Paid work for writers, translators and creatives.
Freelance, remote and contract roles, plus grants and fellowships. Every listing is checked against the employer's or organiser's own page and links straight to it.
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Updated 5 Nov 2026- Freelancer Video Editor - Brazil Portuguese ContentFreelance
Pocket FMRemote
- Language Copywriter, Korea (freelance, on-site)Freelance
WPP ProductionSeoul, South Korea
- Linguist - Spanish (es-PA) - RemoteContract
LILTRemote, Panama
- Senior Medical Writer | PortugalRemote
TransPerfectRemote, Portugal
- Freelance Patent Linguists | English into Estonian - BiologyFreelance
Welo GlobalRemote, Estonia
Work from wherever you are
Remote, hybrid and freelance roles, by where they're open to applicants.
Latest by desk
View all opportunities- CopyEditor - French Canadian
WPP ProductionToronto, Canada; must be based in Canada. The posting doesn't say whether the work can be done remotely.
- Senior Medical Writer | Netherlands
TransPerfectRemote, Netherlands
- Investigative reporter, Houston Chronicle
HearstHouston, Texas, United States
- Linguist - Polish to Estonian - Remote
LILTRemote, Estonia
- Freelance Patent Linguists | English into Romanian - Biology
Welo GlobalRemote, Romania
- Localization Project Manager
AcclaroRemote, Argentina
- Photographer – AI Image Quality Evaluation (Remote, U.S.)
ELITEBRAINRemote, United States only
- Voice Talent Required - Swahili (female) - Remote
LILTRemote, Uganda or Rwanda
- Designer - Fashion (1 year contract)
WPP ProductionKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Grants, fellowships and open calls
Funding, residencies, awards and paid calls for creative work.
- Maastricht University NL-High Potential scholarship 2027/28 (Master's)
Maastricht University
GrantDeadline: 10 Dec 2026
- Equality Fund Global Journalism Fellowship
Equality Fund
FellowshipDeadline: 8 Nov 2026
- Transnational Pathways to Inclusive Feminist Scholarship: Gender and Justice mentorship programme
Gender and Justice (Bristol University Press)
Open callDeadline: 18 Nov 2026
Academic openings
Funded fellowships, schools and research stays in every field.
- Postdoctoral Researcher – Communication Research Groups
University of Sharjah, Research Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
Postdoctoral fellowshipSharjah, United Arab EmiratesDeadline: 8 Nov 2026
- Al-Nour Winter School on Fusion Science
ICTP, SESAME, the Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission and the Arab Fusion Energy Initiative
Winter schoolAllan, JordanDeadline: 15 Nov 2026
- Newberry Library Long-Term Fellowships 2027–28
The Newberry Library
Research fellowshipChicago, United StatesDeadline: 20 Nov 2026
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