Are you looking for a full-time job? A new freelance gig? Well, the Quarterly Gig Seekers Thread is here.
Sent out quarterly on the 15th of January, April, July, and October, it works just like those Twitter threads that are designed to promote media folks for hire: reply in the comments below with a short pitch about who you are and what kind of work you’re looking for, whether it’s full-time, part-time, or freelance.
But this is a Substack thread, so that means, unlike Twitter, there’s no character limit. Share a link to your portfolio. Talk more about your career goals. Link to a few pieces of work you’re proud of. Up to you.
Participation isn’t limited to subscribers or West Coast-based people. All are welcome. If you already posted in last month’s thread, feel free to post an update on what you’ve been up to or if you’re looking to cover new topics/beats.
The thread will be promoted via the newsletter and our social media all season…until the next thread arrives.
Hi everyone and happy 2023! I’m Barbara Balfour, a Canadian journalist and content creator with more than 20 years of experience in print and on camera.
I write on business and finance, insurance, real estate, and lifestyle topics including travel, food, fashion and human interest stories. I’m also the host and producer of my own live talk show on TV. My clients include BBC, ELLE, Fodors, Nordstrom, Goodyear, NATO, TD Bank, LendingTree, and every major daily newspaper in Canada. I have travelled to more than 50 countries.
Happy New Year! 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. ♡ Luck, fortune, progress! Hello, I'm Wendy. I'm a Squarespace Web Designer, based in Miami, who works with solopreneurs and micro-businesses around the world to create awesome websites. I can help with your website, copywriting, graphic design to get your online content aligned with your brand vision. Here is a link to portfolio: https://www.wendylwebb.com/portfolio IG:@moonrisewebstudio Here is Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wendylwebb + ✨ Recent new story on Medium: https://wendylwebb.medium.com
Hi Everyone! My name is Taylor Coit. I’m an LA native but currently live in Dallas, Texas. I am recent graduate from the University of Texas with my bachelors in Journalism ‘22.
I am also a spring intern for the Fort Worth Report, a new non-profit online publication for the its of Fort Worth.
I covered a variety of beats both at my university’s paper and my current internship from arts and culture to breaking news.
Hi there! After three years running one of Spotify's most popular true crime podcasts, I'm looking for my next opportunity. I'm a writer and editor with a diverse background in the digital space, spanning content marketing, government communications, and features/television development. I'm a member of the LGBTQ+ community and have a passion for elevating diverse and underrepresented voices in all forms of media. I have a Jedi-level ability to navigate narrative knots, and love working with other writers to elevate their craft.
I'm a multimedia journalist with expertise in agriculture, climate and other sciences. I've worked as a public radio staff reporter and editor and I'm currently freelancing in the SF Bay Area.
If you're looking for regular, consistent copy from a writer who's open to collaboration, solid editing and quick-turn deadlines, let's connect!
I'd also consider staff editing or reporting roles (Bay Area or remote). I speak Spanish and I've lived all over the United States and have traveled extensively, especially in Latin America.
Hi everyone! I'm Lauren Turner, an LA-based journalist. Recently, I graduated from Northwestern University with my Master's in Journalism. I am looking for a freelance, part-time or full-time job in the Los Angeles area. I'm happy to work onsite or remotely. My main beats include music and entertainment. Currently, I am a contributing writer at Atwood Magazine. While at Atwood, I write song reviews, interview musicians and contribute to weekly roundups and team articles. I also am a freelance writer for the website That Eric Alper, where I write press releases on musicians who have songs, albums or live events debuting. Along with print, I also have a background in producing digital, audio and video content for different outlets.
I'm Alessandra, a freelance journalist based in Los Angeles.
I'm currently looking for part-time/contract web producing roles or freelance fact-checking work.
I have about four years of web production experience — I am currently a contract web producer for Kaiser Health News — which includes everything from image sourcing to CMS story management. I also have five years of fact-checking experience and have fact-checked everything from travel listicles to investigative features for publications including The California Sunday Magazine, Buzzfeed, Alta Journal, Bay Nature Magazine, and AAA's travel magazine, Via.
As a journalist, my work focuses on international environmental conflict and human rights. I have written features and investigations for The Baffler, In These Times, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine and DAME Magazine. I am a 2022 Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Transatlantic Media Fellow, a 2020 IJNR Environmental Justice Reporting Award grantee, and a 2019 UC Berkeley Food and Farming fellow. In 2022, I was honored as a Society of Professional Journalists, Los Angeles Distinguished Journalist in the newspaper/print (smaller circulation) category.
Hi all! I'm Leah Worthington, a Bay Area (for now)-based journalist with broad editorial experience, particularly in-depth, narrative-driven storytelling. I'm primarily seeking part-time or freelance writing and reporting opportunities right now. Main beats include: science/innovation, health, social inequities, housing/homelessness, and true crime—but I'm open!
I spent several years as a digital and print editor for California magazine, as well as host/producer for their podcast about cutting-edge ideas in science, tech, and society. Since 2021, I've been covering everything from housing and development to education and local politics as the founding reporter for the Redwood City Pulse. I have experience analyzing data, digging up public records, and recently had a byline in the New York Times.
Hi, all! My name is Alexandria Jacobson. I'm reporter currently based in Chicago with national reporting experience. I'm looking for a full-time role after being laid off from my tech features reporter job in October 2022.
I've been freelancing in the interim, currently with a commercial real estate publication, and have freelanced for about a decade total, with publications like the Chicago Sun-Times, ABA Journal, StreetWise Magazine and the Social Justice News Nexus. I'm most passionate about social justice and investigative reporting, so I'm always looking for roles in those areas, but I also have diverse interests and reporting experiences covering housing, law, tech, consumer affairs, healthcare and education.
I've taught multimedia journalism to prison populations and high schoolers from underserved communities as well, in addition to running publications and communications in higher education institutions.
Hello! I'm Matt Savener, most recently Head of Curation at Medium until layoffs last year. My background is in copy/line editing and fact-checking, but my recent history has been managing teams of content-quality pros (editors, curators, etc.). My specialty is in content standards and systems/processes for scaling remote teams.
I'm looking for freelance, part-time, and/or full-time work. I'm in Oakland, CA, and happy to be remote or onsite in the inner Bay Area.
Hello! I'm an LA-based health journalist,'22 graduate from UC Berkeley Journalism with a Masters in Journalism and Multimedia. I am in search of a new full-time position in the Glendale/Burbank or LA Area after a round company-wide layoffs at my last position as a primary care-focused writer for Medscape/WebMD. I'm currently freelancing for a local publication, AfroLA News, which looks at Los Angeles healthcare, politics and culture through a Black lens. I am interested in covering mental health, sexual/reproductive health, and pediatrics. I'm also open to communications/marketing positions, as I have several years of experience writing copy and marketing reports for UC Irvine and UC Berkeley.
Hi everyone and happy 2023! I’m Barbara Balfour, a Canadian journalist and content creator with more than 20 years of experience in print and on camera.
I write on business and finance, insurance, real estate, and lifestyle topics including travel, food, fashion and human interest stories. I’m also the host and producer of my own live talk show on TV. My clients include BBC, ELLE, Fodors, Nordstrom, Goodyear, NATO, TD Bank, LendingTree, and every major daily newspaper in Canada. I have travelled to more than 50 countries.
I’m looking for writing, editing and hosting/on-camera opportunities across the globe! Check out my work at https://barbarabalfour.com/ and get in touch with me at Balfour.barbara@gmail.com
Happy New Year! 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. ♡ Luck, fortune, progress! Hello, I'm Wendy. I'm a Squarespace Web Designer, based in Miami, who works with solopreneurs and micro-businesses around the world to create awesome websites. I can help with your website, copywriting, graphic design to get your online content aligned with your brand vision. Here is a link to portfolio: https://www.wendylwebb.com/portfolio IG:@moonrisewebstudio Here is Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wendylwebb + ✨ Recent new story on Medium: https://wendylwebb.medium.com
Hi Everyone! My name is Taylor Coit. I’m an LA native but currently live in Dallas, Texas. I am recent graduate from the University of Texas with my bachelors in Journalism ‘22.
I am also a spring intern for the Fort Worth Report, a new non-profit online publication for the its of Fort Worth.
I covered a variety of beats both at my university’s paper and my current internship from arts and culture to breaking news.
I am looking for writing opportunities back at my home state. Check out my work on my portfolio here, https://walkingthebeat.blog/ and here, https://fortworthreport.org/author/taylor-coit/. You can also get in touch with me here: taylor.coit@outlook.com
Hi there! After three years running one of Spotify's most popular true crime podcasts, I'm looking for my next opportunity. I'm a writer and editor with a diverse background in the digital space, spanning content marketing, government communications, and features/television development. I'm a member of the LGBTQ+ community and have a passion for elevating diverse and underrepresented voices in all forms of media. I have a Jedi-level ability to navigate narrative knots, and love working with other writers to elevate their craft.
You can see samples of my writing at https://www.clippings.me/joelrcallen and listen to some podcasts I wrote at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0EvMjC1wgqYJL6jMs6tcYr?si=00a885b1ffa44e6d.
Reach me at joel.r.callen@gmail.com
Hello!
I'm a multimedia journalist with expertise in agriculture, climate and other sciences. I've worked as a public radio staff reporter and editor and I'm currently freelancing in the SF Bay Area.
If you're looking for regular, consistent copy from a writer who's open to collaboration, solid editing and quick-turn deadlines, let's connect!
Portfolio: https://www.amymayerwrites.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amymayerwrites/
I'd also consider staff editing or reporting roles (Bay Area or remote). I speak Spanish and I've lived all over the United States and have traveled extensively, especially in Latin America.
Thanks for reading this.
Hi everyone! I'm Lauren Turner, an LA-based journalist. Recently, I graduated from Northwestern University with my Master's in Journalism. I am looking for a freelance, part-time or full-time job in the Los Angeles area. I'm happy to work onsite or remotely. My main beats include music and entertainment. Currently, I am a contributing writer at Atwood Magazine. While at Atwood, I write song reviews, interview musicians and contribute to weekly roundups and team articles. I also am a freelance writer for the website That Eric Alper, where I write press releases on musicians who have songs, albums or live events debuting. Along with print, I also have a background in producing digital, audio and video content for different outlets.
Potfolio: https://laurenturnerjournalism.wordpress.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-nicole-turner99/
Hi everyone!
I'm Alessandra, a freelance journalist based in Los Angeles.
I'm currently looking for part-time/contract web producing roles or freelance fact-checking work.
I have about four years of web production experience — I am currently a contract web producer for Kaiser Health News — which includes everything from image sourcing to CMS story management. I also have five years of fact-checking experience and have fact-checked everything from travel listicles to investigative features for publications including The California Sunday Magazine, Buzzfeed, Alta Journal, Bay Nature Magazine, and AAA's travel magazine, Via.
As a journalist, my work focuses on international environmental conflict and human rights. I have written features and investigations for The Baffler, In These Times, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine and DAME Magazine. I am a 2022 Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Transatlantic Media Fellow, a 2020 IJNR Environmental Justice Reporting Award grantee, and a 2019 UC Berkeley Food and Farming fellow. In 2022, I was honored as a Society of Professional Journalists, Los Angeles Distinguished Journalist in the newspaper/print (smaller circulation) category.
You can find my work here: https://www.alessandrabergamin.com/ or reach me at: abergamin89@gmail.com
I'd love to work with you! Thank you, Alessandra
Hi all! I'm Leah Worthington, a Bay Area (for now)-based journalist with broad editorial experience, particularly in-depth, narrative-driven storytelling. I'm primarily seeking part-time or freelance writing and reporting opportunities right now. Main beats include: science/innovation, health, social inequities, housing/homelessness, and true crime—but I'm open!
I spent several years as a digital and print editor for California magazine, as well as host/producer for their podcast about cutting-edge ideas in science, tech, and society. Since 2021, I've been covering everything from housing and development to education and local politics as the founding reporter for the Redwood City Pulse. I have experience analyzing data, digging up public records, and recently had a byline in the New York Times.
I'm very curious, speak Spanish fluently, have a good sense of humor, and can take a ~decent~ photo. Need a writer? Hit me up: worthingtonleah@gmail.com // https://worthingtonleah.wixsite.com/leahptw
Hi, all! My name is Alexandria Jacobson. I'm reporter currently based in Chicago with national reporting experience. I'm looking for a full-time role after being laid off from my tech features reporter job in October 2022.
I've been freelancing in the interim, currently with a commercial real estate publication, and have freelanced for about a decade total, with publications like the Chicago Sun-Times, ABA Journal, StreetWise Magazine and the Social Justice News Nexus. I'm most passionate about social justice and investigative reporting, so I'm always looking for roles in those areas, but I also have diverse interests and reporting experiences covering housing, law, tech, consumer affairs, healthcare and education.
I've taught multimedia journalism to prison populations and high schoolers from underserved communities as well, in addition to running publications and communications in higher education institutions.
My work can be found here: alexandriamjacobson.weebly.com, and my LinkedIn is here: linkedin.com/in/alexandriamjacobson/. If you're looking for a flexible and ambitious reporter and editor who is passionate about nonprofit news, justice and education, please don't hesitate to reach out at alexandriamjacobson@gmail.com. Thank you so much for your time!
Hello! I'm Matt Savener, most recently Head of Curation at Medium until layoffs last year. My background is in copy/line editing and fact-checking, but my recent history has been managing teams of content-quality pros (editors, curators, etc.). My specialty is in content standards and systems/processes for scaling remote teams.
I'm looking for freelance, part-time, and/or full-time work. I'm in Oakland, CA, and happy to be remote or onsite in the inner Bay Area.
My LinkedIn (feel free to reach out!): https://www.linkedin.com/in/msavener/
Hello! I'm an LA-based health journalist,'22 graduate from UC Berkeley Journalism with a Masters in Journalism and Multimedia. I am in search of a new full-time position in the Glendale/Burbank or LA Area after a round company-wide layoffs at my last position as a primary care-focused writer for Medscape/WebMD. I'm currently freelancing for a local publication, AfroLA News, which looks at Los Angeles healthcare, politics and culture through a Black lens. I am interested in covering mental health, sexual/reproductive health, and pediatrics. I'm also open to communications/marketing positions, as I have several years of experience writing copy and marketing reports for UC Irvine and UC Berkeley.
Here is my portfolio: https://epartika13.wixsite.com/elizapartika/portfolio
Here is my Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliza-anne-partika/