May 15, 2023

Freelance Opportunities for Freelancers Like Me

Iris M. Crawford @IrisMCrawford: In the spirit of Octavia Butler & Ursula K. Le Guin, @npquarterly wants Climate Fiction for its fall 2023 climate justice print magazine. Submission period closes 6/30. More info https://nonprofitquarterly.org/call-for-climate-fiction-npqs-fall-2023-climate-justice-magazine/ @npquarterly
will pay $500 for substantive science-grounded stories & $300 for short stories.

Han @forhevansake: We’re looking for some awesome folks to join the team, from a fact-checking researching whizz to a Writer/Director who can take ownership of a whole video, from script to publishing. You can find these roles (and ALL Electrify jobs) here! - Careers — Electrify Video Partners - We buy and grow YouTube [freelance YouTube Scriptwriter - Self Improvement Channel https://join.com/companies/electrify/7973279-youtube-scriptwriter-self-improvement-channel?widgetv2=true&pid=d73d1a20e99ab4ced633]

Amy @amybfielding [social media editor @djmag]: i am still commissioning editor for the Meet the MC series, and open for pitches there! [https://djmag.com/features/meet-mc-bemz]

[Jendella] @JENDELLA: I'm looking to commission more stories on the black experience in Italy for @BlackBalladUK! Paid work. Please see our guidelines and pitch away: blkbld.uk/pitch

Conz Preti @conz: For @thisisinsider, I'm looking for essay pitches from people whose parents were older (related to Robert DeNiro having a baby at 79) and what the experience was like. Also, open to people who had kids when they were older (50+). Email in bio! [cpreti@insider.com]

Hunter Bolding @HunterBVideo: That Hashtag Show is looking for writers! If you’re interested, feel free to message me or send an email to the address on the picture! [text in image: We are searching for new writers! Do you love to write? Want to write for THS? Do you love pop culture? Do you love your Fandom? Want to write about superheroes? DM directly here or email ths@thathashtagshow.com]

Christa Terry, Arts Editor @CTerryObserver: #freelance #writer callout: @observer is looking for an experienced arts and/or auction writer to put together sharp bi-monthly auction roundups - what's notable, coming soon, etc. Rate: $150/per Send clips to cterry@observer.com

Brian Nam @briannam10: Hi everyone, we're looking for a Freelance Writer who can bring an extra touch of creativity to our popular shows Daebak Show and Get Real. If you're interested or know someone who might be a great fit for this role, please comment below or DM.

Tiffany Kelly @tiffmkelly: Hi! I'm looking for new regular freelancers and also pitches for essays/features. If you're extremely online & want to write about internet culture, reach out! tkelly@dailydot.com. This Google Doc has everything you need to know about pitching me! docs.google.com/document/d/1HN… Pay begins at $300 for short pieces, and $400 and up for reported features. If you're interested in being a regular freelancer or blogger (we love to blog!), hourly rates begin at $35 and you'll need to be available at least 10 hours a week. Looking for people w/ at least 1-2 years of journalism experience. Inquire at the same email! It's in the Google Doc above, but I'm also looking for pitches about TV/movies as it relates to Internet culture. You can view some of our current coverage here: Streaming Archives

[Dami Fawehinmi] @JournalsOfDami: CALL OUT FOR CONTENT/PITCHES: Time to fill up the website. looking for audio, film, TV, docs, moving media, written content and art work in two forms; Form 1: Submission of already made content (unpaid) Form 2: Pitches to create content (paid if accepted) [additional text in image: submit content to dami@naviimedia.com] to submit/pitch, you must be from a marginalized community, e.g., global majority, LGBTQIA+, disabled, neurodivergent, low-income, etc. NaviiMedia.com describes itself as a similar platform to YouTube and Instagram, a way for marginalized communities to share our stories in our own way. Navii Media LTD will not own in anyway shape or form what is submitted/pitched. This will stay in complete ownership of the creator, we do not own exclusivity. We want to ensure marginalized groups have ownership of their content, Navii Media will act as a platform to share made and new content. Please ensure you have the right to share/submit. If it is found you do not the content will be removed from the website immediately and you will not be allowed to submit/pitch again.

From The Sublime… @fromthesublime: We don’t have a huge budget, but we do want to make sure everyone gets paid, and we especially want to hear from women and writers of colour to make sure we’re not just Centrist Dad: The Magazine. Please get in touch (or spread the word). [quote tweeted: Since issue zero sold out, let’s do another one? Fancy writing for it? Here’s what you need to know (ie what we want, how much we pay…)] [all info: https://fromthesublime.substack.com/p/to-going-again-obligatory-arm-muscle]

Eater Houston @EaterHouston: We're currently seeking smart, enthusiastic writers to contribute features, news stories, maps, and dining guides to Eater Houston on a freelance basis. Do You Want to Write for Eater Houston?

Davide Mastracci @DavideMastracci: If anyone well versed in this issue would like to write a response/rebuttal to this article from the National Post for @mapleopinion, please get in touch. You can send a pitch to ‘opinion at readthemaple dot com’ or DM me here if we follow each other.Drug fail: The Liberal government's 'safer supply' is fuelling a new opioid crisisWe pay $325 for 1500+ word analysis pieces, with payment sent by e-transfer within 5 business days of work completion. More details here Pitch Us If you know someone who would be a good fit for this, feel free to send it to them.

Nick Sinclair @Nick_Sinclair_: FifiMcGee.co.uk are looking for a new writer. 3+ years experience writing + renovating/architect/trades exp vital. Check out the job spec here: docs.google.com/document/d/1ei…. Message me for more info. [freelance, remote. Compensation will be $0.08-$0.10 per word, depending on experience]

Starlight Williams @star_lightw: Looking for a couple of travel writers with a hyper focus on Japan for a project. Strong clips needed. Email starlight.williams@natgeo.com (pay range $1000-$1200). [Deadline: May 30]

Eva Gutierrez @theevagutierrez: Looking for a writer with a cheeky sense of humor that likes writing about marketing. Reply to this tweet with a sample of writing that best reflects this style/topic.

Christa Terry, Arts Editor @CTerryObserver: #freelance #writer callout: @observer is looking for an experienced real estate writer to deliver regular pieces on high-profile/celebrity listings/sales. If that sounds like you, email Mcurotto@observer.com with background and clips.

Teena Monteleone @MonteleoneTeena: Recruiting for...freelancers for cannabis news site westernbuzz.ca Resumes to teena.monteleone@pattisonmedia.com. DM for more info. [via DMs: We generally pay about $200 per article. We ask for stories that are about 400 words long. Remote work isn't an issue, as long as the content you produce pertains to western Canada. I believe our company can do electronic transfers for payment if that's an option]

In These Times @inthesetimesmag: #OpenForPitches We are devoting our August issue entirely to #Socialism and are looking for pitches that explore socialist movements in the U.S. and abroad. Please email submissions@inthesetimes.com with the subject line "Socialism Pitch" This open call includes #Culture pitches, such as #Essays #ShortStories #PhotoEssays #Poetry and #GraphicLiterature that explores and interrogates the ways race, gender, sexuality, class, disabilities, and/or climate intersects with Socialism. Pay rate: $375 for short dispatches and op-eds. $0.50-$1 per word for other articles, depending on format. We also pay for photos/art where appropriate. [Deadline: May 21]

FVU @FilmVidUmbrella: Along with our partner @ArtMonthly , we are looking for fresh, new voices writing about innovation and experimentation in moving-image art to enter the 2023 Michael O’Pray Prize. An FVU initiative launched in 2017, the Prize is open to all early-career writers based in the UK. Applicants are invited to send a short pitch for a new text, alongside an example of previous writing - entry is free. Three applicants will be selected to write their proposed text and from these, there will be a £750 prize for the winner, with £350 each for two further awardees. All three awarded texts will be published by Art Monthly and FVU....The submission deadline is 3 July 2023, 12 noon BST. Head to the FVU website for more information including the full application guidelines, and to read last year’s winning texts by Laura Bivolaru, Evelyn Wh-ell, Dan Guthrie and Siavash Minoukadeh. buff.ly/44bxuAK [SONIA NOTE: I generally don't include contests but because this has no entry fee and requires just a pitch to enter rather than a full piece, it's basically no different than a call for pitches so I'm allowing it.]

Vancouver Pride @vancouverpride: CALLING 2SLGBTQAI+ WRITERS ⁠ Submit your work or pitches to be featured in the Annual Vancouver Pride Magazine! We are currently accepting pitches for short articles, features, and poetry. For more information visit, [https://www.vancouverpride.ca/pridemag] ["Writers will be paid .60/word for articles. Poets will be paid $75 per poem. Complex pieces such as recipes with accompanying magazine-quality images will be negotiated based on the complexity of the proposed piece." Deadline: Friday, May 19.]

Sirena He @sirenasees: Hello lovely internet peeps! I am currently working on some exciting coverage for AAPI Heritage Month @esquire, all AAPI identifying writers pls pitch me any burning ideas, cultural critiques, film/tv reviews, takes on representation, politics, food, I'D LOVE to read them!!! send those thoroughly researched, thought out, and deeply felt story pitches to my dms or inbox: sirena.he@hearst.com

Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui: CALL FOR FREELANCE PITCHES! Summer is around the corner, which means @inversedotcom is looking for pitches for features/essays/interviews about the ~Blockbuster.~ Is MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE our last great blockbuster franchise? Can INDIANA JONES exist today? Pitch me! Please send freelance pitches with the email subject ENT PITCH - Blockbuster: TK PITCH to hoaitran.bui@inverse. com. We're looking for any relevant blockbusters coming up: from MI, INDY, SPIDER-VERSE, to STAR WARS TV. FYI, by "TK PITCH" I mean, YOUR PITCH HERE. Please be specific! Rates will vary per pitch, but essays will go for at least $150.

Jake @jacobkleinman: Call for freelance pitches I'm looking for features and essays for a special package all about Blockbusters (the movie genre, not the defunct video rental store). Specifically, stories about Mission Impossible, Indiana Jones, The Flash, Secret Invasion & Ahsoka. Email in bio [jacob@inverse.com] [Deadline: Monday is probably the latest if you want to be considered]

Ana Sofia Knauf @asknauf: Hey @WritersofColor, @seattletimes' Features team is looking for freelancers to help us with coverage throughout Pride month! Ideally, they're based in the greater Seattle area and/or WA, but not a deal-breaker. Interested? Please send work clips to aknauf@seattletimes.com. Pay varies based on word count ($0.33 per word is the base rate), whether they take photos or help gather handout images, and experience. Most of our freelance stories generally pay between $200-$450, depending on length, complexity, and deadline.

NBCUniversal is seeking a Los Angeles-based writer to produce editorial content for several of its digital cable brands, including Bravo, NBC Insider, USA Insider, Oxygen, and SYFY. [20hrs/week. Remote. $34-$40/hr.] https://www.journalismjobs.com/1680412-freelance-writer-part-time-nbc-universal

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