Contractors & referrals

Two ways to work with us.

We hire independent contractors for editorial, design, film and outreach work — and we pay for introductions that turn into clients. Both start with the same short form.

Choose your route

Which one fits you?

One is for people who want to do the work. The other is for people who know someone who needs it done.

Option 01

Independent contractor · 1099

Project-based work with a publishing company that has been running since 2010. You keep your own schedule and your own clients; we bring the briefs, the deadlines and the credit line.

  • Writers, editors and photographers
  • Graphic designers and layout artists
  • Videographers, editors and crew
  • Web developers, front and back end
  • Community liaisons and outreach
Apply now

Option 02

Referral programme

Know a business that needs a website, a newsletter or a brand? Send them our way. If the introduction becomes a client, you share in it — no cap on how many you send.

  • Open to anyone — no contract required
  • Submit as many referrals as you like
  • We confirm receipt and keep you posted
  • Terms agreed in writing before payout
Submit a referral

Application

Independent contractor application.

Tell us what you do and where you have done it. We review applications as briefs come in and keep good people on file — a “not right now” is genuinely not a no.

Project-based

Work the briefs that suit you. No exclusivity clause.

A real credit line

Published work, in a title with sixteen years behind it.

Local and remote

Filming and events are San Antonio based; editorial and design need not be.

This is a 1099 independent contractor engagement, not employment. Terms are agreed in writing per project.

Referral

Who should we be talking to?

Give us their details and yours. We will approach them properly — no cold-call scripts, no pressure, and your name mentioned only if you want it to be.

Please make sure the person you are referring is happy to be contacted. See our privacy policy.

How it works

Straightforward, and in writing.

No portal to log into, no tracking pixels, no small print you find out about later.

You send the introduction

Fill in the form with their details and what you think they need.

We make contact

Usually within one business day, and we tell you how it went.

They engage us

If it becomes a paid engagement, we agree your referral terms in writing before anything is paid.

Questions first?

Rather talk it through than fill in a form?

Call the office. We would rather have a five-minute conversation than lose a good contractor to a dropdown menu.