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."

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. If you'd prefer email directly: steve@creativeguysteve.com