Good morning FWJ Friends! Since we’re late this morning, I’ll skip the list review and just post these.
Leads…
- National Mobile Tour Emcee/Blogger for National Brand - August-November 2008
- Freelance Feature Writer @ The Tribeca Trib - New York
- Freelance Writers @ Stuart News - Stuart, FL
- Proofreader for Long Term Assignment - On Site - Bloomington, Indiana
- Proofreader/Editorial Coordinator at Publishing Giant - New York - On Site ($20 per hour)
- Press Release Writer - Work from Hom
- SEO Specialist - Paid Internship - San Diego ($10 per hour)
- Political Writers/Journalists/Reporters - Part Time - Washington, D.C.
- Speechwriter for Korean Ambassador - Washington, D.C. Applicants - Work from Home ($2,800-$3,000 per month)
- Contract Proposal Writers, Editors and Managers - Washington, D.C.
- Writers Wanted - Sausalito, CA - Contract
- Alberta Travel Vlogger/Multi-Media Specialist Needed
- Canadian Rockies Paid Blog Editor Needed ($400 per month)
- Hollywood Fashion and Gossip Bloggers Needed - Telecommute
- Toronto Weblogger Wanted
- Travel Writer for New Web Site - Toronto
- Technical Writer @ Ashton College - Vancouver, B.C.
- Real Estate Appraiser Who Can Write Technical Manuals @ Ashton College - Vancouver, B.C.
- P/T Web Site Editing Needed - Kitsilano/Vancouver
- Business Proposal Writer Needed - Vancouver
- Part Time Japanese Translator - Vancouver
- Ghost Writing About Small Business Accounting - Contract - Gwinnett/Atlanta
- Writers and Bloggers Needed for Technology Web Site ($10 per post)
- Writer’s Assistant - Boston ($10-$12 per hour to start)
- Junior-Mid-Level Copywriter - Chicago ($25-$30 per hour DOE)
- Freelance Writers Needed for Local Magazine - Allen/Dallas
- Aspiring Journalists/Students Wanted ($10 per article)
- Freelance Writers Needed - Telecommute
- Regional Food Magazine Seeks Published Freelance Writers - Dallas
- Looking for Freelance Writers for Denver Based Web Sites
- Internet Internship - Blogger Wanted - Houston
- Freelance PC/Laptop Reviewers @ DigitalTrends.com
- Contract Technical Writer - Rochester MN
- Sports Blogger Needed
- Japanese Translation Needed (1-2 Hours Work) - New York
- Web Copy Interns - New York ($30 daily stipend)
- Do You Have It? - Telecommute
- Technical Writer with ID Workbench - Contract - Carey, NC ($30-$35 per hour)
- SEO Internship - San Diego ($10 per hour
Good Luck!
July 8th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Speechwriter for the Korean Ambassador - how cool would that be! Oh to live in D.C.
July 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
The email for the P/T Web Site Editing job bounced. I’ve tried three times and it’s bounced each time.
Sorry, but the craigslist user address you recently mailed (job-746243905@craigslist.org) does not seem to be valid. It could be you’re trying to respond to a very old posting, or that the user has not requested anonymous email forwarding. Please check the address and try again.
July 8th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Are any Americans getting any of the work in Canada?
July 8th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I love the “Do you have it?” post. “Send us your ideas about what you can do for us!!…even though we’re not telling you anything about our company or offering a consulting fee of any kind.”
July 8th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Just as a heads up (don’t know if anyone else got this) - but as part of a previous job posting on FWJ for “Online Education Blogging - ELearning” from last week, I received a response today that really annoyed me. (Thought I’d share to see if anyone else has a more positive spin on this…). The email thanked me for wanting to be a blogger for the site and then outlined the following (this section is copied and pasted):
“We require that you submit at least 1 entry per week (4 per month) and as compensation, we will be giving away 4 $50 American express gift cards to four bloggers who will be selected at random each month. Each month every blogger will be eligible to win even if you were a winner in a previous month.”
I don’t know about all of you, but I take writing too seriously to be part of an online “lottery” each month for my work. Is it me??
Please help me understand WHAT THE HECK?! (WTH?!)
~v.v.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
@ Victoria: Wow, that’s a new one!
I’ve been noticing lately that job posters are getting (what they think is) trickier in getting around the payment part of a service transaction. Now that we’re wise to the whole “you’ll get exposure” and “we’re a startup, so we can’t pay you now but we will once we’re successful” charade, they’re having to offer lottery prizes instead! Just today I came across a posting for an editor, who would be paid in kind; that is, one day, in the undetermined future, when you need something edited, they’ll return the favour. Sorry, I don’t think my landlord accepts back scratches in place of rent.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I just heard back in response to an eHarmony ad from a few weeks ago. They want me to write 700 words. If they like it, they’ll pay 10c a word. If they decide not to use it, they pay me nothing. I think not.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
@HeatherK: I was amused by that one as well. I considered sending them a huge, bloated marketing plan that included creating CG mockups and hiring a new architect… and then insisting they send me 10 lbs of almond M&Ms… but only purple ones.
July 9th, 2008 at 3:43 am
@ Fiona, I got that from EHarmony too. Blech. Hopefully everyone will boycott so they see that is *so* not acceptable.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:38 am
The thing that bothered me about the gift-card ad (I got the same response) is that they advertised for writer. If they put out an ad asking people to share their own experiences and offered a gift card in return, it wouldn’t have been bad (it’s only 150 words). But the fact that they published this as a call for writers really bothered me.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
The gossip blogger ad in Toronto bounced, too…which bites because I wrote a really nice intro….dang it!
July 9th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
@Amanda Nicole
Thank heavens I’m not the only one who thinks that is INSANE.
That’s crazy about the gift cards in general. A call for writers/bloggers/editors should be treated as such - and not just a bait and switch game.
Here’s to hoping for better offers along the way for ALL of us! With cash, the real deal - not Monopoly money or Chuck E Cheese tokens.
Best,
~victoria