NOW BOOKING FOR 2027
Stories that build narrative power.
Documentary-minded media for unions, nonprofits, advocacy groups, and mission-driven businesses. Most of our work happens through custom retainers with a small group of core partners. We also book a limited number of one-off projects.
Seven services, one team.
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Creative strategy
Campaign design, messaging, narrative development, branding, and scriptwriting.
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Public affairs
Press strategy, releases, pitching, and event prep with decision-makers.
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Social media
Content design, posting, and community storytelling.
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Media production
Field content, direct-to-camera interviews, documentary photo and film, and event and canvass coverage.
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Media management
Archives, toolkits, templates, and content calendars your team can keep using.
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Post production
Video editing, photo editing, color, sound mix, and motion graphics.
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Training
Workshops, cohorts, and 1:1 coaching so your team can tell its own stories.
Custom retainers: build the team you need.
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Story Partner
For organizations and local businesses that need a steady flow of quality content. Social media, production and post. A typical month: 1 production day, up to 8 social cuts and 1 photo set, a social strategy and calendar, and quarterly planning.
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Organizing Partner (most requested)
For unions, coalitions and advocacy groups that need strategy, press and content working together. A typical month: 2 production days, up to 16 social cuts and 2 photo sets, press releases and pitching, and a monthly planning session.
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Embedded Studio
For statewide organizations that want a full creative department, using all seven services. A typical month: up to 4 production days, a custom content plan, full press strategy and event support, and archive management and team training.
One-off projects: need something once?
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Story Sprint · from $7,500
Production, 3 weeks. One person, one powerful story, ready to share: pre-interview and outline, a 1-day documentary shoot, a 60 to 90 second hero video and 3 captioned social cutdowns.
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Narrative Strategy Lab · from $5,000
Strategy, 4 weeks. Find the story only you can tell before you spend on production: stakeholder interviews, a half-day messaging workshop and a core message map. Fee credited toward a retainer within 60 days.
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Media Systems Setup · from $3,500
Media management, 3 weeks. Stop losing great footage in someone's phone: an asset audit, an organized and tagged archive, a branded template kit and a consent and release workflow.
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Event and Rally Coverage · from $1,500
Production, half or full day. Capture the energy of the day and post it the same night: a photographer and/or videographer, 20 same-day selects for social, and a full edited gallery in 3 days.
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Storyteller Workshop · from $1,800
Training, 3 hours. Teach your organizers to capture stories on their phones: a hands-on session for up to 25 people, phone filming and interviewing basics, and a take-home toolkit.
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Storyteller Accelerator · from $4,800
Training, 6 weeks. A cohort that turns your team into an in-house content engine: 6 weekly sessions for up to 12 people, a finished short story from each participant, and two 1:1 coaching sessions each.
ONE-OFF RATES
Simple pricing for single projects.
One-off projects, hourly: $165 / hr
Half-day shoot, up to 5 hours: $850
Full-day shoot, up to 10 hours: $1,400
Rush delivery, under 48 hours: +25%
One-off work is billed at a higher hourly rate than retainer work. Planning more than one project this year? A retainer will likely cost less. Ask about a project →
Add-ons for any retainer or project.
Production
Extra shoot day $1,400 · Extra social cutdown $350 each · Podcast episode $1,200 · Drone footage $600
Language and access
Spanish-language version $750 · Other languages: quote · Transcripts and alt text: included · ASL interpretation: at cost
Strategy and training
1:1 coaching $165 / hour · Content audit $900 · Messaging one-pager $750 · Press kit and photo set $1,200
Delivery
Rush delivery +25% · Raw footage handoff $300 · Travel beyond Philly and Harrisburg: at cost · Extra revision round $250
Not sure which fits?
Choose a retainer if…
You need content every week, not once
Your news cycle moves fast and you need rapid response
You want one team that knows your voice and your people
Book a single project if…
You have one launch, event, or story to tell
Your budget comes from a single grant or line item
You want to try working with us before committing
Questions we hear a lot
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Yes. We're based in Philadelphia with crew in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, plus a creative network in New York and Los Angeles.
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Most work kicks off within two weeks of signing. For urgent moments, ask about rush delivery.
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Often. We can scope work to match a grant line item and provide the documentation your funder needs.
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Every storyteller reviews how their story will be used, signs a plain-language release, and can ask to be removed later.
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Not at Rolling Lemon. Candidates and campaign committees work with Real Life (rl-p.co), our sister company built for elections.
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Yes. Retainer partners can add hours or production days at their retainer rate, approved in writing first.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Unions · Nonprofits · Advocacy and organizing groups · Foundations · Public institutions · New for 2027: community-centered Philadelphia restaurants, museums, shops and cultural institutions. Ask about founding partner rates.
Have a story that needs telling?
Tell us what you're working toward. We'll follow up within two business days with a time to talk.
Book a discovery call → · hello@rollinglemoncreative.co
Running for office? Candidate campaigns work with Real Life, our sister company.