Do your best
work on races
that matter.
We’re building a bench of the best freelance talent in the Midwest: the videographers, designers, writers, organizers, and analysts we call on when a campaign needs to move fast. Are you a shop, not a solo? We partner with agencies too. Project-based work, paid fairly, on causes that count.
We build the campaign tools of the future.
Our team runs on software we built ourselves. Verra is how we run projects: clients, the deal pipeline, tasks, and outreach in one place, with a built-in AI assistant that keeps the work moving. And we’ve got several more apps in beta that we put to work on live races. Join the bench and you work with the sharpest tools in the field, not a stack of spreadsheets.
And a whole lab of apps we’re still building.
Verra is just the start. We’ve got several more campaign tools in beta right now, tested on real races, not in a sandbox.
Sample of Verra. And we are always building what comes next.
No applications
to a black hole.
Joining the roster is simple, and you only hear from us when there’s real, paid work that fits.
Send your work
Share the disciplines you cover and a few samples or a reel. Five minutes, no cover letter.
We review
We add strong fits to our vetted bench of Midwest contractors, organized by craft and location.
We match
When a campaign needs your skills, we reach out with the scope, the timeline, and the pay up front.
You get paid
Project-based rates, agreed before you start and paid on delivery. No chasing invoices.
Good work, fair pay,
causes worth your time.
Paid per project
Clear scope and a rate agreed up front. You always know what you’re signing on for.
Work that matters
Advocacy, political campaigns, and community causes across the Midwest. Real stakes, real impact.
Flexible by design
Take the projects that fit your schedule and your craft. No retainer, no obligation.
Sharp tools, real team
You bring the craft. We bring Verra, the strategy, the data, and the rest of the bench.
We build a bench that looks like the country we organize.
Heartland Next is a Black-owned shop, and that is not a footnote. It shapes who we are, how we work, and who we want in the field with us.
We actively seek out women, people of color, LGBTQ+ folks, veterans, and people with disabilities for our roster. Different lived experience makes the creative sharper, the message truer, and the work stronger. If you are great at what you do, you have a place on this bench.
Heartland Next is an equal-opportunity network. We evaluate every contractor on craft and character, never on background. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are how we win.
Tell us what
you do best.
Add yourself to the bench, or apply as an agency to collaborate. We’ll keep your details on file and reach out when there’s a fit.