Work With Me

Four ways
to engage.

No retainer minimums designed to feel safe. No vague discovery processes. Clear scope, clear output, clear expectations.

01

Embedded Content Retainer

From $3,500 / month

Ongoing senior writing and editorial strategy for a brand or agency team. You're getting someone who already understands your buyer, your vertical, and what good looks like — and who doesn't need a three-week ramp to be useful.

Best fit for OEM brand content teams, agencies holding automotive or B2B accounts, and companies with a marketing function but no senior content person on staff.

  • Weekly or bi-weekly content output
  • Editorial strategy and brief development
  • Content system design and governance
  • Direct access — no account manager in between
  • Monthly retainer, 90-day minimum
02

Content Audit Sprint

$3,000–$5,000

Fixed-scope diagnostic that gives you a clear picture of what's working, what isn't, and what to do next. Delivered as a written roadmap you can actually execute.

Common entry point for brands that suspect their content has a problem but aren't sure what it is. Frequently converts to a retainer because the audit surfaces work worth doing.

  • Full content inventory and performance review
  • Positioning and messaging analysis
  • Competitive gap assessment
  • Written roadmap with prioritized recommendations
  • Two-week turnaround from kickoff
03

Automotive Content

From $1 / word

OEM strategy, EV coverage, dealership operations, fleet procurement, commercial vehicles. Written for the buyer who can tell when a writer doesn't know the product — because I do.

CBT News bylines. BusesForSale operational experience. Six years covering this industry from the inside. You'll know within one piece whether it's right.

  • Brand content and long-form editorial
  • Trade and industry bylines
  • Dealership and OEM content programs
  • Fleet and commercial vehicle content
  • $1,500 minimum engagement
04

Ghostwriting & Editorial

$1,500 minimum

Your name on writing that actually sounds like a human being with a point of view. Executive thought leadership, LinkedIn articles, industry bylines, brand voice development.

This works because I've spent a career writing in other people's voices and understanding what they're actually trying to say — which is usually more specific and more interesting than what they write when left alone.

  • Executive thought leadership and bylines
  • LinkedIn long-form articles
  • Brand voice development and style guides
  • Conference presentations and keynote scripts
  • Priced per project
Who This Is For

The clients I work best with.

Good fit
  • OEM brand content teams and the agencies that hold their accounts
  • B2B companies in transportation, fleet, and logistics
  • Marketing leads who need a senior person, not a managed writer
  • Founders who know their message is fuzzy and want it fixed
Not a fit
  • Content at scale for SEO volume without strategy
  • Projects under $1,500
  • Brands that want more words, not better ones
  • Tight timelines with no brief and no decision-maker available

"No three-week ramp. I've been in this industry. The brief I need from you is shorter than you think."

Client Feedback

"Steven did a great job helping us and the text fitted very well to our writing style and technical content. If we would need more support in the future, we would definitely hire him again."

Dorien Wesseling
Wilmink Engine Parts

"For around a year, it was a pleasure to work with Steven as a freelance writer. He delivers quality and also provides extra feedback and ideas to make the work better. We would work with him again."

Dorien Wesseling
Wilmink Engine Parts
Get In Touch

Tell me what you're dealing with.

I'll read it and tell you whether I can help. No pitch deck, no discovery call that goes nowhere. Just a direct answer.

I respond within one business day. Prefer email? steve@creativeguysteve.com