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JOURNALISTS

• The Daily Beast needs a freelance writer with a background sourcing subjects to create branded content exploring the sasquatch and people who believe they are real (also here)

• U.S. News & World Report’s 360 Reviews team needs experienced fitness writers to take on Buyer's Guides like this one. Rates start at $500 per Buyer's Guide. Please have those interested send clips and a resume to Marlo Jappen at [email protected].

• Business Insider needs essays from single parents

• Business Insider needs lifestyle pitches ($200)

• Business Insider needs Amazon and Costco shoppers ($230)

• High Country News needs reported stories about immigrants from Latin America to Western America

• SpeciaList needs pitches on the Paris Olympics, Pride, outdoor adventures, AAPI month, F1 cities, and cool-feeling destinations

• The TODAY Show needs personal essay pitches, especially on relationships and pop culture

• Canadian Urban Transit Association needs submissions for its summer edition of Forum Magazine

• BBC News needs a Kyiv-based journalist for a one-year contract with the Ukrainian Service

• Scientific American (NYC) needs a news intern ($20/hour, applications due March 15)

• IJNET always needs pitches on journalism tools and media trends

• Car and Driver needs feature pitches ($0.75-$1/word)

• Psychopomp needs nonfiction essay pitches ($50)

• Cheddar needs a freelance anchor/reporter ($65-$75)

• Queerbeat needs pitches on LGBTQIA+ issues in India

• EveryDejaVu Records needs blog contributors for interviews and reviews ($30-$50)

• CNET needs a freelance writer with experience in web hosting ($35/hour)

• Townsquare Media (Buffalo, NY) needs a part-time local freelance writer

• The Fashion Times needs freelance fashion and beauty writers ($150-$300)

• GrowthSpotter (Central Florida) needs freelance real estate reporters

• Gamebook needs freelance Gameboy Advance retro pitches (£100)

• Journalismfund Europe is offering European local cross border grants (due April 25)

• WordWorks (Canada) needs pitches on its summer theme “for the love of genre” ($125-$250)

• Warren County Record (MO) needs freelance writers to cover news and community events

• The Pulitzer Center is still accepting applications for its StoryReach U.S. fellowships

• The Online News Association is accepting applications for its Women’s Leadership Accelerator

COPYWRITERS & WRITERS

• The Cincinnati Bar Association needs a part-time editor and communications specialist (18 hours/week, $30/hour)

• Scientific American (NYC) needs an op-ed intern ($20/hour, applications due March 15)

• WBD Sports needs a freelance digital sports editor for a 3-month contract to cover Paris 2024

• Contently needs freelance dermatology and skincare writers

• Contently (ideally Canada) needs native or fluent Québécois French writers 

• The Drift needs fiction and nonfiction pitches

• The Farmers Land Trust needs a temporary writer (5 hours/week, $23-$26/hour)

• Broadcast.co (UK) needs a freelance content writer

• Stylecraft Yarns needs freelance knitting and crochet pattern writers

• MyHealthTeam needs freelance writers

• Sony Pictures TV Game Shows (LA) division needs a freelance senior writer ($400-$600/day)

• The Boppy Company needs freelance copywriters for blog posts, product copy, and briefs

• Esports Illustrated needs esports writers

• Grey Advertising South Africa needs a senior freelance writer for an alcohol brand

• Lincolnshire Folk Tales Project needs submissions for its book (£400)

• The Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) needs a science writer intern

COPY/CONTENT EDITING, FACT-CHECKING, & CONTENT DESIGN

• Hearst UK (London) needs a part-time commercial sub editor (2 days/week)

• Country Living (London) needs a features editor for a maternity cover

• ConstructionSafetyNS (Canada) needs freelance instructional designers 

• Flo Health needs a freelance UX writer or content designer

• Depop (London) needs a freelance UX writer or content designer

STRATEGISTS & SEO

• Adobe Express (Australia) needs a contract freelance content strategist

• WBD Sports (ideally London) needs a freelance SEO editor for the Paris 2024 Olympic games

PR & MARKETING

• Creative Mentor Network (London) needs summer interns

• Tomorrow London needs a freelance creative for a global PR agency

• Major Players (UK) needs a freelance PR strategist

• Major Players (UK) needs freelance creative teams with experience in gaming and PR

• Untapped Recruitment needs a freelance consumer PR account manager (£300/day)

• Bannerton needs a freelance PR consultant

SOCIAL MEDIA & COMMUNITY

• Amie Kiehn needs a freelance senior-level social pro who can work weekends

• Contently needs freelance social editors

• This person’s client in the tech space needs a freelance social lead (15hours/week, $3k/month)

• Icelandic Provisions needs a part-time TikTok content creator

• Sanna Valapuro needs a freelance community pro

• Neonhive (UK) needs a freelance community manager for a four month contract

• Max Pete’s rounded up community jobs

ART DIRECTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Hearst UK (London) needs a commercial art director for a maternity cover

• Hello Innovation needs a freelance graphic designer

• Our Place needs a freelance animation/AI producer for a product launch

• Scientific American (NYC) needs a graphics intern ($20/hour, applications due March 15)

• CNN Digital (Atlanta) needs a freelance motion designer

• Content Chemistry needs freelance designers and artworkers

• Dustin Getz needs a freelance UX designer for a spreadsheet-like tool

• Fishinabottle (West Midlands UK) needs a 3D game artist

VIDEO/PHOTO PRODUCTION & EDITING

• NOT AN AD needs a freelance food/beverage photographer

• Wild Alaskan Company needs a freelance extensive photo retoucher

• Columbia Sportswear (Portland) needs freelance merchandise preppers in its ecommerce photo studio

• Red Sofa (Berlin) needs a freelance senior agency producer (€600-700)

• CNN Digital needs a temporary associate photo editor (overnight shifts, 3 month contract)

• ProPublica needs a temporary visuals editor pool

• Norfolk and Norwich Festival (UK) needs a freelance content creator (£4,000/budget)

• RevenueHero needs a freelance video editor

• Creative Mentor Network (London) needs creative YouTube freelancers for a six month program (£250/day)

• Hidden Pigeon Company needs a social media content creator who can shoot and edit Reels and TikTok videos (and potentially needs a London-based shooter/editor for an influencer event in April)

AUDIO/PODCAST PRODUCTION & EDITING

• This American Life is accepting applications for its fall fellowship

• SiriusXM (Miami) needs a part-time Latin talent and industry liaison

• SiriusXM (Miami) needs a part-time music program coordinator

• Fight Nation (New York) needs a part-time producer

• A2 (remote, Nevada) needs a temporary sports audio technician

• News UK needs a freelance senior producer of podcasts

WEBSITE/APP DEVELOPERS

• Hearst UK (London) needs a freelance Monday.com developer/specialist

• Sahara needs an ML research intern

• Uncover Commerce needs freelance react developers

• Whales & Oysters needs a full-stack software developer

VARIOUS

• Hearst UK (London) needs a strategic projects manager for a 14 month contract

• Springer Nature Group (Mexico City) needs a temporary sales representative

• KAYAK needs a freelance localization specialist to translate Canadian French and English

• It happens education (UK) needs a freelance associate speaker/trainer with experience in sex/health education or addiction/harm reduction

• The Boaz Trust (England) needs a freelance bookkeeper

• Bloomberg (London) needs a contract output producer

• USA TODAY Blueprint needs board members who are experts on credit card content

• Cumbria Arts Culture Network (UK) needs a freelance finance administrator (£20/hour, 8/month)

• Oxford Cultural Anti-Racism Alliance needs a project manager (£9,600-12,000)

COMPANIES LOOKING FOR MULTIPLE FREELANCE ROLES

• Beacon Media (Kansas City) needs freelance writers and photographers

• 160over90 needs freelance visual mid-to-CD-level experiential creatives who know art direction and design as well as ACD to CD-level creatives with gaming experience

• ProducePay needs a freelance production designer, brand art director/designer, B2B copywriter, and motion animator/editor

• Rebl Eats needs a freelance junior graphic designer and a freelance copywriter/community manager (Finnish/English)

• Dan Flynn (Manchester) needs part- or full-time social media executives, content creators, designers, and paid media managers for festival and events clients

• OWL (UK) needs freelance creative producers and project managers