Remote Writing Jobs is redefining what counts as a writing job by making space for writing-adjacent work too.
Not all writing work arrives with a familiar title or fits neatly into a traditional job description. Sometimes it’s the behind-the-scenes support that never gets called “writing” but still requires a writer’s judgment, creativity, and care.
That work matters.
I know because I’ve spent years doing it myself in ways that rarely came with a title attached. I’ve been the go-to person someone asks “what should I call it?” before they launch something new. I’ve helped build websites for relatives and ended up writing all the copy because “you’re good with words.” I’ve read a draft and heard “how does this sound?” before realizing the answer requires more than a quick edit. I’ve received the casual request that “it’ll only take five minutes” when what’s actually being asked for is the expertise to take an idea from where it is to something that resonates.
The work may look simple from the outside but it draws on years of experience and an instinct for language.
Being a writer means mastering a wide range of creative skills and wearing far more hats than “writer” alone suggests. Writing-adjacent work relies on those same skills yet too often that labor is expected for free as a favor or treated as secondary simply because it doesn’t fit a traditional definition of writing but that work has value and it deserves compensation.
RWJ features paid opportunities of all kinds from traditional writing roles to unconventional projects and one-off needs. The goal is to make more legitimate writing and writing-adjacent work visible and connect it with writers who have the skills to take it on.
Not sure if your project counts as a writing job?
Maybe it sounds like:
“I have a bunch of essays and writing scattered everywhere. Can someone help me organize them into one document?”
“I have an idea for a newsletter but I don’t know what to call it.”
“I wrote a book but I’m overwhelmed by the publishing process. Can someone help me get it uploaded and make sure everything is formatted correctly?”
“I need help writing an about page that tells my story without feeling forced.”
“I have a website that technically works but something about the words feels off.”
“I have a personal story, archive, or collection I want to preserve and share.”
“I need another set of eyes before I put this out into the world.”
If it requires a writer’s thinking and there’s fair, transparent pay attached to it, it belongs in the directory.
Include:
Job title or task
Pay rate
Description or direct link
Not sure how to frame the work or what to call the opportunity? Send it anyway. I’ll help bring clarity to the details and turn it into a listing that accurately reflects the work.
And if you’re unsure how to structure fair pay for the work involved, I can help you think through that too.
What isn’t posted:
Work with unclear pay or no pay
Opportunities that aren’t offered in good faith
Anything that asks writers to undervalue their work
A Note on Scope
Some of the most exciting opportunities I list are offbeat assists.
If you’re sitting on a task, project, or need and a writer can genuinely help, that’s a job. RWJ is built to reflect the full scope of how writers actually work, not just the polished titles that look good on a resume.
Bring it to the table and I’ll make sure it reaches working writers.
For the work that isn’t named,
Melissa Tripp, Founder of RWJ