The Tampa Bay Creator Collective
Get your own channel on the biggest local media brand in Pinellas. You bring the content — we hand you the studio, the editor, the audience and the data. And when your stuff hits, we put it on air.
#1
fastest growing Tampa Bay media channel
4m 4s
average session time per visit
250+
local brands we work with
40M+
combined monthly social views
You're already making content. Put it somewhere to be seen by locals, snowbirds and tourists — on Tampa Bay's fastest growing media channel.
Posting to your own feed means starting from zero every time. A channel here plugs you straight into an audience that already comes for Tampa Bay food, nightlife, music and sports — plus the tools we use to make our own show.
The best creators end up in the studio with us.
Your beat
Bars, beaches, food, sports
Your channel
Reels & stories, all in one place
A whole production setup, free
The live studio
Go live from your browser — no gear, no software. Bring guests in with a link, share your screen, and every broadcast records automatically.
The editor
Trim your recordings, auto-caption them, drop in music, overlays and intros, then publish straight to your channel as a vertical reel.
Your own channel
pinellaspodcast.com/creators/yourname — your photo, your bio, your reels and your stories, sitting on a site locals already visit every day.
Real data
Views, watch time, likes, comments and channel visits per post. Numbers you can actually show a brand or a bar owner.
A shot at going on air
We feature the best work on the homepage, on social and on the podcast. Do good work and the whole audience meets you.
Seen by local brands
Over 250+ local bars, restaurants, venues and tourism boards already work with us. Your content goes in front of the people who pay to reach this exact audience.
We're where locals, snowbirds and tourists go.
People come to Pinellas Podcast for the information, the events and the content and promotions happening around town. One engaged local audience — residents who live here year-round, snowbirds who spend the season, and tourists passing through.
We're working with over 250+ local brands who trust us to put their names in front of that crowd. When you create here, you're creating for the people they pay to reach.
Locals
Live here all year
Snowbirds
Here every season
Tourists
Passing through all year
Who we're looking for
- You already film Tampa Bay — food, nightlife, music, sports, beaches, anything local
- You post consistently and you actually like being on camera
- You want a bigger audience than your own feed gives you
- You'd rather build something local than chase a generic algorithm
No follower minimum. We care more about the work than the follower count.
Apply
Two minutes. Tell us your area, your niche and where we can watch your stuff.
Get approved
We review every application personally. Approved creators get a dashboard and a channel.
Set up & post
A guided wizard walks you through your photo, handle, bio and how to go live. Then you're off.
Apply to the Collective
Two minutes, and a real person reads every one. Approved creators get a dashboard, a channel and an onboarding walkthrough the same day.
Your beat
Step 1 of 3
Pick the one you know best.
What's your niche?
Pick up to 3 — helps us match you with the right stories.
No follower minimum. No spam — we review every application personally.
Already approved? Open your creator dashboard