Good morning FWJ Friends! There is a real mixed bag of opportunities this morning. I’ve got some content editing and blogging gigs, as well as opps for screen writers, technical writers, and copy writers. There is a listing for an erotic fiction contest, and some internships. I hope you find your dream job listed here today.
Leads…
- Writer for Life Extension
- Feature Writer @ Edwards Educational Services ($0.02 per word)
- Web Content Writer - On Site - Atlanta, GA
- Web Writer/Editor - On Site - Temporary - Pasadena, CA ($30 per hour)
- Robot Obsessed Blogger Wanted @ Blogpire
- Freelance Copy Editor - Toronto
- Technical Writer - Temporary - On Site - Windsor, ON
- TV Industry Writer @ b5 Media - Los Angeles area Applicants Preferred
- Good Quality Article Writer Needed
- Dating/Relationships Writers Needed ($0.05 per word)
- SEO Writers Wanted ($10 for 500 words)
- Recipe Writing Instructors for Online Class @ MediaBistro.com
- Editor in Chief @ Elan: Rethink Muslim - On Site - New York
- Copy Editor - On Site - Montreal
- Press Releases and Articles Needed - Telecommute
- Health and Fitness Writers Needed ($25-$30 per hour)
- Production Company Wants Aspiring Writers
- Production Company Seeking Screenplays
- Copywriter for Financial Investment Brochures - Buckhead/Altanta
- Copy Editor/Proofreader - On Site - Kennesaw/Atlanta
- Technical Writer - On Site - Austin, TX ($20-29 per hour)
- Fashion-savvy Writers @ ChicagoPicks.com
- Summer Copywriting Intern Wanted for Growing Healthcare Communications Company - Telecommute ($10 per hour)
- Part Time Editor - Contract - Telecommute ($17 per hour)
- Freelance Writer for Community Newspaper - Plano, TX
- Freelance Proofreader - Telecommute
- Freelance Writers Wanted for Los Angeles-based Web Site
- Education Writer - Telecommute
- Contest for Erotic Fiction Writers/Ongoing Writing Work Also
- Copywriter Wanted - Contract - Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Technical Writer/Project Coordinator - Minnetonka, MN ($30-$40 per hour)
- Interns and Entry-Level Writers/Editors for Celebrity Web Site
- Looking for Female to Write Dating Advice for Men
- Seeking Freelance Writers for Boomer Audience
- Looking for Three Great Writers - Telecommute ($26-$38 per hour)
- Freelance Writers to Produce Copy for Real Estate Web Sites ($15-$60 per assignment)
Good Luck!
Jodee
May 20th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Hmm interesting leads, i am always wondering about those ” entry” level jobs…does that mean they don’t pay?
SEO, i always wondered what that was EXACTLY i worked for an online marketing firm and they would have me write articles that would have keywords and meta description tags to be searchable on the web. Wonder if that is it?
ALl that technical stuff I hate dealing with, that and silo sites and rss feeds and all that.
May 20th, 2008 at 10:46 am
SEO = Search Engine Optimization. You’ve basically got it right. The key to SEO writing is being able to figure out what keywords both humans and algorithms use to find data, but mostly algorithms.
May 20th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Thank you for posting the link for the Erotic Fiction contest. As an erotica writer, I always thought I’d wake up one day and find a listing that pertains to me! Thank you very much!
May 20th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Maryann,
When I write SEO articles, they tell me to take keywords, mention the eact phrase at least three times in the first 250 words, and after that, make sure some combination of those words is present throughout the entire article.
For instance if my searchable keyword phrase is “New Jersey online educators,” then I have to make sure that exact phrase appears about three times in the first 250 words of my article. And then I also want to use parts of that phrase throughout the article as well. So I could use “New Jersey” in one sentence adn “online educators” in another, etc.
I hope that’s what these articles mean as well, but at least that’s what past clients have told me.
May 20th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Lindsey - glad to see another erotic writer here. I’ve recently started trying my hand at erotic fiction and have a publication interested in buying my first short story.
May 20th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Hey Fiona!
I’m new to erotic fiction myself, having written only a few short stories. I wrote a personalized one for someone and got paid for that, so that was exciting.
Congrats on publication! That sounds very exciting!
It’s fantastic to write, isn’t it?
May 20th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Lindsey - are you familiar with the Erotic Writers and Readers Association? They have some great forums and information pages. I would send the link but my hard drive fried two days ago and I am currently working on a loaner, while we retrieve my files, bookmarks, etc.
May 20th, 2008 at 11:16 am
I just checked the link. Thanks, that looks really helpful!
May 20th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Dating/Relationships Writer has been posted at Online Writing Jobs before. I applied a couple months ago and then was told to complete the application process I had to go sign up at the site and they would send me information for adding content to the site. All I got out of it was 350 spam emails per day.
Avoid it!
May 20th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Ann, you might want to try trashmail. You can plug it in to firefox, and right click on a text field and paste a new trash email address that you can set to expire after a certain number of days, or a certain number of emails.
There’s a link to install the extension at the top of the page. I’ve been using it for years. Great stuff.
May 20th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Hey Jodee, thanks for the leads for screenwriters! I’m always looking for ways to pander my scripts! Not sure about the Canadian production company, though. Sounds sort of scammy to me. But, the other seems legit enough.
Thanks again!
May 20th, 2008 at 11:55 am
@ Maryam, I think “entry level” tends to mean they want someone they can push around, give boring assignments to and not pay very much.
Doesn’t mean it’s not a great opportunity though.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
good to know about the dating relationship articles…oh and by the way, a week ago there was an ad for a uk travel magazine writing job, not that it isnt legit but it was basically a way to promote their site you have to send your article and it may or may not be accepted so its just like regular magazine writing queries.
Yeah SEO thanks for the clarification, i figured as much there is also some software you can use to find SEO keywords. What i hate about the - promoting traffic articles that someimtes people care less about the quality of the articles and more about the traffic potential.
Adam The entry level stuff sounds about right but good for college grads just getting started, I guess you have to start somewhere
May 20th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
DON’T YOU HATE when there’s a writing ad on CL and all the recruiter says is they need writers? NOTHING more? They don’t have the common decency to name the topics they’re looking for? “We need good writers” is WAY to generic and vague. What is this? Travel writers? Food? Parenting? Relationships? Health and Fitness? Outdoor sports? Hunting? Automotive? Real estate? Finance? Wine? What IS it with these vague, generic ads?
Is it such a hardship to specify subject material? Does CL charge $100 per word in their ads or what? This makes no sense. Is there an explanation?
So ridiculous I think this is, that several times I have shot a snooty response (anonymously) criticizing them for not specifying writing topic.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
@Erricka - I hate that too! You would think they would want to provide topics and a few more details in their ad so the responses would be better as well. It would save everyone time!
May 20th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Okay, this has nothing to do with the job itself, just he wording in the boomer related ad.
“aging-midlifers and Boomers from 40-60+ years of age” I am on the very low end of that particular age range and calling me an “aging-midlifer” just about made me hyperventilate. AAACCCKKK! Is that what I really am?
Just a small freak out. I’ll go back to working now.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
@ Robin: you’re overlooking the “and” in there. That’s 2 distinct descriptors: aging-midlifers AND Boomers 40-60+. You can relax, it doesn’t apply to you
May 20th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
“Production Company wants aspiring writers…” I should think so!!! Read their ad - it’s over-loaded with incomplete thoughts; incomplete sentences; run-on sentences. Basically it comes off as if written by a fly-by-night organization. Based on just the ad, I’d turn and walk away…fast!