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August 15, 2025 Freelance Opportunities!
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🔎 Hope you had a great week. I had a blast speaking with the National Press Club Journalism Institute today and I’m looking forward to chatting with Tim about using social media to find freelance work next week. I am booking more speaking engagements for this fall! Just email kaitlyn.arford[at]gmail[dot]com or respond to this email.
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Journalists | |
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The Associated Press (US) needs an Indigenous Affairs Reporting Fellow | The SPJ Foundation is accepting grant proposals for projects that strengthen journalism |
Escapist Magazine needs freelance pitches starting in September | Taco Bell Quarterly needs submissions ($150) |
Courthouse News Service (Mammoth Lakes, CA) needs a researcher to cover civil state court filings | Vitale Sports Media needs freelance trending news writers for college football and the NFL |
Transformer needs pitches about AI | Route One (UK) needs freelance writers for interviews and features on music and football |
Miami Dolphins on SI needs part-time writers to write 7 articles/week | Toronto Journal needs pitches for stories around the city ($50/piece) |
The Arena Group needs a freelance weekend commerce writer ($25-$35/hour) | The Karsh Fellowship is accepting applications from journalists reporting on Jewish issues in the U.S. ($4,000) |
Insider Gaming needs a news writer to cover Gamescom ($1,000 for 4-5 days of coverage) | Tennessee Titans on SI needs part-time writers |
Matador Network (US) is offering a press trip to Diriyah | Matador Network (US) is offering a creator trip to Rockford, Illinois this fall |
Matador Network (US/Canada) is offering a October trip to Wisconsin | Turn It Up! needs pitches for its publication for incarcerated individuals about “aging on the inside” ($150/article) |
Journalists |
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Business Insider’s health and parenting section is looking for personal essay pitches about the following topics: multigenerational living, being a part-time retiree in your 30s or 40s, moving and regretting it, moving and benefits to relationships/financial situation, having older family members (nearly 100) and their longevity tips, living with other people to save money or for support, becoming an empty nester, working multiple jobs, retiring early or deciding not to retire, deciding not to have kids/having kids later in life, relationships with in-laws, graduating and being unable to get a job, having kids so your parent could be a grandparent, feel-good/interesting relationship stories, moving to be near grandparents, grandparents helping out with your kids, and any other interesting personal or relationship story related to health and/or parenting. Rates start at $225 for about 600 words. To pitch, email [email protected] with [Pitch: Your proposed headline] as the subject line. Rolling deadline. |
Copywriters & Writers | |
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Beat the Budget (UK) needs a freelance blog writer | OmnicomHealth needs a freelance medical writer (15 hours/week, |
Hakuhodo needs social-first copywriters for Japanese clients | Visit Salt Lake (Utah) needs freelance writers for blog content |
Real Botanicals needs a remote freelance cannabis writer ($30-$50/hour) | BabyNames.com (US) needs a freelance content writer ($25/hour, 10-15 hours/month) |
ProSidian Consulting needs a contract remote writer/editor | Filmless needs a remote freelance script writer |
Seanna Tucker needs a freelancer to develop content strategy and write/edit content (15 hours/week) | Scottish BPOC Writers Network needs pitches from writers of color on creating safe and generative creative spaces for BPOC people |
The Feminine Stoic (US) needs a writer with expertise in classical stoicism | Pocket FM needs a staff writer for romance and drama stories (up to $4,300/month) |
Krispy Kreme needs a FMCG freelance campaign copywriter (one day/week) | League of Geeks (Australia) needs a part-time remote writer |
Centrex Software needs a blog post about corporate finance legislation (must have ndash profile) | Centrex Software needs a blog post about embedded lending and growth in the U.S. (must have ndash profile) |
BairesDev needs a remote freelance technical copywriter | Enterprenista needs a freelance remote copywriter |
Draft.dev needs freelance technical writers ($300+/blog post) | Future-Able needs a remote freelance direct response copywriter ($50-$85/hour) |
Collot Caca Media needs a freelance CCSL writer | ATB (Calgary) needs writers for a newsletter launching this fall |
Crossing Hurdles needs a remote contract content writer ($50/hour) | The 2025 Palette Poetry Prize is open now ($20 application fee, $200, $300, and $3,000 awards) |
Major Players (UK) needs a freelance senior conceptual copywriter (£350/day) | Forever Audio (UK,US, Canada, and France) needs freelance audio creative copywriter (£250+) |
Break The Web needs DTC freelance writers | St. John’s College needs a content writer for pieces about liberal education, the great books, and more |
Content Editing, Fact-checking, & Content Design |
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Ashley needs a Canadian editor |
BioTalent needs a freelance scientific director for medical publications ($100-$150/hour) |
NOTUS needs a part-time digital producer/ copy editor (20 hours/week, EST evening hours) |
Namira Chaki needs a freelance book editor |
M.L. Vanasse needs a copy editor |
Alice James Books needs a part-time production coordinator (20-25 hours/week, $20-$24/hour) |
Nika Mckinney needs a line editor for a debut dark romantasy |
The Everymom needs a full-time remote commerce editor |
Strategists & Search Engine Optimization |
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KeywordProbe needs a freelance remote part-time SEO content strategist ($40-$50k) |
ROI: DNA (London) needs a freelance senior strategist |
Just Fair (UK) needs a freelance strategic communications consultant (£400/day) |
Nurun (Canada) needs freelance strategists/consultants |
Drogas5 needs a freelance strategist (timezone needs to be within 3 hours of Ireland) |
dentsu Health (Canada) needs a freelance senior health strategist |
SPCSHP needs freelance comms strategists who work in pharma |
Become (UK) needs a freelance senior creative strategist for two weeks |
PR & Marketing |
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DFTBA (US) needs a remote interm marketing and website manager |
Columbus Blue Jackets (Ohio) needs a part-time fan engagement team member |
GroupEd needs a freelance PR and communications specialist |
Daffnee Cohen Marketing needs a part-time remote marketing tech guru ($20-$30/hour) |
Blue Hour Social (US) needs a digital media buyer ($40-$50/hour) |
Telling Room (Portland) needs a temporary short-term publications manager ($23.74/hour, 20 hours/week) |
Economics to Improve Lives (UK) needs a freelance events and communications lead (£200-£250) |
Milkweed Editions needs a full-time digital marketing manager |
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Social Media & Community |
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House & Garden (London) needs a freelance social media manager (6-month contract, full-time hours) |
Kriti Chitturi needs a part-time social media assistant |
Dr. Michael Ruscio needs a social media content creator (~10/hrs a week |
Jamie Oliver Group needs a part-time social media content creator |
Tribera (London/West Midlands) needs freelance content creators |
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens (Muncie, IN) needs a part-time content and digital media assistant ($12/hour) |
Contra (US/Canada) needs 25 creators for an on-camera project (up to $12,400/month) |
The Marine Biological Laboratory needs a full-time science communications and social media specialist |
Art Direction & Graphic Design | |
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Gravity Road needs a senior art director | The Viridian Bookshop needs graphics to promote a book drive |
Bob Haro Design needs freelance support in apparel and graphic design | Breanne Randall needs an NSFW artist for a witchy dark academia |
IXL Learning needs a freelance graphic designer | Caitlin Zura needs an artist to draw a graphic/bloody scene |
Adobe (Bay Area) needs a contract social-first creative director | Happy Cog needs a fractional design director (10-20 hours/week) |
Valadria needs a freelance remote 2D level designer (Pacific Time) | Min/Max needs a freelance remote Blender scene painter ($25-$50/hour) |
Craft Agency (UK) needs a freelance senior designer | Bayesian Health needs a fractional remote senior product designer (10 hours/week) |
The Unit Agency needs freelance motion designers | CONSUELA (Austin) needs a contract graphic designer |
A wellness brand needs a freelance graphic designer for packaging design | Betches (NYC) needs a freelance junior designer of motion graphics |
C. J. Auer needs character art | The Summer Babes needs a logo |
Grace Bell Publishing needs illustrators | Chloe Selyse (Richmond, VA) needs a Black-owned business for UX/web design |
Video/Photo Production & Editing | |
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Travel+Leisure India & South Asia needs an East India photographer-writer for a photo essay | KSL (Salt Lake City) needs a part-time digital content producer ($15-$18/hour) |
Craft (West Yorkshire) needs freelance producers for location shoots | Toast Media Group needs a contract social video producer and editor |
614 Media (Columbus, OH) needs freelance photographers ($150+/photoshoot) | Betches (NYC) needs a freelance sports video producer |
Pixel Bloom Collective needs a Reels editor | PETA Asia needs a full-time remote video editor and graphic designer |
Shop House Inc. needs freelance editors with motion skills | Deserts Digital needs a freelance video editor |
The National Newspaper and Newsquest needs a freelance video editor | ZOLA Media Agency needs a freelance video editor |
team5pm needs a Korean-speaking freelance video editor | Yeti Creative (UK) needs freelance video editors in sport and fashion |
The Verge (San Francisco) needs freelance producers/editors for September events coverage | Anshika Pathak needs freelance video editors for Instagram |
RBT needs a remote video editor ($300-$500/project) | Manuel Boza needs a part-time long-form video editor ($300-$1,000/hour) |
Audio/Podcast Production & Editing |
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R16 Interactive needs a remote contract sound designer |
Babel Audio needs a remote freelance voice actor for AI training ($150/recorded hour) |
All The Best needs pitches for short audio documentaries and narrative journalism ($200) |
Athens News Matters needs a part-time producer/reporter (19 hours/week) |
CNBC needs a freelance podcast producer |
Website/App Developers |
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Natalie Johnson needs a Wix website redesign |
MOD (Philadelphia) needs a senior freelance Next.js developer |
A creator-focused AI startup needs a fractional AI engineer (10-15 hours/week, $100-$125/hour) |
An auto parts eCommerce brand needs a fractional tech lead (10 hours/week, $100-$125/hour) |
Penguin Random House (US) needs a remote full-time senior Azure cloud infrastructure engineer |
Various |
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Tina Mars needs an author personal assistant |
Amber Grants awards three women-owned businesses each month ($10,000, $15 fee) |
The Poetry Archive (UK) needs a remote professional archivist |
Pinterest needs contract creative producers |
Moment (US) needs freelance event producers |
Impact XM needs freelance event/experiential producers |
D.L. Mayfield needs a business pro to do some freelance consulting |
Companies Looking For Multiple Freelance Roles |
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The Alt League needs freelance senior account managers and project managers and freelance designers who use HTML5 |
Oliver Agency needs freelance/contract designers, copywriters, and project managers |
Women Founders Grant awards grants to women founders and business owners on a rolling basis ($5,000, $25 application fee) |
HeartStamp (US) needs a remote fractional general counsel (10-20 hours/week) |
Amy Suto’s various companies needs a freelance paid media and ads strategist, and front-end and back-end developer for a mobile app |
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