City Media Platform Build

I’m launching a city-focused media hub inspired by MTLBLOG and need the full digital ecosystem built from the ground up.

The core deliverable is a classic, elegant website that balances visual sophistication with newsroom-style clarity. Tabs will include Blogs & Stories (featuring local news and events), History, Real-Estate, Jobs, and several others I already have mapped out. I own the domain; you will handle everything else - from initial architecture and CMS setup to pixel-perfect front-end, mobile responsiveness, and, eventually, a paid-subscription layer.

Phase two (can be first) is a companion iOS and Android app mirroring the site’s look, feel, and content flow. A shared codebase or robust API that keeps web and mobile perfectly in sync is essential so future features can roll out once across all platforms.

What I’d like from you:
• A brief portfolio of comparable news, magazine, or community builds
• Your preferred tech stack and why it suits a scalable content platform
• An outline of milestones, including where you would slot in the subscription module
• A note on how you handle long-term collaborations, since additional projects are already on the horizon

Impress me with smart architecture choices, a clean editorial user experience, and a vision for growth, and we’ll talk numbers.