Essayists and journalists: paid 30-minute writing test, $40. Then $500 papers
Budget / Salary$32–40
TypeFreelance project
LocationRemote
Posted3 hours ago
We're looking for writers with a voice of their own: essayists, journalists, columnists and editors who write the way a thoughtful person talks.
THE TEST
Edit one short paragraph of technical prose (about 170 words) so it reads as if a thoughtful person wrote it for a smart reader, keeping every fact. You work only from that paragraph and a few notes we give you. AI tools are allowed; online research is not. It takes about half an hour, and it pays $40. We send it in the chat as soon as you're hired, and it's due by 9:00 am Eastern (13:00 UTC) on October 16.
WHAT COMES NEXT
The writers with the best tests are invited to a $500 project: a technical white paper written from finished research. After that, we expect recurring paid work of $500 and up for the writers we most enjoy working with. Everything, including payment, stays on Freelancer.com.
ABOUT THE CLIENT
The client is a US-based technology research firm. The work is ghostwritten: no byline, and the rights pass to the client.
HOW TO APPLY
Payment: $40 in one milestone, released when your answer arrives by the deadline.
Please answer these four questions in your bid:
1. A link to one piece published under your own name (your byline), at least 300 words, in any outlet: a newspaper, magazine, Substack or blog. Any topic. Add one line on what it is.
2. Do you accept ghostwriting with no byline anywhere and full transfer of IP to the client? (Yes or no.)
3. Are you free to take outside ghostwriting work, with no current contract or employer agreement that stops you? (Yes or no.)
4. Can you submit your test answer by 9:00 am Eastern (13:00 UTC) on October 16? (Yes or no.)
THE TEST
Edit one short paragraph of technical prose (about 170 words) so it reads as if a thoughtful person wrote it for a smart reader, keeping every fact. You work only from that paragraph and a few notes we give you. AI tools are allowed; online research is not. It takes about half an hour, and it pays $40. We send it in the chat as soon as you're hired, and it's due by 9:00 am Eastern (13:00 UTC) on October 16.
WHAT COMES NEXT
The writers with the best tests are invited to a $500 project: a technical white paper written from finished research. After that, we expect recurring paid work of $500 and up for the writers we most enjoy working with. Everything, including payment, stays on Freelancer.com.
ABOUT THE CLIENT
The client is a US-based technology research firm. The work is ghostwritten: no byline, and the rights pass to the client.
HOW TO APPLY
Payment: $40 in one milestone, released when your answer arrives by the deadline.
Please answer these four questions in your bid:
1. A link to one piece published under your own name (your byline), at least 300 words, in any outlet: a newspaper, magazine, Substack or blog. Any topic. Add one line on what it is.
2. Do you accept ghostwriting with no byline anywhere and full transfer of IP to the client? (Yes or no.)
3. Are you free to take outside ghostwriting work, with no current contract or employer agreement that stops you? (Yes or no.)
4. Can you submit your test answer by 9:00 am Eastern (13:00 UTC) on October 16? (Yes or no.)
Apply on Freelancer →
Project sourced from Freelancer.com. Applications happen directly on the original platform — we never collect your data.