Are there systems, workflows, and strategies that have helped you grow in your career, land exciting roles or changed your approach to marketing? We’d love to hear from you.

Our contributor program offers marketers a platform to publish thought-provoking articles that enhance their expertise, establish thought leadership, and expand their personal brand in a way that attracts global opportunities.

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🔔 We’ve restructured our contributor program to make the process tidier, more impactful, and most importantly, to ensure that published posts match our audience’s needs. With this new change, applications will open twice a year (January and June) to create a more intentional and collaborative environment for contributors.

Why join our contributor program?

  • Exposure

    We offer you a platform to share your ideas, experiences, and knowledge.

  • Growing community

    We share every post with 7,000+ engaged community members across our social channels.

  • Recognition

    You’ll get a byline, including your image and bio. We’ll also feature you on our channels.

  • Guidance

    Our in-house team and contributing editors will work with you to elevate your piece from good to exceptional.

  • Resources

    We'll provide you with access to internal templates and resources that guide our approach to content creation.

  • Growth

    You stand a chance to move beyond an occasional contributor to a columnist.

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How the program works

The contributor program runs in five stages 👉🏾

 

1. Submission

You submit your pitch to us. To know what makes a good pitch, it must:

  • Aim to solve a real need for marketers— early, mid-level, or senior marketers. We love articles written from experience or that share an idea strong enough to make others rethink their approach to the topic.

  • Topic ideas should cover any of the following clusters: AI in marketing, remote work, career path/growth, thought leadership, networking, and wellbeing.

  • Have a clear practical value for marketers who would read your work.

2. Review

We review your pitch and respond within a week. If your pitch aligns with us, you’ll be invited to share your outline.

3. Creation

We share internal templates, guidelines, and resources to help you create your best work. Our in-house team and volunteer editors will provide multiple rounds of feedback and guidance, from the outlining stage through to the final draft.

Before and during the creation process, note a few things:

  • Your work must be original, insight-backed, and written in an empathetic style that shows you care about how your idea helps your readers.

  • It must also maintain a unique POV and be unpublished elsewhere.

  • Ensure you write with SEO best practices in mind.

  • We’re flexible with the length of articles. But for maximum impact, we require that articles have a minimum of 1,000 words.

4. Publishing

We publish your approved final draft and share it with you.

5. Promotion

You collaborate with our social media team on ideas for promotion and distribution.

Timeline

The contributor program will now open biannually between January and June, 2026.

January - March, 2026

Application for submissions opens: January 9, 2026
Application closes: March 31, 2026

June - August, 2026

Application for submissions opens: June 1, 2026
Application closes: August 31, 2026

Who should apply?

  • Early-stage marketers looking to expand their portfolio with content they can be proud of.

  • Mid-level marketers who want to grow their influence.

  • Senior marketers who are ready strengthen their thought leadership.

Have questions? Good! We’ve got answers

  • As a contributor, you will receive:

    • Full credit: Your article will include your byline and bio.

    • Increased visibility: We’ll share your work with our engaged marketing audience via social media, newsletter, and Slack.

    • Portfolio boost: Build a strong collection of published articles in marketing.

    • Guidance from talented editors: You'll work with our in-house team and talented contributing editors.

    • Access to resources: We'll provide you with access to internal templates and resources that guide our approach to content creation.

    • Exclusive perks: You’ll qualify for early access to relevant opportunities at the Hub. You also stand a chance to move from contributor to columnist.

    • You have first-hand experience with the topic you're writing about.

    • You're able to write in a unique, human voice (we have a casual, friendly tone with our community), and you're able to connect personal experiences with actionable advice.

    • All guest posts should reflect your professional experience and must be original content; they cannot have been previously published unless you're submitting an excerpt from a book you've written.

  • We create content that provides value to our readers. Your topic should focus on helping marketers achieve one of the following:

    • Better understand AI and how it impacts their work

    • Grow successful careers in marketing.

    • Get hired in their field of interest.

    • Build thought leadership around today’s hottest industry topics.

    • Maintain work-life balance.

    We are actively seeking marketers who also love sharing real-life stories about their career journey, case studies, and knowledge from their experiences about an idea.

  • No, we don’t accept pre-written posts. Your article has to go through our writing process—pitching, researching, outlining, writing, and editing.

  • Here are a few examples of our published contributors’ posts: Fintech marketing lessons from Monzo, Chime, and Piggyvest, A marketer's guide to reducing SaaS churn, 7 time management strategies for freelancers in 2025, User-generated content: The key to brand growth in 2025.

    Visit our blog to see more published posts from our contributing writers.

  • Once your pitch is accepted, from your first draft to our final review, takes 4-6 weeks.

  • Once you fill out the form below, we'll review your pitch and email you to let you know if we can move forward with it.

    If we approve the topic, we'll provide you with more information, including the process for outlining, writing, and editing.

    We’re excited to receive your pitch! 😊

Ready to get started?

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🔔 Volunteer editors needed

As our contributor community grows, we’re seeking volunteer editors who enjoy shaping ideas, refining content, and helping marketers publish their best work.

This is a great way to build editorial experience and support our community behind the scenes.

Become a volunteer editor