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Journalists

The Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism offers up to $10,000 to support an enterprise or investigative environmental story set in the western United States, which is defined as all states west of the Mississippi River, including Hawaii and Alaska.

The Tiffany Shackelford Foundation Stipends offers up to $599 to individuals (not employers) to help offset travel and/or registration costs for training, workshops, and events.

Metro (UK) needs pitches for its Real Life section about your personal unique stories

The Michael Kelly Award is open to work published in a U.S.-based print or online publication in 2025 ($25,000 prize)

StyleBlueprint (Louisville) needs freelance writers for local content

Tech Funding News (EU/UK) needs a fast news writer

Fortune (NYC) needs a full-time newsroom fellow ($30/hour, 35 hours/week)

The Chief Brief (global) needs freelance journalists for business and economics

GetYourGuide needs freelance writers for its The Explorer platform

Politico (NYC) needs a fall reporting intern ($23/hour)

Spectrum News (Syracuse, New York) needs editorial news fellows

The News Creator Corps Rural Creator Fellowship is open now ($3,500 stipend)

Guessing Headlights needs remote freelance news writers for trending news ($25/hour, EST hours)

High Point Discovered (North Carolina) needs a freelance feature writer for its print magazine

Journalists

Business Insider’s health and parenting section is looking for personal essay pitches. In particular, we’re looking for pitches about multigenerational living and living with family, elder care, relationships with grandparents (grandparents helping with childcare, your child not having grandparents, living far from grandparents, etc), decluttering, downsizing or living in a tiny home, still having to work in retirement age, retiring early, deciding not to retire or coming out of retirement, relocation stories (moving and not having friends, moving for financial reasons, moving for a job and regretting it, moving to be near family, etc), longevity tips from someone 90+ in your family, 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

How&How (London) needs freelance writers at all experience levels

McCormick & Company (UK) needs a freelance copywriter who speaks English, French, and German

Valley Community Healthcare needs a freelance grant writer for government grants

Cooth needs part-time contract junior and mid-level copywriters

EnTec (global) needs a remote part-time technical writer

Fireflies.ai needs freelance content writers with SEO experience

RedCat Digital needs a contract Spanish-speaking copywriter

antidote needs a copywriter for email and SMS

The Word Woman LLC (US) needs a remote freelance contractual grant writer ($750-$1k/month)

Forward Role Recruitment (Manchester) needs a freelance copywriter with fashion experience

Europerfumes needs a part-time remote copywriter for fragrance brands

Lasega Brooks needs ghostwriters for a book proposal

Dragonfruit needs a remote YouTube scriptwriter ($100-$500/script)

Black & Veatch needs freelance B2B writers for data centers, construction, utilities, etc.

Content Editing, Fact-checking, & Content Design

Elite Editing needs a freelance remote publishing editor (5-20 hours/week)

eFormed Ventures needs a freelance content director for an outdoor space project

The Take (US) needs a freelance remote script editor

Protect Ethical Prosecutors (US) needs a remote content producer (~30hours/week, $50–$65/hour)

Concord (US) needs a remote part-time senior copywriter/copy editor ($45/hr W2 hourly or $60 part‑time (20 hrs/week)

Prison Journalism Project needs a remote part-time contract research editor (10 hours/week, $30/hour)

Skiddle (UK) needs an editorial content creator (£26,227.50 per annum)

Strategists & Search Engine Optimization

If Only If Nightwear needs a freelance SEO content creator for a 2-3 month project

Independiente needs remote freelance creative strategists

Creative Crowd (Canada) needs a freelance strategist for a short-term project

SULT needs a freelance creative strategist

BBDO needs freelance social strategists and data analysts

PR & Marketing

Kemosabe needs a freelance PR person with destination experience

Unfold (LA/NYC) needs a remote part-time assistant with PR experience

R. Agency needs freelance consumer publicists

A.Watts Collective needs PR pros with experience in tourism, media relations, etc.

KUB needs a freelance PR consultant in the fintech space

T&Pm needs a part-time freelance project/account manager for a 4-week project

Redis (Seattle, WA) needs a paid marketing communications intern for the summer

Social Media & Community

Trails Magazine needs a contract social media manager

FloCollege (US) needs a remote social media contractor

Your Money Line needs a part-time social media and content intern ($15-$20/hour)

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (US) needs a remote contract part-time social media associate ($60/hour)

Scout House needs a social creative lead (20 hours/week, $55-$75/hour)

SmartNews (US West Coast) needs a freelance remote social news editor

CorePower Yoga needs a remote part-time social media marketing intern

Statusphere (Orlando, FL) needs a remote social media intern ($17-$20/hour)

Bertucci needs Instagram/TikTok creators to show dining experiences

Precision Foods needs Instagram/TikTok creators to promote hot cocoa

Studs (NYC) needs a full-time social media manager

Art Direction & Graphic Design

Instacart needs a remote freelance Pinterest and IG static content photographer/designer (~10–15 hrs/week)

Vanity Fair needs a freelance digital designer

Cricket District (UK) needs a freelance sports graphic designer

VEED needs a product designer

Fair Play Labs (Costa Rica) needs a remote freelance contract game designer

Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst (Ontario) needs freelance junior designers

Embracing Our Differences is offering awards for artwork by students and teachers ($2k awards)

Peninsula Family Service (San Mateo, CA) needs a freelance contract video content producer and editor

Sanity needs a freelance senior designer for digital and physical campaigns

11 Dot Studio needs a remote contract pixel artist

RoseTree needs a YouTube channel banner/thumbnail template creator

Craft (London) needs a freelance 3D designer (£400 p/d)

Solomon Page (US) needs a remote contract senior designer (EST hours)

Craft (Leeds) needs a freelance motion designer

Isaac Explores needs a remote thumbnail designer ($500-$1k)

The Gray Matter Experience needs a freelance graphic designer

MIKSI Rugs needs a freelance AI-native visual designer ($30 - $60/hour • 20 hours/week)

Off Madison Ave needs a freelance remote designer (Phoenix preferred)

CGI Interactive needs a freelance presentation designer

Ark needs a remote freelance senior graphic designer ($50/hour)

Video/Photo Production & Editing

Instacart needs a remote freelance TikTok and Reels video creator (~20–25 hrs/week)

Brand USA needs video and content production partners (including content creators and editors) for travel stories

LosingLoonies needs a remote video editor ($100-$1k/project)

McCormick & Company needs a freelance editor who uses After Effects

TooCozy needs a remote group challenge video editor ($200-$250/project)

Gridiron needs a remote video editor for NFL documentaries ($200-$500/project)

Trend Central needs a remote video editor ($500-$700/project)

Peninsula Family Service (San Mateo, CA) needs a contract nonprofit photographer

Blake Menard needs a remote YouTube long-form video editor ($1-$2k/project)

Bay Area Pickleball Coach needs a remote video editor

The Tarot Ship w/ Jimmy needs a short-form video editor

Familia Diamond needs a remote part-time creative director

Vicky Critoph (London) needs a licensed drone videographer for an event May 16

World News Tonight with David Muir (NYC) needs a production intern ($22.50/hour)

Audio/Podcast Production & Editing

Condé Nast (London) needs freelance recording engineers

A songwriter/singer needs a creative assistant for a podcast to cover maternity leave

Sonatune needs audiobook editors and proofers

Google Labs needs a tastemaker for its Flow Music product

NPR (Washington, D.C.) needs a full-time audio engineer

The Passionate Few Podcast needs podcast trailer editors and sound designers

Website/App Developers

Street League needs a freelance Squarespace specialist

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation needs a remote temporary email and web developer

Powerhouse Casting needs a backend developer to finalize a React application ($700 CAD with a project timeline of 2–3 days)

Tennum needs a full-time software development engineer ($30-$35/hour)

Brendan Riel needs a Framer site update specialist ($500 - $700)

Various

HEADLINE (LA/SoCAl) needs a freelance event coordinator

The Newsletter Conference (NYC) needs a paid volunteer

The American Writers Museum (Chicago) needs front desk staff

The Amber Grant is available to women business owners ($50k)

American Society for Holocaust Education and Remembrance needs a part-time admin assistant and operations coordinator ($32-$36/hour)

The Freed Fellowship supports online entrepreneurs and business owners ($500)

Marz needs people with experience in email copywriting, email account management, and Klaviyo tech

Masa (Bronx, NY) needs a literacy specialist (20 hours/week, $32-$45/hour)

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