Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social

🗃️ Reposting this & asking for those who do freelance/contract work: where/how do you typically find jobs? Word of mouth? Do you look for ads? If so, where?

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Julia Boss @juliaboss.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 20:21 UTC

Humanites developmental editor here. Lots of word of mouth. Some scholars post specific jobs on the EFA website, though most jobs there are not academic and access to the job board is limited to EFA members. I believe indexers/copyeditors also do direct outreach to UPs. www.the-efa.org/hiring/

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Joey @tomakeitfall.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 12:37 UTC

My wife (former academic) does freelance writing services, and most of her work has come from being active in LinkedIn.

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Patrick Vallely @pjvphotography.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 12:39 UTC

Seems most folks who wind up doing things like that in the astronomy world largely found gigs by word of mouth or being recommended by a friend/colleague Don’t think I ever heard about any formal systems for it

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Amy Sherman @andcleverness.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 20:33 UTC

IME, finding a community of professionals who do the kind of work you do and sharing opportunities and referrals with each other is big. I'm always happy to refer folks on to another editor if I think they're a better fit or have availability when I don't

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Dan Holt @danielsholt.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 12:58 UTC

Governments often advertise contract work at sam.gov/content/home

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