♕STUDY HALL OPPORTUNITIES 03/29/2024♕

The Study Hall Opportunities newsletter is a weekly roundup of pitch calls; freelance, part-time, and temporary gigs; events; fellowships, scholarships, awards, and grants; internships; and full-time jobs. These listings are now posted throughout the week on our Opportunity Finder. The Finder and our two Opportunities newsletters are managed by Chris Erik Thomas, who keeps thinking about the toilets in Perfect Days. Once in a while, we take a day off or publish late for mental health breaks and holidays.

Read this newsletter on our website or view our new Opportunity Finder listings. 

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►Do you have something to submit to the Opportunities newsletter? Use our Pitch Webform to submit time-sensitive or evergreen pitches, use our Jobs Webform to send PT, FT, or temporary jobs, or see our Linktree for more info and resources.

► Do you have more freelance gigs, grants, internships, fellowships, or other opportunities you want to include in the next newsletter? Send them to [email protected] for approval with “Opportunity:” in the subject line. 

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DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR $10,000 PROTOTIPE X SH GRANT

Prototipe Media, a Hollywood-based production company, is awarding 10 micro-grants of $1,000 exclusively to Study Hall members with film/TV ideas. The deadline for micro-grant applications has been extended to April 17th. Sign up for Prototipe Media to apply. 

Prototipe Media encourages you to submit as early as possible because they “will be selecting the micro-grant winners on a rolling basis” until the deadline. Your submission can be as short or long as you want, and it can be pulled from your archives or a story you’re currently working on – there’s no hard and fast rule.

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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.

NEW: –Nomi Kaltmann was paid £150 (about $190 USD) to write an opinion piece for The Guardian UK’s “I Quit” column on leaving her unwelcoming synagogue behind. She worked with deputy opinions editor Lucy Pasha Robinson. She shared that it was a long process (almost three months from start to finish), but Lucy was an excellent editor. 

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CALLS FOR PITCHES 

Please note that we are not endorsing every publication or company listed here. Engaging with a publication or company is entirely up to the reader. We currently split pitch calls into three sections: Time-Sensitive (Above Fair Rates), Evergreen (Above Fair Rates), and Time-Sensitive + Evergreen (Below Fair Rates) — and sort each section by highest to lowest rates. We currently define “fair rates” as above $200 USD for around 700-800 words and above $0.20 per word for longer pieces. However, we cannot guarantee that every publication pays this rate. If you have more information on a rate or exploitative business practices from a publication posted, email [email protected].

TIME-SENSITIVE PITCH CALLS (ABOVE FAIR RATES)

–Parks & Rec Business (PRB) is looking for pitches of stories about waterparks for their July issue. “Tell us all about your slides, obstacle courses, lazy rivers, and everything in-between.” The rate is $400 for 1,200-word articles. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send pitches to Northstar Publishing Inc.’s editor, Jefferey Spivey, at [email protected] by next Friday, April 5. 

–The Daily Beast‘s Senior Editor of Innovation, Tony Hồ Trần, is looking for pitches of “stories focused on solutions-oriented climate technology (e.g., geoengineering, infrastructure, future cities/communities)” for Earth Day. The rates are typically $350-$450 for 800-1,200 word stories, but they “can definitely offer more depending on the scope of the story.” See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send pitches to [email protected] or @TonyHoWasHere on Twitter by next Friday, April 5.

–Wired for Adventure editor Annaliese Smith is looking for pitches of practical guides on adventuring in the mountains. “For this, the trip shouldn’t be the main focus of the piece, the advice should be.” The rate is about $315.32 (or £250) for 1,200-1,600 words plus images. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and send pitches to [email protected]. The pitch deadline is this Tuesday, April 2, and you must be able to file by April 22. Strong images are a must. 

NEW: –Voyager’s Voice editor Shebs Alom is looking for pitches of guides for tourists centered around the Olympics and Paris. He wants stories “unlikely to be told elsewhere!” The rate is $0.32 (or £0.25) per word. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and send pitches to [email protected] by Friday, April 5.

EVERGREEN PITCH CALLS (ABOVE FAIR RATES)

NEW: –Rewire News‘ staff editor, Natasha Roy, is always looking for pitches of op-eds and reported features on reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ issues, voting, and more from the Gen Z perspective for their new series, “Campus Dispatch.” The rates start at $350 for op-eds and $500 for reported pieces. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Nonprofit Quarterly‘s economic justice editor,  Rithika Ramamurthy, is always looking for pitches of first-person essays from “people doing the hard work of realizing economic justice in their workplace” for its new series, “We Stood Up.” The rate is $300 for “around 500 words.” See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info and send pitches to [email protected] with the subject “We Stood Up Submission.”

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

NEW: –Strange Matters is always looking for pitches of analysis, commentary, memoir, personal essays, interviews, and more on “new and unconventional thinking covering a wide range of subjects.” The rates are $0.11 per word (up to $300) for standard online pieces and at $0.13 per word (up to $650) for standard print pieces. For reported pieces, the rate is $0.22 per word for online and $0.26 per word for print. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their rate guide, pitch guide, and info page for more info, and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Business Insider‘s associate editor of Life & Entertainment, Emily Krivograd, is always looking for pitches of shopping diaries from freelancers who shop at Costco, Trader Joe’s, and/or Aldi and want to share their favorite finds. The rates start at $175 per diary. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and send pitches through their pitch form.

NEW: –Pride Source editorial director Chris Azzopardi is looking for pitches of Michigan-focused stories on Pride from LGBTQ+ writers. The rates range from $100-$125 for columns and $100-$250 for news features and other news/pop culture reporting. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info and send pitches through their pitch form by April 8. 

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FREELANCE, PART-TIME, AND TEMPORARY JOBS 

NEW: -The Tin House Workshop is hiring a part-time communications coordinator to join its team and assist with and promote a robust series of online and in-person programming. Candidates should have experience in arts programming, social media, communications, or nonprofits. The starting salary is $30,000 and requires working 20-25 hours per week. The position is remote and open to international applicants. For inquiries about the position, please email [email protected]. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the job page. The application deadline is this Monday, April 1.

NEW: -The Tin House Workshop is hiring a Portland, OR-based programs coordinator to join its team and assist the Executive Workshop Director in the planning and execution of workshop events. Candidates should have experience in Experience in arts programming, organizing, and/or event planning. The starting salary is $30,000 and requires working 20-25 hours per week. For inquiries about the position, please email [email protected]. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the job page. The application deadline is this Monday, April 1.

-HumanitiesDC’s public programs coordinator, Maglyn Bertrand, is hiring three part-time journalist trainers based in Washington, DC, for its Community Journalism Program. “A freelancer, contractor, or full-time journalist with a flexible schedule is preferred,” and “the ideal candidate is a journalist with D.C. reporting experience and editing chops, who is comfortable teaching and mentoring others.” The rate is $2,800 and will require about 56 hours total over a 14-week period (about 3-4 hours per week). If you have questions about the position, please email Maglyn ([email protected]) or Christina Sturdivant Sani ([email protected]). See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info, and apply through the application form. The application deadline is April 15, but “they will review and respond to applications on a rolling basis.”

FULL-TIME JOURNALISM JOBS

NEW YORK CITY

NEW: –The New York Times is hiring an associate producer based in NYC to join its flagship conversation show, Matter of Opinion. Candidates should have at least two years of experience working in a media environment, and proficiency in working with tape, either in audio or video. The salary range is $66,300-$75,000, and the position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and apply through the job page by April 15.

NEW: -New York Public Radio is hiring an audience development associate to join the Audience and Marketing team. Candidates should have at least two years of relevant work experience, including paid media experience (brand marketing and customer acquisition) and some experience growing audiences through audience development and marketing best practices. The salary range is $65,000-$75,000, and the position is covered by SAG-AFTRA. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the job page.

NEW: -The Financial Times is hiring an NYC-based data visualization reporter to cover the business behind investment management and the boards that oversee mutual and exchange-traded funds. Candidates should have some “experience planning and executing compelling data-driven stories and/or visualizations based on your analysis of large data sets.” The salary range is $71,000-$85,000, and the position is covered by the WGA-East. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the job page.

NORTHEAST

-Providence Preservation Society (PPS) is hiring a Providence, RI-based planning and preservation writer to lead the organization’s communications efforts. Candidates should have at least one year of professional journalism experience as a metro or related beat reporter. The salary range is $55,000-$62,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info, including how to apply. The application deadline is this Monday, April 1.

REMOTE-FRIENDLY

NEW: –Prism is hiring a news editor to oversee daily news storytelling and its team of journalists. They will be responsible for the day-to-day execution of Prism’s growth and digital strategies. Candidates should have a “demonstrated commitment” to issue areas that include racial justice, gender justice, and immigration. The salary range is $82,500-$90,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info, including how to apply. The application deadline is April 7.

NEW: –More Perfect Union is hiring a video production manager to plan shoots, and oversee freelancer outreach, among other tasks. Candidates should have at least two years of relevant experience, including “extensive knowledge and use of video production equipment and techniques.” The salary is $70,000, plus up to $500 per month in home office expense reimbursement. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the job page by next Friday, April 5.

OTHER FULL-TIME JOBS 

NEW YORK CITY

NEW: GrowNYC is hiring an NYC-based director of education to advance its mission of fostering connections to our local food systems and environmental stewardship. The position includes overseeing the organization’s website, newsletter, social media, etc. Candidates should have a strong track record of strategic leadership and a minimum of five years in a senior leadership role with supervisory experience. The salary range is $110,000-$115,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the job page. The application deadline is April 15. However, interviews will take place on a rolling basis starting April 1. 

CALIFORNIA

NEW: -The AAPI Civic Engagement Fund (AAPI Fund) is hiring a Los Angeles-based grants manager to support its grants management and grantee capacity-building needs as it continues its growth trajectory. Candidates should have some knowledge of philanthropic or nonprofit management and operations, including legal and financial compliance. “Fluency in an Asian or Pacific Islander language is an asset.” The salary range is $76,000-$84,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info, including how to apply. “Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until filled. Preference for applications received by April 19.”

–Santa Cruz Local is hiring a community engagement and fundraising manager to grow donations and develop a system for hearing from Santa Cruz County and Pajaro Valley residents about their priorities. Some experience with fundraising is required. The rate ranges from $27-$29.92 per hour. Send questions about the position to CEO and co-founder Kara Meyberg Guzman at [email protected]. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info, and apply through the online application form by this Monday, April 1.   

SOUTHWEST

NEW: -Radius Books is hiring a Santa Fe, NM-based operations and development director to ensure the “smooth day-to-day running and financial wellbeing of [the] small nonprofit artbook publisher.” Candidates should have at least five years of publishing, media, arts, and/or nonprofit management experience. The salary starts at $75,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to [email protected], and indicate Operations and Development Director in the subject line. 

REMOTE-FRIENDLY

NEW: -Candid is hiring a lead researcher to shed light on the state of the social sector. As a member of a collaborative team, the lead researcher works on Candid’s research agenda, building knowledge about the sector’s scope, equity, economics, and impact. Candidates should have at least three years of professional research experience. The salary range is $65,000-$90,000 if the position is based in NYC. The location is flexible. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info, including how to apply.

EVENTS AND RESOURCES

NEW: -Jennifer Mattson is teaching a writing workshop on Thursday, April 25.  Get Unstuck, Start Writing Again is a two-hour generative writing workshop that will “get you writing no matter how stuck you are and teach you how, where, and when you do your best writing.” Jennifer is a writer, editor, journalist, and former network news producer for CNN, CNN International, and National Public Radio, and she teaches creative writing at New York University’s School of Professional Studies. The course will cost $75. Seats are nearly sold out, so sign up ASAP. 

GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, CONTESTS, AND AWARDS

NEW: -Queens Museum is accepting applications for its Queens Museum Archive Project. The program is aimed at supporting three Queens-based collaborators interested in learning about our collection of art and the local context of Queens. Grantees will be paid $25 per hour and work three days per week (20 total hours per week). See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and apply through the grant page by next Friday, April 5.

NEW: -The Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation is accepting applications for its Grant for Writing on Sculpture. The program offers one $20,000 grant per year. “The writing grant is specifically for a writer who generates fresh writing and thinking on the history, aesthetics, purposes, imagination, or situation of sculpture. Supported categories of writing include essays and books.” Send questions or concerns regarding the application to [email protected]. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the grant page for more info, and apply through the application form by May 31.

-The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism is accepting applications for its grant program. They provide “grants up to $15,000 and the editorial support needed to produce deeply reported enterprise and investigative stories that delve into critical economic, financial or business issues across a wide array of subjects.” They consider proposals from both freelance and staff journalists in all forms of media — text, audio, photo, and short-form video. Send inquiries about the program to [email protected]. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and apply through the grant page by this Sunday, March 31.

-High Desert Museum is accepting submissions for its 2024 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. The prize provides financial and other support to writers whose work reflects a similar connection to the desert, recognizing the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and the human narrative. In 2024, the Prize will recognize the winner with a $3,000 cash award and a reading and reception at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, on September 26, 2024. Please send additional questions to [email protected]. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and apply through the prize page by May 1.

FELLOWSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS

NEW: –More Perfect Union is accepting applications for its six-month fellowship program, which is split into several tracks: Editorial Video, Vertical Video Editor, Writing and Social Media, or Social Graphics and Thumbnail Designer. The rate is $20 per hour, plus up to $500 per month home office expense reimbursement, and requires working full-time from May 28 through November 29. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the respective fellowship pages by April 7.

NEW: –CalMatters is accepting applications for its 2024-2025 College Journalism Network Fellowship in California. Fellows will take part in ambitious joint reporting projects with other fellows, as well as covering stories on their own. Fellows devote an average of 10-15 hours per week to the remote fellowship, with a flexible schedule and a stipend of $1200 per month, and must be able to attend “at least one in-depth, expenses-paid training in Sacramento at the beginning of the program.” See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the fellowship page by April 12.

–Texas Highways is accepting applications for its 2024 Summer Editorial Internship in Austin, TX. Interns will fact-check articles for print and write and pitch stories for texashighways.com, among other tasks. The internship is full-time and pays $18 per hour. Send questions about the program to associate editor Julia Jones at [email protected]. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the internship page by this Sunday, March 31. 

-WHYY is accepting applications for its Summer 2024 internship program in Philadelphia, PA. The program includes multiple tracks: Public Information, Newsroom, Newsroom (The Pulse), Media Arts Education, and TV Production. All internships pay $15 per hour; each session is a 12-week program with interns working 16 hours a week for all internships, except Newsroom internships, which are 20 hours a week. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the individual internship pages to apply. The application deadline is this Monday, April 1.

-The International Women’s Foundation is accepting applications for its Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship for women and nonbinary journalists. The Fellow will complete research and coursework at MIT’s Center for International Studies and journalism internships at The Boston Globe and The New York Times. They receive a fixed monthly stipend to cover their living costs; the IWMF also arranges and covers the cost of housing in Cambridge and New York City. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the fellowship page for more info and apply through their Submittable form. For any other questions, please email Taylor Moore at [email protected]. The application deadline is April 21.

-The Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) is accepting applications for the 2024 MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellowship. The Fellowship awards a stipend of $10,000 and is designed to enable Fellows to work on the project over a four-month period while still maintaining their regular employment and/or other contracts. Fellows will also be awarded up to $5,000 for project-related expenses and will have significant discretion with how to use these funds. If you have any further questions, please email [email protected]. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the fellowship page for more info, and send applications through their submission form by April 28.