Pitches wanted (jobs, side hustles, career change) | ~$330 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: BUSINESS INSIDER

Lola Christina Alao, Editor at Business Insider, is looking for pitches:

Writers, pitch me interviews with interesting people! Stories about unique job diaries, work morning routines, side hustles, drastic career changes, young people making a lot of money doing unconventional jobs, for This Is Insider /Business Insider. Email is lalao@insider.com.

Some examples:

• An interview with an exec producer of Love Island: https://www.businessinsider.com/love-island-uk-executive-producer-what-its-like-2022-8
• An interview with someone who goes on holiday without telling their boss: https://www.businessinsider.com/i-take-vacation-work-remotely-monthly-without-telling-my-boss-2022-12
• An interview with Grace Beverley about her morning routine: https://www.businessinsider.com/grace-beverley-productivity-morning-routine-fitness-brand-tala-shreddy-founder-ceo
• An interview with an Only Fans creator who makes $750k a year: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-make-money-on-onlyfans-custom-creator-swedish-bella-2022-4
• An interview with someone who left Goldman Sachs to create a car tech startup: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-i-left-goldman-sachs-self-driving-car-startup-2022-10
• A reported feature about three Black fashion brand owners: https://www.businessinsider.com/3-black-owned-luxury-fashion-brands-trying-to-shake-up-the-industry-2021-2

We're also looking to expand our roster of writers we can assign stories to so feel free to just say hi too.

CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: Reports indicate that this opportunity will pay £270 per article. It is recommended that you discuss the rate(s) with the editor/employer prior to commencing work.

CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):

• Submissions: lalao@insider.com
• Website: https://www.businessinsider.com/

O HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Business Insider is a business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. It offers the latest news, sharp analyses and insightful commentaries on finance, markets, retails, healthcare, etc. from around the world. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent career-related articles/stories on its website.
• Review the submission guidelines here. Note that these are the publication's general guidelines to help you refine your pitch. You must still follow the editor's specific instructions above.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook Database 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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