Editorial Publishing Platform

The collective had grown out of off-the-shelf publishing tools. Multiple authors, mixed media, a defined point of view — but no system that respected any of it.

Built the editorial CMS in Payload 3.0, modeling episodes, essays, and contributors as first-class content with relations the editors actually use.

Designed the public surface around long-form reading and watching — generous type, audio-first players, video where the medium calls for it.

Wired the custom domain and publishing pipeline so the team ships without dev involvement.

Live. Multiple contributors publishing on cadence.