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December 6, 2024 Freelance Opportunities!
The Guardian, TIME, Condé Nast Traveler, Scale Business Management
Kaitlyn Arford
December 06, 2024
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Journalists | |
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The Guardian US needs pitches for long-form narratives, essays, and stories about hard choices and hope | Condé Nast Traveler needs freelance travel writers with a lot of familiarity and experience with Punta Cana or Puerto Vallarta hotels ($0.50/word) |
TIME needs writers and editors for lists that dive deep into specific industries and topics | Parents needs pitches from people who have been laid off recently |
Verite News needs news fellows for a year-long fellowship (South US) | bioGraphic needs pitches on someone doing something for a reason |
The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship offers ten $10,000 reporting grants per year to journalists reporting in-depth print and audio stories on the science, policy, business and culture of this new era of psychedelics. | Gannett Reporting Fellowship: Women & the caregiver economy (US) needs a full-time fellow for one year ($95,000) |
Cowboy State Daily (Washington D.C.) needs a freelance political reporter | Cowboy State Daily (Idaho) needs a freelance features reporter |
Crikey (Australia) needs pitches for news, analysis, opinion and investigations ($300/600-800 words) | Austin Chronicle needs music and culture pitches on artists of all kinds |
USA Today needs a year-long wellness audience fellow ($90,000) | Sports Illustrated needs a freelance news writer ($31-$36/hour) |
The Worcester Guardian needs freelance journalists | Public Books needs pitches for its TV section guide |
The Information (San Francisco/New York) needs a summer intern ($900/week) | RedCat Digital (UK) needs a health/wellness journalist for a 1-year contract |
Copywriters & Writers | |
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Blue Ivory Creative needs a contract writer for WordPress brands | Michigan Software Labs needs a part-time temporary content specialist |
Maximus (US) needs a freelance content writer ($25-$50/hour) | Maximus (US) needs a freelance content creator ($25-$50/hour) |
Wikimedia Foundation (Germany) needs a part-time remote lead UX writer | C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions (US) needs a part-time remote copywriter ($35-$40/hour) |
XRii needs a freelance copywriter for a digital horse ownership app ($25-$50/hour) | Sharon McMahon Education needs freelance news writers for nonpartisan politics, government, international news, and law coverage |
Novartis needs freelance healthcare journalists/writers | Outlier (UK) needs a remote freelance English Writer (£11.5 and £27/hour USD) |
Magnifier Creatives needs a freelance storyteller | Sky Lakes Medical Center needs freelance writers for brand journalism |
Pepper Content needs a freelance content writer for telecom whitepapers | Westchester Education Services needs freelance writers with teaching experience |
Content Editing, Fact-checking, & Content Design |
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The Los Angeles Times De Los (California) needs a temporary line editor |
The Business of Fashion needs an editorial apprentice |
CBS Sports needs a freelance news editor |
i (London) needs freelance late newsdesk editors |
Outlier needs an Australian English Fact Checker ($25/hour) |
Outlier needs a remote U.S. Spanish Fact Checker ($25/hour) |
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Strategists & Search Engine Optimization |
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Matt Chappell needs a freelance SEO for a startup |
Code and Theory needs mid/senior/AD/Director level strategists for marketing, advertising, social, and editorial work |
T&P (London) needs a strategy director for a 6-month full-time contract |
PR & Marketing |
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Scale Business Management needs a remote content marketing specialist ($20-$25/hour, 10-30 hours/month) |
Beacon Hill needs a marketing and ad sponsorship consultant ($55-$60/hour) |
Premier needs a freelance PR account director (£350/day) |
Premier needs a freelance SAE/AM for a maternity leave cover |
Brass Monkey Home needs a part-time or freelance marketing and event specialist |
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Social Media & Community |
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Story By Beth (UK) needs a remote freelance social media content creator (£175–£250/Day) |
Thegoodlist needs a freelance social media strategist (3 days/week) |
Seek Initiative (Berlin) needs a freelance community coordinator (8-10 hours/week, 150-250 EUR/day) |
The Data Science Institute needs a freelance social media pro |
DoTheBay needs a contract social media manager ($32/hour, 25-30 hours/week) |
NEFT Vodka x Ralphs (California) needs influencers to create a cocktail recipe at home ($100-$350) |
TrueFire needs a TikTok/YouTube/Instagram creator to promote its guitar lessons ($250) |
The Golf Apparel Shop needs golf players to highlight the Golf Apparel Shop’s clothing ($500) |
Chewy Canada needs a pet influencer for a campaign ($250-$500) |
Cleure needs a TikTok/Instagram influencer to review its skincare products ($250-$500) |
Art Direction & Graphic Design | |
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Gamers Outreach Foundation needs a freelance remote web designer | Olive and Grand Company needs a freelance designer for a pitch deck |
Novartis needs freelance visual designers | Tomorrow London needs a mid-weight motion graphic designer |
The Unit Agency needs a brand designer with FMCG experience | The Unit Agency (UK/EU) needs a freelance illustrator |
XRii needs a freelance 3D designer ($30-$70/hr) | Syneos Health (US) needs a remote freelance experience designer |
City Bean Roasters needs a freelance brand manager | Sketchbook Games (UK) needs a part-time 3D environment artist |
Konpo (Europe) needs a freelance remote senior branding designer (500 EUR/day) | Mastermind needs a freelance remote senior graphic designer |
Video/Photo Production & Editing | |
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Inland Valley Publishing Company needs a part-time photojournalist | Tomorrow London needs a full-time mid-weight video editor |
Prairy (LA) needs a videographer for a 4-6 hour-long shoot | Flighthouse needs a remote editor ($18.27/hour, 20-35/hour) |
ok storytime needs a remote senior video editor for a comedy podcast ($100/project) | Ok Raps needs a TikTok editor ($50-$150/project) |
Marek Health needs a video editor ($2,000-$4,000/project) | Tyler Garcia needs a baseball content video editor ($400/project) |
RuleTheWorld needs a long-form video editor ($300-$500/project) |
Audio/Podcast Production & Editing |
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Fortune needs a full-time audio/video podcast producer |
The Wac Arts Schools and Communities (UK) needs a podcast facilitator |
Website/App Developers |
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beehiiv needs a full-time remote software engineer, ads |
beehiiv needs a full-time remote software engineer, frontend/email |
The Internet Archive needs a Civi CRM engineer ($40-$95/hour, 20 hours/week) |
Agile Consultants needs a freelance WordPress designer/developer |
Rise & Fall needs a freelance developer |
Various |
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BEAM (LA/NYC) needs a part-time college and career success consultant |
Alex Colhoun needs short-form video editors, graphic designers, and content writers |
Companies Looking For Multiple Freelance Roles |
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The Unit Agency (London) needs a creative team with OOH experience |
Capital & Main needs freelance writers, graphic designers, photographers, and videographers |
YRS Truly (UK) needs freelance social media video editors and content producers |
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