from idea → action: building your authority engine

plus, 9 work-from-anywhere(ish) marketing jobs

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Tamilore Oladipo
June 27, 2025

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Hey folks,

Let’s rewind for a sec.

Over the past few issues, we’ve talked about all the ways content can unlock new doors — not just for growth, but for freedom.

We’ve covered how I started posting online, landed remote roles, built partnerships, and slowly shifted from “content writer” to “content career architect.”

And one idea kept coming up over and over again:

📌 Authority is the real currency of the professional creator economy.

Not virality. Not visibility alone. Authority.

The kind that gets you referred for jobs you never applied to. That makes brands say yes before you pitch. That lets you raise your rates without flinching.

We first explored this as a theory — a hunch based on experience. But since then, it’s grown into something much more structured.

Since then, we’ve explored the theory. We’ve talked about visibility, credibility, and consistency. But the question I keep coming back to — and maybe you have too — is:

👉 How do I actually build authority?

So for the next few issues, that’s exactly what we’re going to explore.

Here’s where we’ve been:

  • We talked about consistency as a signal — how posting regularly shows you’re serious before anyone even reads your bio.

  • We broke down how your content is your proof — it speaks for you in rooms you haven’t entered yet.

  • We looked at what makes people trust you — not just what you say, but how you show up over time.

Check out this issue for the practical tips I’ve already shared re: this topic.

Since then, I've been testing new language, systems, and even archetypes to make all of this more usable.

What started as a framework for understanding my own career growth is slowly becoming something bigger — something I hope can help you build authority in a way that’s repeatable, sustainable, and aligned with who you are.

Here’s where we’re going next:

  • A closer look at how authority actually compounds over time

  • The Authority Archetypes — a new way to figure out your stage and what to focus on next

  • Prompts, systems, and stories to help you build trust, expertise, and credibility — without burning out or becoming someone you’re not

If any of this has ever felt out of reach — because of where you’re based, the work you do, or the stage you’re at — I just want to say: same.

That’s why I started writing this newsletter. And why I’m recommitting to it now.

Thanks for sticking with me.

I’ll be back next week to break down the first archetype — and how to move from invisible to in-demand.

Talk soon,

Tamilore

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The jobs

  • Senior Content Marketer — Animalz. $70,000 - $85,000 USD. Apply

  • Technical Writer — GitLab. Apply

  • Jr. Conceptual Copywriter — Superside. Apply

  • Content/Social Media Manager — WOO. Apply

  • Demand Generation Manager — Toggl. €65,000. Apply

  • Marketing Design Intern — Symmetry Systems. Apply

  • B12

    • SEO Content Editor/Writer. Apply

    • On-camera TikTok creator. Apply

    • Growth Marketing Manager. Apply

  • Freelance Video Editor — Buffer. Apply

Remember: always do your own research and take your time with applications. You got this!

Good luck!

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