Freelance Writing Jobs for Wednesday, May 21, 2008
May 21, 2008 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Good morning FWJ Friends! I’ve got a bunch of blogging jobs for you this morning. There is an internship, some content writing gigs, a travel writing opp, and some work for technical writers and copy editors. As always, I hope you find something interesting on today’s list.
Leads…
- Daily Beauty Blogger @ Mariner Marketing
- Daily Cleaning Blogger @ Mariner Marketing
- Green Bloggers – College Students and Alumni Wanted ($250 stipend after 12 weeks + digital camera)
- Online Editor – Three Months – Telecommute ($25-$30 per hour)
- Freelance Writers with Auto Sector Experience in Los Angeles
- Freelance Writers @ MediaOne of Utah
- Technical Writers and Proofreaders Needed for Assignments in Long Island
- Freelance Family Travel Writer @ The Independent Traveler
- Writer for Men’s Blog
- Writer for Motocross Magazine
- Copy Editor for Business Report ($250)
- Grant Writers – Austin ($27 per hour)
- Local Writers Needed – Austin
- Baseball Writer/Blogger Needed
- Writers Needed for Psychic Web Site ($10 per article; $20 bonus paid after 20 articles written)
- Tech Writer - 6-8 Week Assignment – Austin – On Site
- Children’s Publisher Seeks Editor for Short Parenting Books
- Business/Profile Writers Needed – Dallas
- Sports Information Specialist/Writer – 3 Month Contract – Full Time ($12-15 per hour)
- Las Vegas Writers Wanted ($0.25 per word)
- German and Turkish Translators Needed ($10-$20 per hour)
- Unpaid Magazine Editorial Internship – Pasadena
- Blogger for Daily News Site
- BizTech Writers for Wired.com – Contract – New York
- Finance Writers - US Applicants Only ($0.05 per word)
- Article Writer – Telecommute
- Life Coach Seeks Editor/Writer – Telecommute/US Residents ($15 per hour)
- Web Writer – Raleigh – Local Candidates Only ($20 per hour)
- Freelance Editor Needed for Middle-Grade Fiction Book
Good Luck!
Jodee
Finance Writers – This is another that was at Freelancewriting.com a few weeks ago that sends you a form email and then says you must create an account to be considered for the job and then you never hear from that person again.
They didn’t sucker me into that one, but I have a friend who fell for it and is currently receiving 200 emails a week from this debt consolidation company and they ignore her when she tells them to take her off their mailing list.
What’s up with jobs reposting and reposting? I applied to the Raleigh web writers job a couple of weeks ago. I know then it was at least the 2nd time they’d posted.
We’re moving to Raleigh, but I got an email back from someone in HR. Everything seemed to check out. They asked me to complete an email interview first. I did, and the woman said I’d hear back for a phone interview. I was really excited, but I didn’t hear back. Now they’re reposting again.
I suppose they didn’t like me, which I can deal with (rejection no longer stings so much), but I find it hard to believe that in an area of the country known for its technical expertise – and where I’ve seen FT content writer jobs paying $50,000+ a year that they cannot find a single candidate for this position who fits their needs.
Of course now that I think of it, maybe the really awesome writers there have the $50,000 jobs and don’t want this one. Still I’d love to have steady money coming in. It was a W2 contractor, so I’d save on FICA, and it would cover childcare.
I just find it hard to believe no one is qualified, and that’s my rambling point.
The “online editor” job isn’t new, either. I remember it from last week as a Craig’s List listing; a subscription-based site picked it up.
One of the links wants you to create an account with Mediabistro.com before it lets you see the ad. Has anyone had spamming problems with them?
I don’t want to get on an obnoxious mailing list only to find out the job isn’t real.
@ Brandi: Maybe they’ve got some overly specific ideas in mind of what their ideal candidate would be like. You might find they call you yet, if they realize they were not being realistic.
@ Adam: Go ahead and sign up for Mediabistro. I have an account there so I can see job ads and they have never sent me anything spammy.
Re: MediaBistro
I’ve been a member for a year now and have never had any spam from them. Monster.com is the one that I have the biggest problem with for spam. They are horrible!
I guess I’m one of the very few (if not the only one
Turkish freelancers who frequent your site, Jodee. Thank you for providing us with such a vast array of possibilities every day. I hope, in time, the tides will turn for the international freelancer hailing from one of the Third World countries and we will see more telecommuting opportunities for the likes of me.
I believe this is the first time I’ve ever seen a listing here that is directed toward the Turkish freelancing market. I keep my fingers crossed.
Agree with others that mediabistro is fine.
Adam, I posted this in another topic but the lag in getting approved (because of the link) means it got largely missed. If you’re worried about spam, you can use Trashmail.
Trashmail.net
There’s a plugin for Firefox so you can right click on a form and create a new, disposable email addy. It has options for how many replies/how many days to keep the email active, then it simply ends.
Very cool, especially for craigslist or other less than safe places to respond to emails.
@Ayda
Good luck! have you checked out craigslist on your own at all? A freelance friend who grew up in Turkey told me awhile back that they sometimes have things…
@ Ayda: How nice to hear from you! Now that I know we have someone in Turkey reading FWJ, I will make a point of checking out CL listings for that country and including them on my list.
@ Matt: Thanks, I’ll check out Trashmail.
@Robin
Thank you very much for the best wishes and the tip. I really appreciate that. Yes, I do check Craigslist now and then and it is true that we sometimes come across ads that sound and feel like they can work for anybody in the world. However, I’ve only got one reply so far and that was from a translation company in need of Turkish translators.
Actually there are many international translation services that you can apply online as a Turkish translator. My problem is I am done with translating (after doing it for 7 years) and now stand more on the writing/blogging side.
@Jodee
You’re a blessing, Jodee. My hearty thanks for the support..
Thankyouuu Jodeee.
I might as well set up an auto-comment that just posts that everytime I look at one of these.
I love the last one: “middle grade fiction editor.” It’s a 6-8 week job that pays $200! I hope there’s no low-ballers out there that will take it. I have a no-freebies/no cheapies policy and I hope all the writers do too.
You can get experience at an official internship if that’s what you’re after.
@Adam: I hope you’re right. Though I don’t mind not getting the job, it is one I’d like for our current situation. The email interview had a fair number of questions about technical aspects outside web writing, but I have experience with them. Maybe they are looking for someone with a really specific skill set and can’t find it (I’d like to hope anyway…).
@ Brandi: if it’s that ideal for you, it couldn’t hurt to call them and inquire. It shows initiative and interest on your part, and it’s often harder to say no to someone over the phone than via email.
You’d likely at least get an answer, and at worst, you don’t get the job. Which seems to be the case currently anyway.
Nothing to lose and everything to gain.
@ Ayda: Thank you; you’ve just made my day!
@ Jack: I always appreciate it when some one takes the time to say thanks.
So many American-only freelance/telecommute ads these days. I’m perfect for the Online Editor job, but the specs say they want US citizens. For a freelance gig? Is that normal?
@ Tamara: it could be a case of the company mistakenly thinking it’s illegal to hire a non-US citizen. Or they just may think you’ll be easier to track down if something goes wrong if you live in the US.
Or maybe they just want to give a job to their neighbors.
@Tamara: I would imagine for some employers it’s a matter of language, too. Even people who are native English speakers but not in the US may use non-US colloquial expressions. I’ve written for both British and Australian audiences as well, and while most of the time it doesn’t matter, for a couple where I needed to be more casual, the language issue can be problematic.
Of course, they could just oppose outsourcing…
@ Adam & Brandi: Thanks for your responses. Yes, they may think it’s illegal or some such thing; they may think it easier to hire an American, or that the English is different. But they’re missing out, frankly. The main editing gig I have is for an American-based company, requiring me to know colloquialisms in US, Cdn, and UK English. Plus, I’m highly skilled at online editing. Their loss, but it’s misinformed. The outsourcing argument is all well and good I suppose, but seems to only ever go one way; plenty of US/UK citizens applying for Cdn jobs. Ah, well, that’s life as a freelancer, I guess.