January 12, 2023 Freelance Opportunities!

Join the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Use promo code ASJA24FON by Jan. 31, 2024, and we’ll waive our application and initiation fees (a $75 discount).

Here are five reasons freelancers will want to join ASJA:

1. ASJA focuses on the craft and business of freelance writing. ASJA offers educational content for journalists, content marketers, and independent writers of books. Our resources are either free or discounted for members. 

2. ASJA helps connect members to new opportunities through Client Connections, Virtual Pitch Slam, Virtual Client Connections, and informal networking among members. Just one of these opportunities could easily pay for this year’s dues.

3. ASJA can help members develop new skills that open up new markets and opportunities. Check out Merlisa Lawrence Corbett’s blog post about how her ASJA volunteer gig turned into a new income stream for her business!

4. Members can access free health insurance advice through LIG Solutions.

ASJA also provides Tuesday coffee chats, a drama-free private Facebook community, discounts on legal advice, special access to a nutritional database for heath writers, and tools to increase productivity and effective writing, like ButterDocs and AP Stylebook discounts.

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JOURNALISTS

• How Music Charts by Chartmetric needs pitches from freelance writers

• Business Insider needs pitches on health, sex, parenting, education

• Business Insider needs pitches on the absurd cost of childcare (and follow Conz on Threads!)

• Venture 4th Media needs freelance writers for tech and business communications

• Business Insider needs longform pitches

• Sciam needs pitches on AI and robots

• Scientific America needs pitches on burnout

• Men’s Journal needs spirits writers

• Fine Books Magazine needs freelance writers

• U.S. News & World Report needs a freelance writer in the DIY/home improvement space

• Fool.com (US) needs contract/freelance writers

• The Scientific Inquirer needs freelance sports writers

• The Daily Beast needs pitches for the innovation section

• Hearst needs parent freelancers for parenting commerce content

• In These Times needs essays, short stories, Q&As, comics, and graphic literature

• The Current needs an essay about Green Day’s Dookie album turning 30

• Artsy needs international freelance writers for evergreen content

• Woman and Home needs freelance health writers

• Foodism (UK) needs a feature on home cooking

• Sky (UK) needs money, fashion, and travel consumer content

• Culture Fix in Review (UK) needs pitches

• Positive News (UK) needs pitches for its next print issue and for online content (30p/word)

• The New Territory needs pitches from Midwesterners

• Rest of World is accepting applications for its tech and religion feature reporting fellowship

• The Sidney Hillman Foundation accepts applications on a rolling basis for its labor and workplace reporting grants (maximum grant will be $5,000)

• Rebecca Aguilar has just released a long list of January Journalism Job opportunities! 

COPYWRITERS & WRITERS

• Outreach Labs (US) needs freelance writers for content silos

• AdPost (US) needs a contract content writer ($15-$40/hour)

• PetMD/Chewy (US) needs equine writers

• Chew On This needs freelance and full-time content writers ($25-$40/hour)

• MusicRadar needs freelance writers

• The Epoch Times needs a freelance book reviewer

• Community Associations Institute (Virginia) needs a freelance writer

• Maze needs a part-time contract copywriter (10-15 hours/week)

• Common Ground (UK) needs a freelance content brief writer

• United Way of Central Maryland needs a copywriter

• Chelsea Verrette needs a content writer/copywriter

• Slooh (US) needs a writer/editor for elementary school science content development

• Expertise.com (US) needs freelance writers with experience in legal marketing, law firms, financial services

• Felt needs a freelance copywriter, content manager, and/or content creator for blog posts

• Sunstone Management needs a freelance contributor for profiles of people and industries

• Prime Video & Amazon Studios (UK) needs a freelance senior creative copywriter (temp-to-perm)

• Meetanshi (India) needs freelance content writers

• Emergent (Australia, New Zealand) needs a contract document writer

COPY/CONTENT EDITING & FACT-CHECKING

• Potestio (LA) needs a copy editor (6-month contract, 40 hours/week)

• Last Room Productions needs a freelance research assistant

• Old Street Publishing (UK) needs a freelance non-fiction editor who has experience with structural, copy, and line editing and proofreading (40-60 hours/month)

STRATEGISTS & SEO

• Postmedia Network (Canada) needs a full-time remote SEO editor

• April (US) needs freelance/contract content strategists for B2B/tech accounts

• The Industry Club (UK) needs a freelance senior creative strategist for a one-week contract

PR & MARKETING

• Uber Strategist needs freelance/contract PR pros who have gaming and tech experience

• Tiana J Hurdan (NYC) needs a freelance PR expert specializing in music

• Impact Collective (US) needs freelance PR and marketing  pros

• Second Muse (US) needs a remote contract communications specialist

• Workato needs a web marketing intern

• Zential Solutions (India) needs freelance PR specialists