What is the site all about? Basically, it is a multipule niche related news website, along with a PTC - (Memebers complete offers, in return for cash)

I'm no expert but the for ptc to be installed you might have to create a directory or something, install the script there, so www.thesite.com/ptc -

The Buget is $500.

I want the homepage to look like an actual news site, examples - Huffington post, The Sun, Daily Gurdian, metro, Cnn

What i'm looking to add/change
A) Customize the theme to look clean, sleeky (funky & retro if possible) (Frontpage to look like a news based site)
B)PTC script installation - I'm looking for it to be installed in a catagory if possible, because obviously it's not a soley GPT based site.
C)Favicon/logo to be designed and added
D)Site map to be added to the site
E)Change the facebook, twitter logos for bigger ones,
F)Twitter Feeds/Facebook feeds added one the home page
G)Help confingure the slideshow installed
H)Amazon affliates help setup, into the shopping catagories
I)Adsense intergration/on the left hand side & Between posts/bottom footer
J) SEO advice - Such as using tags, when posting, Keywords
K)Newsletter intergration
N)Vimeo/youtube intergration
M)Check if the contact form is working smoothly
P) Make a catagory, that links to the forum
Q)Add google search
R) Enable the recent posts, comments,

I want a designer who will keep in regular contact, giving me updates and such, realisticlly, looking for someone to start straight away and complete within a week or so.

Hosting details Godaddy - Deluxe

Payment when work is done.