May 2022 - Contra

The Contrarian

The team stressed the importance of utilizing the Contra platform to showcase to its users that they can frame a Contra profile in any way they need. In our case, we used a Contra profile as a “tips” persona - it was the user’s guidebook to all things Contra, and a resource for both Independents and Clients to reference all things freelance.

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Reimagining Contra’s Blog

We reimagined how we displayed content on Contra because there were too many identities, and eventually rebranded and merged all content to Contra’s own blog- The Contrarian. Inspired by key elements from blogs by SuperHi, Canva, and Figma, I collaborated with my manager, Engineering leads, and the Head of Creative to create features that helped users distinguish the blog from a standard profile- filter tags, promotional callouts, and author sections to name a few.

Engineers worked to merge all content to The Contrarian- from community features, success stories, and product guides, this was a reader’s one-stop-shop to learn more about Contra and the world of freelance.

While Contra is Independent-first, there was a lack of Client-based content on the platform. During my last few months at Contra, I researched and wrote SEO-based long form content about hiring a specific role based on Contra’s most popular user types.

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