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Freelance Editing Opportunities
Please Note: these roles are advertised as being remote. However, please read the fine print, as some of them require you to be in the United States (or other countries) and others simply want you to be authorised to work in that country.
Author/Manager | Cobalt Fairy LLC
Date posted: 23 July 2024
This one's a little off the wall. They are looking for a romance specialist who will be responsible for beta-reading manuscripts of upcoming books and providing constructive feedback, communicating with authors and editors/proofreaders to improve the manuscript. Plus you get to connect with readers through social media accounts, websites, and emails, and respond to their inquiries
Editor in Chief | Recurrent Ventures
Posted: 23 July 2024
You'll be overseeing the creation, development, and execution of editorial content across all platforms (digital and social media). Plus all the usual tasks that go with editing content.
Curriculum Editor (US-based) | Springboard Collaborative
Posted 23 July 2024
You will be responsible for conceptualizing, producing, editing, and analyzing curricular content in support of Springboard Collaborative programming. Position available remotely within the US.
Digital Editor | Endeavor Business Media
Posted 23 July 2024
Endeavor Business Media is looking for a digital editor to support its aviation brands – Airport Business, Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Ground Support Worldwide, and Aviationpros.com. The digital editor will work in collaboration with brand editorial and digital audience development leadership, to position and distribute content. It's a quite a wide range of tasks so check carefully to make sure you'd be happy with the pay on offer.
Audience Editor (Life) | Newsweek
Reposted: 16 July 2024
You'll be helping to lead a team of reporters covering the essential conversations taking place in American society and on the internet, from the latest social media trend, to important topics in the lives of Newsweek's readers.
Editor/Sr Editor, DK (Open to Remote) | Recruitment Firm is GatedTalent
Posted 15 July 2024
Basically you'll be identifying digital creators with significant social media reach, pairing them up with commercially viable book topics suitable to their platform and evaluating book proposals. Check pay rates before applying.
Daily Briefings Editor (Overnight) | Isentia
Posted 11 July 2024
You will be delivering high-quality, timely briefings to Isentia's clients. Daily Briefings is a SAAS media reporting product that alerts clients to key, relevant media items so that they can be informed, prepared and ahead of the curve.
Senior Editor - Remote | Zyte
Posted: 10 July 2024
You will be responsible for all facets of the content creation process, ensuring it aligns with Zyte's business strategy and category position. Which basically translates into identifying and creating excellent editorial-grade content leveraging the expertise of internal thought leaders across the engineering, executive and legal teams.
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Calls For Pitches
Unless a closing date is included, all the following are open to pitches.
Freelance Writers | Chatelaine
Chatelaine is Canada’s biggest, best women’s magazine. They say they've been delivering all the content Canadian women want, for over 80 years, whether it’s about health, current events, food, social issues, decor or fashion and beauty.
Freelance Writers | Audubon
Audubon magazine uses explanatory and advocacy journalism, as well as stunning original photography and illustration, to celebrate the joy and wonder of birds and to inform its readers about the natural world, inspire them to care passionately about that world, and motivate them to take action on its behalf.
Freelance Writers | AFAR
AFAR publishes a range of reported features, personal essays, photo essays, and shorter middle-of-the-book pieces about travel. Instead of more traditional aspirational lifestyle travel stories, we tell the stories of places and the people who live there. They only publish 4 times a year so plan ahead.
Freelance Writers | High Country News
High Country News covers the Western parts of the US. They are looking for pitches for features, reportage, essays, analysis, news and opinion, photography and art.
Freelance Writers | Glamour
You'll typically be doing testing and writing product reviews. Check them out. They review a very wide variety of products.
Freelance Writers | lovePROPERTY
You'll be brimming with great ideas and excited to tell compelling stories using great photography.
Remote Writing Gigs/Jobs
Please note that all "dates posted" are based on Australian Eastern Standard Time. Which means that if you're in the United States we'll be a day ahead. So it might feel like we're coming to you from the future 😊.
Video Game Writer (US or Canada-based) | Seismic Squirrel
Date posted: 23 July 2024
You'll be producing compelling stories and writing engaging dialog for the video games being produced. The description mentions needing to be available for odd hours if you're an international contributor, so just because it says US or Canada-based doesn't mean that's locked in stone. If this job catches your fancy, check to see if you can work there.
TV Reviewer/Writer (US-based) | Busy Pixel Media
Date posted: 23 July 2024
You'll be contributing to the creation of buyer’s guides, tutorials, reviews, features, comparisons, deals, and news.
Content Writer | Dentons
Date posted: 23 July 2024
You'll be delivering UKIME regional proposals and opportunities – and global proposals and opportunities where required and where capacity allows.
Scriptwriter, Tech Writer, Editor | Fireship
Date posted: 22 July 2024
This role is listed as being entry level, but the skills it's asking for make it sound a bit more advanced than that. You'll be creating scripts pertaining to all-things coding, tech and software engineering. Fully remote and suitable for candidates across the UK, EU, US & Canada.
API Technical Writer (Freelance) | Rocket Lawyer
Date posted: 16 July 2024
You will be creating high-quality API documentation, including reference guides, developer guides, tutorials, and similar documentation and to be published on Apigee Developer Center & Postman. Move fast. This is a short gig.
Tech Freelance Writer | Busy Pixel Media
Date posted: 15 July 2024
You'll be writing news, reviews, buyer's guides, deals, opinion, and video on the latest tech hardware and gadgets – from phones and wearables to TVs and smart home devices and much more.
Freelance Legal Content Writer (Business Immigration Solicitor) | Harper James
Date reposted: 12 July 2024
You'll be analysing and writing accurate legal content (blog posts, website content, newsletters, articles as well as conducting appropriate legal research.
We leave these jobs up for a bit longer because not that many people have these skills ... so it takes longer to fill the positions. Don't be put off if the date looks a little bit old.
Tech Content Editor - Dutch | ClickOut Media
Date posted: 10 July 2024
You'll be writing and editing commercial content for one of ClickOut Media's Dutch websites focusing on web3, blockchain and tech.
Freelance Senior Copywriter (English/Spanish | The Community
Date posted: 28 June 2024
Strong background/experience in social is needed and female copywriters are highly encouraged to apply.
Freelance Dutch Copywriter | Jewellery Brand
Date posted: 28 June 2024
You'll be spending a couple of days on a moving content installation / Social content for an Anniversary of a Jewellery brand! Must speak Dutch.
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Freelance Content Writer | Truelancer
Date posted: 23 July 2024
You'll be creating high-quality written content for a diverse range of topics and industries.
Technical Writing Intern | Docsera
Date posted: 23 July 2024
You'll be creating technical educational content, writing and maintaining documentation, and ensuring effective communication of complex technical information. Check to make sure they will actually pay you for your work.
Content Writer/Editor - Rapid Response (Primary School Teacher) | Twinkl Educational Publishing
Date posted: 18 July 2024
You'll be responsible for creating and editing new resources to support teaching and learning across the curriculum. Entry level position. They're looking for teachers.
Feature Writer (MakeUseOf Mac Writer) | How-To Geek
Date posted: 15 July 2024
You'll be simplifying complex topics into guides that anyone can understand, whether they’re looking for a list of great apps, need help fixing an issue, or want a product recommendation. US-based, but exceptions may apply.
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