Build 3 News/Magazine WordPress Sites - 48hour Deadline

Project Description
I am hiring an experienced WordPress developer or small team to quickly build three (3) legal news / magazine-style WordPress websites by cloning the structure of an existing reference site. These are state-level Bar News sites that will interconnect with a national legal media network. This is execution-focused work with a hard deadline.
The reference layout to clone is newyorkbarnews.org. This is a manual structural rebuild, not an automated migration. All three sites will use the same base layout and theme, with branding adjusted per state.
Sites to be built (3):
Maryland Bar News
Texas Bar News
California Bar News
Scope of work (per site):
Fresh WordPress installation on your own staging environment
Theme-based rebuild replicating the structure of the reference site
Homepage magazine layout, categories, featured sections, header/footer, responsive design
Install and configure:
SEO plugin (RankMath or Yoast)
Comment system (native WordPress or WPDiscuz)
SEO-ready setup:
Clean permalinks
Title/meta templates
XML sitemap
Content added:
About page (content provided)
10 initial articles (content provided)
Branding applied:
Logo and color scheme (provided)
Delivery:
Export-ready package using All-in-One WP Migration or Duplicator
No access to my hosting required
Not required:
No custom plugin development
No advanced performance optimization
No analytics setup
No hosting or domain configuration
Timeline:
Start immediately
All three sites must be completed by Sunday at 11:00 PM EST
Budget:
$300 total
Milestones:
$100 per completed site (released upon delivery)
Requirements:
Proven experience with WordPress news/magazine sites
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Clear communication
Must not require hosting access
When applying, please confirm you can meet the deadline and share examples of similar WordPress magazine or news websites you have built.