Remote Freelance Comic-Strip Writer: Classics & Culture

Collider; United States; Remote; USD 13,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Pitch original ideas

Community of like-minded people

Job summary

Polygon is seeking passionate freelance writers with deep knowledge of comic strips and newspaper comics, from classics to modern favorites. This fully remote role invites you to craft engaging features, rankings, retrospectives, and commentary for a global audience of readers and fans.

You will cover strips like Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, Garfield, and more, exploring creators, history, and cultural impact while meeting deadlines and SEO guidelines.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in digital journalism, online publishing, or culture writing.
• Deep knowledge of comic strips and newspaper comics, with familiarity of classics and moderns.
• Ability to craft engaging, authoritative content on deadline.
• Strong headlines, rankings, and list-format storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Write engaging features, lists, rankings, retrospectives, and opinion pieces focused on classic and contemporary comic strips.
• Cover beloved strips and major properties such as Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, Garfield, and others.
• Identify angles around memorable strips, characters, running gags, storylines, and milestones.
• Explore history and cultural impact of influential strips and cartoonists.
• Monitor anniversaries, creator news, reissues, and online conversations for timely content opportunities.
• Develop article ideas appealing to both devoted fans and casual readers.
• Collaborate with editors to align with editorial priorities and SEO goals.
• Publish content on deadline while maintaining quality and accuracy.
• Follow editorial and formatting guidelines rigorously.

Skills

Digital journalism

Comic strips knowledge

Editorial writing

SEO familiarity

CMS familiarity

Job description

Polygon is seeking passionate freelance writers with deep knowledge of comic strips and newspaper comics, from classics to modern favorites. This fully remote role invites you to craft engaging features, rankings, retrospectives, and commentary for a global audience of readers and fans.

You will cover strips like Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, Garfield, and more, exploring creators, history, and cultural impact while meeting deadlines and SEO guidelines.