Freelance Writing Jobs for Wednesday, August 20, 2008
August 20, 2008 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Good morning FWJ Friends! I’ve got leads for bloggers, copy writers, and business writers for you today. There is an opportunity for financial writers, along with several openings for technical writers. The movie poster copy writer looks intriguing, and there is an interesting job for a freelance NBA writer
Leads…
- Freelance Copy Editors and Proofreaders @ Demand Studios – Telecommute
- Freelance Writer @ Construction Equipment Guide – New Orleans Area Applicants Only
- Cell Phone/Mobile Blogger @ CellPhones.org
- Freelance Copywriter @ Direct Response Ad Agency - New York
- One Day Freelance Opportunity for Business/Marketing Writer – Must be able to Attend Event in Maryland
- Political Fundraising Copywriter – Contract – Washington, D.C.
- Proofreading/Editing Freelancer Needed
- Technical Writer – Video Networking Products – San Francisco
- College Football Injury Report Worker Needed – Telecommute ($10-$13 per hour)
- Writers Wanted for la Dior Magazine
- Technical Writer – Phoenix ($20-$25 per hour)
- Freelance Writer @ The Chester County Press – Philadelphia
- Talented Writer Wanted – Telecommute
- Get Paid to Blog About Debt, Money, Personal Finance
- Proofing Instructor – Chelsea/New York
- Freelance Writer for Law Firm Brochure – New York
- Freelance Writers Needed @ Ideal Bite ($50-$70 per tip)
- Freelance NBA Writer – Miami ($50,000-$60,000 per year)
- Celebrity Style Contributor – Los Angeles ($10 per write-up; 21 write-ups per week)
- Movie Poster Copywriter – Los Angeles
- Looking for Professional Freelance Translators and Interpretors
- Technical Writer @ Sentari Technologies – Fort Worth
- Blogger Needed for Coffee Fundraising Site
- Senior Technical Writer – Contract – Arlington, TX
- Technical Writer - Contract – 1-2 Years Experience – Boston (up to $30 per hour)
- Technical Web Writing – Telecommute
- Sr. Technical Writer – Atlanta
- Help Manual Writer/Technical Writer – Atlanta
- Copywriting Internship – Fall 2008 – Atlanta – Paid
- Hiring Finance Writers ($10 per assignment)
Good Luck!
Just a warning – I think the ad looking for finance writers (last link the list) is one where you need to sign up for their site. I answered a very similar ad (same first paragraph; second paragraph is slightly different) a few weeks ago and was told to register for the site and look around.
Thank you, Jodee for these leads. Just wanted to let you know – I have made progress with two of the positions listed here over the past month or so. The clients have contacted me for further discussions & hopefully things will work out soon. If all goes well, these will be the first gigs I land from here & that within a few short months of stumbling upon this site. I really appreciate the service & motivation you provide. Thanks for such a valuable resource. Keeping fingers crossed…
I’m being brave today.
I normally apply for jobs and then just let what happens come. I applied for the Giving Bean job a couple of weeks ago. Obviously since they reposted, they didn’t want me.
I’d really like the gig, though, so I’m going to email and check in with them. I know it’s silly to get worked up over that, but I’ve never done well with inviting rejection in that way.
Brandi, it’s never easy feeling rejected! The hardest rejections for me are the ‘in person ones’ like the two I recently had from editors by phone. I actually CRIED I was so upset after I hung up the phone. Ugh…
Thanks for such a fantastic list, Jodee! Have a great day.
Rejections are never easy, but I find it easier to take them by phone or email than live in person. That’s the worst!
Deb – After your comment about fundraising yesterday, I find myself snickering now. One of my son’s friends stopped by with the fundraiser his high school is holding – and they haven’t even started school yet! He told me that all of the students were sent fundraising packets in the mail to get a jump on the school year.
@Amelia: I’ve cried over rejections, too! I know I handle them better now than when I was first starting, but it’s still tough.
I actually got an email back from the site owner that said he was planning to go through all of the responses later this week, but he liked my background, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Thanks for the lists Jodee! So far I’ve gotten some positive “nibbles”, but really the most exciting gig has been being a Health Care Examiner on that National Examiner site. The pay barely warrants the definition of the word and only kicks in after tons of page views (thankfully my regular clients keep business running) – but it definitely helps my internet presence and it’s just a lot of fun being a healthcare blogger. So thanks for bringing that to my attention.
http://www.examiner.com/x-597-Health-Care-Examiner
Blogger Needed for Coffee Fundraising Site
shows a McCain ad, not a job.
Hi jodee, again a wonderful list.I have applied for “talented writers required”..They want health writers and I am basically from that area…so applied..rest am expecting a positive response..lets see…
I love the way you handle evrything.great work jodee..thanx a lot
pallavi
oooops i am sorry i got confused…this job , i have not applied.but the great list…thanx
Did anyone else notice that the proofers/copy editors posting from Demand Studios changed at some point? I bookmarked it yesterday morning, saw that it had a specific email address for sending resumes and planned to send mine off last night. That didn’t happen, but when I opened the bookmarked page this morning, it’s now another call for freelance writers. I seem to recall this switcheroo has happened before. Does anyone out there have the email address for sending in proofreader/copy editor applications?
Thanks!
Leigh,
The ad for the finance writers is just what you said. I sent them the following query email yesterday becuase of also answered the ad the first time. And for the record, this is not my standard cover letter template.
Dear Dude:
I can write about finance and stuff. Let me have the job, cause I like need the dough really bad.
Rock on!
And you guessed it, I got a response back telling me to sign up for the site and take a look around before emailing them back to say that I am still interested.