10/25 ATFW Jobs Newsletter

✏️30 new freelance writing gigs from the past few days

October 25, 2024

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Happy Friday! I hope your October has been going well. This week is a mixed bag of opportunities with listed rates going up to $1 per word. Here are the findings:

  1. Square is looking for a freelance senior writer to be the lead on all in-store retail displays

  2. All About Circuits is looking for freelance news writers with electrical engineering experience

  3. No Kill Magazine is looking for a freelance writer with knowledge of fashion/sustainability and an interest in new material innovations

  4. Frank and Bear is looking for freelance comedy writers to write skits for brands on social

  5. Sage Marketing Group is looking for freelance copywriters

  6. OpenPhone is looking for a freelance help center content writer to create how-to articles and more specific use case guides

  7. Somnio is looking for a freelance B2B digital writer

  8. Key One Realty Group in Dubai is looking for a freelance content writer

  9. Scholastic is looking for two contract-to-perm digital marketing copywriters with experience writing marketing emails and social posts

  10. Red Bull Media House is looking for a freelance writer with a deep knowledge of snowboarding and freeskiing who can break it down in a witty way

  11. Omniscient Digital is looking for freelance writers to write technical and semi-technical SEO blog content on topics related to the cloud

  12. Holiday.com is looking for a freelance editorial assistant  

  13. The Cruelty-Free Copywriter is looking for freelance health and wellness writers who have worked with AI 

  14. Lonely Planet is looking for freelance writers with France destination expertise. You should be living there or have traveled through it extensively in the last 18 months

  15. Taypedia is looking for a freelance Swiftie social media content creator

  16. PayPal is looking for US-based writers to work on a contract basis

  17. US News & World Report 360 Reviews is looking for freelance life insurance article writers and subject matter experts

  18. A lead poker editor is looking for experienced freelance poker writers to write SEO-based commercial/informational content 

  19. The Creative Director at U2 is looking for freelance editors and SEO writers

  20.  IndyVoices is looking for freelancers with newsroom/desk editing experience who like to write comment/opinion and can help on weekends

  21. Metro UK is looking for experienced freelance news reporters

  22. Thrillest is looking for travel story pitches from freelance writers – $400 to $800

  23. Wealth of Geeks is looking for first-hand travel stories, breaking news articles from the travel industry, and the changing tides that affect travelers worldwide — $250 for 700-900 words

  24. Freethink is looking for pitches related to tech, business, and society — $1,000-$2,000 

  25. NME is looking for pitches on emerging bands and artists for its Radar section 

  26. Toronto Star is looking for interesting opinion pitches on almost any subject (direct Toronto tie not mandatory) 

  27. National Forests Fdn. is looking for 1k-word stories about how a National Forest or Grassland has impacted your career, livelihood, or understanding of the economies of public lands — $1,000

  28. Positive.News Magazine is looking for unique, punchy solution-focused pitches — 30p/per word

  29. Sask Dispatch is looking for pitches covering provincial and municipal elections, grassroots activism, Indigenous rights, arts and culture, economic justice, ecology, gender equity, harm reduction, and more — $100 to $300

  30. Business Insider is looking for first-person essays from parents who have become empty-nesters and decided to reinvent themselves now that their kids are out of the house. Are you an empty nester who decided to travel the world, get a divorce, start a new career, go back to school, or do something completely unique? Essays should answer the question: "What's next when you no longer need to parent?" Starts at $250, deadline is 11/1, email pitches to Frank at [email protected].

Expert Spotlight: Amber Petty on Pitching

Jess: You have many impressive bylines in pubs like The New York Times, Bustle, and Thrillest. Is there a secret to getting pitches accepted by these big players?

Amber: Unless it’s a personal essay, don’t make the pitch about you. The editor isn’t that worried about your whole writing career or how you came up with the idea you’re pitching. They want to know how it will impact their audience. So, when you can focus on why the piece will speak to their readers, it helps you stand out.

Another little secret: You can’t embarrass yourself. Editors get tons of pitches every day. Even if yours isn’t great, they aren’t going to put your pitch on the office refrigerator with a “look at this idiot” sign. They won’t even remember your name, they’ll simply say no or click out of your email and move on.

So don’t worry about ruining your future chances with a “bad” pitch. They only remember when it’s good and you get so many chances to be good!

That’s a wrap!

Good luck applying and I’ll see ya next Friday,

Jessica at ATFW

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