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Literary copy-editor for a debut short-story collection
Writing and editing · Remote
Example: 9 days left
Subtitling and spotting for a documentary series (English to Arabic)
Translation and localisation · Remote
Rolling
Arabic–English legal document translation, ongoing panel
Translation and localisation · Remote
Example: 3 weeks left
Research assistant for an investigative feature
Journalism and research · Remote
Example: 12 days left
Editorial illustrator for a quarterly print magazine
Design and illustration · Remote
Example: 6 days left
Front-end developer for a small nonprofit's donation site
Development and technology · Remote
Rolling

Featured opportunities

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Freelance linguists, translators and subtitlers — ongoing applications(opens in a new tab)
Acolad
Acolad recruits freelance linguists on an ongoing basis across more than 1,400 language pairs, including translation, interpreting, subtitling and dubbing work.
Translation and localisationRemoteRemote, worldwideTranslators, interpreters, subtitlers, dubbing and localisation specialists across most language pairs.
Rolling
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Join Toptal's freelance network — developers, designers and more(opens in a new tab)
Toptal
Toptal runs an ongoing application process for freelance developers, designers, marketing experts, project managers and other specialists to join its vetted talent network.
Development and technologyRemoteRemote, worldwideDevelopers, designers, product and project managers, marketing and other specialists; Toptal's screening process is selective and includes technical and live interviews.
Rolling
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Literary copy-editor for a debut short-story collection
Harbourlight Editorial
A small independent press is looking for a copy-editor to prepare a debut short-story collection for print, focusing on continuity, voice and UK English house style.
Writing and editingRemoteRemote (UK hours preferred)Experience editing literary fiction; please share two previous credits.
Project fee, stated in listing
Example: 9 days left
Subtitling and spotting for a documentary series (English to Arabic)
Two Rivers Media Collective
Translate and time subtitles for a four-part documentary series, working from an English shooting script into Arabic and matching standard reading-speed and line-length conventions.
Translation and localisationRemoteRemote (Gulf time zones welcome)Native or near-native Arabic; experience with subtitling software such as Aegisub or Subtitle Edit.
Per-minute rate, stated in listing
Rolling
Research assistant for an investigative feature
Lantern House Journalism Fund
Support a staff reporter on a multi-part investigation into supply-chain labour practices: document research, interview scheduling and fact-checking.
Journalism and researchRemoteRemote (UK or Kerala based preferred)Comfortable with public-records requests and fact-checking; a journalism background is preferred.
Day rate, stated in listing
Example: 12 days left

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Writing & Editing Desk

Words that need writing, editing or a second pair of eyes.

Commissioned articles and essaysCopy-editing and proofreadingGhostwriting and collaborative writing

Translation & Language Desk

Work that moves between languages.

Literary and editorial translationSubtitling and audiovisual translationLegal, business and technical translation

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Visual and creative commissions for independent makers.

Editorial and publishing illustrationBrand and graphic designPhotography commissions

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Grants, fellowships and open calls

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FellowshipDeadline: 1 Dec 2026
Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship in Journalism Innovation(opens in a new tab)
Harvard University (Nieman Foundation & Berkman Klein Center)
Checked 18 Oct 2026
A fellowship year at Harvard for journalists pursuing a research project on the digital transformation of journalism, run jointly by the Nieman Foundation and the Berkman Klein Center.
Support
A year in residence at Harvard researching journalism innovation, with access to Harvard's academic resources; funding details aren't published on the fellowship page — confirm directly with Harvard.
Eligibility
Open to working and freelance journalists, and to professionals in business, technology or leadership roles at news organisations. International applicants (including those working in the US) apply via the international route — the US route closes later, on 31 January 2027.
GrantRolling
Development grants for literary translators(opens in a new tab)
Dutch Foundation for Literature
Checked 18 Oct 2026
A rolling development grant for literary translators, covering things like training, study trips, residencies and dossier preparation rather than a specific translation project. Processed between 1 February and 1 December each year.
Support
Grant of up to €3,500 for coaching, study trips, residencies or preparing a dossier for publishers.
Eligibility
Literary translators working into or from Dutch, Frisian, Papiamento/Papiamentu, or English (Caribbean context); specific track-record requirements vary by language — see the full guidelines before applying.
GrantExample: 6 weeks left
Local journalism reporting grant
Fernbank Journalism Trust
A reporting grant for one journalist to pursue a local story over several months, covering time, travel and basic research costs.
Support
Stipend, amount stated in listing
Eligibility
Early-career journalists reporting on under-covered local issues.
FellowshipExample: 2 months left
Fellowship for emerging literary translators
Open Tongue Foundation
A year-long fellowship pairing an emerging translator with a mentor to complete a sample translation and a submission-ready proposal.
Support
Stipend and mentoring, details stated in listing
Eligibility
Translators with fewer than three published book-length translations.

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