Freelance Social Media Manager for Journalism/News Start-up

Looking for part-time paid freelancer who is great at social and passionate about news/journalism/current events.

Responsible for posting and creating content/strategy with founder. Ideal candidate has graphic design and PS experience.

Flexible hours/days. Remote work possible, or from our NYC (home) office. Company is a (very) small youth journalism and news start-up based in NYC. Room for growth and taking on other responsibilities in both short and long-term.

 

Freelance News Reporters

Freelance news reporters needed to write several stories a week for two trade websites for commercial property executives: Commercial Property Executive (cpexecutive.com) and Multi-Housing News (multihousingnews.com). Journalism experience and an interest in business writing are required.

Remote Freelance Writer

MarketScale, a digital business-to-business news publication in Dallas, Texas, is looking to expand its remote freelance writer network.

Most of the assignments contracted out to our network of writers consist of articles that range between 400-600 words in length. Our story ideas come with thorough briefings that lay out sources and research. We usually stay in the $40-$60 range.

Our publication covers 14 industries, ranging from sports and entertainment to hospitality and retail. Each week, articles are spread equally across all our categories. Educational and thought leading articles include interviews with industry experts, event coverage and general news reporting.

 

Contributor

New media start-up is looking to hire a remote contributor who will work with our editorial staff on news stories for use on our digital platform. Responsibilities:

Be socially informed and perceptive, up-to-date and in tune daily with international and national trends and/or specialized knowledge of topics related to regions of the world.

Write simple, straightforward, but engaging copy that speaks to a broad audience of news consumers across the social and political spectrum - this is *not* op-ed work.

Provide “one-touch” editing, working with a level of accuracy that allows quick use of content.

Work collaboratively as necessary. Be good at taking constructive feedback and then implementing that feedback.

Be comfortable working with a scrappy start-up, which means we sometimes “build the plane as we fly it,” but this should never come at the expense of our audience or the quality of our work.

Ability to commit to a consistent schedule of approximately 5 hours per week, and be reliable on the days and hours to which we agree. The work will be primarily remote so you will not have to commute.

Be reliable over email/text/phone as necessary for basic logistics and coordination of work.

Qualifications Requirements include:

Pathway to bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism, communications or related field, or equivalent experience

Superior skills writing copy that combines news judgment, knowledge, and good taste

Understanding or desire to learn basic legal considerations of editorial/copy work

Demonstrated ability to keep deadlines and maintain quality

Comfort with Google Docs, search engines and social media tools

Versatile and adaptable to a broad array of subject areas of news coverage

Departments Editor (Temporary, Freelance)

Tricycle: The Buddhist Review is looking for a temporary Departments Editor to curate the front matter for the Winter 2019 issue of our award-winning quarterly magazine. The ideal candidate will have their finger on the pulse of the contemporary global Buddhist landscape and a familiarity with Buddhist teachings, practice, history, and current issues. They will be able to identify stories of interest to our readers, enliven copy through editing and their own writing, and work with both the in-house editorial team and a host of freelancers to create a front section that is energizing, informative, intelligent, sophisticated, and relevant.

Our front matter covers community news; short profiles and Q&As with both well-known and everyday Buddhists; new books, podcasts, apps, music, theater, and fine art, as well as travel, practice tips, and more.

Departments Editor reports to Senior Editor. This position is temporary and freelance; dates needed are June 1 to August 30. Remote applicants are welcome.

Responsibilities

-Work with the in-house editorial team as well as freelancers to fill the front section for Winter 2019 issue; assigning, editing, and writing material
-Understand and respond to the pressing current issues of the Buddhist world
-Keep track of newly released book titles, innovative retreats and gatherings, events, and other Buddhist news
-Deliver timeless Buddhist teachings to readers in a fresh and contemporary way, relating them to the world at large
-Write eye-catching HEDs and DEKs and crisp, clean copy; pitch content ideas with unique angles and hooks
-Develop and inspire writers

Requirements

-3+ years experience as a culture editor (or similar) in digital or traditional media
-Familiarity with the modern Buddhist landscape as well as Buddhist philosophy and the various traditions’ key players, both contemporary and historical
-Strong written, communication, and organizational skills
-Strong grasp of grammar and ability to pick up house style quickly
-Ability to assign and follow through on deadlines
-Ability to work independently and as part of a close-knit team

Temp Global Health Content Writer

This opportunity is to take the skills you have developed and apply them to actual research, interviews and feature writing. You will have an opportunity to write between 10-15 pieces, including features and profiles. They will be published in a magazine style journal.

This is ideal for a person who has an interest in science and health writing, specifically Global Health, however, anyone is welcome to apply. This will be our inaugural Global Health issue, it will have a wide domestic and globally.

The most important aspect of your skill set should be storytelling. We want the writing to have your stamp on it, to be told from your perspective. You will conduct interviews and research for each piece and find your own angle. We want you to compile the global health field experiences of researchers and clinicians.

Can your writing take a reader to a country you have never been to?

No travel will be required, you will conduct the interviews over the phone, so please feel comfortable and be prepared for any limitation that may come with this type of communication.

This can be completed remotely, any editorial meeting can be completed via Skype or over the phone.

Freelance Science Writer and Content Creator

Amazentis is an innovative life science company dedicated to employing breakthrough research and clinical science to bring advanced therapeutic nutrition products to life.

Amazentis's science is state of the art. It is the application of pharmaceutical quality research applied to consumer nutrition and health. As such Amazentis needs to explain the science of its work and related work to help consumers understand the science and appreciate its potential implications for their lives.

The job is to help:
- explain the scientific breakthroughs around Urolithin-A, and help explain it in terms anyone can understand.
- help turn major scientific publications into content that the general market can understand
- interview leading scientists for videos, blogs, and articles about the topic of aging, wellness, and the research around it
- find new ways to educate the market about breakthrough anti-aging science

Podcast Contributor

NYMC is looking for a podcast contributor to work on its new and upcoming podcast centered on urban issues in NYC, with a central focus on housing. The podcast contributor will be hands-on with content research, ideation, production, distribution, social media, and digital strategy. The podcast contributor will work directly with the Executive Director in researching, writing, and creating original stories.

The contributor will nurture story ideas from conception to completion and be responsible for a variety of editorial tasks. The role will include conducting or overseeing research, planning, field recording, interviewing, script writing, editing, directing narration, mixing, fact checking and all other aspects of editorial production. They will also be responsible for helping to strategize on the editorial direction of the podcast.

Ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial in nature and a self starter who has great interpersonal skills.

We are looking for someone to work 16 hours a week at out office in Downtown Manhattan. We can pay $15 an hour.

Unpaid Contributor: Financial and Personal Finance News

We are looking for journalism students to contribute news articles and features to our sites: allrates.com and investing.com.

We're interested in a wide variety of content: from money diaries to interviews with personal finance gurus to people who are making their money work in extreme situations, whether that be traveling the globe or as a single mother of three.

We're also interested in looking at how government policy affects people's everyday money-making decisions. When the federal rate rises, what does that mean for people's mortgages, for example? If the Affordable Care Act comes to an end, how much more or less will the average person be spending on healthcare?

Students will be working with experienced editors of more than 10 years' standing, who will hone their copy and educate them on every element of the reporting process from pitching to researching to writing and editing.

Freelance Reporter

We are looking for a freelance reporter interested in the commercial art industry to take on assignments and/or pitch stories 1-4 times a month for use in both print and online.

We want someone who can see the bigger picture, who can apply the biggest stories about global financial trends to the shadowy and weird world of the art market.

We are *not* necessarily looking for traditional "art reporters!" We are more interested in your reporting and writing skills than the depth of your knowledge about stuff like Picasso's blue period (although if you do know about that, or even just have a desire to learn about it, great!).

This beat would be perfect for someone who wants to publish stories like:
• How Trump has created a new tax loophole for art collectors
• The rise of art-secured lending: is it a bubble about to burst?
• Blockchain technology and transparency in the art market
• Art dealers found guilty of tax fraud and backdated invoicing
•Shady third-party deals in auction houses, such has the recent $450 million-dollar sale of Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi

The best candidates will have the following:
• Strong clips as a business reporter, including a mix of breaking news and analysis
• Strong reporting and writing skills
• An appreciation for or interest in art of any era or genre

Candidates based in New York City are preferable but applications are encouraged regardless of location.