♕ STUDY HALL OPPORTUNITIES 10/05/2023 ♕

FREELANCE, PART-TIME, AND TEMPORARY JOBS 

NEW: –NBCU Academy is hiring associate reporters on one-year contracts to “profile changemakers and programs creating more inclusive, equitable spaces in schools, workplaces, communities and beyond.” Candidates should have at least two years of video or print experience. No salary or application deadline info was given for this role.

NEW: –ProPublica is hiring a temporary audience editor to “write and edit concise, compelling headlines and decks for stories, explainers, impact follow-ups, and more.” Candidates should have some “experience creating social content and running social platforms.” The rate is $45 per hour and the role requires working 15-20 hours per week. There is no deadline to apply but the position is expected to run from mid-October through December, so apply ASAP. 

NEW: –Rest of World is hiring a “regular contributor in Bangladesh who can pitch, report, and write sharp, incisive stories on tech and its impact on the country.” Candidates should have some experience covering tech and/or business. The rate is around $750 for 1,000-1,200 word reported stories. Send inquiries to [email protected]. 

NEW: –AllTrails is hiring a UX writer on a freelance contract to “provide clear, concise, functional, and on-brand product messaging,” including “microcopy, onboarding, information architecture, feature naming, and more.” Candidates should have at least three years of product copywriting experience. The rates range from $80-$110 per hour. No application deadline info was given for this role. 

NEW: -Spherical is hiring a content writer/researcher on a part-time contract to “develop explanatory articles and web copy for a digital kit of tools supporting climate resilience in Los Angeles.” Candidates should have at least five years of journalism experience and “be deeply familiar with Los Angeles.” The rate wasn’t publicly given but reportedly ranges from $70-$90 per hour, and requires working 15-30 hours per month, “with [the] option to continue for periodic assignments. No application deadline info was given for this role. 

NEW: -mybest is hiring a content editor to edit buying guides, product reviews, and other content. Candidates should have at least five years of editing experience and must be comfortable editing translated text. The rate is $300 per piece and the position is remote. Send inquiries to their director, Mako Kakinuma, at [email protected] within the next week. 

–The Latinx Project is hiring a deputy editor/researcher to oversee the editorial process for its digital publication Intervenxions. Candidates should have some editing experience and knowledge of Latinx interdisciplinary studies. The rate ranges from $35-$40 and requires working 10-12 hours per week. The deadline to apply is October 16.

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OPPS SUCCESS STORIES

Did you turn a pitch call into paid work or land a job, fellowship, internship, or some other gig you found in the Study Hall Opps newsletter? Let us know and we’ll give you a shoutout. Send the details to [email protected] with “Opps Success Story” in the subject line.

–Calvin A. Walker was paid $300 to write about the similarities between one of Beyoncè’s tour costumes and his favorite kitchen tool for Food & Wine. He pitched the story after seeing a pitch call in a previous Opps newsletter asking for pitches that could connect pop culture with commerce. He has since written four more articles with the same editor for $300 per piece. 

–Nomi Kaltmann was paid $275 AUD to write about her experience running for Parliament for Crikey Magazine. She “connected with Jack Calil, the editor, in January via Study Hall and this is the third piece [she has] published since then.” She also shared that “it is always a great experience publishing with him.” 

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CALLS FOR PITCHES 

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TIME-SENSITIVE PITCH CALLS (ABOVE FAIR RATES)

–Betches is looking for pitches of “in-depth reported features around larger cultural trends and conversations,” including sex, dating, divorce, LGBTQ+ issues, and more. The rate is $1 per word for 1,000-2,000 words. Send pitches to [email protected]. 

–The Latinx Project is looking for pitches of essays on the theme of “Re-Collections: Unmounting Colonial Histories,” including reclaimed narratives, re-interpreting museum collections, and other topics. The rate is $500 per essay. See their pitch guide for more info and send pitches to [email protected] by November 12.

NEW: –Cosmopolitan is looking for pitches of essays and opinion pieces on “women’s sex lives after 60.” They “would especially like POC and LGBTQ+ perspectives.” The rates start at $400. Send pitches to [email protected] by October 13. 

NEW: –Business Insider is looking for pitches of first-person personal essays on “how remote work/returning to the office intersects with loneliness.” The rate is $350. Send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Refinery29 is looking for pitches of stories on health, friendships, and relationships from US-based writers. The rates start at $300. Send pitches to [email protected] with the subject “PITCH: + your proposed hed.”

NEW: –Positive News is looking for pitches of “unique solutions-focused feature ideas” that “showcase the best examples of progress and possibility anywhere in the world” for their next print issue. The rate is “usually” £0.30 ($0.36 USD) per word. See their pitch guide for more info and send pitches to [email protected] by October 13. 

–Insider is looking for pitches of articles from American parents living in Japan (or Japanese parents living in the US) on “the cultural differences in postpartum, raising kids, etc.” The rates start at $250 per article. Send pitches to [email protected] by mid-October.

–Insider is looking for pitches of stories on Halloween, Thanksgiving, and “crazy holiday stories.” The rates weren’t given but have previously ranged from $200-$300 per story in May 2023. Send pitches to [email protected]. 

EVERGREEN PITCH CALLS (ABOVE FAIR RATES)

NEW: –The Food Section is always looking for pitches of reported stories with a food angle “that reflect the diversity of the South.” The rate is $1,000 for 1,200 words. See their pitch guide for more info and send pitches through their pitch form.

NEW: –New Lines Magazine is always looking for pitches of “ambitious, insightful, groundbreaking long form reportage or first-person stories” from reporters in North Africa and the Sahel. They are especially interested in pitches from Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Morocco/Western Sahara, Algeria, and Libya. The standard rate is $800 for 2,500 words. Send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –FoodPrint is always looking for pitches of reported pieces and analysis on “a wide range of topics related to food sustainability — policy, agriculture, local food systems, labor, climate change, animal welfare, packaging, and more — focused on the U.S. and with a clear “why now.” The rates range from $500-$700 per piece. See their pitch guide for more info and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Esquire is always looking for pitches of “author interviews, author profiles, book round-ups, trend pieces, and reported features about the publishing industry.” They specifically don’t publish “traditional reviews.” The rates start at $500. Send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Chron is always looking for pitches of profiles, reported features, commentary, trend pieces, and other content on food and other topics. The rate is $0.50 per word and “maxes out at $400,” according to food editor John-Henry Perera. See their pitch guide for more info and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Courtwatch is always looking for pitches of reported pieces on federal court proceedings. They are specifically not looking for opinion pieces. The rate is $300 for 500-1,000 words. See their pitch guide for more info and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Brooklyn Magazine is always looking for pitches of reported pieces, photojournalism, interviews, and other formats on the borough’s culture, lifestyle, politics, and small businesses. The rates are $300 for reported pieces with multiple sources or for photos, $400 for photos and reporting/writing, or $150 for a Q&A. See their pitch guide for more info and send pitches to [email protected].  

NEW: –Positive News is always looking for pitches of online-first articles and features that “showcase the best examples of progress and possibility anywhere in the world.” The rate is “usually” £0.30 ($0.36 USD) per word. See their pitch guide for more info and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Tricycle Magazine is always looking for pitches of interview pieces, personal reflections, teachings, reported pieces, reviews, and other content on “Buddhism, mindfulness, religion, art, history, and pop culture (even better if a combination of all of the above).” They are also “looking for East and West Coast writers for event coverage.” The rates start at $250. Send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Insider is always looking for pitches of essays from “parents who moved from the US elsewhere or from elsewhere to the US” on “how different school systems (hours, lunch, etc.) are between the two countries.” The rates are $250 per essay. Send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –The Yale Review is always looking for pitches of “essays and criticism on a wide range of subjects, from literature, art, history, and politics to film, television, music, and internet subcultures.” The rates range from $200-$500 for online pieces and $500-$1,500 for print pieces. See their pitch guide for more info and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Time Out UK is always looking for pitches of features on “cultural/lifestyle/food/housing trends, underground scenes, etc.” “Must be UK-wide or relating to a major city outside of London.” The rate is £0.25 ($0.30 USD) per word, “but it can vary on the reporting.” Send pitches to [email protected]. 

TIME-SENSITIVE + EVERGREEN PITCH CALLS (BELOW FAIR RATES)

NEW: –Great Central Gazette is looking for pitches on Diwali from Leicester-based writers. The rate is £0.10 per word for up to £100 ($121 USD). Send pitches to [email protected] by October 13. 

NEW: –Hey Alma is looking for pitches of personal essays, pop culture hot takes, and fun deep dives on Halloween. “Jews from underrepresented communities strongly encouraged” to pitch. The rate is $100 per piece. Send pitches to [email protected] by October 13.

NEW: -Chicago Votes is always looking for pitches of stories from young writers on Chicago issues, art, people, and movements for its series Sh*t Talkin’ Central. The rate is $100 per piece. Send pitches through their pitch form.

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FULL-TIME JOURNALISM JOBS

NEW YORK CITY

NEW: –Quanta Magazine is hiring an editor-in-chief to lead all aspects of the magazine’s operation. Candidates should have at least a decade of “experience reporting and editing science articles for established journalistic publications.” The salary range is $225,000-$275,000. No application deadline info was given for this role.  

NEW: –WIRED is hiring for multiple positions, including two senior writers to “focus on the intersection of politics and technology” and a senior editor to lead its Politics coverage. Candidates for all positions should have at least seven years of relevant experience. The salary ranges are $94,000-$140,000 for the senior writers and $95,000-$150,000 for the senior editor. No application deadline info was given for these roles. 

NEW: –The Real Deal is hiring a news editor to assign and edit content for its site and monthly magazine. Candidates should have at least five years of editing experience and some “knowledge of the real estate market and industry, including current trends and developments.” The salary range is $80,000-$95,000. No application deadline info was given for this role.  

NEW: –The New Yorker is hiring a senior social media editor to lead its editorial and creative strategy across Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and other platforms. Candidates should have at least six years of social media or journalism experience. The salary range is $70,000-$110,000. No application deadline info was given for this role. 

NEW: –The New York Review of Books is hiring an online editor to assign and edit articles and essays, handle image research and permissions, coordinate payments, and other tasks. Candidates should have at least three years of editorial experience and “a deep knowledge of contemporary politics and a significant interest in culture and the arts.” The salary range is $65,000-$75,000. No application deadline info was given for this role.  

NEW: –GQ is hiring an editorial operations manager to manage web workflow, track all progress on stories, and other tasks. Candidates should have at least five years of newsroom experience and “Proficiency with AirTable, Parse.ly, GSuite (including Slides) [is] a plus.” The salary range is $75,000-$90,000. No application deadline info was given for this role.

WASHINGTON, DC

NEW: –BBC News is hiring for multiple positions, including a supervising editor and senior editor to “[shape and] deliver the daily agenda for digital news out of the US and Canada.” Candidates should have at least a decade of experience for the supervising editor role and at least five years for the senior editor role. The salary ranges are $125,000-$150,000 for the supervising editor and $100,000-$125,000 for the senior editor. No application deadline info was given for these roles. 

TEXAS

NEW: –NPR is hiring a Texas-based immigration correspondent for its National Desk. Candidates should have at least four years of reporting experience and must “be bilingual — speaking English and Spanish — and be willing to travel regularly to the US/Mexico border and beyond.” The salary range is $120,000-$145,000 and the position is covered by SAG-AFTRA. No application deadline info was given for this role. 

CALIFORNIA

NEW: -The Walt Disney Company is hiring a Burbank-based video journalist to “produce a wide range of high-quality original content including sizzle reels, reports from in the field, social content, explainers,” and more. Candidates should have at least five years of video production experience. The salary range is $92,800-$124,400. No application deadline info was given for this role.

NEW: –The New York Times is hiring a Los Angeles-based assistant editor to help manage its Home team, including “writing and approving home screen headlines and summaries, push notifications, and targeted emails.” Candidates should have at least five years of digital news editing experience. The salary range is $130,000-$150,000. No application deadline info was given for this role.

NEW: –The Real Deal is hiring a Los Angeles-based reporter to “write several original web stories per week on a real-estate beat,” in addition to in-depth features for the site and monthly magazine. Candidates should have at least two years of reporting experience. The salary range is $75,000-$85,000. No application deadline info was given for this role.

REMOTE-FRIENDLY

NEW: –The 19th is hiring a managing editor to supervise its team of editors, reporters, and producers, including managing its editorial calendar. Candidates should have at least a decade of newsroom experience, including “at least five years of full-time experience managing journalists and editing a variety of story formats.” The salary range is $160,000-$180,000. The deadline to apply is October 23. 

–High Country News is hiring an Indigenous Affairs editor to “produce stories that are important to Indigenous communities and tribal nations across the Western United States.” Candidates should have “a deep understanding of Indigenous communities and experience working with Indigenous writers, photographers and illustrators.” The salary range is $72,493-$80,548. The position can be based anywhere within the Western US. The deadline to apply is October 20. 

–The Hechinger Report is hiring an executive editor to lead its newsroom’s coverage of education. Candidates should have at least five years of leadership experience. The salary is $150,000. The position can be remote but “preference will be given to candidates in the New York City area” and they are “exploring a preference for Virginia and D.C.” The deadline to apply is October 22. 

–Marketplace is hiring a Producer I or Producer II to join its Podcasts team to help book, edit, and research for its suite of podcasts. Candidates for the Producer I role should have at least five years of journalism, writing, reporting, and producing experience (or six years for the Producer II role). The salary range is $38.46-$46.15 per hour for Producer I and $42.31-$50.77 for Producer II. The position can be remote or based in Los Angeles. Both positions are covered by a collective bargaining agreement with SAG-AFTRA. The deadline to apply for both positions is October 27.

 

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FULL-TIME NON-JOURNALISM JOBS 

NEW YORK CITY

NEW: -The International  Rescue  Committee is hiring an editorial manager to “copy edit Switchboard’s information guides, toolkits, blog posts, slide decks, etc.” Candidates should have at least two years of experience in “journalism, professional writing, copy editing, communications, etc.” The salary range is $55,000-$73,000. The position can be remote or based in New York. No application deadline info was given for this role. 

-The CUNY Graduate Center is hiring a web content manager to supervise web content requests and manage the training of new and existing CMS users. Candidates should have at least six years of relevant experience. The salary range is $70,453-$79,188. The position is “open until filled with review of applications to begin on October 10.”

NORTHEAST

NEW: -The MIT Press is hiring a Cambridge-based editorial director to establish the editorial vision and set the overall direction for book publishing, including implementing publishing plans and setting annual title targets. Candidates should have at least a decade of publishing or leadership experience. No salary or application deadline info was given for this role. 

WASHINGTON, DC

NEW: -The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) is hiring a communications assistant for its international team to develop press plans, draft press releases, and more. Candidates should have at least one year of relevant experience, “as well as an interest in economic justice.” The salary is $57,854 and the position can be remote or based in Washington, DC.. The deadline to apply is October 27. 

CENTRAL

NEW: -The Art Institute of Chicago is hiring an assistant editor to work with “the Interpretation team to edit and manage in-gallery interpretive materials of all kinds,” including labels, wall texts, and more. Candidates should have at least two years of editorial experience “in a museum publications department, university press, or trade publishing house.” The position is represented by AFSCME Council 31. No salary or application deadline info was given for this role. 

CALIFORNIA

NEW: -UC Berkeley’s School of Law is hiring a communications and publications specialist to manage the production of website content and other resources for the Robbins Collection Research Center. Candidates should have at least two years of communications experience. The salary range is $27.05-$30.21 per hour. No application deadline info was given for this role. 

REMOTE-FRIENDLY

–Rest of World is hiring a senior development officer to “build and manage a portfolio of institutional and individual philanthropic donors, both in the US and abroad.” Candidates should have at least five years of experience “in a fundraising role; experience with nonprofit media is a plus.” The salary range is $120,000-$140,000. The deadline to apply is October 16.

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EVENTS

NEW: -Freelancing with Tim is hosting a series of paid workshops on topics that include “the art of structuring a longform feature” (next Wednesday, October 11 at 4PM EST) and “how to use social media to find freelance work” (next Thursday, October 12 at 4PM EST). Tickets for both events are $15 and “all attendees will receive a playback of the full session.”

-The Institute for Independent Journalists is hosting a series of free webinars throughout fall and winter for independent journalists, especially those within the BIPOC community. The topics include Sustaining Your Long-Form Journalism Career (October 27) and Business and Personal Finance Editors Panel (November 17), and more. See their page for a full list of events.

 

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GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, CONTESTS, AND AWARDS

NEW: -The International Women’s Media Foundation is accepting applications for its Fund for Women Journalists. The program provides funding to women and nonbinary journalists for either reporting projects or professional development opportunities. The amount per project will vary, but the average grant size from 2021 to 2022 was $6,000. Applications are “accepted on a rolling basis and are open to journalists of all nationalities.”

-Little, Brown Spark, in partnership with the Psychotherapy Networker, is accepting submissions for its New Voices Award. Applicants can submit a “non-fiction book proposal on any topic within any branch of psychology.” The program is specifically for “previously unpublished (with the exception of articles, academic papers, or self-published books) and unagented writers from underrepresented backgrounds.” The award provides a $50,000 advance, a ticket to the Psychotherapy Networker’s 2024 Symposium in Washington, DC, and a $500 travel stipend. The deadline to apply is October 15. 

-The Neal Pierce Foundation is accepting applications for its Journalism Travel Grant. The grant provides up to $1,500 to “enable journalists to travel to cities within the US to produce one or more stories for a publication.” The grant is for both freelance and staff writers. The deadline to apply is October 16. 

-California Humanities is accepting applications for its California Documentary Project (CDP) grant. The program provides support for “film, audio, or digital media projects that document California subjects and issues.” Funding is available in two categories: research and development grants of up to $15,000 and production grants of up to $50,000. The deadline to apply is November 1.

-The Pulitzer Center is accepting applications for its Deep Dives: Ocean and Fisheries Reporting Grant. The program is aimed at “freelance and staff journalists who wish to report on vital ocean and fisheries issues and are in need of support for their reporting projects.” The funding covers airfare, hotels, meals, records requests, data analysis/visualization, and other costs. There is no deadline to apply; they “accept grant proposals on a rolling basis.” 

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FELLOWSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS

–Human Rights Watch is accepting applications for its one-year Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship. Fellows will “monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct on-site/in-office investigations, draft reports,” and other tasks. The salary is $70,000 and the fellow can be based in New York or Washington, DC. The deadline to apply is this Monday, October 9.

–POLITICO is accepting applications for its one-year fellowship program in Arlington, VA. The program “features monthly training sessions, mentoring and editorial rotations for career exploration.” Fellows receive a salary of $60,000 “and [will] be invited to a full-time reporting role at POLITICO upon successful completion of the program.” The deadline to apply is October 15.

–ProPublica is accepting applications for its Local Reporting Network Fellowship. The program will pay for five fellows from local newsrooms to work on a two-year contract taking on “ambitious accountability projects that wouldn’t otherwise be done.” Applicants must have some prior investigative reporting experience. The program will pay the fellows’ annual salary (up to $80,000) “plus an allowance for benefits.” The deadline to apply is October 17 and “applications should be submitted by newsroom leaders.”

-Penguin Random House is accepting applications for its ten-week Summer 2024 internship. The program is split into multiple tracks, including audio production, publicity (adult), editorial (children’s), editorial (adult), marketing (adult and children’s), and editorial production. The internship is fully remote, pays $20 per hour, and interns are expected to work 28 hours per week. The deadline to apply is October 20. 

-The International Women’s Media Foundation is accepting applications for its nine-month Gwen Ifill Mentorship Program. The program provides mentorship to women, non-binary, or gender-nonconforming journalists from underrepresented backgrounds through pairing with senior media professionals. The deadline to apply is October 22.

–The Seattle Times is accepting applications for its ten-week Summer 2024 internship. The program is split into the following tracks: news producer, metro reporter, business reporter, features, copy editing, graphics, and photojournalism. The internship pays $18.69 per hour and interns will work full-time. There will be an info session on October 6 at 1PM PST. The deadline to apply is November 3. 

-Narratively is accepting submissions for their 2023 Memoir Prize. They are looking for “revealing and emotional first-person nonfiction narratives from unique and overlooked points of view.” The guest judge will be New York Times bestselling memoirist Stephanie Land. One Grand Prize Winner will receive $3,000, and the two finalists will receive $1,000 each. There is a $20 entry fee and the deadline to submit is November 30.

-Hearst is accepting applications for its Hearst Journalism Fellowship. The program “consists of two 12-month rotations at [their] top metro papers and websites” as staff reporters. “Fellows will receive training, mentoring, and real-world experience,” plus a “competitive salary and benefits, including health insurance and moving expenses.” The deadline to apply is January 7.

-The Harvard University Graduate School of Design is accepting applications for its one-year Loeb Fellowship Class of 2025 in Boston, MA. The fellowship is aimed at “people in mid-career, with a minimum of 5-10 years of experience in the field,” whose work “focuses on improving the built and natural environment.” Fellows will receive a stipend of $57,500. There is a $45 application fee and the deadline to apply is January 8.