1/10 Freelance Writing Jobs Newsletter

Hey, hey!

Some weeks it’s challenging to find freelance writing gigs…this was not one of those weeks.

It seems many businesses are kicking off the new year with fresh budgets, ready to invest in quality communications. I love to see it.

Read on for 42 new gigs!

42 freelance writing/editing opportunities

Freelance Content Writing Gigs

1. Glamour in the US is looking for certified freelance sex writers

2. Melanie Pine Marketing in the US is looking for a freelance technical writer with expertise in the plastics manufacturing world

3. Scythe Robotics in the US looking for a freelance technical writer to help with instructional materials

4. Write of Passage is hiring a freelance article writer to write about writing — $500 per article

5. Napa in the US is looking for a freelance technical ghostwriter for founders

6. Headway in the US is looking for freelance writers who are licensed mental health clinicians to build out its resource center

7. Sachs Media in the US is looking for a freelance health policy article writer to help track health policy legislation over the next few months

8. GOBankingRates is hiring freelance personal finance content writers — $175 per article

9. Forbes in the US is looking for a US-based freelance writer/reporter to help with its Entrepreneurial CMO 50 list and World’s Most Influential CMO list

10. Forbes in the US is looking for a US-based freelance reporter who is a generalist with 3+ years of experience as a full-time writer or editor

11. Food and Wine in the US is looking for experienced freelance writers to write deals/trends commerce stories from the first-person angle

12. Une Forte in the UK is looking for a UK-based freelance tennis betting expert

13. Mumsnet in the UK is looking for UK-based freelance writers with expertise in pregnancy and baby products, home, travel, and sex content

14. Busuu in the UK is looking for a freelance French materials writer

15. Food Compliance HQ in the UK is looking for a freelance content writer in the food industry

16. A founder in the UK is looking for freelance journalists to cover investment, VC, finance, tech, sports, fashion, business, and underrepresented sports

17. Andgo Systems in Canada is looking for a freelance healthcare IT blog writer

Freelance Copywriting Gigs

1. Original X Productions in the US is looking for freelance copywriters

2. Back Market in the US is looking for a UK-based freelance copywriter

3. Inizio Evoke in the US is looking for a freelance pharma copywriter who has written patient access, payer comms, and HCP payer comms work

4. The Startup Storyteller in the US is looking for US-based freelance writers to write narrative-driven investor presentations (pitch decks)

5. Zero21 Brands in the UK is looking for a freelance fashion copywriter to help them write for Ed Hardy UK and Europe, amongst other upcoming brands 

6. T&Pm in the UK is looking for freelance sports social media copywriters

7. Marsh Eden in the UK is looking for a freelance copywriter and art director team to help with an ongoing client. Must have B2B and automotive experience

8. Alpine in the Netherlands is looking for a freelance Dutch email marketing copywriter

Freelance Editing Gigs

1. Forbes in the US is seeking a US-based freelance editor to join the newsroom’s audience team

2. Everyday Health in the US is looking for freelance editors who have experience working on clinical lifestyle content — $30 per hour

Accepting Pitches from Freelance Writers

1. MIT Technology Review in the US is seeking pitches on using creativity to solve an old problem

2. Telegraph Travel in the UK is looking for anonymous holiday spending diaries

3. The Sick Times in the US is looking for pitches for its audience of people with long COVID— up to $1,300 for 1,200 to 1,500 words

4. Atmos in the US is looking for stories on all things nature, science, climate, policy/politics, and environmental justice — starts at $0.50 per word for up to 2,000 words 

5. Restart in the US is looking for freelance pitches related to Assassin’s Creed Shadows — $200

6. The Logic in Canada is looking for pitches from freelance journalists on how business and technology are changing Canada for better or worse — $1 per word up to 2,500 words

7. Bolts in the US is looking for stories on critical voting rights and criminal justice — $800  

8. Globe and Mail in Canada is looking for pitches for its Business Opinion section

9. Refinery 29 in the UK is looking for 7-day money diary submissions — $150

10. Business Insider in the US is looking for pitches on food/beverage rankings, traveling to lots of countries or US states, visiting a chain restaurant for the 1st time, and stories from long-time service-industry workers — rates start at $230 for 700 words

11. National Geographic in the US is looking for smart (not academic) and interesting 800 to 1,000-word stories for a global audience

12. The Logic in Canada is looking for stories about the human impacts of business and tech on everyday lives in Canada — up to $1 per word

13. Rest of World in the US is accepting pitches on LatAm and China — $750 for 1,200 words 

14. i-D in the UK is looking for stories on culture, fashion, art, and photography

15. Daily Mirror in the UK is looking for stories with strong human interest, real-life stories, and celeb interviews

New Grants to Fund Writing on Love

Extreme social division and polarization. An epidemic of loneliness. “Deaths of despair.” These are modern challenges in the United States. But one timeless virtue might help to address them all: Love. This initiative seeks to expand the concept of love beyond romantic relationships, emphasizing its role in fostering compassion, altruism, and social cohesion.

The Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) at UC Berkeley is offering two dozen grants of $5,000 to $50,000 to fund projects highlighting love’s power to foster connection and resilience. GGSC is interested in a range of media, including articles, videos, radio stories, podcasts, social media content, and more.

In addition to financial support, grantees are paired with scientific experts who serve as advisors to their projects, guiding them to relevant research on the science of love.

Interested? Apply by March 24th!

Important dates:

• January 7, 2025: Application window opens

• January 28, 2025: Informational webinar for applicants 

• March 24, 2025: Applications due

• June 11, 2025: Application review process completed, grantees notified

• September 1, 2025: Grantees’ project period begins

• February 28, 2027: Grantees’ project period ends

That’s a wrap for this week!

Wishing you luck on your pitches.

Jessica at ATFW

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