Median / Average Pay ($)
- $27.64 / hour (BLS.gov)
- $29.32 / hour (ZipRecruiter.com)
- $29.24 / hour (Zippia.com)
- $30.00 / hour (Talent.com)
Services Provided
- Freelance – Reporting on current or relevant events verbally, live, or in writing (e.g., investigative pieces, news articles, interviews, and op-eds).
- Content Creation – Providing clients with innovative nonfiction writing for content for newsletters, blogs, white papers, branding purposes, and other media venues.
- Editing and Proofreading – Offering editorial services in order to ensure articles, reports, manuscripts, and other journalistic pieces are cohesive, adhere to writing standards, and are factual and engaging.
- Media – Selling photographs, video footage, and verbal reports (e.g., live interviews) separately or accompanying a journalistic piece.
- Engagements – Speaking publicly at events to inform or motivate an audience; includes conducting or participating in interviews.
- Workshops – Coaching or teaching future reporters on the styles, methods, sourcing, ethics, and other tools required to pursue a career in journalism.