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JOURNALISTS

• Business Insider needs pitches on lifestyle, food, travel, home/relocation ($200)

• HUCK Magazine needs pitches on sub culture, interesting or weird events/places

• BBC Travel SpeciaList needs spring, outdoor, and cool weather pitches

• Type Investigations needs pitches

• Scientific American needs pitches on anything science

• Game Rant needs writers

• Longreads needs personal essay pitches and reading lists

• Forbes (Indiana) needs local freelance reporters to create Forbes 30 under 30 for Indiana ($30/hour)

• SPIN needs pitches for a series where writers explore the music lore of their hometowns

• Inverse needs a writer for its Found in Translation column, which looks at international sci-fi movies ($250/article)

• The Sierra Club needs a remote part-time editorial fellow

• The Eagle (Texas) needs a news intern for this summer

• The Motley Fool needs a freelance writer for small business software review

• Factal (Seattle) needs a part-time editorial intern

• The Walrus (Canada) needs editorial fellows ($700/week) and senior editorial fellows ($800/week)

• Allrecipes Editorial (Alabama) needs a fellow for this summer ($18/hour)

• The American City Business (Charlotte, NC) needs an editorial intern

• GiveMeSport (US/Canada) needs an NFL data journalist

• CalMatters College Journalism Network (California) needs fellows for its 2024-2025 cohort

• Buzzfeed needs a shopping and products fellow ($18/hour)

• New Mexico Local News fellowship applications are open now

• The David Brown Scholarship for visually impaired journalists is open to applications from those enrolled in a post secondary program ($3,000)

• Tortoise Journalism School is open to applications for its week-long program

 COPYWRITERS & WRITERS

• lululemon needs an experienced freelance copywriter

• Grist needs submissions for its Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors contest

• Man Up To Cancer needs a part-time digital content director for social media, website, and newsletter content (12.5 hours/week)

• Steven Van needs a scriptwriter to write business-related long-form YouTube video scripts

• Tailwind needs writers to write newsletters

• ManyRequests needs an experienced SaaS content writer

• PetMD/Chewy needs freelance pet writers

• GiveMeSport needs freelance writers for news, features, and evergreen teams

• GiveMeSport (UK/US/Canada) needs a combat sports writer for UFC/MMA/boxing

• LastBench (India) needs freelance tech writers for long-form video scripts

• Peter Reek needs freelance writers for a newsletter/magazine initiative focused on positive midlife transition

• Saleboat (US) needs freelance content and copywriters

• RedCat Digital (UK) needs a part-time freelance commerce/shopping writer (3-month contract)

• Growth Marketing Pro needs writers

• North Star Marketing Content (US) needs freelance writers

• Busy Pixel Media (US/Canada) needs a smart home freelance writer

• SlashGear needs freelance aviation writers ($21/hour)

• MTL Blog (Québec) needs freelance food and drink writers

• X4 Communications needs a freelance regulatory writer for a medical device client ($70-$75/hour)

• Sonova Group needs an experienced freelance writer

COPY/CONTENT EDITING, FACT-CHECKING, & CONTENT DESIGN

• TripleDart Digital needs a content editor

• X Artists’ Books needs a freelance bilingual English/Spanish developmental editor, a bilingual English/French copyeditor, and a freelance English-language copy editor

• Ink Global needs a travel editor for a new print magazine

• Static Media needs remote freelance food editors ($23/hour)

• Cornell University needs Birds of the World communications assistant

STRATEGISTS & SEO

• Inner Circle needs a freelance SEO specialist

• Follow Your Nose (Cape Town) needs freelance SEO and paid media pros

• Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness (London) needs a freelance stategist

PR & MARKETING

• Long Lead needs a contract communications and media-relations strategist

• Party Without Plastic (US) needs a freelance PR and marketing professional

• GrowLetter needs a full-time paid marketing manager

• Hipcamp (US) needs a part-time remote content brand and brand marketing coordinator for a maternity cover

• Melander Marketing and Communications needs a freelance PR person

• Dotdash Meredith (Alabama) needs a marketing fellow for this summer ($18/hour)

• The Football Association (UK) needs a freelance writer for England and FA websites

SOCIAL MEDIA & COMMUNITY

• WBD Sports EMEA (Chiswick) needs freelance social media producers to work on the Paris 2024 Olympics for weekend Eurosport/TNT Sports shifts

• Jellyfish (UK) needs a freelance social media manager ASAP

• Robert Half (EST) needs a remote freelance social media specialist/strategist (5-10 hours/week)

• New York Post needs a part-time social media editor (Saturday and Sunday hours)

• NBC Universal (California) needs a freelance part-time audience editor

• Trent University (Canada) needs a part-time freelance social media pro

• Douglas Butler Estate Agents needs a part-time social media content creator

• The Italian Foodaholic (UK) needs a freelance social media manager

• Trove needs a part-time freelance social media and content manager

• Modern Elder needs a freelance social media pro for a paid Instagram campaign

• Firstrade needs YouTube influencers

• Brawny (US) needs Instagram and TikTok influencers

• A Scotch whisky brand (UK/Scotland) needs Instagram influencers

• The Colorado Department of Transportation needs Instagram and TikTok influencers for a campaign against drugged driving

• Kaukauna Spreadable Cheese needs Instagram and TikTok influencers

• Gympass needs Instagram influencers for a campaign

• White Mountain Shoes needs Instagram influencers

• Taplio is looking for quarter 2 creators to partner with  (must have a Passionoot profile to apply)

ART DIRECTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN

• O2ideas needs freelance art directors

• Weber Shandwick Detroit needs a freelance senior art director

• Peas needs a freelance senior designer

• Little Thief Studio needs a motion graphic designer

• Freeborn Studio (US) needs a remote entry-level graphic designer 

• MVPR needs a part-time senior UX/UI designer

• Radiance Films (UK) needs a freelance designer for sleeve, disc, and booklet layout jobs

• What If needs a thumbnail designer

• Binge Central needs a thumbnail designer ($150)

• HoopFlix needs a thumbnail designer ($400)

VIDEO/PHOTO PRODUCTION & EDITING

• Burberry (London) needs a freelance post-production producer

• Mariners Church needs freelance photographers for live event contract

• Parallel Rep (Atlanta) needs a freelance photographer to photograph buildings

• Iron Roots needs full-time and contract short-form vertical video editors

• The Motley Fool (US) needs a freelance video content creator ($110)

• Steven Van needs a professional to help create business-related long-form YouTube videos with Adobe Premiere Pro

• Megan and Tim Bungeroth need a freelance video producer/editor for a comic book series promotion

• C2 Media needs a freelance video journalist

• Little Thief Studio needs a post-production edit assistant 

• Little Thief Studio needs a video editor for a client

• A.R. Davis Media (Indianapolis/Louisville area) needs an associate photographer ($125/hour) and an associate videographer ($125/hour)

• Venture 4th Media needs a part-time gaming video editor

• Leeds Film (UK) needs LIFF freelance programmers

• Dotdash Meredith (Alabama) needs a video fellow

• Lyka (Australia) needs a part-time video editor

• Pure Gleam Innovations (India) needs freelance photographers/videographers to create b-roll

AUDIO/PODCAST PRODUCTION & EDITING

• Proximity Media (Los Angeles) needs an audio/podcasting intern

• PBS NewsHour WETA (Arlington) needs a Jim Lehrer fellow (1-year contract)

• PBS NewsHour WETA (Arlington) needs a Gwen Ifill fellow (1-year contract)

• JAR Pilot Competition for Women in Podcasting 2024 is open to applications now

• Audio Flux needs submissions for its Pet Sounds circuit ($750 or $300)

• All Hear has a long list of opportunities

WEBSITE/APP DEVELOPERS

• Kettle is recruiting a freelance senior product producer for T-Mobile

• GigTown needs a freelance website designer

• Mymind.com needs a freelance Android developer

VARIOUS

• The Listening Collective offers grants for gathering community information

• Paramount needs LA-based freelance event/production coordinators

• AllTrails (Sweden) needs a remote contract data consultant

• AllTrails (Switzerland) needs a remote contract data consultant

• Notion (San Francisco) needs a contract senior event producer

• Stacy (Canada) needs a freelance VA

COMPANIES LOOKING FOR MULTIPLE FREELANCE ROLES

• Little. Different. Better. (US) needs copywriters, art directors, and graphic designers

• BETC FULLSIX (remote France or Paris) needs freelance copywriters, social media pros, and English natives

• Taste of Home’s Test Kitchen needs contract writers, editors, and photographers

• Hovercraft (Denver) needs a full-time motion design lead, a full-time spatial designer, and is always looking to work with freelancers

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