Freelance Innovations Writer

🚨NOTE | Due to the high volume of applications, we sadly cannot accept any further applications for this position anymore

The TrendWatching team is international, dynamic and highly purposed. We guide, inspire and empower business professionals to bring to market sustainable and impactful innovations that benefit all, not the few.

And we're now looking for an amazing part-time Innovations Writer to join us on a freelance basis.

It's a role that requires a love of trends and innovation. B2B writing experience and excellent English skills are essential, as is a cosmopolitan mindset — both our clients and the brands you'll write about are based around the world.

Since location and hours are flexible, it's the perfect position for someone looking for a solid side job.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Research, write, edit and publish concise pieces about global innovations, collaborating with our Senior Content Editor and utilizing various AI tools
  • Create short and snappy innovation descriptions (100-120 words) that effectively outline a product, service or campaign
  • Tag content with relevant trends and business goals, and source and optimize accompanying images
  • Potentially assist with proofreading reports and other materials, depending on your availability and skills

YOUR PROFILE
  • You (obviously) have excellent writing skills as well as a rock-solid command of the English language
  • You write with clarity and insight
  • You have a broad range of interests and are naturally open and curious
  • You have an obsessive eye for detail and are able to carefully proofread your own work, which will be client-facing on our trend platform
  • You're able to consistently deliver agreed-upon numbers of posts per week, working independently
  • You're eager to use the latest gen AI tools to supercharge your research, writing and editing
  • You care about equality, sustainability and well-being, with a focus on transforming business into a force for good


DETAILS

Start date: Immediately

Hours: Flexible but minimum of 8 hours/week
Location: Anywhere! 
Reports to: Senior Content Editor
Compensation: EUR 30–35/hour

If all of the above sounds like you, then please email us with your CV, cover letter, writing portfolio and an overview of the AI tools you currently use most.

To ensure fair consideration, only candidates who provide all requested information will be reviewed. Due to the anticipated high volume of applications and the size of our team, we hope you understand that we can only respond to those selected for a second round. If you’re among them, you can expect to hear from us by 15 February 2025.

TrendWatching values an inclusive workplace. We actively seek to recruit and retain talented people from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Analysts-1