Freelance Features Writer, Wearables & Fitness Tech
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Freelance features writer covering wearables and fitness technology for Android Police. Producing original hands-on, reported, and analytical stories for tech readers.
Responsibilities:
- Pitch and produce original features across wearables and fitness technology
- Write deep dives, hands-on experiments, timely takes, reported features, how-tos, and analysis
- Submit strong pitches weekly
- Pitch and file same-day or next-day pieces on breaking news, OS drops, or viral trends
- Produce first-person editorial content and avoid commerce, affiliate, and sponsored content
- Create work for the website, social channels, and newsletters
- Cover smartwatches, fitness trackers, smart rings, smart glasses, health and fitness tracking, wearable software and firmware, and wearable accessories
- Work with professional copy editors and fact-checking processes
Requirements:
- 3+ years writing features for established tech/consumer outlets
- Prior bylines required
- Deep knowledge of at least one covered beat: smartwatches and fitness trackers; smart rings; smart glasses; health, fitness, and sleep tracking features and apps; wearable software and firmware; wearable accessories, setups, and workflows
- Current Android devices (Android 14+) and any smart home/E Ink gear to be covered
- US or Canada-based preferred; exceptional writers elsewhere considered if they can reliably work within an Eastern time zone
- Passion for the beat and ability to deliver fresh, original takes
- Three relevant previously written articles, including at least one hands-on
- Brief note on primary beat and hardware setup
- Fresh pitch idea tailored to Android Police
- Links to social profiles or portfolio
- Ability to contribute a minimum set of published stories per month
- Solid media contacts, relevant bylines, strong social-media presence, and familiarity with Android Police’s voice and audience are advantages
Benefits:
- Timely bi-monthly or monthly payments via PayPal or Payoneer
- Competitive per-story rates, paid on publication
- Professional copy editing for every piece
- Custom art created for submitted work
- Promotion across social channels and newsletters
- Training workshops
- Growth paths to fixed base roles and product-review gigs
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