Freelance Writing Jobs for Thursday, October 30, 2008
October 30, 2008 by Jodee
Filed under Freelance Writing
by Jodee Redmond
Good morning FWJ Friends! It’s almost the end of October (already!) and it’s National Candy Corn Day! These tasty little treats are highly addictive, but fat-free, so feel free to indulge in a few without too much guilt on this Eve of All Hallows Eve.
No tricks for you guys today, but hopefully a few treats on today’s list.
Leads…
Telecommute
- Description Writers Needed
- News Writers Needed ($10 for 500 words)
- SME Software/Application Development/Proposal Writer
- Blogging Star – Fitness Blog
- Community Manager for Social Website
- Research Assistant for International Law Project
- Senior Technical Writer
- Funny? Cultured? Then We Want You
- Freelance Writer/Editor for Music Web Site
- Business Proposal Needed
- Travel Writer
- Blogger – Photography and Videography
- Love Stories Wanted ($50 if accepted)
- Help with Business Plan
- Automotive Blogger
- Web Content Editor & Admin Assistant ($500 per month)
- Press Release Writer Needed for Pet Product Company
- Chaos Magazine Looking for Creative Writers
- Happy Stories Wanted ($50 if accepted)
- Proposal/Grant Writer Wanted ($500)
- Divorce Short Stories Wanted ($50 if accepted)
- Dutch Translator for iPhone Apps ($35 per hour)
- Freelance U.S. Real Estate Co-Editor ($150 per article + $100 bonus for features)
- Grant Writer Needed ASAP
- Mom’s Website – Writer/Editor Wanted
- Blogger Needed – Decorating & Entertaining Pro
- Grant Writers Wanted
- Write a Cell Phone Blog
Site Specific
- Hospitality Evaluators Needed – Hoover
- Freelance Hunting, Fishing Writer Needed – Alaska
- Freelance Writer in Fairbanks Area
- Korean and Chinese Translators Needed – Fresno
- Short Script Needed – Los Angeles
- Creative Resume Writer Needed – Westside/Los Angeles
- Press Release Expert - Orange County
- Letter of Recommendation Needed – San Diego
- Astrology Writing Job – Santa Barbara
- Technical Writers – 6-12 Month Contract – King of Prussia, PA
- Major Cable Network TV Show about Food/Science – New York
- Web Content Writer Wanted – Manhattan – Work on Site or From Home
- Marketing/Propaganda Writer ($200)
- Freelance Content Writer with Construction Experience – Roseville, MN
- Copywriter for Wedding Business – Minneapolis
- Book Editor Wanted – Atlanta
- New Lifestyle/City Webzine Looking for Writers – Vancouver, B.C.
- Freelance Translators – French/English – Canada
- Freelance Bloggers/Writers – Toronto
Good Luck!
Great list! Thanks.
So I had a weird email last night and am not sure what to make of it. I landed a job through this Web site a month or so ago writing condensed versions of books – think Reader’s Digest Condensed. The pay wasn’t as high as I would expect, but it is a field that intrigues me so I went for it.
I got the response to my first submission last night saying it was fantastic and needed no editing-it was exactly what they were looking for and that the check was in the mail for this book. Then they said “At this time, we have a full writing staff and are not hiring, but we will add you to our pool of writers that may be employed or may not.”
They were hiring for writers, yet their “pool” was already full. I suppose they’re looking to build a waitlist, but they could have said that in the ad to start with.
Thanks for the list!!
@Ann G. that’s a weird email for sure. You can always clarify to make sure that’s what they intended to say or ask if you will still write for them.
Good morning writers,
Please note that the first job in the telecommute section requires that you write a sample description of a product for them. This is unpaid. I know that this is sometimes standard practice, but if you already have samples to show them and they want something for free, it’s best to beware.
Thanks for posting these, Jodee–there are a lot today!
Tara
Does anyone know anything about that first company, AWI Inc. was it?
I sent off an email to AWI and received the “write a sample here” reply. I’m very wary of free samples and never respond after that. As writers, we should be able to provide a sample we already have on hand and the business or company should be able to decide from our own sample if they like us or not. There was a post on CraigsList about year ago that showed up all the time asking for an Anniversary Toast. The people behind that were compiling your (our) free samples into a book.
Anybody have any experience with the “Love Stories Needed” and the “Happy Stories Needed” gigs? Sounds suspicious, but I’m curious.
@ Sarah: Well put. I applied for a role playing game writer position (I found it on here or from a site linked from here) about two or three weeks back. They sounded really interested and asked me to write three samples; I was wary, but since the opportunity was very specific to my interest, I did it. I then received a “no thanks.”
Of course it could have been that my writing simply wasn’t what they were looking for…but I always wonder. As tempting as the AWI thing is, I’m not writing a ‘test’ article for them when I have paid work in the pipeline.
Re: Love Stories Needed – I wasn’t sure about that one myself. It was very vague, so I emailed them to find out more about it.
I betcha Sarah Palin could write that one for a fishing and hunting writer in Alaska.
The first one for description writer was flagged. Don’t know why?
@ Kathy–I thought the same about the “Happy Stories”. Didn’t quite sound right and the $50 for 100 words seemed pretty high, unless the 100 words was just for the sample and not indicative of actual pieces you’d be writing if hired. Looked like fishing for free content to me.
Thanks so very much for this site and the listings! You’ve carved a big part out of my day, and made it soooo easy to pick out the opportunities that look like a good match for my background!!
Best,
Lisa Rudy
I was wondering how can I train myself to be an online grant writer? Seems like a lucrative niche with a constant flow of offers.
Any resource or advice will be very appreciated.
Hi, Elijah! Grant writing can be lucrative, but it’s a niche specialty: you really have to know what you’re doing to win.
Often a client will think you, the writer, should be able to find the right foundation; help develop the program; write the grant and the budget; put it all together; and then win. They may even offer to pay you a portion of the proceeds as your fee.
But it’s not that straightforward. First: A LOT of the onus is on the client to develop a great reputation, make a connection with the prospective funder, build a terrific board, and so forth. Second: the project needs to make sense and be well conceived. Third: there must be a plan for evaluating the success of the project. Fourth: there must be a plan for continuing with teh project after the grant money is spent. Fifth: it is highly unethical to pay a grant writer from grant money,since the grant money is intended for a very specific purpose.
It’s relatively easy to write winning grants for a great client. It’s almost impossible to do so for a client that’s inexperienced or unaware of how fundraising works.
If you’re seriously interested, I’d suggest you read a book or two, take an online class, and then volunteer to write grants for a charity of your choice. Get some experience under your belt – and THEN try selling your skills.
Good luck,
Lisa (www.lisarudy.com)
Lisa — thank you very much for your advice and suggestions!
What is with employers who want an audition sample BESIDES the dozens of samples that you have in that topic?