The Best High-Paying Freelance Gigs of the Week: December 9, 2019
Are you getting excited about the holidays yet? Or do you just want to get a headstart on new clients for 2020? If you need some new clients, these gigs pay at least $50 an article, offer a full-time salary, or pay more than $20 an hour. They are also all remote (also known as virtual jobs or work-from-home jobs). This means you can do the work from anywhere you want. Rock them pajamas all day long!
Note: I don’t know anything about these positions other than what I post. I weed out the seedy looking ones, but it is your job to be diligent when applying. Also, please don’t message me with questions about the postings. If a link doesn’t work the posting has probably been taken down because the gig has been filled. If you have a gig for freelance writers that pays at least $50 a peice or over $20 an hour, please contact me and I will include your gig in next week’s post.
Copywriter
Pay: Full-time
More information: We Work Remotely
Copywriter
Pay: $34 to $38 an hour
More information: ZipRecruiter
Marketing Content Writer
Pay: Full-time
More information: LinkedIn
Technical Writer
Pay: Full-time
More information: ZipRecruiter
Salesforce Content Writer
Pay: Full-time
More information: ZipRecruiter
MS Dynamics 365 Content Writer
Pay: Full-time
More information: ZipRecruiter
Business Writer
Pay: Full-time
More information: Toptal
eCommerce Writers
Pay: $35 to $50 an hour
More information: Problogger
B2B Thought Leadership Writer (Remote/Freelance)
Rosebud Communications, a boutique Los Angeles-based communications firm serving clients across the United States and Europe, seeks experienced writers to join its growing editorial team.
Our award-winning writers and editors help both startup founders and executives at established companies to tell compelling stories about their brands. Working in partnership with corporate clients, we produce thought leadership content for major industry publications and websites, national and metro newspapers, and other top-tier media outlets.
This position would suit a recent J-school graduate with stellar clips, or an experienced writer seeking new opportunities. Either way, the ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent writing skills, strong news judgment, and the ability to produce polished, well-argued opinion and thought leadership pieces while working against tight deadlines.
Experience covering business or technology is a bonus, as is an ability to write authoritatively about a wide range of topics. In any given week, our writers may be expected to produce a piece about artificial intelligence, healthcare, workplace diversity, or emerging trends in industries ranging from energy to e-commerce.
Primary responsibilities include collaborating with our research team, developing concepts for opinion pieces, and working closely with clients and editors to produce completed stories for placement in major media outlets. The candidate must have the confidence to work independently, but also the ability to learn from feedback, in order to produce compelling content that routinely exceeds clients’ expectations. He/She must be easy to work with — no egos here! — and have a good sense of humor.
This is a great opportunity for a writer who wants to be part of building a new communications platform — or who needs a flexible, reliable income while pursuing other freelance opportunities. Employees can work remotely from anywhere in the U.S. The position requires a minimum commitment of 10 hours per week, with the possibility of increasing to 25+ hours for the right candidate.
Writers receive a highly competitive hourly rate based on experience and quality of work.
Please send your CV, email of introduction, and three recent clips to: info@rosebudpr.io.
Staff Reporter - Gender Justice (Remote)
Prism is hiring a Staff Reporter to contribute to our coverage of gender justice, which encompasses issues of reproductive justice, trans and queer liberation, racial justice, immigration reform, and more. Day to day, they will produce a mix of articles, narratives, and features. To this end, this reporter must be fluent in a number of formats, comfortable with anything from a long-form essay to a profile of a local politician or activist to investigative reporting and FOIA requests. This position can be remote.
The Staff Reporter will work in concert with other Prism reporters to zoom in on specific gender justice issues facing underrepresented communities. Apart from their primary focus on gender justice, the reporter will have the opportunity to work on stories for Prism's electoral justice and criminal justice verticals and on other subjects as they arise. The reporter will also have the opportunity to innovate and create new ways to advance our meta-narratives, including via multimedia additions like podcasting and video.
The Staff Reporter must excel at collaboration, as they will work closely with the Managing Editor, reporting team, contributing writers, and Senior Fellows. Prism’s Senior Fellows are national leaders who help establish the big ideas that will guide the vertical’s narrative; staff reporters and contributing writers will delve into and advance these ideas through their contributions.
Applicants should have at least three to five years’ experience covering gender justice, including trans and queer liberation, reproductive justice, racial justice, and/or immigration reform; and general assignments. If you don't fit perfectly into this criteria but have a strong reporting background and want to tell us about the interest and unique skills and experience you would bring to this coverage area, we encourage you to apply. Your application should reflect what you’ve done, what you can do, and what you would—or would want to—do as a Staff Reporter at Prism.
Consistent with our mission, we believe the experiences of people of color, LGBTQ persons, and women should be centered in our work and we encourage people from these communities to apply to join us. We look forward to hearing from candidates why they are interested in and how they would inhabit this role.
SALARY & COMPENSATION
Prism offers a comprehensive, progressive benefit program to attract, retain, and motivate a high-performing and dedicated workforce. Starting salary will be between $60-65K.
We have offices in Oakland, CA, and Washington, D.C., though applicants may choose to work anywhere in the U.S.
TO APPLY
To apply, please create a single-document file that includes the following, in this order:
A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job and why your lived experiences, identities, and skills make you best suited to be reporting on gender justice
Your resume—one to two pages—including a link to your LinkedIn profile and personal website, if you have one
Links to no fewer than three pieces you’re proud of; the links should include a recent example that demonstrates your ability to take a deep look at a complex subject across two or more related stories
Links to no fewer than three gender justice-related pieces by other people you think were done well
Three references
Email join@ourprism.org with your single-document file containing what’s outlined above, along with the subject line: Staff Reporter - Gender Justice (Mediabistro), by the conclusion of December 20.
Feminist writers
Pay: $750-$2000 per article
More information: LiisBeth Guidelines
Articles needed for Teaching Tolerance
Pay: $1 per word
More information: Guidelines for Teaching Tolerance
Central Coast Farm & Ranch
Pay: “Pay ranges from 50 cents to $1 a word for features, depending on placement and other factors, and is a flat $350 for departments. Pay rate for feature photographs is $75-$150 per assignment, with a bonus of $300 for cover art.”
More information: Guidelines
On Parenting
Pay: $2.50 per word (reportedly)
More information: Guidelines
