Freelancing Gigs – Dec. 23, 2009
FREELANCE WRITERS
African Prestige is a glossy, four-color magazine that covers entertainment events and seeks to provide social, political, and economic perspectives on issues affecting the African community. We are in search of freelance writers who can provide quality writing and editorial content that deal with issues relevant to the African global demographic. We accept submissions for articles, short stories, essays, book/music reviews, and poems for consideration.
Our current departments include: travel, fashion/beauty, health, business/politics, inspirational, profile pieces, and music/arts
Pay is $30-75 depending on length/type.
The target readership is the savvy, sophisticated, and trend conscious African public, a public that is fairly sophisticated on political and social issues and spans a wide age range. Hence, these articles should provide an easy, yet thoughtful reading experience.
Contributors also receive complimentary copies of the issue in which their contribution is published.
If interested, please visit our website for details on our writer’s guidelines.
Thank you.
African Prestige Magazine, Inc
P.O.Box 20571
Raleigh, NC 27619
URL http://www.freelancejobopenings.com/job/af2af1aada79e481cbd5f3baf2db7623/?d=1&source=indeed
Seeking Free-Lancers in Major Cities
Description:
The Forward, a prestigious national Jewish newspaper founded in 1897, is developing a network of freelance reporters available to cover stories in major urban centers, such as Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and Boston for our English language edition. We are also interested in writers based abroad. We are looking for journalists able to pitch ideas and accept short-notice assignments on issues of interest to our readers who can tell the story in generally 800-1,200 words. These include stories dealing with Judaism, religion and spirituality, labor, civil rights, interethnic and interfaith relations, U.S.-Israel relations and Middle East-related activism, Jewish culture and arts, and personality profiles. A willingness to work with editors to hone stories to a fine point of clarity is a must.
125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038
Telephone (212) 889-8200
Fax (212) 447-6406 editorial
(212) 689-4255 advertising
Medical Writers Wanted
Description
LIVESTRONG™.com is a leading online destination for health-related tips and advice, attracting more than 4.2 million visitors every month. To ensure LIVESTRONG™.com visitors are consistently presented with the best answers to their diverse health-related questions, we are looking for freelance writers to create informative articles on thousands of unique topics. As a writer for LIVESTRONG™.com, you’ll be able to share your health knowledge with a large and vibrant community while earning a reliable paycheck and extending your personal brand on one of today’s leading health websites.
ABOUT THIS POSITION:
• Claim assignments from our database that you’re most interested and qualified to write about
• Assignments vary in length and format with most averaging 300–500 words and addressing thousands of unique topics such as diabetes, cancer, nutrition, mental health and exercise
• Payments are issued twice a week for each completed article. Current writers earn an average of $20 – $25 range depending on their familiarity with the topics and their writing speed
• Your byline follows each article helping build exposure and authority around your name and writing
• Tenured writers gain access to affordable group health care
QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have one or more of the following qualifications:
• Masters of Science in a medical field
• Accreditation in health
• Experience writing about health-related topics in a medical or health magazine, newspaper, journal, blog or other health website
How to apply
If you meet the requirements outlined above and would like to join the LIVESTRONG™.com team of writers, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, please upload your resume and writing sample through the link below – make sure to highlight your experience in the health & fitness field and provide a high quality writing sample for the editorial team to review. Please note you will be directed to Demand Studios (the content production studio for LIVESTRONG™.com) to apply.
URL: http://jobs.problogger.net/view/2908
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