Freelance Writer

TransPerfect; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 695,688; Part time

Job summary

A language and technology solutions provider is looking for a Freelance Writer. This remote position involves creating a high-quality short story of approximately 6,500 words. Candidates must demonstrate excellent writing skills and submission of a portfolio with writing samples is required. The role offers a pay of $505 USD per accepted story, with immediate starts available and a focus on maintaining high-quality content without AI tools.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated writing skills or experience.
• Submission of a portfolio with 3 writing samples (400–700 words each).
• Ability to start and complete tasks within the given deadline.

Responsibilities

• Complete 1 short story of approximately 6,500 words.
• Submit a brief plot for approval.
• Resubmit the first 1,000 words for review after approval.

Skills

Excellent writing skills in English (US)

Strong attention to detail

Idiomatic fluency in English (US)

Education

Graduate or undergraduate degree in literature, journalism, or creative writing

Job description

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• Work Location: Remote in the United States
• Start Date: Immediate
• Estimated Workload: Approximately 18 hours over a 2-week period (The actual schedule and total workload may vary depending on feedback and revision cycles)
• Language Needed: English (US)
• Rate: $505 USD per accepted short story (around 6,500 words) – covering all stages, including revisions after QA and client feedback if needed.

DataForce by TransPerfect is seeking several English (US) Freelance Writers to produce high-quality content. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative project; your creative contribution will be used to test and improve Machine Translation technology.

Candidates with demonstrated writing skills or experience will be considered. However, preference will be given to those who have previously published book(s) or can provide high-quality writing samples in relevant genres.

Task Summary

Writers will be required to complete 1 short story of approximately 6,500 words. The task begins with submitting a brief plot for approval. Once the plot is approved, writers will submit the first 1,000 words of the story for review. Upon approval of the initial excerpt, the writers can resume and complete the story within the specified timeframe. If needed, revisions may be required based on feedback received.

Genres

• Kids
• Thriller/Mystery
• Self-Help
• Romance
• Memoir/Autobiography/Biography – can be on anyone the writer chooses, even a made up person.

NOTE: It is not allowed to use any AI tools to aid creation and all submitted content will be reviewed for plagiarism and the use of AI technologies. All work must be written entirely independently, and the use of generative technologies (e.g., ChatGPT and similar) is strictly prohibited.

Requirements

• Residence in the United States
• Idiomatic fluency in English (US)
• Excellent writing skills in English (US) (grammar, spelling)
• Graduate or undergraduate degree in literature, journalism, or creative writing and/or proven experience in journalism, writing, or content creation
• Ability to start and complete tasks within the given deadline
• Strong attention to detail
• Submission of a portfolio with 3 writing samples (400–700 words each), including at least one in the preferred genre; samples may include published articles, blog posts, reports, or other relevant works that demonstrate writing ability and experience.

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DataForce by TransPerfect is part of the TransPerfect family of companies, the world’s largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, with offices in more than 100 cities worldwide.

We offer high-quality data for Human-Machine Interaction to some of the most prestigious technology companies in the world. Our department focuses on gathering, enriching and processing data for Machine Learning in different AI domains.