Pitches wanted (challenges for video creators) | $1,000 to $1,200 per article
Added 2023-01-13 18:06:34 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: DESCRIPT
Ashley Hamer Pritchard, Managing Editor at Descript, is looking for pitches:
CALL FOR PITCHES: Descript is looking for fresh takes on challenges for video creators. Our ideal writer is a video creator with writing chops. Browse our blog (here) and send pitches + writing samples to ashley at descript dot com, subj: Video writer pitch.
Pay is $1000 for 1,000-word assigned stories, $1,200 for pitched stories. I should mention: you DO NOT need to be a Descript user to write for us. We're writing for the general creator audience, not just our users.
CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
- Questions/submissions: ashley@descript.com
- Website: https://www.descript.com
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
- Learn more about the publication: Descript is a video editor whose AI-powered features and intuitive interface fuel YouTube and TikTok channels, top podcasts, and businesses using video for marketing, sales, and internal training and collaboration. Descript aims to make video a staple of every communicator’s toolkit, alongside docs and slides. More information here.
- Read through a selection of recent video creation articles/stories on its website.
- Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
- Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.
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