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January 9, 2026, Freelance Opportunities!
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Kaitlyn Arford
January 09, 2026
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Journalists | |
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The Matador Network needs freelance travel stories ($200-$300/story) | GamesRadar+ needs guides and other gaming content |
FinanceBuzz needs an editor/writer | MIT Technology Review needs news, analysis, and op-ed pitches |
The Nevada Independent needs full-time fellows for 6-month contracts ($18/hour) | Allbritton Journalism Institute (D.C.) needs a reporting fellow for a two-year contract ($60k) |
The Nevada Independent En Español needs a Spanish-speaking intern (10-15 hours/week, $15/hour) | The Berkshire Edge (Great Barrington, MA) needs a freelance reporter |
On Point needs a freelance remote investigative reporter | Democracy Docket needs a weekend journalist ($38/hour) |
New Scientist needs freelance reporters to cover health, neuroscience and psychology | This Magazine needs pitches for its culture issue |
BDG needs a remote part-time commerce writer (25 hours/week, $23-$25/hour) | The Fund for Investigative Journalism is offering grants to freelance journalists (due Jan. 30, up to $10k) |
The Lever (US) needs a remote editorial fellow ($200/week, 6-10 hours/week) | The USC Annenberg’s Center for Health Journalism is offering the California Health Equity Fellowship ($2-$10k grants) |
The News Reporter (North Carolina) needs a reporter/newsletter producer ($18-$24/hour) | The School of Journalism at the University of Montana needs a temporary distinguished professor ($45k/year) |
The Keene Sentinel needs a full-time reporter ($36k/year) | Raw Story needs a full-time remote breaking news writer ($65-$70k/year) |
Ridge View Echo (New Jersey) needs freelance local writers for outdoor content, government coverage, and community stories | The Reynolds Journalism Institute is offering innovation fellowships to freelance journalists ($75k) |
The Matador Network (North America) is offering a journalist creator trip to Oman’s Empty Quarter (no pay, but airfare, accommodations, and meals covered) | The Matador Network (US) is offering a journalist creator trip to Vail and Keystone (no pay, but airfare, accommodations, activities, and meals covered) |
The Matador Network (US) is offering a journalist creator trip to North Carolina (no pay, but airfare, accommodations, activities, and meals covered) | The Matador Network (US) is offering a journalist creator trip to Key West (no pay, but airfare, accommodations, activities, and meals covered) |
Novartis (US) needs freelance journalists with experience in R&D, pipeline, and scientific writing | Pride Source needs LGBTQ+ personal essays, news stories, profiles, and Q&As ($125-$150/ essays, $200-$250/ features) |
Copywriters & Writers | |
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RealXP Lab needs a contract remote Unity technical writer ($40-$70/hour) | GameSpot needs opinion pitches on games and gaming/internet culture |
Roxanne Gay needs emerging writer essays (1,500-3,000 words, $1,000) | Deleted Saves needs pitches on gaming ($275/piece) |
Milestone needs freelance writers with experience in travel, luxury hotels, and hospitality | CIP Policy Journal needs pitches on U.S. foreign policy |
St. Joseph (Canada) needs a freelance writer with kids of a paid review of a reading app | ATMOsphere (Europe/CST) needs a freelance writer (2-3 articles/week or 10-15 hours/week) |
Roth&Co. needs freelance content writers with tax/accounting backgrounds | Channel Club needs a remote scriptwriter for kids content |
Kotaku needs a freelancer to cover the Fortnite and Roblox creator economies as platforms | Multiplier needs freelance writers with expertise in remote work culture, B2B SaaS, HR tech and payroll, and legal |
New Engen needs a temporary remote copywriter ($30/hour) | CAPCON (India) needs a freelance YouTube script writer |
Content Editing, Fact-checking, & Content Design |
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Network N Media (UK) needs a temporary full-time production editor |
The Los Altos Town Crier needs a part-time copy editor ($20-$23/hour) |
The Trace (US) needs early-to-mid-career journalists for its editing fellowship ($60k-$90k/year) |
Smart + Strong (US) needs a remote part-time editorial assistant ($35-$40k/year) |
Capital & Main needs a part-time audience editor ($65-$75k/year) |
Adams Publishing Group LLC (Washington) needs a full-time copy editor |
Strategists & Search Engine Optimization |
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Espresso Podcast Production needs a YouTube strategist |
ICUC (Ontario/USA) needs a remote full-time social media strategist |
ZERO (LA/NYC) needs a junior social strategist |
PR & Marketing |
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Brighton Open Air Theatre needs a marketing coordinator (6-12 hours/week, £18.50/hour) |
T-Mining needs a part-time freelance product marketing coordinator |
Publicis needs an account supervisor for a 7-month contract |
SHIFT Communications (Chicago) needs a full-time director |
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Social Media & Community |
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BDG (NYC) needs a part-time social assistant for parenting content (28 hours/week, $25-$26/hour) |
LegendKeeper needs a remote part-time community manager and worldbuilder ($20/hour, 20 hours/week) |
We Are Rosie (US) needs a remote part-time community learning program manager |
CRAFD needs a freelance social media manager (1-2 days/week) |
OMERPM needs a remote social media manager for a country artist ($500-$2.5k) |
Time Out South Africa (Durban) needs a freelance social media manager |
Spielwerk needs a freelance content creator |
Make Writing Your Job needs a freelance social media manager/content creator ($1.2k, 10 hours/week, $30/hour) |
New Engen (US) needs a temporary full-time remote social content creator to cover maternity leave ($30-$37/hour) |
Art Direction & Graphic Design | |
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Uma needs a freelance remote technical animator (GMT hours) | South Side Weekly needs a part-time layout editor (16 hours/week, $25/hour) |
Pere (global) needs a remote contract 2D artist | T.C. Havlock needs an artist who can create character art |
Ark needs a freelance remote concept artist or 3D sculptor ($50/hour) | Kate M. Levi needs character art for a book series |
Brightrock Games (UK/EU) needs a contract remote senior environment artist | Kat needs a remote thumbnail designer |
Capital & Main needs freelance graphic designers | JT Stanley (Miami) needs a press photo shoot ($500-$1k) |
Modiphius.com needs graphic designers for layout and typesetting and illustrators | GLÜ needs a remote graphic designer ($350-$500) |
lowercase needs freelance industrial designers (3-month contract) | Joey Pucino needs a remote animator for a YouTube show ($500-$2k) |
Sajal Khan needs a remote video editor ($1.5k-$2.5k) | Prairy needs a remote short-form video editor ($25/hour) |
Pettanko Neko needs a concept artist for a game with foliage and dilapitated structures | HideWorks Indie Horror Games needs a freelance 2D concept and illustration artist |
Hidden Folks (Netherlands) needs a full-time remote game designer | HAUS (US) needs a freelance production designer |
Video/Photo Production & Editing | |
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Capital & Main needs freelance photographers and videographers | &Friends needs a remote video editor for an indie artist ($250-$750) |
Tara Keeney needs a video editor | Lily Romeo (Edmonton) needs a photographer for a business shoot |
IGN needs freelancers with video editing and writing experience to cover Marvel Rivals, Arc Raiders, Call of Duty, Overwatch, and more | Lexi Hensler needs a remote long-form video editor |
Joey Pucino needs a remote short-form editor ($250-$2k) | Joey Pucino (LA) needs a remote short-form videographer ($250-$2k) |
Audio/Podcast Production & Editing |
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Lower Street (London) needs a remote full-time sound designer |
Lower Street (London) needs a remote full-time podcast producer |
Oregon Public Broadcasting needs a producer for its podcasts team ($55-$60k/year) |
Website/App Developers |
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Divider needs a remote Three.js developer ($1.2k-$2.2k) |
Marzi by Primus needs frontend and backend developers |
RealXP Lab needs a remote contract senior Unity gameplay engineer ($50-$100/hour, 20 hours/week) |
SquareShip (Canada) needs a contract remote Unity C# developer ($10-$20k) |
Good Story Guild needs a part-time remote Unreal systems developer |
Zovian Games needs a remote freelance anticheat specialist |
Architect |
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JS (NYC) needs a freelance architectural designer ($40-$50/hour) |
CRW Laux Architect (West Palm Beach, CA) needs a freelance intern/draftsman |
DEMO Architects needs a part-time project architect |
SITU needs a junior designer ($25-$27/hour) |
Creativedrop (Santa Clarita, CA) needs a contract junior architectural draftsperson |
Various |
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Anthropic (US/CA/UK) needs a remote AI safety fellow ($3,850/week) |
Anthropic (US/CA/UK) needs a remote AI security fellow ($3,850/week) |
Wizards of the Coast needs a remote temporary D&D associate project manager ($43-$55/hour) |
The O’Shaughnessy Fellowships and Grants program is open to researchers and creatives ($10k grants) |
Create Arts (London) needs freelance onsite project managers |
WAHWN (Wales) needs a freelance programme manager |
Tom Lloyd-Williams (UK) needs a freelance publishing contracts manager (15-20 hours/month) |
Randle Editorial/Randle Literary (UK) needs a part-time payments and royalties manager |
The Dallas Museum of Art (Texas) is offering grants to artists |
Companies Looking For Multiple Freelance Roles |
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Sudowrite needs a part-time freelance product designer and storyteller |
The Bae Shop and Subtle (India) need freelance writers and video editors |
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