Write At Home #10

Hello and welcome to Write At Home, a comprehensive list of the week’s best freelance journalist and writer jobs.

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Below you’ll find 50+ of the most recent gigs, divided up into three simple categories: 

- Freelance journalist calls-for-pitches

- Permanent(ish) / on-going journalist jobs

- Content writer / copywriter / blogger positions

Unless otherwise stated, all are home-based or have a remote working option.

Freelance journalist calls-for-pitches

- Guardian Science Pitches | Natalie Grover, the Guardian’s new science correspondent, is looking for pitches. £?

- Climate Change Pitches | The Telegraph is looking for news and short features on the impacts of climate change in the UK and worldwide, green innovation, conservation and the countryside, recycling and pollution (and more). £?

- Health / Science Stories | Slate, an online magazine, is on the lookout for health and science stories, including: reported personal essays, neglected-but-important research, silly / maddening things discovered while reporting other things. £?

- Eco Story Ideas | Euronews Living, the channel’s eco-focused section, is on the lookout for pitches on the environment, climate, wildlife & everything in between, with an emphasis on solutions (opinion pieces also welcome). £140 - £160 for features, £90 for op-eds.

- Climate Change Pitches | Ours to Save, an interactive map of crowdsourced climate change news, is looking for pitches on all things climate change. £30 for short profiles, £80 for longer features.

- Working Class Perspective Stories | Courier Newsroom is building a roster of freelance journalists who can write quick beats and/or reported stories on racial justice, healthcare, climate change, gender, and the economy from a working class perspective. £0.22 / $0.30 per word starting rate.

- SME Business News | Bdaily, a news source covering regional SME business, is on the lookout for creating op-eds and interview pieces. £?

- Video Game Pitches | WIRED is launching a new gaming vertical in the coming weeks and is keen to hear your story ideas. £?

- PC Gaming Reviews Writers | The Escapist, a geek culture publication, is looking to take on a few freelance PC game reviewers. £?

- Black History / Culture Writers | I AM History, a space where people engage with Black history and Black culture, is looking for pitches on the aforementioned. £?

- Women Lifestyle Pitches | HelloGiggles, a women-focused entertainment and lifestyle site, is on the lookout for personal essays and cultural criticism with unique and diverse points of view. £?

- Trainer / Sneaker Culture, Sports, Entertainment Pitches | The Fresh Press, a trainer / sneaker culture site, is looking to expand its content from footwear into sports and entertainment too. £?

- Substance Use / Mental Health Pitches | The Temper, a publication focused on sobriety, addiction, and recovery, is looking for pitches on co-occurring disorders (substance use + mental illness). £75 / $100 per piece.

- Christopher Nolan Pitches | Observer is looking for pitches on how director Christopher Nolan uses time in his films. £?

- Mashable Review Pitches | Mashable.com is looking for review pitches focused on tech, lifestyle, and kid/family. £220 / $300 per piece.

- Music Culture Pitches | hi-fi and headphone brand KEF has launched a music-cum-culture blog called Sound Of Life, and is looking for writers / pitches. £?

- Cybersecurity Stories | TechCrunch, a tech and startup news site, is looking for pitches on cybersecurity issues. £?

Permanent(ish) / on-going journalist jobs

- B2B Multimedia Journalist (full time) | Executive Grapevine, a business leaders news source, is looking for a creator to produce written, video and image-led social-first content. £24,000 per year.

- Fashion News Writer | W Magazine, a fashion and celebrity news publication, is looking for a part time fashion news writer. £?

- Working Class Perspective Stories | Courier Newsroom is building a roster of freelance journalists who can write quick beats and/or reported stories on racial justice, healthcare, climate change, gender, and the economy from a working class perspective. £0.22 / $0.30 per word starting rate.

- Video Game Writers | Digital Trends is seeking a writer to write or update upwards of 8 - 10 video game guides each week. £?

- Nerd Culture Writer | For the Nerd, a nerd culture podcast, is looking for a writer to produce website content. £11 / $15 - £15 / $20 per hour.

- Football Content Editors | InCrowd, a sports marketing company, is looking to expand its pool of freelance content editors to provide live commentary, edit comments from reporters at stadiums, source statistics, and insert images, video, social media and sponsored content during Champions League, Europa League and international matches. £?

- Travel Writers | The Future Laboratory, a futures consultancy, is looking to expand its network of travel writers. £?

- PC Gaming Reviews Writers | The Escapist, a geek culture publication, is looking to take on a few freelance PC game reviewers. £?

- iOS Bloggers | iOS Ninja, a third-party app store for Apple products, is looking to take on some tech bloggers. £?

- Journalist / Content Editor | Formative Content, a content marketing agency, is looking for a journalistically trained content editor to work across a range of global clients. £25,000 - £31,000 per year.

- Music Culture Writers | hi-fi and headphone brand KEF has launched a music-cum-culture blog called Sound Of Life, and is looking for writers / pitches. £?

- Sports Writer | DraftKings, a digital sports entertainment and gaming company, is seeking a freelance writer to contribute written content on nights and weekends across many platforms. £?

Content writer / copywriter / blogger positions

- Lorry Insurance Content Writer | writer needed for three pieces a month on the lorry insurance industry. £?

- B2B Multimedia Journalist (full time) | Executive Grapevine, a business leaders news source, is looking for a creator to produce written, video and image-led social-first content. £24,000 per year.

- Digital Marketing Content Writer | Maxweb, a digital marketing agency, is looking to bring on a freelance copywriter to help deal with a large number of articles each month. £?

- Information Technology Copywriter | a leading information technology consultancy is on the hunt for a new freelance copywriter. £200 - £250 per day.

- Psychology Copywriter | PositivePsychology.com, an online psychology platform, is looking for a freelance writer with a keen interest in psychology, mental health and well-being (experience or education in the sector is greatly preferred). £?

- Zero Carbon Content Writer (full time) | OVO Group, a green energy and technology firm, is looking for a new content writer. £?

- Supply Chain SEO Content Writer | SupplyCompass, a supply chains service, needs a new SEO-proficient writer and content strategist. £?

- Optometry Blogger / Writer | Frank Salvatore is on the lookout for a writer to produce occasional blogs on optometry. £?

- Accountancy Copywriters | Phil Drinkwater is launching an agency within the UK accountancy sector and needs accountancy-literate copywriters. £?

- Talent Acquisition Writers | writers required for a new talent acquisitions blog (knowledge of HR tech and recruitment marketing is important). £75 / $100 per piece.

- Investing Content Writer | writer required to produce financial investment focused blog posts. £18 / $25 - £38 / $50 per hour.

- Marketing Content Writer | copywriter required to “own the external marketing content” of several startups (involves creating email templates, crafting blog posts, scripting video demos, etc). £?

- Email Copywriter | writer needed to create direct-response email campaigns for multiple startups. £?

- Website Migration Blog | Matt Lee is searching for a writer to produce a blog piece on ‘website migration’. £150 / $200 fixed price.

- Financial Writer | writer (preferably with an economics degree) required to write reviews of financial products. £9.75 / $13 - £24.70 / £33 per hour.

- Technology Content Writer | an IT managed service provider is looking for a long-term writer to produce content around technology (with a focus on the financial industry, manufacturing, engineering, and law). £18 / $25 - £75 / $100 per hour.

- iOS Bloggers | iOS Ninja, a third-party app store for Apple products, is looking to take on some tech bloggers. £?

- Health & Gender Equity Blogger | Nestl, a provider of design solutions for health and equity at work, is looking for a writer to focus on health, inclusion, and design equity. £18 / $25 - £38 / $50 per hour.

- Journalist / Content Editor | Formative Content, a content marketing agency, is looking for a journalistically trained content editor to work across a range of global clients. £25,000 - £31,000 per year.

- Financial Markets Content Writer | Trading Education, a service for new financial traders, is looking for an SEO-proficient content writer with knowledge of financial markets. Up to £37,000 / $50,000 per year.

- Digital Content Writers | The Happy Beavers, a global digital content creation company, is on the lookout for new content writers. £?

- Ecommerce Advertorial Writer | Luciano Castro, an Italian marketing agency, is looking for an English-speaking advertorial / e-commerce direct response copywriter. £26 / $35 - £37 / $50 per hour.

A bit about me

My name's Alasdair and I'm a UK-based freelance journalist and writer. I've spent years trawling through job sites and social media looking for work... and now, every week, I'm doing it for you too. 

Write At Home is a curated list, one that highlights the best roles, and weeds out the rubbish. Pay is a major factor in whether an opportunity gets featured, though you might find a few not-so-well remunerated gigs if I think they're interesting enough.

Likewise, jobs that don't offer a remote working option are generally discarded, bar those which seem particularly appealing (in which case the location will be shown in brackets).

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Alasdair