Freelance Opportunities for Freelancers Like Me - March 11, 2024

Bradford Pearson @BradfordPearson: Job alert: @phillymag is hiring a contract copy editor. ~70 hours a month. Preferably would have experience copy editing longform features. Email me if you're interested: bpearson@phillymag.com. [Philly-based. ~$30/hr] 

Jamie Spain @jspain97:...Feel free to send me any other destination or bookings pitches you have. [jamie_spain@condenast.com] [For Conde Nast Traveler. "Bookings" refers to hotels, airbnbs, and vacation rentals] [pitch guide: https://www.cntraveler.com/info/how-to-pitch-conde-nast-traveler] 

Bianca Betancourt @ByBiancaBee: hi! @harpersbazaarus is looking for a weekend editor to start...very soon! must be comfortable covering celeb + fashion + entertainment news, a speedy writer + have great editing judgement! if interested in applying or learning more email me at first dot last @ hearst dot com [Bianca.Betancourt@hearst.com] It’s essentially 9-5 Saturday and Sundays and occasional holidays and big events. $45/hr. Typically 5ish stories a day that are no more than 300-500 words each — your standard weekend magazine coverage on celeb looks, fashion news, and any sort of breaking news 

The National Forest Foundation is looking for story pitches for its Winter/Spring 2025 issue of Light & Seed magazine, which will focus on how urban communities and interests intersect with National Forests and Grasslands. Specifically, we’re seeking pitches for The Response, a department that uses the pillars of solutions journalism to investigate how people are responding to an issue of national importance. The solution should be on the cusp of real-world or large-scale application: it’s shown success (and there’s data to prove it), it’s actively working through its limitations, and it could very soon have significant impact. Generally, we’re looking for pitches that exhibit a focused angle on a broad issue. Sample ideas: how a new technology that monitors watershed health on a National Forest or Grassland has the potential to address gaps in water management; how a new framework for managing the wildland-urban interface could overcome a specific conservation challenge facing a National Forest or Grassland. Stories can feature or mention the work of other entities or nonprofits (rather than the NFF’s) but should somehow be tied to National Forests and Grasslands. Pitches should cover:
• A brief overview of the solution, where we are within its timeline, and the
evidence/data gathered thus far that indicates its potential impact
• How the approach has been tested and what challenges remain
• The narrative thruline that will tie these elements together
After a recent redesign, the magazine now has a deeper focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We’re keen to include diverse perspectives as part of our work supporting a resilient National Forest system. Send pitches to Erin at erinvriley@gmail.com by Monday, April 22, 2024. Specs: 1,000 words, pay is $1,000. First drafts due July 31, 2024. (received via email from Erin Riley, editor, National Forest Foundation)

LGBTQ Nation is looking for pitches galore! Here is what we're interested in right now:
-Features focused on LGBTQ+ Parenting/Families
-Features focused on LGBTQ+ Businesses
-Features focused on LGBTQ+ Tech (either LGBTQ+ people in tech or the effects tech has on the community)
-Features in honor of Pride month (these don't necessarily have to be about Pride, but more just celebratory of our community)
-Op-eds with a focus on politics, policy, or current events
Features should be about 1000 words. Op-eds should be 600-800. The features could be profiles, human interest stories, or even personal essays if you feel you've got a story to tell.
Please send pitches, not drafts. Pay ranges from $100-$200 per piece, $250 for one that is especially involved. Please email Molly@lgbtqnation.com for feature pitches and Alex@lgbtqnation.com for Op-Ed pitches. [Deadline: First week of May for Pride pitches. Everything else is ongoing.] (received via DMs from Molly Sprayregen, Deputy Editor at @lgbtqnation. 

Briarpatch Magazine @briarpatchmag: We're accepting pitches for our unthemed September/October issue! Eager to share a juicy piece of labour history or investigate a suspicious institution? Email your idea to pitch@briarpatchmagazine.com by May 1. Find more details here: Call for pitches (September/October 2024) [$150 – Profiles, short essays, book reviews, and parting shots (generally 1,500 words or less); $250 – Feature stories (generally 1,500-2,000 words) and photo essays; $350 – Research-based articles and investigative reporting (generally 2,000-2,500 words)]