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JOURNALISTS

• The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is looking for freelance writers to write music stories. We would love coverage about local concerts or local acts that will soon be releasing new albums. We pay $150 per article. You don't have to be local to St. Louis, Missouri for the role, but the stories need to be local. If you're interested, please email Rosalind at [email protected] with at least 3 clips.

• The Guardian opinion section needs pitches on quitting

• Defector needs sports pitches

• SF Gate needs pitches

• Stanford Social Innovation Review needs pitches on what’s next

• Glamour Magazine UK needs an entertainment writer watching The Traitors

• BBC Travel’s The SpeciaList (US/UK) needs pitches

• The Financial Times Weekend Magazine needs pitches

• Men’s Health Mag needs pitches for features, investigations, profiles, and essays

• Conversation UK needs arts and culture pitches

• Pride Source needs LGBTQ+ freelance writers

• Tidal Magzine needs a queer writer

• Venture 4th Media needs tech and business communications writers

• Brookline.News (Boston) needs a Spanish-speaker to help with a story

• Business Insider needs a writer who shopped at Aeropostale in middle school

• Business Insider needs a BBQ pitmaster who shops at Costco to write about what they buy

• Business Insider needs Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Pottery Barn, Homegoods, West Elm employees to write about their favorite things

• Business Insider needs DINKS to write about what they buy at Costco

COPYWRITERS & WRITERS

• The Colab needs long-form copywriters (also here)

• Optimist (international) needs a freelance writer for SEO ($700-$800/article)

• Celonis (US, Europe) needs a freelance writer, a freelance copywriter, and a contract digital marketer to optimize copy with B2B or tech experience

• Curie needs a freelance copywriter (also here)

• VaynerMedia (US) needs a contract copywriter

• Duelance needs a part-time B2B cold email copywriter (could become full-time)

• Forsk needs a freelance marketing content writer

• East End Taste Magazine (Long Island/NYC) needs freelance writer to write about lifestyle, culture and events on Long Island

• Oliver Charles (US) needs a freelance writer

• MZ Wallace needs a freelance copywriter

• Ana Luisa needs a freelance copywriter

• Barrington James needs a freelance medical device writer

• Mommy Poppins needs a contract freelance writer

• The Action Sports Translator (UK) needs freelance copywriters

• Agave Health needs a freelance curriculum writer for ADHD content

• Trendyol Group (Berlin) needs freelance content copywriters

• VFXwire.com needs freelance writers who know the animation industry

• BorderlessMind needs a fractional creative copy writer

• Finixio needs remote freelance writers for articles on business analysis and data

• Anki Pro needs education copywriters

• Upsolve needs freelance copy editors, writers, and legal reviewers

• Russel Tobin needs a part-time copywriter/UX writer ($85-$95/hour)

• Cambium Learning needs a part-time copywriter (20-25 hours/week)

• Fashion Snoops needs a Milan-based freelance researcher for trade shows

• ARIAD (Brussels) needs a UX copywriter

COPY/CONTENT EDITING & FACT-CHECKING

• Optimist (international) needs a line editor ($200-$400/month)

• They Got Acquired (US) needs a part-time data-friendly editor ($35/hour)

• 19th News (US) needs a contract editor (20 hours/week, $75/hour)

• Coda Search needs a freelance remote associate writing director

• Clutch (US) needs a remote medical editor ($35/hour)

• Deloitte (UK) will need content designers and strategists in the future

• iScribblers (India) needs a remote freelance editor

STRATEGISTS & SEO

• Hill+Knowlton Strategies (UK) needs a freelance senior creative strategist

• PepsiCo needs full-time and freelance senior strategists and strategy directors

• The Agency Coach’s client needs a freelance strategist with gaming experience

PR & MARKETING

• Travel Cat Shop needs a freelance PR person to support a collaboration with the Argylle movie

• The Princess Margaret needs a freelance public relations leader

• Cowboy (UK/Europe) needs consumer tech PR freelancers

• Major Players (UK) needs a freelance PR account executive

• From The Other (UK) needs a freelance press and PR manager

• Zential Solutions (India) needs freelance PR specialists

• Sam’s Social Media Club needs freelance PR people to pitch ideas to

SOCIAL MEDIA & COMMUNITY

• Rent the Runway needs a freelance senior art director

• Numeral needs a fintech ghostwriter for LinkedIn and Twitter ($25-$50/hour)

• VaynerMedia needs a contract content creator

• Bipty needs a freelance part-time TikTok content creator

• Hunter & Gather Foods freelance creative strategist and copywriter for Meta ads

• Be Full Bloom needs a freelance social media marketing assistant

• PONDS needs TikTok/Instagram influencers to to work with on a campaign

• Droolees (US) needs influencers to promote teether toys

ART DIRECTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Optimist (international) needs a freelance visual coordinator to give visual direction, not to design ($200-$400/month)

• munson.design needs a part-time freelance visual designer

• The Natural Areas Conservancy NYC needs a freelance graphic designer

• Fully Filmy needs freelance motion graphics designers for explainer videos

• Montegallo needs a freelance graphic designer ($70/hour)

• Halaska Studio (Australia) needs UX designers

• Figma needs a product design intern

VIDEO/PHOTO PRODUCTION & EDITING

• Apple Marcom (LA) needs a freelance photo editor/producer

• Bang Bang Studios (Denver, SB, NYC, PDX, and LA) needs freelance producers, ACs, photo assists, PAs, DPs, HMUAs, etc.

• Flowhub needs freelance media producers, video editors, or short form content editors

• Ruscio Institute (Austin, Texas) needs a YouTube channel and podcast manager

• DARCI Creative (Portsmouth, NH) needs local freelance commercial videographers, video editors, and photographers

• Fox needs a freelance producer

• Pratt Institute (US) needs freelance video editors for beauty projects

• Social Ignition needs a remote YouTube producer ($1,500/project)

• Canada Drew needs a part-time creative director ($20-$30/hour)

• Exercise4CheatMeals needs a remote video editor ($300-$600/project)

• Neurodiverse in Tech needs a remote video editor ($100-$500/project)

AUDIO/PODCAST PRODUCTION & EDITING

• Scientific American needs podcast pitches on the environmental impact of war

• Scientific American needs podcast pitches on the science of propaganda

• NBC Universal needs a freelance audio engineer

WEBSITE/APP DEVELOPERS

• Sparkloop needs a part-time Rails developer

• Greg Cerveny needs a freelance front end developer

• Via needs a freelance Framer designer/developer to create a landing page for climate education

• Timmermann Group (St. Louis) needs a UX/UI contract designer

• Flow Sparrow needs a freelance junior Webflow designer (ideally freelancer to full-time)

• Renaissance Marketing needs a freelance website designer/developer

• Draper needs a freelance e-commerce WordPress developer

• This person needs a Webflow designer/developer for an SaaS homepage

VARIOUS

• Pursuit (US) needs a freelance executive operations manager ($45-$80/hour)

• Nosy Crow (London) needs a part-time project manager

• Buckinghamshire Archives (UK) needs a part-time freelance project coordinator

• The Customs House (UK) needs a freelance cultural partnerships coordinator (£180/day)

• DGC Dance (UK) needs a part-time freelance administrator/virtual assistant (£15–£20/hour)

• Sparkloop wants to sponsor “newsletters about newsletters”

• On Location (Paris or Raleigh, NC) needs three people for its travel experiences team

• DXO Labs needs freelance translators

• Morning People is open to applications for grants (£4,000)

COMPANIES LOOKING FOR MULTIPLE FREELANCE ROLES

• Hunter Communications needs freelance communications, social media, and content creation specialists

• The Woo (Culver City) needs a freelance-to-permanent ACD AD and a freelance designer

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