Freelance Writing Jobs for Thursday, May 15, 2008
May 15, 2008 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Good morning FWJ Friends! I’ve got jobs for technical writers and copywriters this morning. There are some content writing gigs and blogging opps as well. There are a couple of jobs for people interested in genealogy and I also have one employer looking for someone to write video game walkthroughs; another one is looking for a jingle writer. I hope you find an opportunity with your name on it on today’s list.
Leads…
- Freelance Copywriter – Contract – On Site – Mission, KS
- Freelance Copy Writer for Health Care Consulting Firm – Off Site – Elgin, Illinois Area Applicants
- Copy Writer @ Allysis – Kirkland, WA
- Blogger @ BillSavings.com
- WebCopywriter @ BillSavings.com ($40 for 800-1000 word article)
- Freelance Writer for Communications Firm – 3 Days Per Week – On Site – Hoboken, NJ
- Contributors Wanted for Experience-Based Magazine ($10-$75 per article)
- Poetry Journal Seeks Student Intern – Unpaid – Montreal
- Technical Writer – Six Month Contract – On Site – Mississauga/Toronto
- Freelance Writer Needed - Telecommute
- Writers for Medical News Magazine ($300-$375 for 1200-1500 words)
- Genealogy Researcher and Writer – Edinburgh (GBP 9 per hour)
- Life Coach Seeks Article Writers
- Writing/Web Marketing Internship – Austin
- LoftLife Looking for Austin Bloggers
- Product Management and Tech Writing Internship @ Small World Labs - Paid – Austin
- Technical Writer - Contract – Round Rock/Austin ($20-$29 per hour)
- Freelance Technology News Reporter @ ECT News Network - US Applicants Only
- Irish Family History Researcher – Contract – Boston
- Paid Summer Intern for Writing/Editing – Addison, TX ($1000 per month)
- Freelance Articles Writers Wanted
- Colorado Regional Travel Writers Wanted ($50-$200 per article)
- Book Editor Wanted – Houston
- Copy Editor Needed for “Sit Means Sit”
- Copywriter - Off Site – Los Angeles Area Applicants ($45 per hour DOE)
- Freelance Writers Needed for Video Game Walkthroughs ($175-$250)
- Presentation Creator (Copy and Visuals) – Telecommute
- Junior Beauty Writer – On Site – Four Weeks – New York
- Freelance Writer/Reporter – Stock Market and Personal Finance – Telecommute (under $150 per article)
- Technical Writer – Contract – On Site – Irvine, CA
- Editorial Internship Multimedia Writer – Philadelphia
- Television Show Seeks Script Writers – Part Time – Contract – Portland
- First Person Essay Awards: $2,000 in Prizes, No Fees
- Jingle Writer Needed - Raleigh, NC
- Articles on Child Development Needed ($150 for a batch of 10)
- Freelance Writer for Weekly Seattle Newspaper
- Technical Writer - Contract – Redwood City/San Francisco ($45 per hour)
Good Luck!
Jodee
Jodee,
The lists for the past few days have really been extensive. Thanks for all the hard work.
Thank you for these leads, Jodee.
Jodee,
Thanks for the great job.
I had to laugh this morning when I read this. After reading Bob Younce’s post on Freelance Folder about how the jobs are out there, your daily job posting drives the message home.
@ Rhonda: You are most welcome!
@ James: Yes, there are jobs out there and we prove it every day right here.
Thanks for the leads Jodee. My husband is away on a business trip and he called last night from Texas with some magazines for me to look into. He’s taken to checking out local free magazines and regional publications whenever he’s away to see if they’re something I might be able to submit to.
The Videogame Walkthrough Writer job is from Mahalo, some info/searchy website. I got a job through them from here earlier but it turned out to be more compiling links and learning webcode than writing, and I thought the effort behind it all was worth more than they were paying. I gave it a shot but didn’t enjoy it much.
Howeverrr, I’m still on their staff mailing list (I didn’t officially quit, but I didn’t really sign up either), which doesn’t bother me too much – but the walkthrough work is more writing and less link and webcode, and pays a lot better. So I’ve sent in an example!
Thanks Jodee
there’s no way there is a lack of jobs, if anything there is a boom for writing esp. on the internet. ( yes sometimes it’s mindless work but it can be done)… At any rate it also takes time and patience to build up the way you want but it is far faster than waiting for queries and SASES from magazines and fiction. I think both are good
by the by one of the ads asked to apply via myspace but when you go to the link it doesn’t exist.
LoLing @ the myspace contacts. They’re so whacked out they’re afraid to put their real myspace link addy, they have to break it up.
I didn’t even consider looking at that one. Not worth my time.
As for a lack of jobs, hardly. There are lots of decent paying writing jobs. And this place has been nailing them for years.
Thanks you two!
Matt. Why would a company breaking up their address be a red flag? Just curious.
It’s not a red flag, it’s just annoying.
Are they afraid they’re going to get, um… oh, I dunno… some hits on their page?
Seriously, if you’re soliciting work on the internet, at least have the testicular fortitude to put a click-able link on there so people don’t get the impression you’re paranoid.
Oops… too late.
@ Matt: I understand why people do it with email addresses (to avoid junk mail) – though a patient spammer can get around a broken up email address since almost everyone uses the same formula to break it up. But, why on earth would someone do the same for a web address?
It’s not like you can get spam to your website.
Because, Adam, they’re paranoid and don’t really know what they’re doing. Or why.
That’s why it’s not worth my time.
testicular fortitude lol. I am finding more and more that the jobs you apply directly to their site are more reputable than just ads with vague connotations.
By the way, i just got two more blogging job offers so that totally proves that there is a market out there…( i think i can finally slim down the web content stuff it drive me batty !)
It seems like posts on Craigslist get flagged for removal within minutes of their posting.
@ Brenda: someone the other day who had posted one of those jobs complained her post was flagged for removal. It seems someone (possibly who visits this site) is applying and then flagging to prevent other people from competing for the job.
Quite unethical in my books. Something Craigslist should work on.
Jodee, thanks for these great leads!
I applied to the Sit Means Sit position, and received their site’s homepage to revamp as “the first part of the interview.” Since I am inherently wary of doing work for someone I know nothing about–for free–I thanked the sender for the information and requested a few answers to some questions I had about the position before undertaking the work (what the work entails, what the pay is, project lengths, etc.). I received another reply that answered with “there are numerous projects” and “I don’t know the rates yet.” Hmmmm. Be cautious before doing work for free as part of an “interview”!
@ Adam
I agree, there isn’t any real way to indicate why something should be flagged besides the standard selections. They should at least require the flagger to type in a reason why before it’s removed.
@ Jack and Gwynita: You are most welcome!:)
Hi Jodee
I want to add my thanks as well. Though I join late in scanning through FWJ daily, I really appreciate everything you do. I especially love the international postings that you list.
From your fellow Canadian in Ottawa.
Interesting. I applied for the Sit Means Sit position and got the same request. I am new at freelance editing and just launched my website a few weeks ago. I appreciate it when a prospective client gives me the opportunity to edit a sample as part of the application process. Because I am new, a sample shows my abilities better than my resume does at this point. Do I need to be wary of these “opportunities,” or are they a valid way for employers to test applicants? (The sample from their homepage was about 300 words.)
Hi Jenny B: You are welcome. I really appreciate your taking the time to give me some positive feedback. It means a lot to me.
(And I’m still envious that you are living in Ottawa….we are hoping that we can move back at some point…it just hasn’t worked out for us yet….)
Jodee,
Where in Canada are you from? Nova Scotia here.
@Boo Boo Great to know that other fellow Canadians visit this site. I know James is one as well.
@Jodee Sometimes it does take awhile for things to work out.
A Melissa
Sometimes a job poster will ask for a small edit, but in this case, it appears that Sit Means Sit is looking for all the suggestions they can get from professional editors so that they can revamp their site without hiring anyone.
It can be hard to tell whether it’s legit. Look at their site and see how much copy they have — if they are asking you to do the most important part (i.e., home page) you might want to steer clear. But if they’ve given you a smaller slice and the whole site needs work, go ahead and do it.
Melissa,
Hard to say. I know many people will NEVER do a sample, but I’ve gotten a lot of my best clients that way. Here’s what I look for. Are they clear about what the reward will be if the sample is up to standards? For example, how much will the gig pay, how steady will the work be, etc. Will they pay for the sample if it is satisfactory? In my experience, most people genuinely looking to hire someone will. Finally, are they upfront about who they are and where they are located, or do they dodge these questions? That’s a red flag for me.
By the way, I’ve also been screwed several times by providing free samples, so keep that in mind as well. You might do your sample and then never hear back. Just decide if the risk (you’ll do the work for nothing) is worth the potential reward.
@ BooBoo: I was born in Ottawa and grew up about 20 miles west of there. Now I live in southwestern Ontario.
@ Jenny B: I just try to grow where I’m planted, but it would be nice to live closer to family rather than 8 hours away….
Well, in regards to Sit Means Sit, I emailed the woman again and very politely explained that I would require the information I’d requested earlier (project details, payment) before I underwent the interview process (re-writing the entire homepage which, by the way, is rife with errors). Never heard back. So, to me, that makes me glad not to have done the “sample,” since the woman apparently had no idea what the project entailed or what it would pay. Red flags for me, for sure.