📍 Remote (California-based preferred) | 💼 Freelance | 💰 $21-25/hour, capped at $1,000
epistimi (epistimi.app) is a search platform for local government primary sources. It indexes agendas, minutes, and filings from hundreds of local government bodies so reporters can search them in one place. Our coverage is currently concentrated in California.
The assignment
One original piece grounded in public records and researched with epistimi: a multi-jurisdiction comparison, a longitudinal look at one issue, or a single-issue investigation. We have ideas but you’re welcome to pitch your own.
Terms
• You have full editorial independence on angle and framing
• Pay: $21-25/hour, up to a total of $1,000 for this assignment. Scope and estimated hours are agreed on an initial call.
• Potential for ongoing work: if this first project goes well, we expect to commission further project-based assignments
• Free platform access, help locating source documents, and a developer on call for data extraction and analysis
• You keep the byline and may publish with the outlet of your choice, provided epistimi is credited and source documents are linked back to epistimi
What you’ll need
• Experience reporting on California local government and working with agendas, minutes, and public records requests.
Apply with
- Two or three recent pieces
- A one-paragraph pitch
- Your availability
