Content Writer (freelance)

Undivided; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A mission-driven company seeks an experienced freelance writer to create content for families raising children with disabilities. The role involves writing and formatting various articles based on research and interviews. Candidates should have strong interviewing skills and a background in journalistic writing. This remote position offers an hourly rate of $25-$35, depending on experience, and candidates must be available during Pacific Time business hours.

Qualifications

• Must have at least two years of professional, journalistic writing experience.
• Writing samples that include interviews are required.
• Ability to work during Pacific Time zone business hours is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Write long-form researched articles and other content for families raising children with disabilities.
• Research and establish connections with expert sources and organizations for interviews.
• Oversee transcription of interviews and selection of clips to share.

Skills

Interviewing

Critical thinking

Journalistic writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English, writing, journalism, communications, or related field

Job description

Overview

Undivided is seeking an experienced freelance writer for a mission-driven company that offers the opportunity to directly impact families raising children with disabilities on a large scale.

Who we are: Parents raising kids with disabilities and developmental delays have to navigate complex systems to get their children the services they need, from medical care to therapies to accommodations at school. Our mission at Undivided is to provide better resources to families so that every child with disabilities can access those services — and parents have more time, more money, greater emotional bandwidth, and a community of support around them.

Undivided provides an innovative desktop and mobile app that makes it easy for parents to organize, digitize, and share their child’s paperwork from anywhere. We also offer 1:1 support through parent coaching for families who need more assistance. We have created a formidable parent resource hub that includes long-form articles tackling topics that matter most to our families, resource lists, how-tos, interviews, and guides. We distribute a newsletter to thousands of subscribers and host frequent virtual events and office hours with experts in special education, public benefits, health insurance, advocacy, and more. The content writer will write and format long and short-form articles, aimed at providing actionable information to parents raising kids with disabilities while maintaining the brand integrity and overall tone of Undivided. Articles are based on research and interviews; interviews are recorded whenever possible, depending on source preference. Candidates must have a strong background in interviewing, critical thinking skills, and professional journalistic writing experience.

Responsibilities

• Write long-form researched articles, news items, member guides, resource lists, interviews, and other content for families raising children with disabilities.
• Research, identify, and establish connections with expert sources and organizations for interviews for use of articles/social media channels via Zoom and be comfortable recording the interviews for possible video clips.
• Oversee transcription of interviews, as well as selection of clips to share with the broader community.
• Source images and other media.
• Maintain the brand integrity and overall tone of Undivided and our style guide.

Position details

• Freelance
• Location: Los Angeles area (remote)
• Hourly rate between $25-$35/hour, dependent on experience
• Bachelor’s degree in English, writing, journalism, communications, or related field
• At least two years of professional, journalistic writing experience
• Writing samples that include interviews are required
• Ability to work/correspond during Pacific Time zone business hours is preferred

To apply

To apply: Please include a cover letter explaining a little about yourself, your connection to the disability community (if any), a summary of your professional writing experience, and why you’re a good fit for this position. Attach writing samples that include interviews and/or provide a link where we can view your samples.

We hire the best talent we can find, which means actively seeking diversity of beliefs, backgrounds, education, and ways of thinking. We strive to build an inclusive culture where differences are celebrated and leveraged to inform better design and business decisions. Undivided is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.