August 29th
Freelance Writing Jobs for Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Leads…
- Sportswrap Blogger
- Mobile Phone Blogger ($50 per post + bonuses)
- Local Blogger for My Home (Austin, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, New York, Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Phoenix)
- Fitness Writers ($15 for 500-700 words)
- Freelance Ghoswriter/Marketing Writer - Architecture
- Witty, Expert Zagat-Style Writer for Travel Website
- Press Release Writer Needed
- Journalist/Writer
- Medical Writers Wanted (up to $20 per hour)
- Write About Drinking
- Freelance Reporter/Writer - Stockton, CA
- Proofreader Position - Simon & Schuster Digital
- Freelance Writer Needed - Curriculum Content ($500 for 800 words)
- Freelance Writers for New Magazine
- Senior Editor - On Call/As Needed - Toronto ($40 or more)
- Web Design Proposals Needed - Vancouver
- Freelance Writers for New Atlanta-Based Magazine ($20-$80)
- Aspiring Journalists to Cover 2008 Presidential Election for MTV
- Atlanta-Based Freelance Writers
- Content Writer with SEO Experience - Travel Articles
- Topic-Based Writers for Online Magazine
- Writers for Dallas Magazine
- Fantasy Football Blogger
- Master’s Thesis Editor ($50)
- Houston Ghostwriter for Non-Fiction
- Writer for Food and Restaurant Reviews (up to $500 per assignment; $100 bonus on all accepted assignments for September)
- Writing Reviewers Needed
- Freelance Alternative Health Writers Needed ($150-$300 per story)
- Write Fun Content About Pets
- Junior Blog Specialist
- Freelance Biz Writers - Philadelphia
- Live PDX Bloggers - Portland
- Freelance Writer who Knows Wine - Portland
- Writers Needed for Music and Fashion Editorial - Raleigh
- Freelance Contract Writers/Reporters (Stockton/Modesto)
- Freelance Catalog Copywriter
- Freelance Web Content Developers ($15 per page)
- Business Travel Blogger (SOMA/South Beach)
Good Luck!
Jodee
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 at 8:24 am under
Does anyone have the contact infor for the curriculum content writing job? It seems you can only get it if you pay for a membership to that site…
August 29th, 2007 at 11:46 amThanks!
Just a note about the Medical Writers Wanted ad. I believe that I responded to a slightly different version (one that did not mention the pay was by the piece) of this ad on another site. People who respond should be aware that the pay is per piece, not hourly. I have 15 years of medical writing experience and am familiar with all the research sites and speak fluent “medicinese,” and there is no way that I could do a competent job fast enough to come anywhere close to the hourly rate that they are advertising. Others may have a different experience, but if this job interests you, before you spend time doing the required sample, you might want to nail down the per piece rate. I was only told that it was a per piece job (with weekly mininums) when I got the contract. I don’t think this is a scam operation, just very low pay for the level of technical expertise they require.
August 29th, 2007 at 12:24 pmDevorah,
I found this information about the Curriculum Content job from another source:
Please send by email a letter of self-introduction, resume and your past writing sample to
aura1981@hotmail.com
Good Luck!
August 29th, 2007 at 12:26 pmThanks Jodee!
August 29th, 2007 at 2:21 pmSince my freelance experience does not add up like many of yours does, does anyone have any suggestions for a better query letter? I put in samples with each email but think maybe someone here has a good example of a query letter? Any help would be appreciated. A resume would just have my non work from home experience. Sometimes that applies but most of the time I just see wanting the writing experience.
August 30th, 2007 at 7:27 amTish>> I want to become a medical writer in the future. Err…I don’t know if you’ll get to read this but, if you do, may i ask for just one tiny piece of advice? I hold a degree in Biology, so I guess that’s a start. May I ask what’s the best thing to do from here? SHould I take a technical writing accreditation course or should I start taking Master’s Degree subjects (I’m thinking an MS in Microbiology)?
I’m been asking around but I haven’t met a med writer to consult with yet. Thank you very much~
August 31st, 2007 at 7:34 amThe think that has helped me most is that I have a master’s degree in biology (physiology). Many of the jobs that I apply for have a master’s as a minimum requirement. I don’t have any other type of credentialling. I do belong to American Medical Writers Association (www.amwa.org). If you are going to get technical credentials the Board of Life Science Editors (BELS) credential is probably the best-regarded and most widely recognized. Check out this article for other suggestions. http://www.jyi.org/volumes/volume5/issue9/features/tusin.html
Some schools (MIT, UC Santa Cruz http://scicom.ucsc.edu/SciWriting.html) have graduate programs in science writing. Google graduate “science writing”. I don’t personally know anyone who a graduate degree in science writing, but it sounds like a good idea if you are sure that is what you want to do. If you are in a master’s science (not writing) program, you may be eligible for this internship http://internship.cancer.gov/ or a similar one.
Industry experience may compensate for education if you have worked for a pharmaceutical company and want to do technical writing for new drug applications.
There seems to be a strong need for people who understand science and can write well enough to make the concepts accessible to non-scientists.
Good Luck.
August 31st, 2007 at 3:22 pmHi Tish,
Thank you so much for the response (and thank you Deb, without FWJ I won’t have gotten to meet Tish). I also considered the idea that experience would compensate for lack of relevant education. Hence, I have been trying to get a medical writing gig for some time but I’ve often been turned down because 1) I don’t have a Master’s degree, 2) I don’t have a technical writing accreditation. So it goes full-circle. I think I’m just unlucky though. Perhaps with a few more tries I’ll get to start medical writing and everything would go from there (hopefully).
If this continues, well, it depends on what happens next year, but I might start my Masteral’s. A graduate degree in Microbiology would be all right, isn’t it? Unfortunately, I’m not from the US, so I’m not eligible for that scholarship. And I’m not sure if there are technical writing accreditation courses here in my country (most probably, there are, I just don’t know of them yet). I’ve seen an online graduate program for biomedical writing in the University of the Sciences in Pennsylvania. VERY expensive though. I don’t think I can afford that within my income. I guess I’ll just finish my master’s degree and see what happens. Perhaps not. oooohhh…but I really do want to do medical writing. *sighs*
Thank you so much again, Tish
September 1st, 2007 at 7:22 amA masters in microbiology would be a great start. I am not familiar with the University of the Sciences. If you decide to do an online program, please research it well to make sure that it is established and accredited so that your degree will be accepted by people in industry. If you have more questions, you can e-mail me at davidson@att.net
September 1st, 2007 at 12:36 pmTish, thank you very much for the advice. I’ll definitely keep that in mind — and keep your email in my contacts list. Should I decide on doing an online program, I’ll do my research and consult you about it. Thanks so much again!
September 1st, 2007 at 2:32 pm