Jobs for Writers

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Seattle Arts & Lectures

Development Associate

Seattle
WA
posted 
5.12.26

Title:                     Development Associate

Reports to:         Development Director

Job Type:             Full-Time

Salary Range:    $60,000 to $62,000

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Georgetown University

Assistant Teaching Professor in Creative Writing & English, Department of English

posted 
5.12.26

Assistant Teaching Professor in Creative Writing & English, Department of English
Georgetown University: Main Campus: College of Arts & Sciences: English
Location: Washington, DC
Open Date: Apr 27, 2026
Deadline: Aug 01, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

The Department of English at Georgetown University invites applications for a one-year replacement hire at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor, Non-Tenure Line position to begin in August 2026.

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Design Minded

Writing Wingperson

New York
NY
posted 
5.11.26

Design Minded is seeking a talented writer to work on a range of client projects. This role is part ghostwriter and part thought-partner. They’ll be responsible for transforming fragmented thoughts, notes, and conversations into polished deliverables. This individual has a talent for turning rough thinking into clear writing. They can adopt any brand voice, and excel at editing.

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Design Minded

Worldbuilder

NY
posted 
5.11.26

Design Minded is seeking a freelance Worldbuilder for a 3–4 month contract to help with a client project. This individual is a writer with a strong passion for video games. The ideal candidate has a background in game writing or story design, or a versatile storyteller who feels confident flexing into this space.

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Poetry Daily

Managing Editor

Fairfax
VA
posted 
5.11.26

Poetry Daily seeks a part-time Managing Editor to begin June 1st. The position will be 15 hours a week. Please send a cover letter and resume to Associate Director of Watershed Lit, Alice Magelssen-Green at amagelss@gmu.edu.

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Phaidon Press

Phaidon Editorial Internship

New York City
NY
posted 
5.11.26

Editorial Internship, (Part-time)

Start Month: June 2026

End Month: July 2026

Phaidon is seeking a part-time Editorial Intern to provide administrative support to the Phaidon Editorial team. This applicant must be based in the New York City region and available to come into the office 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). 

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826 Boston

Senior Director of Advancement

Boston
MA
posted 
5.7.26

About the Opportunity:

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Letter Operators

Newsletter Operator (Remote)

posted 
5.5.26

About Us

Letter Operators helps busy founders and business owners stay in touch with their audiences through high-quality newsletters and modern email systems.

The Role

We are hiring a sharp, detail-oriented operator who can help us run and improve newsletter production for clients.

This is not just a proofreading role. The core of the job is newsletter creation, migration, QA, and launch support in Beehiiv — but the right person should also be comfortable operating like an early team member in a small company.

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Prompt

Writing Coach (Remote)

posted 
4.28.26

Apply to be a Writing Coach at Prompt

Our mission is to make students better writers.

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Relay Publishing

Legal Thriller Manuscript Writers

posted 
4.23.26

Are you guilty of criminally good legal thriller writing? Join a team of experienced writers and editors to work on the bestselling Peter Kirkland pen name.Role Overview

"Within every great lawyer lives a failed poet." Are your creative talents going to waste? Have you always wanted to write a bestselling book?

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Pat Conroy Literary Center

Executive Director

Beaufort
SC
posted 
4.23.26

Executive Director

Pat Conroy Literary Center
 Beaufort, South Carolina

Position Overview

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826 Boston

Digital Fundraising & Engagement Coordinator

Boston
MA
posted 
4.23.26

Digital Fundraising & Engagement Coordinator

Development - Roxbury, Massachusetts (Hybrid)

826 Boston seeks a dynamic, communicative, and flexible individual to serve as the Digital Fundraising & Engagement Coordinator. We are seeking a candidate to support the organization’s individual giving program by implementing digital fundraising campaigns, donor communications, and social media engagement. This role helps grow and retain 826 Boston’s base of supporters to power free youth writing programs for students in Boston.

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Seguinland Institute

Community Life Assistant (9-month position)

Georgetown
ME
posted 
4.15.26

Weekend & Evening Community Life Assistant

Seguinland Institute | Georgetown, Maine
Dates: Sept 10, 2026 – June 10, 2027
Compensation: Free housing + $20/hr for specific tasks + trip stipends

Seguinland Institute is hiring 2 Community Life Assistants (CLAs) to join a team of 4 CLAs. 

CLAs will support our immersive, nature-based Good Life Gap Year programs. Ideal candidates are community-minded, love the outdoors, enjoy working with college-aged students, and are excited about innovative models of higher education.

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