Freelance List Writer – Military.com

Valnet Inc.; Florida; Remote; USD 20,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Military.com is seeking a talented freelance writer to produce three informative, engaging, and research-driven list articles for a military audience. The writer should turn complex information into accessible content with real value for servicemembers, veterans, and families.

Responsibilities include researching credible sources, fact-checking, writing engaging content, and optimizing for SEO while meeting defined deadlines within a fully remote engagement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience writing articles, blog posts, listicles, or digital content.
• Excellent research, fact-checking, and written communication skills.
• Ability to identify credible sources and synthesize information into clear content.
• Understanding of SEO writing principles and digital publishing best practices.

Responsibilities

• Write three high-quality, list-based articles focused on employment, education, and career opportunities for veterans and military families.
• Research and verify sources; ensure recommendations and rankings are accurate and up-to-date.
• Develop engaging, well-structured content that helps readers compare options and make informed decisions.
• Follow Military.com editorial guidelines and meet deadlines with revisions as needed.

Skills

Research skills

Writing

SEO knowledge

Fact-checking

Editorial standards

Deadline-driven

Audience targeting

Job description

Contract|Remote|Project-Based

AboutMilitary.com

Military.comisaleadingdigitaldestinationforU.S.servicemembers,veterans,andtheirfamilies.Weprovidenews,information,andresourcestohelpthemilitarycommunitynavigatetheircareers,benefits,education,andlifebeyondmilitaryservice.

Wearelookingforatalentedfreelancewritertoproducethreeinformative,engaging,andresearch-drivenlistarticlesforMilitary.com.Theidealcandidateisanexcellentresearcherandwriterwhoknowshowtoturncomplexinformationintoaccessiblecontentthatprovidesrealvaluetoouraudience.

Responsibilities

• WriteThreeList-BasedArticles:Producethreehigh-qualityarticlesfocusedonemployment,education,andcareeropportunitiesforveteransandmilitaryfamilies.
• ResearchandFact-Check:Identifycrediblesources,verifyinformation,andensureallrecommendations,rankings,andsupportingdetailsareaccurateanduptodate.
• DevelopEngagingContent:Createwell-structured,easy-to-readarticlesthathelpreaderscomparetheiroptionsandmakeinformeddecisions.
• OptimizeforSEO:Incorporaterelevantkeywords,compellingheadlines,andsearch-friendlyformattingtomaximizeorganicvisibility.
• FollowEditorialGuidelines:DelivercontentthatalignswithMilitary.com’seditorialstandards,audienceexpectations,andestablishedarticleformats.
• MeetDeadlines:Deliverallthreearticleswithintheagreed-upontimeline,incorporatingfeedbackandrevisionswhennecessary.

Requirements

• Provenexperiencewritingarticles,blogposts,listicles,orotherdigitalcontent.
• Excellentresearch,fact-checking,andwrittencommunicationskills.
• Abilitytoidentifycrediblesourcesandsynthesizeinformationintoclear,engagingcontent.
• UnderstandingofSEOwritingprinciplesanddigitalpublishingbestpractices.
• Abilitytoorganizeinformationintocompellingheadlines,subheadings,lists,andconcisesections.
• Strongattentiontodetailandtheabilitytomeetdeadlinesindependently.
• FamiliaritywiththeU.S.militarycommunity,veterans,militaryspouses,ormilitary-friendlyemployersisastrongasset.

ProjectDetails

• Engagement:Freelance,contract-basedassignment.
• Deliverables:ThreecompletedlistarticlesforMilitary.com.
• WorkArrangement:Fullyremote.
• Timeline:Tobeagreeduponwiththeselectedwriter.
• Compensation:Tobedeterminedbasedonexperienceandtheproposedprojectscope.

WhoWe’reLookingFor

We’relookingforawriterwhocancombinestrongresearchskillswithengagingstorytellingandpracticalinformation.Theidealcandidateunderstandsthatourreadersneedmorethanasimplelistofnames:theyneedusefulcontext,credibleinformation,andclearreasonswhyeachemployeroreducationalinstitutiondeservesconsideration.

Experiencecoveringmilitarycareers,veteranresources,highereducation,oremploymentisaplus,butstrongwritingandresearchskillsareourprimarypriorities.