Freelance Writing Jobs for Tuesday, August 19, 2008
August 19, 2008 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Good morning FWJ Friends! I’ve got leads for bloggers, editors, and content writers for you today. Also on today’s list are opps for technical writers, copy writers and copy editors, along with a few internships.
An ad I ran across today caught my eye, and not in a positive way. When you see someone advertising for writers who can “churn out” work, it’s probably not an indication that the job pays very well. When you add to it that this client wants people who can write “moderate quality, low-level writing” that pretty much finished it as far as I was concerned. Needless to say, this one didn’t make the list. I could be mistaken as far as the pay rate goes, since it was not mentioned in the ad, but the thing just didn’t sit well with me.
Now I’ll turn this over to you: what impression would you get from an ad worded like this? Is the client simply stating their expectations or do you think it’s an indication that the pay rate is low? Would you pursue it anyway?
Leads…
- Tech Blogger for Digital Photo Gadgets @ Zedomax Network
- Demand Studios Looking for Online Writers and Bloggers
- Television Producer-Writer @ The McLaughlin Group – Washington, D.C.
- Editorial and Magazines Fall Internships @ VIZ Media – San Francisco, CA (College Credit)
- Website Editor for Hairstyles Site
- Call for Writers for Online Women’s Magazine
- Writing Assistant for Yelp.com – Vancouver, B.C.
- Researchers/Writers @ Dig Media – Telecommute
- Feature Freelance Writers/Bloggers for Lifestyle – UK
- New American Magazine Seeks Non-Fiction Content
- Freelance Writers Needed for Eco-Friendly Blog ($20 per article)
- Freelance Copywriters Wanted – Contract
- Freelance Copy Editor – On Site – Boston
- Writer Wanted to Create a Cold Call Script
- Freelance Copywriter – Product Copy – Designer Eyewear – Dallas
- Advertising Copywriter – Telecommute
- Technical Writer – Financial – Contract – Dallas
- Digital Camera Gurus and Writers – Telecommute ($100)
- Writer Needed for Autoresponder Series
- Need Local Researcher for the “Bortnick Files” - Denver
- Sports Writers - Houston ($25 per story; $15 per photo)
- Contract Copywriter Needed for Website – Contract – Las Vegas (up to $17.50 per hour)
- Grant Writer for Nonprofit Organizations – Telecommute ($25 per hour)
- French and Spanish Translators Needed – Contract – Philadelphia
- Copywriter – Scottsdale – Local Candidates Only ($35 per hour)
- Technical Writer for Software Industry - Telecommute ($1K-$7K depending on project)
- Small Publishing Company Looking for Part-Time Writer/Editor – Some On Site Work – Washington, D.C.
Good Luck!
Dani–yep, that’s what I found too, which is why I stopped writing for them. It took more time finding relevant pics than it did to write, but it felt incomplete to em if I didn’t add pictures–sheesh!
I did hunt down a few free pic sites, but they hardly have what you are looking for, so I gave up…
Besides, whycome the editors can’t hunt down pics themselves. One company I wrote for had accounts with a few photo sites and you could comb through them, obatin the URL fro the pics and they downloaded the pics themselves–
Easy peasy…
lol…
Isn’t it interesting how writing has changed? I remember in school writers and photographers were two different creatures – lol. Now I am seeing more and more ads seeking writers who also can submit/take high quality photos and/or create high quality videos.
I have been picking up a few pointers here and there, and I hope when I get a decent digital camera I will be able to expand my horizons.
I saw a really great digital the other day at Best Buy–about 200 bucks for 10 mega pixel — they have 12 megapixel camera’s, but the things are ridiculously expensive…
Awesome! Thanks!
Dani — I got a digital camera that also takes movies up to ten minutes long. It is a cheap camera, but it works! It is called HP Photosmart E327. You can buy it on Amazon, or at least that is how I got mine.
Thanks, Amy!
Amy, thanks so much for the fiction markets! I want to write fiction when I do get the time–hopefully sometime soon!
Demand Studios is a great writing gig, but don’t expect the gig to last because I was writing for them just under a month and got an email telling me they didnt have anymore work for me to do.
Mariella — Where have you been?? I’ve missed you and your hearts. (I already forgot how to make them.)
Jeff,
You may support the FWJ community 110% …but it will be nice if you can first pay the writers who have done work for you.I am sure you know what I am talking about .