basement Package 4: Optional Style / Rental or Utility-Friendly Finish 4. Client Selection Sheet You will help create or fill out a simple client selection sheet so choices are easy to track. The selection sheet should include: Client name Project type Selected package Cabinet selection Countertop selection Flooring selection Paint / trim / finish selection Vendor / source SKU or product number if available Lead time Notes Approval / sign-off section The goal is to make it easy for the owner and client to see exactly what was selected. 5. Simple Client Presentation Pages You may help create clean, simple presentation pages in: Canva Google Docs PowerPoint PDF Google Slides Another agreed tool The presentation should be easy for the owner to reuse with future clients. The design does not need to be overly fancy. It needs to be: Clear Organized Professional Easy to understand Easy to update Based on real vendor-backed products What This Role Is NOT This is not a licensed architecture role. This is not a full engineering role. This is not a high-end luxury interior design role. This is not a construction estimating role. This is not a role where you make final promises to clients. This is not just making pretty mood boards. This is a practical support role focused on vendor outreach, product organization, simple design package support, and client coordination. Important Phone Call Expectations You must be comfortable making outbound calls. You should be able to speak professionally and clearly when calling vendors or owner-approved clients. For vendor calls, you may ask questions like: “Hi, I’m calling on behalf of a local remodeling company. We are building a vendor list for kitchen and basement projects. Do you carry cabinet lines suitable for remodel projects?” “Can you tell me your typical lead time for cabinets / countertops / flooring?” “Do you have product numbers or SKU information available for commonly used options?” “Do you work with contractors or remodeling companies?” “Who would be the best contact person for future product questions?” “Do you have a showroom, catalog, or product sheet we can reference?” For client coordination calls, you may ask simple owner-approved questions like: “Hi, I’m calling on behalf of the remodeling team to confirm that you received the option sheet.” “Do you know which package you are leaning toward, or would you like the owner to follow up with you?” “Would you like help scheduling a showroom visit?” Again, you will not make final promises, pricing commitments, or schedule commitments without owner approval. Tools That Are Helpful You do not need to know every tool listed below, but experience with any of these is helpful: Google Sheets Excel Google Docs Canva PowerPoint Google Slides PDF creation Basic CRM notes AutoCAD SketchUp Chief Architect 2020 Design Interior design tools Vendor research tools The main tools we expect are simple: Phone Email Google Sheets or Excel Canva / Docs / PowerPoint for simple presentation pages Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is someone who is: Organized Reliable Detail-oriented Comfortable making phone calls Good at taking notes Able to follow a process Interested in remodeling, design, or home improvement Able to gather and organize vendor information Able to communicate clearly with the owner Comfortable working during U.S. Eastern business hours when calls are needed You do not need to be a master designer, but you should understand or be willing to learn how kitchen and basement finish selections work. First Paid Test Project For the first paid test, we would like 5-10 hours of work. The test may include: Researching local cabinet, countertop, and flooring vendors Calling or emailing a small list of vendors Documenting vendor contact information Gathering lead time and product information Creating a simple vendor matrix Creating one sample option-book page The sample option-book page should include 3 finish packages for either a kitchen or basement: Budget Option Mid-Range Option Premium Option Each package should include: Product direction Vendor / source SKU or product placeholder Price tier Lead time Short client-facing notes If the test goes well, this can become ongoing work. Ongoing Work May Include After the test, ongoing work may include: Updating the vendor matrix Calling vendors for current lead times Helping build Kitchen Option Book v1 Helping build Basement Option Book v1 Creating client selection sheets Preparing simple presentation pages Making owner-approved client coordination calls Organizing product details Keeping vendor information updated Helping the owner prepare for client meetings Pay Range This job is posted at $5-$15/hr. Because of this budget, we understand that the person may not be a senior kitchen designer. We are looking for a strong assistant who is organized, phone-comfortable, and able to support the design/vendor process. The best fit may be: Design assistant Interior design student or junior designer Virtual assistant with vendor research experience Customer service person with remodeling/design interest Procurement assistant Administrative assistant with strong phone skills Remodeling assistant Someone willing to learn and follow a clear process To Apply, Please Answer These Questions Are you able to make outbound phone calls to U.S. vendors during Eastern Time business hours? Are you comfortable calling cabinet, countertop, flooring, and material suppliers to ask for product availability, SKU/product numbers, rough price tiers, and lead times? Are you comfortable making simple owner-approved client coordination calls, such as confirming selections, asking follow-up questions, or scheduling a showroom visit? Have you done any interior design, remodeling, vendor research, product sourcing, customer service, or administrative support work before? What tools do you know? For example: Google Sheets, Excel, Canva, PowerPoint, Google Docs, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Chief Architect, or other tools. How would you organize vendor information after a phone call? What is your availability during U.S. Eastern business hours? Are you comfortable documenting call notes clearly after each vendor or client call? Please include the phrase “option book” in your response so we know you read the full post. Final Note We are looking for someone practical, organized, and comfortable communicating by phone. The goal is to create a repeatable design support system that helps the owner sell faster, reduce confusion, and give clients clear product options. This role is about turning local vendor information into a clean, usable system for kitchen and basement remodeling projects.

Overview The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) is a community of dedicated researchers, educators, consultants, and former practitioners who drive innovation and advancement in courts and justice systems. NCSC’s reputation for trusted leadership allows us to work alongside top judicial officers to examine some of the most complex and significant issues facing society. Our team of experts and court leaders is deeply committed to advancing just, free, and safe communities. NCSC is engaged in a period of meaningful organizational transformation. As the organization advances its remote-first operating model, modernizes its classification and compensation framework post-reorganization, and strengthens its organizational culture, NCSC seeks to engage a contract consultant to serve as a trusted internal facilitator and strategic advisor across this body of work. While a separate firm will conduct the Comps/Class and total rewards study, the consultant’s responsibilities encompass facilitating the review of salary structures and job architecture, as well as the full picture of total compensation, including benefits, leave policies, professional development, and flexible work arrangements. It also addresses compliance across NCSC’s multi-state remote workforce and the modernization of benefits administration systems and vendor relationships. This role will serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership and a diplomatic liaison to staff at all levels, ensuring that the classification and compensation study proceeds on a well-informed foundation, that policy modernization reflects where NCSC is heading as an organization, and that employees are meaningfully engaged throughout the process. The consultant will also play a hands-on role in preparing and facilitating key all-staff activities as NCSC continues to evolve as a remote-first organization with a desired high-quality, collaborative, creative, and responsive culture. Anticipated Scope of Services 1. Classification & Compensation Study: Facilitation & Coordination (Primary Focus) The consultant will serve as NCSC’s dedicated internal project manager and quality oversight advisor for the classification, compensation, and total rewards study. In this role, the consultant ensures that the selected firm has everything it needs to proceed effectively, that staff and senior leadership are properly prepared and engaged throughout, and that the firm’s methodology, approach, and emerging outputs are sound . The analytical work (benchmarking, classification design, cost modeling, and final recommendations) is the firm’s responsibility. The consultant’s role is to make the engagement run well, keep it grounded in NCSC’s organizational realities, and serve as an informed internal check throughout the process. Proposal Evaluation • Participate as an advisory member of NCSC’s Evaluation Committee for the class/comp/rewards study RFP. In this capacity, the consultant will review submitted proposals, provide a substantive assessment of each firm’s proposed methodology, classification approach, total rewards framework, and change management plan, and offer professional recommendations to the committee based on the evaluation criteria. The consultant does not hold a vote but provides expert input that informs the committee’s deliberations. • Participate in proposer interviews, contributing to the structured question-and-answer process and providing the Evaluation Committee with a post-interview assessment of each firm’s subject matter depth, team qualifications, and practical readiness to deliver the engagement. • Facilitate the Evaluation Committee meetings throughout the RFP process, including the initial proposal review session, reference check debrief, and post-interview scoring discussion. Prepare agendas for each session, develop or adapt the scoring tools and evaluation templates needed to support a structured and well-documented review, distribute materials to committee members in advance, and maintain a complete record of evaluation deliberations, individual scores, and the rationale for final rankings. Ensure the evaluation process is conducted consistently, documented thoroughly, and completed within the procurement timeline. Information & Documentation Readiness • Ensure the firm has timely access to all materials needed, including current job descriptions, organizational charts, compensation data, HR records, and related documentation. • As needed, work with HR and executive leadership to confirm that all materials are accurate, complete, and up to date prior to submission. • Serve as NCSC’s dedicated project manager and quality oversight advisor and internal project manager for the classification, compensation, and total rewards study. Meeting Facilitation & Staff Engagement • Facilitate meetings between the external study organization and NCSC staff, including individual contributors, supervisors, and senior leadership, ensuring participants are well-prepared and conversations are productive. • Serve as the diplomatic bridge between staff and the study process, ensuring employees at all levels feel heard, respected, and informed throughout. • In coordination with leadership, manage staff communications related to the study as needed, including preparing clear and transparent messaging to set expectations, explain the process, and share key milestones. • Support the development of an internal communications approach tied to classification and compensation outcomes, ensuring staff awareness and consistent understanding across teams. Quality Oversight & Advisory Support • Monitor the firm’s methodology and approach throughout the engagement. Flag concerns to the VP of Finance and Administration if the firm’s proposed or applied methodology appears incomplete, inconsistent with NCSC’s organizational context, or insufficiently rigorous. This oversight role extends across all phases, from discovery through final deliverables, and includes review of data sources, benchmarking comparators, classification logic, and the basis for cost modeling assumptions. • Support executive leadership in understanding and acting on the firm’s findings. This includes helping contextualize outputs, identifying questions leadership should be asking, and ensuring that implementation scenarios presented by the firm are understood in terms of their full cost and operational implications. Final recommendations and cost modeling are the firm’s work product; the consultant ensures leadership is equipped to evaluate them critically and make informed decisions. • Review the classification guidelines and governance framework produced by the firm to confirm they are practical, clearly documented, and suited to NCSC’s ongoing administrative capacity. Raise any concerns before finalization so that the deliverable is one NCSC can actually use and maintain independently going forward. • Ensure that finalized classifications provide a strong, defensible foundation for compensation benchmarking and analysis. • Verify that the firm’s analysis reflects a genuinely integrated total rewards approach, in which salary, benefits, flex time, comp time, remote work, professional development, and recognition programs are evaluated together rather than in isolation. If the firm’s work product reduces the study to a salary exercise, escalate that concern before deliverables are finalized. • Serve as the liaison between the firm and NCSC’s Finance function to ensure that cost modeling assumptions are grounded in NCSC’s actual financial parameters. The consultant does not produce the financial models but is responsible for ensuring that the firm has the information needed to do so accurately, and for flagging any outputs that appear to misrepresent NCSC’s budgetary realities or operational constraints. 2. Policy Modernization & Alignment Policy modernization runs alongside the study but must stay sequenced with it. The consultant manages that boundary, ensures policy decisions flow from approved study outcomes, and will develop the governance framework that keeps policies current, consistent, and accessible going forward. • Conduct a policy triage at the start of the engagement, categorizing work into Track 1 (policies that can be updated independently of the study, such as operational, technology, hoteling, and remote work setup policies) and Track 2 (policies that must await approved study outcomes, including salary administration, job descriptions, promotion practices, performance management, and career progression). Present the triage to leadership for sign-off before any drafting begins. • Advance Track 1 policies in parallel with the study. For Track 2, maintain a log of pending policies mapped to the study decisions they depend on, accounting for any phased implementation approach approved by management, so that drafting begins promptly at each approval milestone rather than waiting until the study is fully complete. • As study decisions are approved, update the relevant policies and employee handbook accordingly, aligned to each approved phase where a phased approach applies. The handbook should reflect every approved decision completely and consistently, not as piecemeal amendments. Establish a policy governance framework covering how changes are documented, versioned, communicated to staff, and maintained on an ongoing basis. This framework does not currently exist at NCSC and should be a tangible deliverable of this workstream, in partnership with HR and leadership as appropriate. • Streamline and simplify policy language to improve usability, transparency, and staff understanding. • Identify and eliminate redundancies or conflicting guidance across policy documents. • Recommend options for how updated policies are made accessible and easy to find for staff, recognizing that policies that cannot be located will not be consulted or followed. 3. Organizational Culture & Staff Engagement The consultant will design and facilitate the full experience and develop a structured plan for sustaining its momentum across the remote workforce long after the meeting ends. • In coordination with leadership, design the overall agenda for the all-staff meeting, including pre-meeting communications that set an honest and welcoming tone, and any pre-work that helps staff arrive prepared to engage rather than guarded. The agenda should balance structured programming with genuine open space. It should make room for cross-functional relationship-building, shared reflection on where NCSC is heading, and direct dialogue between staff and leadership, not just top-down presentations. The design should provide an open channel for honest conversations. • Design structured activities that build genuine relationships across teams and geographies, with particular attention to groups that have historically operated in silos or that staff identified as disconnected from one another in the survey. Activities should be substantive enough to create a real connection but accessible enough to work across a mixed audience that includes staff still carrying anxiety and wariness from the past year. The goal is not teambuilding for its own sake but laying a relational foundation that makes cross-functional collaboration more natural back in the remote environment. • The in-person meeting is an opportunity to continue closing that gap in a way that remote communication cannot replicate, and the session design should make that intention explicit rather than leaving it to chance. • Design a structured closing session for the all-staff meeting that equips staff with clear guidance on how to carry the momentum, relationships, and commitments from the in-person gathering back into their day-to-day remote work. The session design should be presented to NCSC leadership for review and approval prior to the meeting, ensuring that the approach to sustaining gains is both intentional and realistic. Design and facilitate a structured series of sessions for people managers focused on the culture dimensions most critical to NCSC’s current moment: psychological safety, building and sustaining trust with direct reports, cross-functional leadership and collaboration, and consistent and equitable management practices. This is not a one-time training but an ongoing cohort process that builds a shared management culture across a distributed workforce and gives supervisors practical tools and peer learning and accountability structures they can use between sessions. 4. Assumptions & Constraints • The consultant will have full access to current compensation data, HR records, and approved organizational charts, as well as any additional documentation needed to support the class/comp/rewards study and policy review. • The consultant acts as an advisor and internal facilitator; final authority on budgetary commitments and organizational changes rests with executive leadership. • Primary point of contact is Amanda Rodriguez, VP of Finance and Administration • The consultant is expected to communicate regularly with HR and relevant department leaders, and to keep executive leadership informed of progress, and emerging issues. • All staff communications drafted by the consultant will be reviewed and approved by executive leadership before distribution. 5. Benefits Administration & Vendor Optimization Review (Separate Deliverable) In addition to the work described above, the consultant will conduct a focused review of how NCSC currently manages its benefits administration and vendor relationships. NCSC has an opportunity to reduce administrative burden and cost by consolidating and modernizing this ecosystem, and this review will surface concrete options for doing so. Findings will be delivered as a standalone report separate from the class/comp and policy workstreams. • Assess NCSC’s current benefits administration setup, including the pension plan administrator, insurance broker, COBRA administrator, and existing ADP agreement, documenting how each function is currently managed and where administrative burden is highest. • Evaluate whether expanding capabilities under the current ADP agreement is the optimal path forward, or whether a different mid-tier HRIS or consolidated vendor solution would better serve NCSC’s size, structure, and remote-first model. The goal is not the most comprehensive platform available, but the right fit for an organization of NCSC’s profile. • Identify specific opportunities to consolidate HR vendors, streamline administrative processes, including leveraging existing tools (ADP/Deltek), and improve the quality and consistency of benefits management across the organization. • Deliver a standalone report presenting options with estimated administrative cost savings and implementation considerations, enabling leadership to make an informed decision on next steps. 6. Consultant Requirements NCSC seeks a consultant who brings demonstrated expertise across the full range of services described in this scope. The following requirements and preferences will guide the selection process. Required Qualifications • Minimum of 10 years of experience in human resources consulting or organizational advisory work, with a demonstrated track record of managing engagements of comparable scope and complexity. • Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating classification and compensation studies for nonprofit organizations with a United States-wide or multi-state workforce. Candidates without direct nonprofit sector experience will not be considered. • Proven experience supporting organizational change management, including guiding staff and leadership through periods of structural transition, role redesign, or cultural shift. • Experience providing organizational culture and transformation support, including assessment of current culture, facilitation of staff engagement processes, and development of strategies to build cohesion and alignment across teams. • Provision of at least three professional references from nonprofit or quasi-governmental client organizations with 100 or more employees, for whom the consultant performed work of similar scope within the past five years. Preferred Qualifications • Experience advising organizations on the management of fully remote or distributed workforces, including policy development, compliance, and culture-building in remote-first environments. • Familiarity with HRIS platforms and experience supporting or advising on seamless HRIS or ERP implementations, including vendor evaluation, change management, and staff transition support.

I am working through a design agency on an application for their end client. I think the agency will need you to contract with them directly, but I will manage the project for them. I have scoped out the project already, and our plan is to internally perform a design phase with the client to produce a prototype with Lovable. There may be minor changes to scope after that design phase. The purpose of the app is to create bespoke wedding gown concept images for potential customers of an online wedding dress store. I have provided the details below and attached as a PDF 1. Customer opens an AI dress/gown design experience from a link in their separate e-commerce site. - This can be presented in its own page, we don't want a chat window to be present on any other page - This will be a chat-based interface built into the content area of the page, instead of a popup - The design must be elegant, and match the theme of the e-commerce site - The top navbar and footer don't need to be exactly recreated in this subdomain site, but should look similar enough to create a seamless experience - There will be no integration with the e-commerce site, we need to keep these web apps completely separate 2. The customer must sign up for an account and purchase one credit to begin the AI session - We will need to set up the subdomain site with its own payment processing system and login system - The payment integrations are Stripe to facilitate credit card and Apple pay, and a basic Paypal integration 3. The customers should be able to use a magic link to sign into their accounts, instead of having to remember a password - The account should automatically remember the browser to reduce friction for future access to the app 4. When an AI session begins, we will ask the customer a series of questions programmatically to prime the AI agent so that it can deliver better results - The questions will need to use conditional logic, such that the first question which determines one of 3 main conditional tracks: What type of gown are you looking for? Wedding Gown, Evening Gown, Cocktail Dress - If Wedding Gown is selected, the AI should suggest for the customer to take go to a bridal store and pictures of themselves in different dresses they like and upload the pictures, and describe what they do and don’t like about each dress. It can ask this in the freeform chat, since it may make the most sense to let them fill out the entire questionnaire to stay engaged, and we should reduce the costs of development for the questionnaire by omitting any unnecessary UI that the freeform chat can provide. - It may be best to always just prompt for them to upload the inspirational image at the beginning of the freeform chat so we can omit unnecessary programmatic UI, but in the case of the Wedding Gown it will specifically ask the customer to peform the above task. - We may have other specific questions to add to the questionnaire depending on what conditional track the customer chooses, though only the 3 main branches of conditional logic based on dress type will be required. - Examples of general questions it will need to ask are as follows: -- silhouette -- neckline -- sleeves -- fabric -- embellishments -- color -- train -- length -- closure -- lining -- structure -- inspiration -- event type -- I didn’t get the exact list of questions yet from my client that we should ask in the initial questionnaire. Let me know if you will need this information to accurately provide a price for the development of this application 5. We should not display a concept image after the programmatic questionnaire, the customer will be taken directly into the freeform chat from the questionnaire. - The AI agent may start with an overview of the selected choices from the questionnaire, then can generate concept images at its discretion. 6. The AI should guide the customer through a freeform conversation - The conversation should begin with the AI asking the customer to subjectively describe their dream dress 7. The AI should also make a suggestion near the beginning of the conversation for the customer to upload at least one inspirational photo, but photo upload is optional - If the customer uploads an initial inspiration image, the AI agent should not attempt to figure out body type, measurements, or any other information that we can gather programmatically. - It should treat the inspirational image the same way it would treat any image the customer uploads during the freeform chat, to reduce the cost of development as much as possible. 8. Customer can proceed with a freeform conversation description - The customer should have the option to type in a chat and to upload images - The purpose of the conversation is for the customer to describe the desired dress or gown in an open-ended way 9. AI generates one or more concept images based on the conversation, as soon as it can once it has enough information - The AI model we select should be very good at generating these types of images, this is probably the most important quality the AI model needs to have - The concept images should have the same quality as the final image 10. It is acceptable to generate the gown on a mannequin or a real human model, however the dress must be photorealistic, not a sketch or cartoonish rendering. 11. The concept images that the AI generates and the final image should portray the body type and skin color which the customer specifies - It is very important for us to render the image of the garment on the correct body type - ex. Hourglass, pear-shaped, thin, plus sized, etc. -- Specific body measurements do not need to be factored into the rendering of the body type, it just generally needs to be able to render the garment on different body types. - It is also very important for us to render the garment on a human model or mannequin which has the same or similar skin color as the customer inquiring -- This is important for the customer to judge the garment color and fabric type that will look best on them -- This is also important to make the app inclusive for people of all racial backgrounds who might use the app -- It may be best not to display the face, or if human models are used, to use pictures of models with different racial backgrounds, to avoid bizarre mismatches between facial characteristics and skin tone - The AI agent should ideally prioritize pictures of garments from our client’s website to use as inspiration when it generates renderings in the freeform conversation, along with the customer’s description of what they want. However this is not a hard requirement, so it could be eliminated from the requirements if it greatly increases devlopment effort. - The requirement for the quality of the images that are generated will be somewhat subjective and so we will need to budget time for our client to request revisions to this based on their review of the system. - We need to build the image generation part upfront to ensure the quality is acceptable before we spend time on other parts of the application. 12. AI asks whether the generated concept is generally what the customer wants - Customer can revise the concept conversationally 13. AI can regenerate or refine images after customer feedback 14. The tone of the conversation the AI has with the customer is important. - We will want it to speak like a friendly expert seamstress. - This requirement will be somewhat subjective and so we will need to budget time for our client to request revisions to this tone based on their review of the system. 16. We ideally want the agent (both chat and image generation) to have deep expertise about fabrics and these types of garments in general, so it can guide the user through prompts, and render the chosen fabrics correctly - I think freeform chat will be necessary for the customer to explain which fabrics should be used where on the garment, instead of gathering this informaton in the programmatic questionnaire - The customer will likely revise the fabric selections after they see the initial renderings of the garment - We would like to avoid the costs of training an AI for this, so ideally we should use commercially available AI models which have been trained for this purpose, instead of having to train our own model. Prompting the AI with this information might be a cost-effective way to teach it this expertise 17. There will be certain restrictions on what types of colors or fabrics can be used in the dress designs - So, the agent should know these restrictions when it has the freeform conversation with the customer. - For example, the store owner will not be able to produce dresses with neon colors, tie dye colors, etc. - Our client will articulate a list of restrictions for us before we begin the project. 18. AI should never display links to other websites, or suggest for the customer to navigate to other websites 19. This AI might not need to be trained specifically for this industry, but we should at least use prompting to direct it to gather this kind of information, and to give it some background about what each of these things mean, so it can describe them to the customer. We basically need to make it as knowledgable as possble while keeping costs low. 20. The AI system the system should remember their active conversation - Since the customer will be required to have an account to use the AI system we can use that to automatically save the AI conversation - The saved conversation should preserve all the information that the customer input since the beginning of the AI session - A customer can only have one active AI session at a time - The customer cannot resume an AI session that has been completed - We don't need to provide a way for the customer to see the details of completed AI sessions 21. AI should have a fallback/human-help option if the customer gets stuck or the AI fails. - The fallback should collect enough information for an admin to follow up manually, so it should present a form in order to ensure that all the necessary information gets collected - A message should be displayed above the form, or somewhere on the page, to inform the customer that the entire conversation will be sent along with the form submission, so they know that they do not have to type all the details of the AI conversation - The app must present a button outside of the chat prompts after 3 - 5 chat messages have been sent, so the customer knows they have the option to terminate the AI conversation and manually ask for help. - That button would display the form - We don't want to display the button before any conversation has happened because we don't want customers to skip the chat altogether. -- One of the business goals of this app is to allow custom inquiries without overwhelming the support staff - Site admins must have the ability to adjust how many messages the button will display after, so they can control this threshold after they observe the results of real conversations - After the button initially displays, it should remain present in the view so the customer can easily access it at any point in the conversation 22. The freeform chat must be limited to something like 50 to 75 messages, in order to avoid excessive charges from the 3rd party AI services - This threshold should be adjustable from an admin portal - If this threshold is reached during the conversation, then we should force the customer to use the fallback form from requirement #21 to submit their inquiry 23. Customer can submit the completed design inquiry when satisfied. - During the submission process, the chat must ask for the following information, and present the following pre-written messages. This doesn't actually need to be executed by the AI model, but it can just be programmatically presented to the customer: - Ask for customer contact info, including name, email, and phone number. - Ask for requested event/date, while making clear the date is not guaranteed. - Ask for seamstress-relevant measurements, including bust, waist, hips, hollow-to-hem, shoulder width, bust point, underbust, waist-to-floor, arm length, bicep, wrist, back width, torso length, height, shoe height, and preferred fit. -- I still have to refine this list with the client, I am not sure if it needs to ask for all these things, or if there are some different things that I haven't listed here which it needs to ask for -- When it asks for this information it should display links under each measurement type to articles which describe how to produce each of the measurements. We can hardcode these links or allow the admin to specify each, they don't need to be generated by AI. - Prewritten disclaimer text should display. 24. The final submission should notify a list of email addresses set by a site admin. 25. The final submission will completely consume the credit used to purchase this AI session - The AI conversation cannot be resumed after the final submission - Another credit must be purchased to start a new AI conversation - New AI conversations will not have any memory of the previous conversations, any new AI conversations will start from a clean slate 26. Admins must have the ability to manually reset a credit, or assign a credit for free and cancel a current session, so the customer can start a new AI conversation. - This doesn't need to be very user friendly for the admin. If a session is reset this way, no knowledge of the previous conversation needs to be preserved. 27. Admins should be able to review partial, or completed conversations within a list in the admin portal - Each line item should display a status indicator to show if the conversation has been submitted yet, if an admin has began the review process, or if the item has been handled: Ex. In Progress, Submitted, In Review, Awaiting Payment, Handling, Ready To Ship, Closed - Admin should be able to see the answers to the programmatic questionnaire - Admin should be able to review the full conversation history - Admin should be able to review all uploaded photos/files - Admin should be able to review all AI-generated images, and the final one should be clear to them - Admin should be able to see the collected technical design details and measurements 28. Pricing of the garment remains manual and is handled by after review, the AI should not give any quote or present any pricing even if asked by the customer. 29. If the customer asks for pricing, the AI should display a prewritten script like this: "Pricing will be determined by the store owner after this conversation has been reviewed." 30. Invoices and payment will be handled manually through native WooCommerce custom order/invoice functionality which is already present in the e-commerce site, the AI system doesn't need to handle this at all. I mentioned this above on the requirements, but I want to reiterate since it is important and a hard requirement for how the development milestones must be structured: - The requirement for the quality of the images that are generated will be somewhat subjective and so we will need to budget time for our client to request revisions to this based on their review of the system. - We need to do the image generation part upfront to ensure the quality is acceptable before we spend time on other parts of the application As an optional add-on to the scope of this project, can you give a separate estimate to enhance the AI such that it understands which kinds of modifications will increase or decrease the cost of producing the gown, so it can guide the customer in case they are asking for very expensive things. - It shouldn’t give any specific price numbers, but should give the customer guidance if additions or alterations will significantly increase or decrease the cost of production. - This will be to prevent the customer from being surprised when the store owner manually follows up with them with the price of the garment they designed. This client did agree to adhere to a strict schedule to provide feedback after each round of development, given that we complete each round of development on the schedule we agreed to. - However, this client has deviated from agreed schedules multiple times in the past on other projects I did with them, so you should factor that into your timeline and cost estimations - We cannot increase the development cost mid-way through the project, however we can adjust the development timeline if the client deviates from the schedule In your proposal, please also include a quote or estimate for the cost of hosting and ongoing maintenance after the app has launched - Our client can pay for the hosting directly - We will need at least ongoing updates to patch security vulnerabilities and ensure uptime of the app and all its features which will be defined by the scope of this project - We don't need a 100% 24/7 uptime SLA, but basically just keeping everything up to date so it stays stable, and we'd need someone to respond to outages within 24 hours - Outage response can consist of simple rollbacks, if necessary, as long as all the chat session info is at least provided to the client as a CSV or similar, along with all graphic assets from any conversations, so they don't lose any data from an outage - I would set the expectation with my client that we would treat any future support or enhancement requests to be additionally charged for on an as-needed basis

OVERVIEW We are a technical advisory firm that partners with VC-backed companies to design, build, and scale their engineering foundations. We embed with our clients as a core part of their technical team, not as outside consultants handing over a document, but as engineers who own the outcome alongside them. Our current client is a VC-backed company operating in the auto logistics space. They're at an exciting and critical stage: they have product-market fit, they have backing, and now they need to build the production infrastructure to match their ambitions. We've been brought in to lead that build, and we're looking for a senior full stack engineer to join us for it. This is a greenfield backend API platform built in TypeScript on Node.js with Express or Fastify, and you'd be involved from the very beginning. That means shaping the architecture, setting the patterns, and building something that will need to handle real production load in a fast-moving, operationally complex industry. The backend we're building needs to be reliable, well-structured, and built to grow. If you want to do meaningful backend work on a greenfield codebase, in a real industry with real complexity, working with a team that has high standards, this is the opportunity. WHAT YOU'LL BE BUILDING A production-grade backend API platform in TypeScript on Node.js, using Express or Fastify. Because we're starting from scratch, the early decisions carry significant weight and you'll be part of making them. API architecture, project structure, middleware conventions, authentication approach, error handling, observability, data access patterns: these are all on the table and we want engineers who have opinions about them informed by experience. Day-to-day you'll be writing and reviewing TypeScript, contributing to architecture and design discussions, collaborating with the team on Slack, and joining at least one Zoom sync per week with the broader team and client stakeholders. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 5 to 10 years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend or full stack background. Specifically: - Fluent in TypeScript with a solid working knowledge of the Node.js runtime, including async patterns, error propagation, and performance characteristics, not just the surface API - Hands-on Express and/or Fastify experience with real APIs built using them, a clear understanding of their trade-offs, and the ability to make informed structural decisions without needing to be guided - A track record of shipping and operating production systems, having been accountable for something running live, having handled production incidents, and thinking seriously about reliability, logging, and failure modes. - Comfort operating in a greenfield environment with some ambiguity, able to ask the right questions, help define what isn't yet defined, and take ownership of outcomes rather than waiting for a fully formed spec. - Strong English communication skills, written and spoken. We're a distributed team, async-first on Slack, and we interface directly with a client whose business is moving fast. Clear communication is as important as clean code US-based strongly preferred with meaningful overlap with US business hours required for team and client collaboration NICE TO HAVE - Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure) - Familiarity with authentication protocols (OAuth 2.0, OIDC) - API versioning strategy experience - CI/CD pipeline experience - Domain familiarity with logistics, fleet management, or supply chain systems is a genuine bonus HOW WE WORK We are a tight team with high standards and low tolerance for vague communication or dropped balls. Slack is our primary channel, async-first with responsiveness expected during working hours. We sync on Zoom at least weekly, more often during active design and planning phases. We use Jira for our ticket management. You'll receive a Microsoft 365 account on hire for SSO access to all internal and client tooling from day one. We don't micromanage. What we do expect is proactive communication, early flagging of blockers, and the kind of ownership that comes naturally to engineers who treat a codebase as something worth getting right, not just getting done. On a greenfield project with a client at a pivotal growth stage, that distinction matters. HIRING PROCESS - Intro call (15 min) - the firm, the client, the project, your background, and your questions - Technical screen (if applicable, via Coderbyte) - Background check - standard criminal background check required for all hires, no exceptions - Offer and onboarding - Microsoft 365 account and full tooling access provisioned before day one HOW TO APPLY We read every proposal that makes a genuine effort. Please include: - A description of a production backend system you've built, including what it did, the scale it operated at, your specific contributions, and what decisions you made that you're proud of or would revisit today - Your honest assessment of your TypeScript and Node.js depth. We value specifics and self-awareness over a list of buzzwords Links to code, whether GitHub, open source contributions, a portfolio, or anything else that shows us how you think and work We work with companies at inflection points and we hold ourselves and the engineers we bring in to a high standard. If this project sounds like the kind of work you want to do, make that clear in your proposal and tell us why this domain, this stage, and this type of build appeals to you specifically.

Deploy an existing Node.js/Express app and configure SMS. I have a complete, working dispatching app (Node + Express + SQLite, plain-JS frontend). I need someone to: (1) deploy it to Render or Railway with a persistent disk and HTTPS, (2) set up a Twilio account/number and wire in the credentials so it sends automated daily texts, (3) confirm the 6 AM scheduled texts fire reliably, and (4) be available for small tweaks afterward. Code, README, and deploy steps are all included. Should be a few hours for someone experienced. Please share similar Node deployment work you've done.

About the Role We're a growing digital media and technology company looking for an experienced part-time developer to serve as the bridge between our U.S.-based leadership team and our offshore development team in India. This is not a pure coding role — it's a communication, oversight, and execution role. You need to be technical enough to understand what we're asking for, translate it into clear specs and tasks, and hold developers accountable to deadlines and quality standards. What You'll Do - Receive project requirements and priorities directly from U.S. leadership - Break down requirements into clear, actionable tasks for the dev team - Oversee day-to-day development work across all active projects - Monitor progress, identify blockers, and keep projects on schedule - Review completed work for quality and alignment with requirements - Manage platform maintenance and ongoing technical operations - Serve as the primary point of escalation between leadership and the dev team - Provide regular status updates and flag issues proactively What We're Looking For - Native English speaker — clear written and verbal communication is non-negotiable - Solid development background (full-stack preferred) so you can evaluate technical work credibly - Experience managing or overseeing offshore development teams - Strong project management instincts — you know how to prioritize, push, and follow through - Comfortable working across multiple concurrent projects - Reliable, responsive, and self-directed - Familiarity with web platforms, email systems, and marketing tech is a plus The Details - Part-time, remote — flexible hours but must overlap with U.S. business hours (Eastern Time preferred) - Ongoing engagement with potential to grow

Overview We are looking for an experienced Python developer with strong technical expertise and exceptional communication skills. This role is ideal for someone who is comfortable discussing technical concepts with clients, participating in interviews, and collaborating closely with stakeholders. We value developers who can not only write clean, scalable code but also clearly explain their thought process, ask the right questions, and represent our team professionally during client meetings and technical interviews. Responsibilities - Design, develop, and maintain Python applications and backend services. - Build and integrate APIs, databases, and third-party services. - Participate in technical discussions with clients and internal teams. - Attend interviews with excellent verbal communication. - Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code. - Troubleshoot and optimize existing systems. Required Skills - 5+ years of professional Python development experience. Strong knowledge of: Python, FastAPI, Django, or Flask, REST APIs and microservices, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB, AWS, Docker, and CI/CD practices - Experience with system design and scalable architectures. - Excellent English communication skills (written and spoken). - Comfortable participating in technical interviews and client-facing discussions. - Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Nice to Have - Experience with cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. - Experience with AI/ML integrations or data pipelines. - Previous consulting or agency experience. - Experience working with distributed remote teams.

We are a fast-growing telecom / AI-First CPaaS serving sms and voice API's. We are building the first AI-first communications platform (SMS, Voice, RCS, AI agents) designed for speed, simplicity, and real-world business outcomes. We are not looking for a “task completer.” We are looking for a true senior engineer who: thinks in systems moves fast makes decisions independently writes clean, scalable code uses AI tools (Claude, etc.) as a force multiplier ⚠️ Read This First *DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE PRETENDING TO BE IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. PROOF OF RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED. Most applicants will not be a fit. If you need: detailed tickets hand-holding constant direction This is NOT the role for you. If you are the type of engineer who: sees a problem and solves it end-to-end improves architecture without being asked ships quickly without sacrificing quality You will thrive here. What You’ll Do Build and ship full-stack features across our platform (messaging, voice, AI workflows) Make architectural decisions (not just implement) Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability Work directly with founders (no PM layers) Move from idea → production very quickly What We Expect (Non-Negotiable) 5+ years real full-stack experience (not just titles) Strong backend experience (Node.js / APIs / infra) Strong frontend experience (React or similar) Experience building production systems at scale Ability to work autonomously with minimal direction High ownership mentality Bonus (but highly valuable) Experience with telecom / CPaaS / messaging Experience with AI integrations (LLMs, agents, workflows) Experience optimizing performance at scale Startup experience (especially early-stage or fast growth) How We Work Small, high-output team Very fast iteration cycles No unnecessary meetings High trust, high expectations We use AI tools heavily (Claude, etc.) — you should too What We Care About Most Not your resume. We care about: How you think How you build How fast you execute The quality of your code To Apply Please include: Links to projects you’ve built (real production work) A short explanation of: a system you designed end-to-end a difficult technical decision you made independently Your GitHub Optional (but strong signal): Share how you use AI (Claude, etc.) in your workflow Compensation Competitive (based on experience) Long-term opportunity with a fast-growing, profitable company If you are truly senior, this will feel obvious. If not, this role will be very uncomfortable. **THIS IS A FT, HOURLY ROLE. PROVIDE YOUR REQUESTED HOURLY RATE IN PROPOSAL**

We are a fast-growing telecom / AI-First CPaaS serving sms and voice API's. We are building the first AI-first communications platform (SMS, Voice, RCS, AI agents) designed for speed, simplicity, and real-world business outcomes. We are not looking for a “task completer.” We are looking for a true senior engineer who: thinks in systems moves fast makes decisions independently writes clean, scalable code uses AI tools (Claude, etc.) as a force multiplier ⚠️ Read This First *DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE PRETENDING TO BE IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. PROOF OF RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED. Most applicants will not be a fit. If you need: detailed tickets hand-holding constant direction This is NOT the role for you. If you are the type of engineer who: sees a problem and solves it end-to-end improves architecture without being asked ships quickly without sacrificing quality You will thrive here. What You’ll Do Build and ship full-stack features across our platform (messaging, voice, AI workflows) Make architectural decisions (not just implement) Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability Work directly with founders (no PM layers) Move from idea → production very quickly What We Expect (Non-Negotiable) 5+ years real full-stack experience (not just titles) Strong backend experience (Node.js / APIs / infra) Strong frontend experience (React or similar) Experience building production systems at scale Ability to work autonomously with minimal direction High ownership mentality Bonus (but highly valuable) Experience with telecom / CPaaS / messaging Experience with AI integrations (LLMs, agents, workflows) Experience optimizing performance at scale Startup experience (especially early-stage or fast growth) How We Work Small, high-output team Very fast iteration cycles No unnecessary meetings High trust, high expectations We use AI tools heavily (Claude, etc.) — you should too What We Care About Most Not your resume. We care about: How you think How you build How fast you execute The quality of your code To Apply Please include: Links to projects you’ve built (real production work) A short explanation of: a system you designed end-to-end a difficult technical decision you made independently Your GitHub Optional (but strong signal): Share how you use AI (Claude, etc.) in your workflow Compensation Competitive (based on experience) Long-term opportunity with a fast-growing, profitable company If you are truly senior, this will feel obvious. If not, this role will be very uncomfortable. **THIS IS A FT, HOURLY ROLE. PROVIDE YOUR REQUESTED HOURLY RATE IN PROPOSAL**