Talent

The bench behind
the agency

Good work, paid properly, on your own terms.

PILLAR is a network of creative, communications, and marketing people who get matched to the work that fits them. Some have a full-time job at a brand or an agency and take PILLAR work on the side. Others run their own shop. The arrangement is the same either way: good people, on focused work, for the hours it actually takes.

Open now

Two roles are open on the bench right now. Both need documented experience in the discipline, and both cover a range of clients, from the ones who need a single capable person to the ones with a whole department.

  1. Marketing Writer

    Email, social copy, and short-form marketing on a fast turnaround.

    See the role →

  2. Social Media Manager

    Calendar, copy, graphics, posting, and the monthly read, on your own account or as one of several.

    See the role →

Where you fit

  1. Strategy & Messaging

    Strategists, messaging architects, researchers

  2. Creative & Design

    Designers, art directors, video, photography

  3. Marketing & Communications

    Campaigns, content, social, copy, PR

  4. Leadership Communications

    Coaches, speechwriters, trainers

  5. Production & Project Management

    Producers, project managers, coordinators

  6. Web & Digital

    Developers, UX, SEO, email, digital strategy

What to expect

Your practice stays yours,and the work comes to you ready

  1. Independent, by design

    You are an independent contractor with your own work, your own schedule, and your own name on the door. On an engagement you are on a team, and other people build their week around when your piece lands. A short noncompete protects the relationships you work on through PILLAR, and nothing more.

  2. Paid properly, in writing

    PILLAR pays above-market rates because the work demands them, and every project is agreed in writing, rate and scope, before it starts.

  3. Direct to the people you work for

    You work directly with the organization and with Eddie, with an agency's support behind you: project management, creative direction, and production.

  4. Referrals pay you back

    PILLAR Family contractors are eligible for the Co-Op: 10% of what PILLAR collects from any organization you refer, for 24 months from the agreement date, plus first call on staffing that work. Learn about the Co-Op →

  5. The shape changes by client

    A monthly retainer on one, month to month on another, and sometimes a single project with an end date. On a retainer, hours average across the whole term, so a heavy month and a quiet month even out.

  6. Account leaders own the planning

    Good work and fair hours come from the same thing: talking early. Our posture toward a client is yes. Our posture with each other is communication. Every engagement has an account leader who handles hours, capacity, and scheduling with the client, which keeps you on the work you were brought in to do.

Apply to the bench,and tell us what you do best

The application asks about your work: what you do, who you have done it for, and what kind of projects make sense for you. You can save your progress and come back. If you are not sure whether you fit, apply anyway; the worst that happens is a good conversation.

PILLAR welcomes applicants of every background, identity, and lived experience. The strength of this network is the range of perspectives in it. If you do exceptional work, you belong here.

Apply to the bench →

Takes 15 to 20 minutes. PILLAR reads every application.

Not sure where you fit? Book a conversation → or write to hello@pillarcreative.com.