Summer Business Operations Contractor

About For Goodness Sake

For Goodness Sake is a research-driven company creating evidence-based resources that help people strengthen intimacy, confidence, and connection. We study what has too often gone unstudied and share those discoveries in ways that strengthen connection and well-being.

We work with researchers at Indiana University, Yale, and other leading universities. Our studies include large-scale interviews and nationally representative surveys that uncover patterns in how people create closeness. We publish findings in peer-reviewed journals, then bring them to life through resources that are warm, welcoming, and radically honest.

Our flagship resource, OMGYES, demonstrates the power of this approach. More than 10,000 clinicians recommend it and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has approved it as a patient resource. We're expanding this model to new brands, including The Glows, with more to come.

About the Engagement

We're looking for sharp, self-directed problem-solvers to contract with For Goodness Sake for summer 2026. These are high-ownership, output-driven engagements spanning marketing, customer experience, and social media. You'll rotate workstreams with your counterpart, contribute to real campaigns and real customer relationships, and leave with a portfolio of work you actually built.

This is not a hand-holding situation. We move fast, we trust our people, and we want you to make things better than you found them. You'll work independently, deliver against agreed-upon weekly outputs, and bring your own creative judgment to how you get there.

Who You Are

Solution-oriented. When something doesn't exist yet, you build it. You don't wait to be told how.

AI-fluent. You're already using tools like Claude, ChatGPT, or similar in your daily workflow. Bonus points if you can teach us something new.

DTT (Down To Try). Never done something before? Neither has anyone else the first time. You're willing to dig in, iterate, and improve.

Continuous improvement. After every project, your first question is: how do we do this better next time?

Truly independent. You're given a brief and a deadline. Everything in between is yours to own.

Workstreams

You and your fellow contractor(s) will divide and rotate across the following output areas. Specific deliverables will be agreed upon at the start of each week.

Marketing

• Build ad creative based on top-performing content, leveraging AI tools and documenting processes for repeatability
• Iterate on existing ad creatives using AI and Figma Buzz
• Produce new creative assets supporting campaigns across Meta, Reddit, and other channels
• Deliver polished assets across both brands per agreed weekly scope

Customer Experience

• Respond to customer inquiries via email and social DMs within agreed SLA windows
• Synthesize patterns from support tickets, social comments, and community feedback into weekly insight summaries
• Flag and route escalations with recommended resolutions per agreed escalation protocol
• Propose improvements to customer-facing processes as opportunities arise

Social Media

• Produce and schedule social content across brands and platforms per agreed content calendar
• Use AI + tools (Hootsuite, Figma Buzz) to create, schedule, and publish content that's warm, intentional, and on-brand
• Deliver a weekly trends and opportunities brief
• Must be comfortable creating UGC content 

Engagement Terms

Structure: Independent Contractor Agreement (1099); contractors are responsible for their own taxes

Compensation: Weekly retainer based on agreed output scope, equivalent to approximately $25/hr

Duration: On or about May 18, 2026 through August 14, 2026

Location: Remote-first; contractors must supply their own hardware and internet connection Collaboration: Occasional in-person working sessions in NYC (roughly twice monthly, mutually agreed upon in advance)

Communication: Async-first; contractors should expect to be reachable during standard business hours for time-sensitive coordination

Other clients: Permitted and expected; this is an independent contracting engagement

Ideal Background

Demonstrated experience with AI tools, social platforms, and digital marketing workflows;  whether from coursework, past contracts, side projects, or just being the kind of person who figures things out. NYC-area preferred for in-person collaboration.

Core systems: Slack, Google Workspace, Figma, Claude, Zoom, Linear, Midjourney

Top Performers

Contractors who deliver exceptional work will be considered for ongoing contract engagements beyond the summer period.