diff --git a/cmd/standalone.go b/cmd/standalone.go
index 4531cf0..91517e1 100644
--- a/cmd/standalone.go
+++ b/cmd/standalone.go
@@ -32,13 +32,17 @@ func CreateJiraTicketStandaloneCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		RunE:  createJiraTicketStandaloneCmdF,
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("username", "u", "", "the jira username")
+	cmd.Flags().String("epic", "", "the jira epic id to associate the ticket with")
+	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("epic")
+	cmd.Flags().String("team", "", "the team for the new ticket")
+	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("epic")
+	cmd.Flags().String("username", "", "the jira username")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("username")
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("token", "t", "", "the jira token")
+	cmd.Flags().String("token", "", "the jira token")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("token")
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("summary", "s", "", "the summary of the ticket")
+	cmd.Flags().String("summary", "", "the summary of the ticket")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("summary")
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("template", "m", "", "the template to render the description of the ticket")
+	cmd.Flags().String("template", "", "the template to render the description of the ticket")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("template")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceP("vars", "v", []string{}, "the variables to use in the template")
 
@@ -58,12 +62,14 @@ func getVarMap(vars []string) (map[string]string, error) {
 }
 
 func createJiraTicketStandaloneCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+	epicId, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("epic")
+	team, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("team")
 	username, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("username")
 	token, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("token")
 	summaryTmplStr, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("summary")
 	templatePath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("template")
 	vars, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice("vars")
-	
+
 	varMap, err := getVarMap(vars)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error processing vars: %w")
@@ -79,25 +85,25 @@ func createJiraTicketStandaloneCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
 	}
 	summary := summaryBytes.String()
-	
+
 	descTmpl, err := template.ParseFiles(templatePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
 	}
-	
-	var descriptionBytes bytes.Buffer	
+
+	var descriptionBytes bytes.Buffer
 	if err := descTmpl.Execute(&descriptionBytes, varMap); err != nil {
 		ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
 	}
 	description := descriptionBytes.String()
-	
+
 	jiraClient := jira.NewClient(username, token)
-	
-	ticketKey, err := jiraClient.CreateTicket(summary, description)
+
+	ticketKey, err := jiraClient.CreateTicket(epicId, team, summary, description)
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
 	}
-	
+
 	cmd.Printf("Ticket %s successfully created in JIRA", ticketKey)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/http/http.go b/http/http.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..633fb2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/http.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func Do(method, username, token, url string, body []byte) (*http.Response, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.SetBasicAuth(username, token)
+	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	client := http.Client{}
+	return client.Do(req)
+}
+
+func DoGet(username, token, url string) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return Do("GET", username, token, url, []byte{})
+}
+
+func DoPost(username, token, url string, body []byte) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return Do("POST", username, token, url, body)
+}
diff --git a/jira/jira.go b/jira/jira.go
index a8d0040..73c9360 100644
--- a/jira/jira.go
+++ b/jira/jira.go
@@ -1,22 +1,62 @@
 package jira
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+
+	"git.ctrlz.es/mgdelacroix/campaigner/http"
 )
 
 type JiraClient struct {
 	Username string
-	Token string
+	Token    string
+	Url      string
+}
+
+type JiraIssue struct {
+	Key string `json:"key"`
 }
 
 func NewClient(username, token string) *JiraClient {
 	return &JiraClient{
 		Username: username,
-		Token: token,
+		Token:    token,
+		Url:      "https://mattermost.atlassian.net/rest/api/2",
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *JiraClient) CreateTicket(summary, description string) (string, error) {
-	fmt.Printf("Summary: %s\nDescription: %s\n", summary, description)
-	return "", nil
+func (c *JiraClient) CreateTicket(epicId, team, summary, description string) (string, error) {
+	data := map[string]interface{}{
+		"fields": map[string]interface{}{
+			"project":           map[string]interface{}{"key": "MM"},
+			"summary":           summary,
+			"description":       description,
+			"issuetype":         map[string]interface{}{"name": "Story"},
+			"customfield_10007": epicId,
+			"customfield_11101": map[string]interface{}{"value": team},
+		},
+	}
+
+	body, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	res, err := http.DoPost(c.Username, c.Token, c.Url+"/issue/", body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	respBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	var issue JiraIssue
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(respBody, &issue); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return issue.Key, nil
 }