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Unless a closing date is included, all the following are open to pitches.

TIME SENSITIVE CALLS FOR PITCHES

Writers and Poets | Broad Sound Spotlights

Deadline: 2 May 2025

If you love (or hate) Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 masterwork “Thunder Road,” Broad Sound Spotlights would love to see your pitch.

OPEN CALLS FOR PITCHES

Travel Writers | Trendorabay

Trendorabay is looking for travel writers to contribute exciting content to their upcoming editions.

Freelance Writers | Bourbon+

Bourbon+ is a magazine dedicated to the culture, history, and lifestyle surrounding bourbon. They explore various aspects of bourbon, including its production, the people behind the industry, and its impact on American culture. The magazine seeks to provide readers with in-depth stories and insights into the world of bourbon.

Freelance Writers | Pipeline Artists

Pipeline Artists provide grounded, hyper-relevant topics across the arts. And they are looking for pieces that highlight unspoken truths, provide honest advice, and profile "emerging" creatives or those deserving of a platform they may not find in mainstream publications. Also ridiculous humor pieces—sometimes the world needs ridiculous humor.

Freelance Gardening Writers | Country Living UK

If you're into writing about gardening, they'd love to hear from you.

Feature Writers | Smithsonian Magazine

Smithsonian Magazine is a publication that covers a wide range of topics related to history, science, arts, culture, and innovation. It is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution and provides in-depth articles that educate and inspire readers.

• Print Magazine: Smithsonian Magazine Submission - Print
• Online Magazine: Smithsonian Magazine Submission - Online

Freelance Writers / Journalists | The New Yorker

The New Yorker is a prestigious magazine that publishes a wide range of high-quality writing, including journalism, commentary, fiction, poetry, and satire. It is known for its in-depth and thoughtful coverage of various topics. They accept submissions for fiction, poetry, and cartoons and other types of content accepted.

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.

Copy Editor (Remote-US) | Jobgether

Posted 15 April 2025

You'll be responsible for reviewing news articles, reports, and interviews.

Freelance Proofreader (English to Finnish) | TransPerfect

Posted 15 April 2025

They are looking for skilled linguists specializing in legal and technical translations from US-English to Finnish to do proofreading.

Freelance Weekend Content Editor | The Arena Group

Posted 9 April 2025

You'll need to have experience in creating commerce content for a range of lifestyle topics, including apparel and accessories, wellness and beauty, home and garden and consumer electronics. Responsibilities will include pitching daily stories to the commerce editors, writing and editing new stories and updating and optimizing evergreen content. 

Deputy Editor | The Field

Posted 8 April 2025

You'll be working with the Editor to commission and develop magazine and online content related to fieldsports and country lifestyle, from driven shooting to walked-up grouse, fly-fishing, hunting and long dogs to gundogs. Also covers exceptional game recipes, food and wine, art, antiques and everything else that makes life worth living, delivered with inimitable style. 

Temporary Editor | Project On Government Oversight

Posted 1 April 2025

You'll be assisting as needed in editing content ranging from emails to investigations to analyses to congressional testimony to reports. US remote. Must be available to work during EST work hours.

PLOS One Associate Editor | PLOS One

Reposted 1 April 2025

You'll be responsible for overseeing the editorial process for manuscripts submitted to PLOS journals (which is science focused).

Dutch Speaking Content Editor | ClickOut Media

Reposted 1 April 2025

You'll be editing and publishing written content using WordPress plus creating content plans, identifying keyword gaps, and optimizing pages. And you'll be managing a team of editors and writers.

AU Social Media Marketing Editor (Freelance, Contract) | Omniscient Digital

Posted 25 March 2025

You'll be reviewing and refining long-form content in Australian English for our B2B SaaS clients. Position is remote, but must be fluent in Australian English.

Managing Editor | Straight Arrow News

Posted 22 March 2025

Straight Arrow News are seeking a dynamic and experienced managing editor to lead their morning editorial and video teams, as well as oversee their flagship morning show, "Unbiased Updates."

Editorial Assistant | Go City

Posted 14 March 2025

You'll need an eye for detail and have an interest in travel content. Two-month opportunity.

Content Editor | Kapitus

Posted 11 March 2025

You will be responsible for reviewing a wide range of content, overseeing our writer’s efforts and providing guidance on all content projects. 

Freelance Medical Editor For Social Media | 10Pearls

Posted 20 January 2025

You will be responsible for ensuring that social posts for our pharmaceutical client are developed with a high level of quality. You will be performing all levels of editing, including copyediting, fact-checking, proofreading, styling, and layout review.

Jekyll / Github Editor | Law & Space

Law & Space is built using Jekyll, a static website generator, and hosted publicly on Github. They are looking for people who have the technical skills to edit using these tools.

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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 😊.

Content Writer | SoftServe

Posted 15 April 2025

You'll be responsible for the creation of high-impact short-form content—including landing pages, newsletters, video scripts, and digital ads—designed to drive engagement and pipeline growth within high-priority accounts. And also for the creation of long-form content assets, such as Thought Leadership POVs and E-books.

AEM Web Content Migration Specialist | Aquent

Reposted 15 April 2025

You'll be responsible for migrating web content from Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) to a proprietary content management system. And you'll be cleaning up and standardizing existing web pages, ensuring consistency in formatting and style.

Evergreen List Article Staff Writer |

Game Rant

Posted 15 April 2025

You'll be contributing dynamic video game list articles to their website. No AI generated content allowed.

Writer II | Descending Tech

Posted 15 April 2025

You'll be developing, writing, editing, and proofreading a variety of content, including blog posts, case studies, white papers, product documentation, press releases, and social media posts.

List Article Contributor | TheGamer

Posted 15 April 2025

You'll be contributing a minimum of 12-15 articles per month, as well as pitching regular content and researching popular games. No AI generated content allowed.

Jr. Copywriter | Uhas Media

Posted 15 April 2025

You'll be develoing short-form social media content (IG Reels, FB Reels, TikToks, etc) for business owners, professionals, and entrepreneurs.

Conversion Copywriter - Remote | INDI Staffing Services

Posted 9 April 2025

You'll be working with cross-functional teams to create short and long-form conversion-driven conten, as well as editing and proofreading content created by other internal teams and freelancers (cold emails, ad headlines, case studies). They also will want you to propose new copy experiments and improvements to existing assets (website, emails, landing pages).

Web Copywriter & Content Strategist | Plaid

Posted 9 April 2025

You’ll be breaking down their products into understandable benefits and use-cases for a diverse audience, from the developers powering the next big thing to the enterprises rethinking the future of finance.

Senior Bid Writer - FM | Amey

Posted 9 April 2025

You'll be working with the Bid Director, Bid Manager and Proposals Manager to lead the written development of high-quality, consistent and persuasive bid responses which reflect Amey’s tone of voice and win themes. Note: Requires travel to/within the UK.

Developer Content Writer | Aikido Security

Posted 9 April 2025

You'll be writing high-quality, original and engaging content for developers. This can be in the form of blogs (Think security checklists, explainers, comparison pieces, guides,...), whitepapers, web pages, docs, emails, etc...

Freelance Writer | Business Insider

Posted 27 March 2025

If you've gone from working in corporate US to working for a corporate in another country and you've noticed some surprising differences that you're happy to write about, reach out.

Freelance Writer | MakerFlo Crafts

Posted 12 March 2025

Must be able to research and write about crafts.

Freelance Social Copywriters | Xero

Posted 10 March 2025

Xero are looking for talented freelance social copywriters, graphic designers (experience with Canva essential), and social-first video capture, editing and production across Xero’s social content team. Their 3 priority regions are the US, UK, and ANZ.

Freelance Financial Writer | Motley Fool Australia

You’ll be writing several articles per week or month on topics related to investing, personal finance, and the stock market. Must be resident in Australia.

Freelance Digital Copywriter | The Bodyshop Indonesia

Posted 7 March 2025

You’ll be creating engaging product descriptions, banners, and promotional content for marketplace platforms and crafting CRM marketing copy, including emails and push notifications, to enhance customer engagement.

Freelance Copywriters and Designers | Natalie Ellisdon

Posted 5 March 2025

Natalie has just started a contract CMO role and am in need of freelance copywriters and designers.

Freelance Writer | Military.com

Posted 26 February 2025

Military.com is looking for pitches for their new “Theater of War” column. They want compelling analyses of war movies new and old, whether it's of a certain character, a particular scene, or a broader theme.

Freelance Movies and TV News Writer | MovieWeb

Posted 21 January 2025

The editorial team at MovieWeb.com is looking for a passionate writer to contribute Movie & TV News articles to the website.

Freelance Writers | Oh My! Creative

Posted 21 January 2025

Oh My! Creative are looking for some great freelance writers to work with.

Freelance Food Writer | Tasty

Posted 17 January 2025

Tasty are looking for evergreen and timely stories on home cooking and trending food & dining moments.

Freelance Content Writer | Annjali Saxena

Posted 7 January 2025

Annjali is looking for a freelance content writer with a minimum of 2+ years of experience who can write 100% human-written content.

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Editor Breaks Down Their Idea Of A Great Pitch

I came across this post on X/Twitter, courtesy of James Durston’s weekly newsletter “What Editors Want”. In the post, an editor breaks down a pitch from a travel writer and explains why it’s so good. Definitely worth a read.

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