Join the team behind the app trusted by over 150,000 LGBTQ+ people.

Our mission is to bring the LGBTQ+ community closer together through meaningful connections.

We believe LGBTQ+ people deserve a platform built just for us that's friendlier, healthier, and makes our community stronger. We're building something the world needs and we want you to build it with us. Our focus is user acquisition and retention: getting new people to join Collective and giving them good reasons to stay.

Working with Team Collective

  • 100% Remote: Team Collective is a tiny, scrappy startup distributed across Melbourne, Sydney, London, Berlin, Toronto, and Spain. You can be based anywhere.
  • Full Flexibility: Paid per hour or per project. Work 8-32 hours per week depending on the role, with flexible short or long-term engagements.
  • Founder Access: Work directly with Collective’s founder, a former Google Product Manager. Connect on 1–2 calls per week and take full ownership of your projects.
  • High Impact: Help build something the world truly needs. You will directly shape the future direction of Collective.

What we're looking for

  • Relentlessly Resourceful: We're a tiny startup taking on big tech giants. You're not afraid to be the underdog. You don't wait for others to clear roadblocks for you; you knock them down yourself.
  • User Obsessed: We aren’t just building software, we're building a global digital community platform. You have deep empathy for our users and let their feedback and needs guide your decision-making.
  • Outcomes Over Output: We care deeply about the actual value you create. You focus your energy on high-impact work that solves real problems, rather than getting stuck in endless planning.
  • Default to Action: You prioritize getting things into our users' hands. Because there's no existing playbook for what we’re building, you prefer to move fast, ship, and learn in the real world.
  • Guided by Measurement: We don’t do things unless we know how to measure them. Whether that's signups, retention, or subscriptions. We encourage bold swings, and it's perfectly fine to fail, as long as we have the data to learn what to try next.
  • Fiercely Autonomous: You own your projects from the first spark of an idea to the final result. We give you the trust and freedom to drive your own work without micromanagement.

Freelance Roles

Technical

Product Builder (AI-Assisted Development)
  • A hybrid role combining Product Management and semi-technical development.
  • Identify and scope new features/opportunities, creating clear product requirement docs (PRDs) and UX wireframes.
  • Find and ship features that improve activation and retention. Experience running experiments and A/B tests.
  • Build these features using AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, etc.), with support from our software engineering team.
  • Deep interest in social platform dynamics, digital systems, and LGBTQ+ online culture.
  • No traditional software engineering background required, but demonstrated experience shipping software using AI coding tools is mandatory.
  • You’ll work directly with the founder, with 1–2 calls per week as needed for guidance and support. You should be comfortable taking ownership and driving projects independently, without relying on frequent check-ins or hands-on direction.
  • Hours: 8–32 hours per week
  • Compensation: $40–$150 USD per hour ($1,400–$10,000 USD per month)
  • How it works: Your rate depends on your experience and weekly hours. Monthly pay is capped at $10,000 USD, so we welcome fractional experts at higher rates for fewer hours, as well as mid-level folks working more hours.
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Software Engineer: Ranking, Recommendations
  • Experience creating systems that rank and recommend content through AI or statistical methods, efficiently and at scale.
  • Client and backend opportunities available. Projects may include: People Recommendations, Related Content Feed, For You Page, etc.
  • Own feature development end-to-end. Take a PRD/UX spec and lead its implementation all the way to launch.
  • AI-First Required: You must have experience using Claude Code, Codex, or similar agents. We expect smart engineers to use AI to ship faster.
  • Deep interest in digital communities and complex digital systems.
  • Broad understanding of databases and server architecture required.
  • Our stack: PHP, Swift (UIKit), MySQL, Firestore and Google Cloud Platform. Prior experience with it isn't required; strong engineering fundamentals, including building systems that scale efficiently, and fluency with AI coding agents matter more.
  • You’ll work directly with the founder, with 1–2 calls per week as needed for guidance and support. You should be comfortable taking ownership and driving projects independently, without relying on frequent check-ins or hands-on direction.
  • Hours: 8–32 hours per week
  • Compensation: $40–$160 USD per hour ($1,400–$10,000 USD per month)
  • How it works: Your rate depends on your experience and weekly hours. Monthly pay is capped at $10,000 USD, so we welcome fractional experts at higher rates for fewer hours, as well as mid-level folks working more hours.
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Software Engineer: New Features
  • Own the development of new features end-to-end. Take a PRD/UX spec and lead its implementation directly to launch on the Collective app and website.
  • Client and backend opportunities available. Projects may include: Onboarding, Notifications, Feed, Chat, Recommendations, Location Search, Ranking, etc.
  • AI-First Required: You must have experience using Claude Code, Codex, or similar agents. We expect smart engineers to use AI to ship faster.
  • Deep interest in digital communities and complex digital systems.
  • Broad understanding of mobile app architecture required.
  • Our stack: PHP, Swift (UIKit), MySQL, Firestore and Google Cloud Platform. Prior experience with it isn't required; strong engineering fundamentals, including building systems that scale efficiently, and fluency with AI coding agents matter more.
  • You’ll work directly with the founder, with 1–2 calls per week as needed for guidance and support. You should be comfortable taking ownership and driving projects independently, without relying on frequent check-ins or hands-on direction.
  • Hours: 8–32 hours per week
  • Compensation: $40–$150 USD per hour ($1,400–$10,000 USD per month)
  • How it works: Your rate depends on your experience and weekly hours. Monthly pay is capped at $10,000 USD, so we welcome fractional experts at higher rates for fewer hours, as well as mid-level folks working more hours.
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Software Engineer: Backend
  • You'll be responsible for getting your hands dirty building the complex backend systems that power our user-facing features.
  • Projects may include: Location systems, database management, uploading systems, ranking algorithms, cost efficiency, chat, and notifications.
  • Own backend development end-to-end. Take a PRD/UX spec and lead its implementation all the way to launch.
  • AI-First Required: You must have experience using Claude Code, Codex, or similar agents. We expect smart engineers to use AI to ship faster.
  • Deep interest in digital communities and complex digital systems.
  • Broad understanding of databases and server architecture required.
  • Our stack: PHP, Swift (UIKit), MySQL, Firestore and Google Cloud Platform. Prior experience with it isn't required; strong engineering fundamentals, including building systems that scale efficiently, and fluency with AI coding agents matter more.
  • You’ll work directly with the founder, with 1–2 calls per week as needed for guidance and support. You should be comfortable taking ownership and driving projects independently, without relying on frequent check-ins or hands-on direction.
  • Hours: 8–32 hours per week
  • Compensation: $40–$150 USD per hour ($1,400–$10,000 USD per month)
  • How it works: Your rate depends on your experience and weekly hours. Monthly pay is capped at $10,000 USD, so we welcome fractional experts at higher rates for fewer hours, as well as mid-level folks working more hours.
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Growth

Paid Ads Growth Lead
  • Fully own Collective's paid ad budget and set the strategy across digital platforms.
  • Expert in performance-based marketing with extensive experience using Meta, TikTok, and X ad tools.
  • Proven experience growing apps and subscription-based businesses. You know how to optimize for specific subscription and signup events.
  • Optimize for users who stick around, not just installs.
  • Data-obsessed: you know how to run meaningful experiments, build audiences, and test creatives.
  • Deep understanding of LGBTQ+ online culture.
  • Most of our members are in English-speaking countries; experience reaching these audiences is a plus.
  • Bonus: You have graphic design skills and can produce your own test creative. Brief our team on the ad creative you need, and report back on what performs.
  • You’ll work directly with the founder, with 1–2 calls per week as needed for guidance and support. You should be comfortable taking ownership and driving projects independently, without relying on frequent check-ins or hands-on direction.
  • Hours: 8–32 hours per week
  • Compensation: $40–$110 USD per hour ($1,400–$10,000 USD per month)
  • How it works: Your rate depends on your experience and weekly hours. Monthly pay is capped at $10,000 USD, so we welcome fractional experts at higher rates for fewer hours, as well as mid-level folks working more hours.
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Creative Director & Social Lead
  • Be the online voice of Collective. Own our organic social channels, blog, and general community management.
  • You'll create the ad creative for our paid campaigns, working with our Paid Ads Growth Lead.
  • Create content that keeps existing members engaged, not just new ones.
  • Deeply in touch with LGBTQ+ online culture and trends.
  • Strong graphic design and aesthetic skills. Experience delivering engaging content.
  • Most of our members are in English-speaking countries; experience reaching these audiences is a must.
  • Bonus: Exceptional visual identity, branding, design, UX/UI, and copywriting skills.
  • You’ll work directly with the founder, with 1–2 calls per week as needed for guidance and support. You should be comfortable taking ownership and driving projects independently, without relying on frequent check-ins or hands-on direction.
  • Hours: 8–16 hours per week
  • Compensation: $25–$90 USD per hour ($875–$6,250 USD per month)
  • How it works: Your rate depends on your experience and weekly hours.
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Creator / Influencer Manager
  • You have experience securing deals with creators (20k+ followers), niche/meme accounts, and LGBTQ+ PR/news publishers.
  • Own a dedicated creator growth budget. Responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and measuring the impact of partnerships.
  • Build an efficient and repeatable growth pipeline.
  • Performance is tracked via signups using the invite codes of the influencers you manage.
  • You’ll work directly with the founder, with 1–2 calls per week as needed for guidance and support. You should be comfortable taking ownership and driving projects independently, without relying on frequent check-ins or hands-on direction.
  • Hours: 8–16 hours per week
  • Compensation: $30–$80 USD per hour ($1,050–$5,550 USD per month), plus generous bonuses for new user signup milestones.
  • How it works: Your rate depends on your experience and weekly hours.
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More

Become a Collective Ambassador
  • You are a creator or influencer with over 10,000 followers on Instagram, TikTok, or X. Alternatively, you run a group, party, club, subreddit, or other organization focused on LGBTQ+ people.
  • Act as a Collective ambassador, recruiting new users by creating and sharing authentic content encouraging your audience to join Collective.
  • Potential funding for community organizers to throw parties and host events that directly recruit new Collective users.
  • Performance is measured directly through signups using your personalized invite code.
  • Compensation: $50–$1,000 USD per original post/story/video with a link to join Collective, plus variable $5–$10 USD paid per verified signup from your invite code, depending on your audience and reach.
  • Please follow standard ad disclosure requirements in your region.
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Who can apply?

Everyone is welcome to apply: LGBTQ+ people, those questioning, and our allies. What matters most is a genuine understanding of our community and passion for your craft.

Questions?

Please apply through the forms linked above. For all other questions, email [email protected]


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