Freelance Writing Jobs for Thursday, July 3, 2008
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Good morning FWJ Friends! I’ve got leads for those of you looking for blogging jobs, technical writing contract positions, and copywriting work today. There are some editing opps, and one employer is looking for a Chinese translator. There are jobs here for people interested in medical writing, sharing their expertise about cars, and the wonderful world of mathematics. Is your dream job listed here? Let us know!
I hope all of our American readers have a wonderful holiday tomorrow for Independence Day. Have a great long weekend, folks!
Leads…
- Science Stuff Blogger @ Converseon
- Freelance Writers @ PEPID Medical Information Resources
- Editorial Assistant – On Site – Greenwich, CT ($18-$23 per hour)
- Copywriters/Proofreaders Wanted – On Site – Minneapolis ($20-$35 per hour)
- Web Editor/Content Manager @ Edge Resource Partners
- Freelance Business Reporters @ China Daily – Major Cities in U.S. ($120-$150 per article, $25 per hour for research)
- Writer-Researcher Wanted - Southwest Alberta – Contract
- Summer Writing Position at Web Startup – Contract – Telecommute
- Bilingual (English/French) Copywriter Needed – Montreal – Off Site
- Regional North American Food Magazine Seeks Published Freelance Writer – Toronto
- Music Blogger/Marketing Intern Wanted – Telecommute
- Advertising Copywriter - Vancouver
- Research Report Needed ASAP (200 Euros for 30 hours of work – works out to $316.47 at current exchange rates)
- Communications Professional with New Media Experience Wanted - Contract – Telecommute
- Regional North American Food Magazine Seeks Published Freelance Writer – Atlanta
- BNET Seeking Business Ethics Writer/Blogger – Telecommute
- Writer for Fitness Video Script – Atlanta
- Chinese Translator Needed – Telecommute
- Math Subject Matter Experts – On Site – Atkinson, NH
- Technical Writer @ JumpTap Inc. – Contract – Cambridge, MA
- Article/Blog Writer – Temp to Perm – Dallas ($0.03 per word)
- Technical Writer for Training Manuals, User Guides – Telecommute ($20 per hour)
- Technical Writer - Portland – Contract ($20-$28 per hour)
- I Need 200 Pages Edited Quickly - Telecommute
- Freelance Writers for SEO Articles Wanted ($12 for 300-400 words)
- Titles/Descriptions for Online Retail Store
- Newsletter Copywriter Needed – Contract – Telecommute
- Technical Writer – Plymouth, MN ($20 per hour)
- Editors and Writers Needed for New Online South Asian Magazine – Telecommute
- Editorial Intern, Beijing Olympics @ About.com
- Saveur Magazine Editorial Internship – New York – Academic Credit
- Freelance Copywriter – Manhattan
- Graphic Artist Copy Writer Wanted – Orange County
- Bloggers for Online Education - U.S.
- Freelance Writers for Local Magazine – Philadelphia ($0.20 per word)
- Car and Auto Writer Wanted ($900-$1500 per month)
- Travel Writer Needed for Paris Story – Telecommute
- Technical Writer - Clackamas/Phoenix ($20-$28 per hour)
- Freelance News Reporters Wanted – San Francisco
- Ghostwriter Wanted – Seattle
- Marketing Writer – Case Studies, Brochures, Web for Tech Products – Redmond, WA
- Patient Education Medical Writer Needed – Rockville, MD
Good Luck!
Another great list – THANKS Jodee!
~v.v.
thanks for the job postings.
a few weeks ago, i received some helpful advice on this board and i hope some of you can help me again.
i entered a well-respected fiction contest; the winners of it were supposed to be posted on its website/newsletter in June, but so far, nothing. the contest was free and as i said, it commands an excellence rep. what do you think could be the problem?
You posted a beefy list but not much to go on. Perhaps, I am too busy writing, and I am getting a little picky.”)
Hi everyone! I’ve been checking in with this site almost every day since April, but have not posted yet. I wanted to report that I just landed my first full-time gig, thanks to your job links… I live in the mountains in Idaho, and usually I find that the job listings that interest me require some proximity to an urban area (or else an expertise that I just don’t have), but the other day Jodee posted a position for an outdoors-y blogger, and it turned out to be perfect! I got the job, and the experience/posting material has inspired me to forge ahead with a couple of other projects I had been mulling over. So thank you!
I applied for the SEO writer job, but the guy wanted links to samples. Now, I´ve done a LOT of SEO writing, but it was all ghostwriting . . . what do you do in this case? Provide links to some of the projects that don´t have your name on them? Just link to your own writer´s page? That´s what I did, but I´m not sure it was the right thing . . .
@ Victoria: You’re welcome.
@ Kenna: “You posted a beefy list but not much to go on.” I’ve been thinking of a word to describe a list with lots of stuff but not a lot of substance…what do you think of “limbo” (kinda like bimbo or himbo)? I just felt like making up a new word today…hopefully there won’t be too many of these…now I need to focus on work….sound of whip cracking….
@ Jenn: That is great news!
@ Genesis: The client wants to get an idea of your writing style. I’m sure you did just fine directing them to your own site.
Just picked up a travel writing gig via your job list…
The person wanting 200 pages edited very quickly has noted in his ad that he anticipates it taking .5 – 1 hr per page to edit…doesn’t sound very quick to me.
By the way, I’ve been busy and haven’t popped over in a while and I have to say…love, love, love the new look. I can smell the coffee ladies. Thanks for shaking it up over here!
Great list.
I’m not sure that this is the place to ask this, but I was wondering if anyone has experience not being paid by a publication after they’ve done work for them? I was writing for a magazine and they were paying me regularly. I moved away and they said that I could continue to write for them. I wrote approximately six more articles for them and they continuously put off paying me. They’ve since ignored my email requests for payment. I realize that I’ll never see that money, but I just want to prevent any other writers from getting screwed over the way I’ve been screwed over. Is there anywhere I can go to get the word out about not working for these people should they post an open call for writers?
Many thanks,
M
M – do a Google search for Angela Hoy. Her newsletter has a deadbeat section and some useful advice about going after those who owe you money.
@ M, contact Writers Weekly, they have a Recent Whispers & Warnings complaint page. Here is the link: http://www.writersweekly.com/whispers_and_warnings.php
I’ve heard a few writers say they’ve gotten paid after they received help from Writers Weekly.
Thanks!
Just wanted to say thanks for all the great postings that show up here all the time! I’ve gotten three of my five first jobs from this place!
Seriously this list rocks. Thank you so much Jodee for all of your time and effort. This is always my first and many times my only stop.
@TLeigh. Hi, I’ve had a similar problem, but the contest was not as respected and wasn’t updated in more than a year (during which time I’d tried contacting the administrators twice, to no avail. Then I asked a well-known writer to intervene on my behalf, because it was listed on her online deadline calendar; her clout got a response and resolved that “problem”). I can’t speculate as to what’s delayed the contest you entered–could be anything from the contest judge(s) being ill to the magazine/market/newsletter going kaput (hope that’s not the case, but in this economy, who knows?!). If it’s just a month, I wouldn’t be terribly concerned, unless you’re thinking in terms of simsubs (does the contest allow for simultaneous submission of your story/poem to other markets in the meantime; if it does, I’d go ahead and do that if you have another market lined up). On that point, I make sure to always save a pdf copy of contest guidelines in case a Web site goes belly-up between the time I’ve submitted my work and the time they are supposed to have posted contest results. Also, some well-respected contests have flexible deadlines, which complicates things, too.
Maybe I’m being too laissez-faire, but as it is a free contest–and you’ve presumably not “lost” anything (money, that is) entering it–if it were me, I would not begin to get worried until a few months after the announcement fails to get announced. You can also try contacting the administrators of the contest (again, check the rules; some particularly difficult editors are persnickety about anyone impinging upon their time and don’t allow questions, perhaps–though I think this is the rare exception rather than the rule) privately. Best of luck getting the answers you seek!
Regards,
L.A. Ramsey
@ Vanessa: That’s great news!
@ M, violetteb, and Robert: Thank you for the positive feedback. It’s always appreciated.