Good morning FWJ Friends! I’ve got jobs for reporters, technical writers, and bloggers for you this morning. There is an opp for a news editor and a call for wedding stories. A U.S.-based company needs hotel reviewers in Barcelona and Paris, and there are a couple of jobs for Toronto-area writers who are able to review local furniture stores and art galleries. An online music mag needs writers and there is something here for Christian writers as well. Click on the links to get the details and see if any of these are your dream job!
Leads…
- Freelance Web Editor @ InStyle Weddings - New York
- Freelance Reporter @ The York Weekly - York, ME
- National Examiners @ Examiner.com - Telecommute
- Tech-Savvy U.S. Based Journalists - Work from Home
- Research Intern @ Cheil Worldwide - Ridgefield Park, NJ
- Freelance Copy Editor - New York
- News Editor @ Newser - Telecommute ($30+ per hour)
- Thirsty - Underground Music/Lifestyle Magazine Seeking Writers - Sydney
- Jasper - Canadian Rockies Bloggers Needed
- Call for Wedding Stories @ Real Weddings Magazine
- Looking for Writers to Profile Furniture/Design Stores - Toronto
- Looking for Writers Who Know Toronto Art Galleries, Art Scene
- Looking for Writer for Dog-Themed Web Site - Telecommute
- Researcher/Writer Needed - Contract - Richmond, British Columbia
- Exciting Short-Term Linguistics Project Seeking Talented Individual - London, UK
- Hotel Reviewer Needed - Barcelona
- Hotel Reviewer Needed - Paris
- Detailed Jewelry Description Writers Needed @ BombayBangles.com
- Writer for Travel Blog Needed
- Fast and Good Writers Needed ASAP - Telecommute
- Sales Letter Needed
- Content Manager and Writer @ Viscape.com - Telecommute
- Technical Writer II - Contract - Austin, TX
- Interns for International New Media Startup - Boston
- City Edition Editors for New York and Denver @ Ideal Bite - Work from Home
- Film Script Editor Needed - Houston
- Internship - Writers and Researchers - Telecommute
- Technical Writer Wanted - 2-3 Month Contract - Eden Prairie/Miami
- Financial Writer - Temporary - 6 Months - Weehawken, NJ
- Writer/Remote Guide @ Mahalo.com ($10 per hour)
- Freelance Writer for Christian Publication - New York
- Culinary Web Site Looking for Writers - Telecommute
- Temp to Perm Copywriter - Chelsea/New York
- Editors/Proofreaders Needed ASAP - Telecommute
- Paid Editorial Internship @ Bigfish Publications - North Scottsdale/Phoenix
- Editorial Internship @ So Scottsdale! - Telecommute
- Technical Writer - 3 Month Contract - Phoenix, AZ
- Online Music Magazine Looking for Writers - Telecommute
- Travel Writer Wanted for Piedmont and Sandhills, NC Region
- Freelance Editor/Proofreader for Booklet (5-7 Hours of Work; $35 per hour)
- Copy Editor Needed - Telecommute
- Experienced Writer Wanted for Creating Real Estate Procedures - Contract - Vienna, VA
Good Luck!
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:34 am
Thanks.
Great site, nice work.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 am
Thanks Jodee!
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:46 am
I finally found a posting that is right up my alley (dogs and natural care), but there is no compensation listed; they want applicants to specify requirements. I am basically a freelance virgin…so what do I ask for?? Its for a couple of 500 word articles per month plus a blog post a week. I am experienced at webs, blogs, and writing - but only for myself and my own site. I know that there is a lot of discussion on this site about compensation, but can anyone give me a fair figure, something concrete, to think about? Do you come up with a figure by estimating your time and then setting an hourly wage and/or breaking that down per word? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:52 am
This is the second time I’ve seen Mahalo. Anybody worked with them?
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:35 am
Great list, thanks Jodee!
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:53 am
Just wanted to say thanks Jodee - I visit regularly and though it’s been awhile since I’ve seen something I was interested in, I have landed gigs from here before and one is going on two years running! You’re doing a bang-up job!
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
@Eleanor - when they ask you to give rates, I find it’s much harder to land the job without working for crumbs. Basically, they’re looking for the lowest bid. This is not necessarily true of everyone, but I’ve had potential employers then come back and tell me that they had a lower bid and if I wanted to top it, they’d be interested in hearing back from me. I had one yesterday actually, their “lowest bidder” quoted them a penny a word and they wanted to know if I’d work for less.
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Thank you again, for the time you take find and post these adds.
@ Eleanor, I’m in agreement with Anne, it is hard when one is asked to give rates but it still could be worth a try. I think that if you were to direct them to your blogs, webs and writing it should provide them with your writing style. Just make certain you let them know how dogs and natural care are “up your alley.” All the best!
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Just curious…….recently, I received two gigs however I had originally applied for these writing gigs in February. Have many of you found that it can take months to hear back from a magazine or blog ad?
Also, one of my regular writing gigs was found at this site and that was a year and a half ago.
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Thanks Anne and Jenny, that was a suspicion that I had - taking lowest bidder, and I also think it may be worth a try if they are truly looking for quality, not just a bunch of words and posts to fill space.
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Looks like the wedding stories link isn’t good… I wrote to the anonymous CL email address listed on the ad, and I got a bounceback message saying it was an invalid email address. Oh well!
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Hi Jodee,
Thanks again for the job list. I concur with everyone else; you do a great job. I’ve gotten long term gigs off your list, so thanks again!
Have a good weekend.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Thank you so much for posting these opportunities. I tried to apply for the job with the dog-themed website, but the e-mail provided is invalid. I’m sorry if I am posting this in the wrong place, I just wanted others to be aware.
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:25 pm
There is a discussion going on about Mahalo at the WAHM’s Who Write forum at wahm.com. A few who have done some work there say that it was $10 a guide and you could move up to $15 a guide. But the ad here says it is $10 an our for four hour shifts so there seems to be some confusion if they are changing things or if this is a different type of job. What did sound good is one individual said they pay well for their How to guides, from $50 - $250 I think she said depending on the length.
The site looks interesting and I like the diversity of the type of job it would be however if it is really only $10 an hour it seems like a lot of work to get the “right” links and follow their style guide. Seems like there would be more incentive for both parties to pay $10 per guide, but maybe I’m just not familiar enough with this type of work to make a determination on if the pay is good.