Freelance Writer, Food & Travel

GeistM • Contract • United States • 1d ago

Freelance Writer, Food & Travel

GeistM is looking for a dynamic Food & Travel Freelance Writer to explore and document culinary delights and travel adventures. This role involves creating captivating content about recipes, reviews, travel tips, and guides to must-visit destinations, appealing to foodies and travel enthusiasts alike.

This role will focus on crafting high-quality affiliate articles, organic/SEO content, and sponsored content across our owned and operated websites, such as Journiest and Topdust.

Key Responsibilities

Produce engaging articles for a range of food and travel topics relevant to our sites as assigned by the editorial team.
Develop SEO-driven content to enhance organic search visibility and engagement across all owned sites.
Create compelling affiliate and/or sponsored content that aligns seamlessly with both partner expectations and our brand voice as requested.
Submit article pitches to the editorial team for review and approval.
Use on-page SEO best practices when crafting your articles (e.g. formatting, interlinking, image sources).
Ensure all content meets high-quality standards for accuracy, readability, and impact.
Keep abreast of industry trends to continuously improve content and adapt strategies.

Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in content writing and a proven track record writing for food and travel.
Strong SEO background with a track record of increasing search engine rankings and traffic.
Ability to adapt writing style and tone to different target audiences and content formats.
Excellent research, writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
Experience writing for multiple industries and brand types.
Ability to collaborate with remote teams and a strong communicator.
Ability to meet weekly deadlines. Daily deadlines are a plus (for trending topics).
Experience using Google Drive, especially Google Docs.
Comfortable working with project management tools, such as Monday.com.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume, a portfolio showcasing writing samples across food and travel as well as the number of articles you can commit to per week.

Job Type: Contract

Benefits:

Flexible schedule

Schedule:

Choose your own hours

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

Please submit a portfolio of relevant experience
We pay per word; how many words can you commit to writing per week? Or how many articles per week would you like to write?

Work Location: Remote