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Timestamp	Company	Date	Trade	Job	Pay	Pay Rate	How Quickly?	Pay Format	Relationship	Rights	Contract	On-site	Kill Fee	Kill Fee Amount	Overtime	Scope Expansion	Expenses	Reimbursement	Workplace Safety	Pitch Guide	Listed Rates	Grant Funding	Grant Rate	Grant Benefactor	Section	Country	FSP Membership	State	Company Country	Pronouns	Race and/or Ethnicity	Career Level	Age	Experience	Comments	Gender Identity
12/16/2020 20:18:05	The New Republic	7/15/2020	Writer	Quick turnaround reported story, 1800 words	600	flat fee	30 days	Check by mail	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Publicly Available	No	No			National News	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	White	5-10 years	38	Loved it		Female, Cis
12/16/2020 20:36:45	ProPublica	10/1/2020	Writer	Reported guide on voting about 1900 words	1965	$1/word	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			National News, Politics	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	White	5-10 years		Loved it, Would recommend to others		Female, Cis
12/16/2020 20:48:45	Pod People	3/1/2020	Audio Production, Producer	Producing one epsiode of a 20-30 minute interview podcast. Did not include audio editing.	1000	$500 on delivery of initial script and $500 on acceptance by client	30 days	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Required a lot of work, but contract was written to be very broad so I can't say it included "overtime." But it was a lot!	Unsure	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Travel	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	White	5-10 years		Client threatened to dock my pay to $850 per episode based on a production delay that was not my fault. Rate is low for the level of work required.		Female, Cis
12/17/2020 0:01:14	Atlas Obscura	9/1/2020	Writer	800-1000ish word piece with original photographs and a recipe	700	flat rate	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	1st Rights	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	Included receipt with invoice and I was paid out at the same time as the fee.	Was not hazardous	Publicly Available	No	No			Cooking	USA	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	White	5-10 years		Loved it	The piece actually hasn't run yet, but the editor was backed up with holiday pieces and wasn't able to review the draft in a timely fashion so they paid me out before doing the edits or publishing. We love to see it!	Female, Cis
12/17/2020 0:05:07	Slate	12/15/2019	Writer	Lighly reported essay of about 1200 words	400	flat $400	30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Unsure	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Editorial & Opinion, Technology, Home & Garden	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	White	5-10 years		Loved it	Very good edits. This was for Future Tense and Jaime is great to work with.	Female, Cis
12/17/2020 0:11:13	The Imprint	10/1/2020	Writer	800-1000 word single source profile	750	flat	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Local News	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	White	5-10 years	38	Loved it, Would recommend to others	Editing process was timely and helpful. The piece is being held for publication but once the draft was finalized, I invoiced and was paid within just a few days via Bill.com.	Female, Cis
12/17/2020 0:15:24	Atlas Obscura	3/1/2020	Writer	Reported piece of about 1500 words	600		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Publicly Available	No	No			History	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	White	5-10 years		Loved it, Would recommend to others	Editor had to hold the piece for publication due to COVID but offered to pay me after the draft was finalized.	Female
12/17/2020 9:54:24	New York Times	12/14/2020	Animator, Illustrator	10 second animation	1000		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	No	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Entertainment	USA	Yes			She/Her	Prefer not to say	10-15 years		Loved it, Would recommend to others		Nonbinary
12/17/2020 9:56:07	Hyperallergic	10/27/2020	Writer	750 word op/ed	200		New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet	Cold pitch - I reached out to them, Network referral	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	100	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous, Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	No	No			Editorial & Opinion	United States	Yes	Louisiana	United States	She/Her	White	0-5 years	26	Whatevs		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 9:59:02	outside magazine	8/1/2020	Writer	5,000-word magazine feature	9000	$2 per word	2 months	Check by mail	Network referral	Shared Copyright	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	1500	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	easy and drama-free. just slow to pay, which is my only complaint.	Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	Unsure	No			National News	us	Yes	colorado	us	He/His	Jewish, White	5-10 years	32	Loved it, Would recommend to others	great client! outside just pays slow, but it does pay, despite the rumors, and it pays well	Male
12/17/2020 10:00:37	outside magazine	11/1/2020	Writer	1,000-word essay for the website	500	.50 per word
12/17/2020 10:03:03	virginia quarterly review	3/1/2020	Photographer, Writer	1,200-word essay for print	50	200 flat rate							Yes, & the job was killed	50
12/17/2020 10:04:23	Vice	8/15/2020	Writer	4,000-word international reporting	2010	$.50 per word	3 months	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Work for hire; prolonged contract negotiation that delayed payment by months	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Publicly Available	No			International News, Politics	US	Yes	New York	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	5-10 years	30	Loved working with the editors, but dealing with the legal side to negotiate the contract was very frustrating.		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 10:06:17	Teen Vogue	6/15/2020	Writer	1,200-word reporting	400		30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	1st Rights	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	Unsure	No			National News, Politics	US	Yes	New York	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	5-10 years	30	Loved it		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 10:08:22	The Intercept	2/10/2020	Writer	2,000-word reporting	1750		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Unsure	Yes	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No			Local News, Politics, Health & Wellness	US	Yes	New York	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	5-10 years	30	Loved it		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 10:11:25	The Progressive	1/15/2020	Writer	2,500-word reporting	1000		2 months	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	Yes	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	I paid $250 for flights and was reimbursed by check within a week of payment (before the reporting began).	Did receive hazard pay	Unsure	Unsure	No			National News, Local News, Politics	US	Yes	New York	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	5-10 years	30	Loved it		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 10:55:04	Disabled Writers	10/26/2020	Writer	1000 to 1,200 words how to guide piece	250		30 days	Venmo	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement		No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Unsure	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	Unsure	No			Editorial & Opinion	USA	Yes	NY	USA	He/His	White	0-5 years	25	Loved it, Would recommend to others	Study Hall put out a call on their newsletter that Disabled Writers were looking for pitches for 250 at 1,000 to 1,200 words.	Cis
12/17/2020 11:00:47	National Geographic / Disney	8/3/2020	Writer	~1,200 words reporting	700	$0.50/wd	30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	300	Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No			Travel	US	Yes	Minnesota	US	She/Her	White	5-10 years	33	Editor was great, legal team negotiating the contract was awful		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 12:31:55	New York Times	12/1/2020	Writer	Approx. 1200 word feature story for daily arts section	1200	$1/word	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Unsure	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	No	No	No			Arts/Culture	USA	Yes	NY	USA	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	34		I've been a regular freelancer for the NYT culture section for about 7 years. Based on conversations I've had with other freelancers, it seems that rates across the section are not very consistent. For a long time I was earning 50 cents a word for stories in the daily paper. I recently got a raise to $1/word — to meet what some other culture freelancers were making, I was told. This does not apply to reviews, which are compensated with a flat fee, which also varies. One of my colleagues, who happens to be a man, makes $100 more than me per review (that's 40% more than I make). He has been there a couple years longer than me, but it's not clear if this discrepancy is based on seniority or what. Obviously there are many benefits to being a frequent NYT contributor, but these pay disparities are frustrating.	Female
12/17/2020 12:51:55	Polygon	11/30/2020	Writer	1000 word guide	250		New Job - Still Waiting		Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	Publicly Available	Unsure	No			Entertainment	US	No	NY	US	He/His	White	5-10 years	37	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis
12/17/2020 12:53:55	Polygon	11/30/2020	Writer	1600 word feature	350		New Job - Still Waiting	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	Publicly Available	Unsure	No			Entertainment	US	No	NY	US	He/His	White	5-10 years	37	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis
12/17/2020 12:54:23	The New Republic	12/15/2020	Illustrator	Lede illustration	600		New Job - Still Waiting	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses			No	No	No			National News, Editorial & Opinion	United States	No	MD	United States	They/Their	White	0-5 years	24	Loved it		Genderqueer, Nonbinary
12/17/2020 12:58:32	New York Times	10/15/2020	Writer	1000 word reporter story	1400	Flat rate	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	700	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	Unsure			Fashion	USA	No	CA	USA	He/His	Jewish, Pacific Islander, White	10-15 years	37	Loved it		Cis, Male
12/17/2020 12:59:17	Life and Thyme	10/1/2020	Photographer, Writer	2000 word investigated piece plus accompanying photos	425		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure			Job did not expand			Was not hazardous	Publicly Available	No				Investigative Food Writing	Argentina	No		United States	He/His	White	5-10 years	32	Loved it	Everything was smooth. Communication was effective if not slightly delayed. Expectations were very clear. Editing was democratic.	Cis
12/17/2020 13:01:41	Hyperallergic	11/17/2020	Writer	500 word review	200		New Job - Still Waiting	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship		No	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Required overtime & I wasn't compensated	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No		Cornell University	Art	United States	No	NY		She/Her	East Asian	0-5 years	23	Loved it		Female
12/17/2020 13:13:39	Narratively	5/1/2020	Writer	2000-3000 word profile of a band	1000	n/a	Over 3 months	Zelle	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, & the job was killed	1000	The job did require a fair amount of meetings, edits, etc, under tight timeframe, but was then slept on for months and eventually killed	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No			Entertainment	US	No	IL	US	Prefer not to say	White	0-5 years		Whatevs		Female
12/17/2020 13:22:49	The New Republic	10/1/2020	Writer	1500-word movie review	500		30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	Unsure	Unsure	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Entertainment	USA	No	New York	New York	He/His	Jewish, White	5-10 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Male
12/17/2020 13:29:34	The Verge	6/17/2020	Writer	500 Words Reporting	500
12/17/2020 13:35:14	Curbed	12/15/2019	Writer	Short product recommendation piece/mini personal essay	250		30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Publicly Available	No	No			Home & Garden	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	White	5-10 years		Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 13:52:14	VICE	1/1/2020	Writer	2,000 word feature	1000		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure			Job did not expand					No					United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Would recommend to others		Female
12/17/2020 13:54:48	Esquire	2/1/2020	Writer	800 word essay	600		2 months	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship		No										No					United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Whatevs		Female
12/17/2020 13:56:45	The Nation	2/1/2020	Writer	2500 word book review	1250		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes		Yes, but the job wasn't killed													United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Whatevs		Female
12/17/2020 14:38:36	The Lily (Washington Post)	12/7/2020	Writer	1,500 word reporting	400				Cold pitch - I reached out to them													Yes	700	Better Life Lab (New America Foundation)		United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Whatevs		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:39:47	The American Prospect	11/16/2020	Writer	1,200 words reporting	500				Pre-existing relationship																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:41:00	New York Times	11/2/2020	Writer	1,000 word op-ed	750			Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship		Yes	No														United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:41:01	Jezebel	11/22/2019	Writer	1000-word personal essay	400	$400 flat rate	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	No	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime		Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	No	No	No			Lifestyle	US	Yes	New York	US	She/Her	Latinx	5-10 years	28	Would recommend to others, Had to wait several weeks for an edit, but process was smooth after that		Female
12/17/2020 14:42:16	The Nation	10/26/2020	Writer	Reported web feature	1200		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship		Yes	No														United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:43:34	The New Republic	11/11/2020	Writer	1,000 word op-ed	600				Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:44:57	The Nation	7/6/2020	Writer	Print book review	1200			Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Whatevs, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:46:12	Vox	10/5/2020	Writer	1500 words reporting	1000		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They asked me to pitch	Shared Copyright	Yes															United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:47:02	Gothamist	11/20/2020	Writer	1,200 words, reported story	350		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Unsure	Yes	Yes	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was hazardous & protective measures were taken, i had to talk to people on line to get tested for Covid, which is mildly hazardous, and I wore a mask as did those I interviewed..	Unsure	No	No		Independent	Local News	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	Jewish, White	5-10 years	32	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Female
12/17/2020 14:48:23	The Intercept	8/17/2020	Writer	2,000 words reported	1250		30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	Shared Copyright	Yes															United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:49:53	The Appeal	9/7/2020	Writer	1500 words reporting	1566		30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship		Yes															United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Whatevs, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:51:06	The American Prospect	8/10/2020	Writer	2000 word reported print feature	2300		30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	15-20 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:52:11	TalkPoverty	9/28/2020	Writer	Reported web article	500				Pre-existing relationship																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:53:19	The Nation	6/22/2020	Writer	Reported print feature	3500		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 14:54:19	The Intercept	6/8/2020	Writer	1200 reported words	750				Pre-existing relationship																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 15:32:59	Voltage	5/1/2020	Writer	taking a story outline and translating into a visual novel script, + editing	1509.75	0.03 per word (first two rounds), later changed to 0.055 per word (last two rounds)	30 days	Paypal	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		all work was to be done on my own time	job consistently required more research, more plot correction, and more revision than what was laid out	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous, Hazard pay was not required	No	No	Unsure			Entertainment, Fiction General/Genre	Canada	No		USA	she/they	White	0-5 years	25	Hated it, Would not recommend to others, they cancelled promised future work less than a week after final release	they consistently approach and hire inexperienced writers, their communication is garbage, management/production is condescending and rude, cannot recommend less	Nonbinary
12/17/2020 15:40:41	avast	1/1/2019	Designer	website and illustrations	20000	150/hr	2 months	Check by mail	Network referral	Work For Hire	No	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	invoice	Was not hazardous	No	No	Unsure			Technology	united states	No	california	czech republic	She/Her	East Asian, White, White Passing	20-25 years	42	Loved it		Female
12/17/2020 15:44:06	GQ	11/2/2020	Writer	1200 words reportedd	800	$0.50/word	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Unsure		Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed			Unsure	Unsure	No			Politics	United States	Yes	NY	United States	He/His	White Passing	0-5 years	32	Whatevs		Two-spirit
12/17/2020 16:43:40	The Nation	6/1/2019	Writer	writing	850	flat rate	3 months	Direct Deposit	They asked me to pitch	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed			Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses			No	No	No			Entertainment	United States	Yes	New York	USA	She/Her	Jewish, White	5-10 years		Whatevs		Cis, Female
12/17/2020 17:26:39	Paizo	6/2/2020	Writer	1550 words detailing fictional cultural information, to be used as a jumping off point for future customers to build on.	139.5	$.07/word	30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	No	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	No	No	No			Fiction General/Genre, Tabletop Roleplaying	USA	No	Texas	USA	They/Their	Native American or First Nation	0-5 years	29	Loved it		Agender, Two-spirit
12/17/2020 20:11:09	New York Times	10/28/2019	Photographer	One-day freelance photography assignment for the national desk	450		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Shared Copyright	No	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I was reimbursed		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			National News	USA	Yes	NY		He/His	White	0-5 years	32	Loved it		Cis
12/17/2020 20:11:19	Truthout.org	7/1/2020	Writer	Pitched article	350		30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Publicly Available	No	No			National News, Politics	US	Yes	California	US	He/His or They/Their	East Asian, White	10-15 years		Would recommend to others		Male
12/17/2020 20:43:32	HuffPost	3/26/2020	Writer	1000-1200 word reported story	800		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	No	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No			National News	United States	No	NC		She/Her	White	0-5 years	25	Loved it	Respondent initially named editor; manually deleted the name after they requested we do so via email.	Female
12/18/2020 10:06:56	JSTOR Daily	1/15/2020	Writer	1800-word history piece	500		30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	Publicly Available	Unsure	Unsure			History	United States	Yes	MA	United States	She/Her	South Asian, White	5-10 years		Loved it		Cis
12/18/2020 10:37:45	The Intercept	8/15/2020	Writer	1500 word reporting	750		30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them		Yes		Unsure
12/18/2020 10:38:29	The American Prospect	8/1/2020	Writer	1750 word reporting	500	N/A
12/18/2020 11:51:02	Vice News	2/1/2020	Writer	Long reported feature	6600	63 cents per word	2 months	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Shared Copyright	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed				Did not require expenses			No	No	No			National News	USA	Yes	New York	USA	He/His	White	15-20 years	37	Would not recommend to others	The piece was commissioned and filed pre-pandemic (in February), but then held indefinitely. My editor (Tim Marchman) read the piece several times after I filed but it ultimately took him 7 months to give me edits. He did tell me in March 2020 to invoice him, since the piece was going to be held, and that invoice took two months to go through. Ultimately the story ran in late October 2020, about a year after I pitched it. It also had taken months for me to get a decent contract out of Vice, so all freelancers should be checking the terms of their contract. Vice tries slipping in lots of bad language.	Male
12/18/2020 12:44:24	Record label	11/9/2020	Animator, Cartoonist, Designer, Illustrator	Album cover and accompanying branding	250	250	2 months	Paypal	They reached out to me with an assignment, Network referral	Work For Hire	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Unsure	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Entertainment, Branded/Sponsored Content	United States	No	Maryland	United States	She/Her	Prefer not to say	10-15 years	32	Loved it, Whatevs, Would recommend to others, It depends on the person if I’d recommend or not		Cis, Female
12/18/2020 12:45:37	The Lily (Washington post)	3/1/2019	Cartoonist, Illustrator, Writer	Comic (10 panels or less)	200	$200 per comic	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	They asked me to pitch	Shared Copyright	Yes	No	Unsure		N/a, flat rate	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Editorial & Opinion	USA	No	NJ at time of job	USA	She/Her	White	5-10 years	30	Would recommend to others	They were easy to work with, great at editing the writing and after I did a comic or two for them they didn’t need to see my sketches anymore and only asked to see the writing for edits. Open to pushback if I didn’t agree with an edit as well! Paid on time, and one time I got paid before finishing the job, set up direct deposit on the first comic so always for directly paid.	Cis, Female
12/18/2020 13:06:23	Social chain media	12/11/2020	Illustrator	Illustrations to be animated for social media	1050	$50/ illustration (21 total)	New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Politics, Editorial & Opinion, Health & Wellness, Science	United States of America	No	New York	United States of America	She/Her	White	0-5 years	23	Would recommend to others	Deadlines are really tight for illustrators just starting their career. Usually 1-2 day turnarounds for a large volume of work	Cis
12/18/2020 13:09:04	Green Peace USA	6/28/2020	Designer	I freelanced for Green Peace USA for the past 6 months. I designed mainly social graphics (including writing copy) and also completed one off projects like designing a mailer, and a projection design.	7000	$75 per hour of work	Over 3 months	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, & the job was killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Branded/Sponsored Content	Usa	No	DC	USA	She/Her	White	0-5 years	25	Would not recommend to others	I do not recommend freelancing with greenpeace. It took over 3 months to get my first check and it literally took me going on a one woman strike for a week to get the payment processed. They also have terrible followthrough with projects, lots of clunky bureaucracy, and poor company wide communication.	Female
12/18/2020 13:12:46	Gothamist	4/20/2020	Writer	1200 words reporting	400		30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Local News	United States	No	New York	New York	She/Her	White	0-5 years	31	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis
12/18/2020 13:15:24	The Take	10/1/2020	Writer	Wrote script for video essay, and located all video links for quotes within essay. Specified timestamps in each video for quotes. 4,000 words.	300		30 days	Bill.com	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses			No	No	Unsure			Entertainment	United States			United States	She/Her	Jewish, White	0-5 years		Whatevs		Female
12/18/2020 13:15:53	Washington Post Magazine	8/1/2019	Writer	4,000-word feature story	6250	$1.25/word	6 weeks	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship		Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			National News
12/18/2020 13:17:25	Industry Dive	7/10/2020	Writer	1500-word story	700	700 flat fee	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship		Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime
12/18/2020 13:34:10	The Nation	3/16/2020	Writer	1500-word book review	400	flat rate for piece	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	100	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Editorial & Opinion, Entertainment	United States	No	Washington, DC	United States	She/Her	Southeast Asian	5-10 years		Would recommend to others	Contract had a tiered kill fee, 25% if rejected without request for revision, and 50% if rejected after a conscientious revision	Cis
12/18/2020 13:36:38	Vogue	12/4/2020	Writer	A 2k word essay, mix of personal essay and cultural criticism	250		New Job - Still Waiting	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	No	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Editorial & Opinion	USA	Yes	New York	USA	She/Her	South Asian, White, White Passing	10-15 years	34	Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/18/2020 13:41:16	CityyLab	10/15/2020	Writer	1500 word reported essay	500	500 per piece	6 weeks	Direct Deposit	They asked me to pitch	Shared Copyright	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			National News	USA	No	NY	USA	She/Her	White	20-25 years	47	Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/18/2020 13:59:24	Multiple Advertising Agencies	1/1/2020	Retoucher	Photo editing, color correction, image compositions	180000	$150 per hour	6 weeks	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Unsure		Did not require expenses								Branded/Sponsored Content, General Advertising	USA	No	California	USA	He/His	White	20-25 years	47			Male
12/18/2020 14:05:24	dotdash	2/20/2017	Illustrator	illustrator	35	$35 per hour	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Shared Copyright	Yes	Yes	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Unsure	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Editorial & Opinion, Health & Wellness, Travel, Home & Garden, Academic, Real Estate, Branded/Sponsored Content	USA	No	New York	USA	Prefer not to say	East Asian	0-5 years	26	Whatevs		Female
12/18/2020 14:11:06	States Newsroom	8/10/2020	Writer	900-word story	175	175 flat fee	30 days	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment		Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated
12/18/2020 14:23:35	AMV BBDO (UK branch)	11/10/2020	Illustrator	Full page illustration	1750	1,500 per 1 illustration. 250 per 1 year global use license	New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet	They reached out to me with an assignment	Not sure, but they are paying me to global license for 1 year, so def not work for hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Health & Wellness, Branded/Sponsored Content	USA	No	New York	UK	She/Her	Jewish, White	5-10 years	32	Whatevs, Would recommend to others
12/18/2020 15:36:35	Autolist	10/10/2020	Writer	800-word article	65	$65/article	2 weeks or less	Paypal	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous, Hazard pay was not required	No	No	No			Travel	USA	No	CA	USA	He/His	Jewish, White	0-5 years	32	Would recommend to others		Cis, Male
12/18/2020 15:38:08	WIRED	10/1/2020	Writer	Reported story	500		2 months	Check by mail	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Publicly Available	Publicly Available	No			Technology	United States				He/His	White	0-5 years	26	Loved it, Would recommend to others	Lovely experience, received edits quicker than expected.	Male
12/18/2020 15:47:57	Catapult	3/31/2020	Writer	2000 word essay	150		6 weeks	Direct Deposit	They asked me to pitch	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed							No	No			Bard HS Early College		United States	Yes	New York		She/Her	White	0-5 years	33	Whatevs, Would recommend to others
12/18/2020 15:56:53	Penguin Random House	6/6/2017	Designer	Book cover designer	2000			Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	1000			Did not require expenses			No	No	No			Fiction General/Genre	USA	No	NY	USA	She/Her	Prefer not to say	5-10 years		Whatevs		Female
12/18/2020 16:47:32	Lover boy/Topshop	4/1/2018	Illustrator	Illustration for Tshirt	1349		3 months	Direct Deposit	Network referral	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required		No	No			Fashion	united states of america	No	portland	london	They/Their	Jewish, White	0-5 years	22	Whatevs		Nonbinary
12/18/2020 17:23:12	Skincare company	11/2/2020	Designer	brand guidelines	6000	$75 per hour	New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet	Network referral	Unsure	Yes	No	No, & the job was killed		Required overtime & I was compensated	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No					United State		New York	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years		Loved it		Female
12/18/2020 18:54:12	Comedy Central	10/18/2017	Animator, Cartoonist	2x 60 second animated cartoon	1200	$600 per cartoon		Check by mail	They asked me to pitch	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No			Entertainment	United States	No	NY	United States	He/His	White	5-10 years	31	Would recommend to others		Cis, Male
12/18/2020 19:05:39	Jensen & Jensen Law Firm	2/1/2019	Writer	Writing EB-1 green card petitions which were sent to the USCIS on behalf of the client, plus 7-10 reference letters for the client. Document was usually around 30 pages describing achievements of the client, plus 8-10 one page reference letters.	700	$700 per case for EB-1 cases, but $400 per case for O-1 cases which were less critical but around the same amount of work	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship		No	No				I worked on many cases over the years	Did not require expenses								Immigration Law	United Atates	No	Pennsylvania	United States	She/Her	White	0-5 years	28	Tedious work	I stopped working for them when my manager who got me the job was let go, still not sure why he was let go	Cis, Female
12/18/2020 19:41:16	Financial newsletter publishing company - name could be identifiable	11/25/2020	Writer	Research report writing (~2000 words)	750		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Financial research	United States	Yes	Maryland	United States	He/His	Jewish, White	5-10 years	26	Would recommend to others		Cis, Genderqueer, Male
12/18/2020 22:49:31	Esquire	10/24/2018	Writer	4000+ words researched obituary	350		2 months	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed			Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Editorial & Opinion	US	No	CA	US	They/Their	White	0-5 years		Would recommend to others		Genderqueer
12/18/2020 22:52:11	The Oregonian	3/11/2020	Photographer, Photojournalist	Game photos for high school basketball (50 shots min)	100	$100 per game	30 days	Check by mail	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	Yes	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Sports	United States	No	Oregon	United States	He/His	White	5-10 years	28	Whatevs, Easy work for decent pay for a PJ assignment.	The last assignments I did for them (pre-covid) were paid within 30 days. Every other paycheck was at least 60 days of waiting.	Male
12/19/2020 9:57:53	CPL	11/15/2020	Video Production	30-minute sports TV show with graphics	3500		2 months	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	No	Yes	No, & the job was killed		Required overtime & I wasn't compensated	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Required expenses & I was reimbursed		Was hazardous & protective measures were taken, Did not receive hazard pay		No	No			Sports, Branded/Sponsored Content	Canada	No		Canada	He/His	White	10-15 years	33	Whatevs		Male
12/19/2020 10:41:16	vayner media	11/15/2019	Animator, Video Production, motion graphics	motion graphics design for advertising	5000	600/day	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	Yes	No, & the job was killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Branded/Sponsored Content	US	No	NY	US	They/Their	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Whatevs		Genderfluid, Genderqueer, Nonbinary
12/19/2020 11:08:33	Guardian	8/1/2020	Writer	1500 words reporting	750	0.5	30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them		No	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed			Job did not expand	Did not require expenses			No	No	No			National News	Germany	No		USA		White	15-20 years		Loved it		Female
12/19/2020 11:11:26	Vinepair	9/1/2020	Writer	1500 words	400		30 days	Paypal	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Health & Wellness		No		USA	Prefer not to say	White	15-20 years		Whatevs
12/19/2020 17:12:13	HBO	8/1/2020	Animator, Illustrator	6 weeks of animation work for an HBO Documentary Series	4000	Flat Rate	2 weeks or less	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment, Network referral	Work For Hire	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Entertainment, Non Fiction General/Genre	United States	Yes	NY	United States	He/His	Hispanic, Latinx, White Passing	5-10 years	33	Loved it, Would recommend to others	Was through a mentor. I was underpaid by half compared to other animators on the show I shared rates with, but this is a client that regularly comes through, & I usually clear my schedule for them	Male
12/19/2020 21:40:42	The Guardian	2/1/2020	Writer	On call for local reporting	300	300 per day	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship																		No			She/Her	White	0-5 years		Loved it		Female
12/19/2020 21:49:33	Southerly	3/1/2020	Writer	Reported story	471	75 cents a word	2 weeks or less	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship, They asked me to pitch																Local News		No			She/Her	White	0-5 years		Loved it, Would recommend to others		Female
12/19/2020 22:50:45	Washington Post	6/23/2020	Writer	900 words reported article	450	450 flat	2 months	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them																Health & Wellness, Science	USA
12/20/2020 10:02:30	Weill Cornell Medicine	12/7/2020	Writer	~500 word article	501	$1/word	2 weeks or less	"SUA" essentially paid by credit card (there's a fee that I include in the invoice)	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Health & Wellness	United States	Yes	IL	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years		Would recommend to others		Female
12/20/2020 10:10:12	Doist	11/2/2020	Writer	Writing an article for company blog	700	$700 per article (around 1200-1500 words)	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand											Yes			She/Her	White	5-10 years		Would recommend to others		Female
12/20/2020 11:47:16	The Lily at The Washington Post	12/8/2020	Writer	Article, 1500 words reporting	400		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship		Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Unsure
12/20/2020 15:20:48	The Intercept	2/20/2020	Photographer	Single day photo assignment, editorial	500	$500 per day + mileage	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Shared Copyright	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	250	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	Receipts and line items added to final invoice	Was not hazardous	No	No	No			National News	United States			United States			0-5 years
12/21/2020 9:28:55	The RInger	4/5/2020	Writer	2000 words reporting	3000		30 days	Check by mail	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Work For Hire	No	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I was reimbursed		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			National News, Sports	United States	Yes	NY	CA	He/His	White	10-15 years	43	Loved it		Cis
12/21/2020 11:07:52	The New Yorker	7/25/2020	Writer	2400 word reported feature	4165	$1.75 per word	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	1388	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand					No											5-10 years		Loved it
12/21/2020 11:17:46	Simon and Schuster Publishing — Tiller Press	1/1/2020	Illustrator	Roughly 36 spot illustrations for publication, full color	4000		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Unsure	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand			Was not hazardous		Unsure				Entertainment, Non Fiction General/Genre	United States	No	Massachusetts	United States	She/Her	White	0-5 years	25	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/21/2020 11:36:12	Bloomsbury	8/1/2019	Illustrator	Book Cover Illustration	2600		30 days	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	1300	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses				No	No			Fiction Young Adult	UK	No		USA	She/Her	South Asian	0-5 years	25	Whatevs		Prefer not to say
12/21/2020 11:40:15	JustWater	6/25/0019	Animator, Illustrator	Animated doodles on live action for 6 1min videos, and 6 doodles on photos illustrations.	3500		30 days	Check by mail	Network referral	Unsure	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No			Branded/Sponsored Content	US	No	New York	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	5-10 years	32	Would recommend to others	Was stretched out over months (didn’t make the last vid until November) since shooting/editing took so long.	Female
12/21/2020 11:42:32	Taste Cooking	6/10/2020	Writer	800-word story on Bakers Against Racism	450			Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	No	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed							Unsure	Unsure	No				United States	Yes	Pennsylvania		She/Her	White	5-10 years	33	Loved it		Cis, Female
12/21/2020 11:46:03	Vice	4/12/2020	Photographer	commissioned photographs for a story(vice)	4000	1,000 per day	3 months	Check by mail	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed	0	Required overtime & I wasn't compensated	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Did not receive hazard pay	No	No	No			Editorial & Opinion, Entertainment	United States	No	MD		He/His	Black, Hispanic	5-10 years	24	Would not recommend to others	Art director told me there were too many black people in my photos, payed me but cancelled the story	Prefer not to say
12/21/2020 11:47:03	MacMillan	4/22/2020	Illustrator	Full color, 116 page comic	15000		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Required overtime & I wasn't compensated	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses								Fiction Children						White	5-10 years	30	Whatevs	The overall payment was 15k, but agent took 15% if that is valuable info!	Cis, Female
12/21/2020 12:11:13	Brand New School	6/15/2020	Animator	Flash animation for commercial spot	4500	$700/day	2 weeks or less	Check by mail	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Required overtime & I was compensated	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No			Advertising	United States	No	IL	United States	Prefer not to say	White	10-15 years	32	Whatevs		Prefer not to say
12/21/2020 12:14:21	Narratively	4/7/2020	Illustrator	(Web) header and four spots	500	500 for the entire job.	30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	1st Rights	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Non Fiction General/Genre	USA	No	NY	USA	She/Her	White	0-5 years	28	Whatevs	1 week deadline. Vinnie is a sweet AD and I've always had a good time working with him. I've worked with Narratively several times over the last four years. The pay is terrible but not unusually so for this sort of web job . I've never asked for an extension but I have negotiated the amount of work required for the job a few times due to the dismal rates and Vinnie was willing to scale things back.	Cis, Female, Butch
12/21/2020 12:15:39	Healthline News	12/12/2020	Writer	800-word news article with 4-day turn-around	300		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	No	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	50	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	Unsure			National News	Canada	No		United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years		Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/21/2020 12:28:41	Sunday Times Magazine	4/20/2020	Illustrator	Editorial feature	600		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	450	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			National News, Editorial & Opinion	United Kingdom	No		UK	They/Their	White	0-5 years		Whatevs		Female, Nonbinary, Trans
12/21/2020 14:21:43	Self published author	8/1/2020	Illustrator	Wrap-around novel cover, full detail (illustration only, no design or letterwork)	1200	N/A	New Job - Still Waiting	Paypal	Pre-existing relationship	Shared Copyright	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Fiction Young Adult	USA	No	NY	USA	They/Their	White Passing	10-15 years	38	Loved it	This author is an established and trusted client; I would consider a higher rate for an unknown or new client.	Nonbinary
12/21/2020 14:37:46	BBC Studios	1/1/2020	Designer, Illustrator	Podcast cover image and online marketing image	340	340 for full job	6 weeks	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Required overtime & I wasn't compensated	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Entertainment	United Kingdom	No		United Kingdom	She/Her	White	0-5 years	26	Hated it	Getting paid involves having the company create an account for you on their internal payment system, and this should be done before the job is completed. In my case this DID NOT happen, and the accounts person was unaware of this and tried to delay paying me after they had accepted my invoice including it’s 30 day payment term.	Female, Nonbinary
12/21/2020 15:10:04	Ohio State University Press	9/20/2020	Cartoonist, Illustrator	illustrating full color pages for a children’s book; initially 14 pages then about doubled including cover once there was more direct communication with the editor.	4500		2 months	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	Shared Copyright	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		the deadlines were kept somewhat loose/changed, but there was no explicit hourly requirement or overtime mentioned	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	Unsure			Fiction Children	US	No	Colorado	Ohio	She/Her	Latinx, White	0-5 years	25	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/21/2020 15:45:14	The New York Times	9/15/2020	Photographer	Day rate for photographing wildfires	10000	$675/day (regular day rate I have with them is $450 but because of the wildfires and COVID, their day rate was 1.5x)	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Shared Copyright	Yes	Yes	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	225	Required overtime & I was compensated	Job expanded & I was compensated	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	Provided receipts for meals, lodging, mileage, PPE	Was hazardous & protective measures were taken, But also had to sit in a car all day with people that refused to wear masks for COVID precautions	Unsure	Unsure	No			National News	USA	No	Oregon	USA	She/Her	White	10-15 years	36	Loved it	One of the hardest parts was having to photograph people that refused to wear masks, like when we were in a car all day with people because that was our only way to travel to see the areas impacted by the fires. My editors worked very closely with me to ensure that I was going to be safe, but the people I was photographing/we were reporting on just werent' safe and that was out of all of our control.	Female
12/21/2020 16:53:52	The Doubleclicks	4/23/2019	Illustrator	Full page illustration (postcard)	200		2 weeks or less	Paypal	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses								Branded/Sponsored Content	United States	No	Maryland	United States	He/His	White	0-5 years	24	Loved it		Male, Nonbinary, Trans
12/21/2020 19:32:27	Griot	11/9/2020	Illustrator	5 character illustrations	350	100 per character	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	Yes	No, & the job was killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Publicly Available	No	Yes	100		Fiction Young Adult	España	No	Valencia	Nigeria	She/Her	White	5-10 years	30	Loved it		Cis, Female
12/21/2020 19:53:24	HuffPost UK	11/27/2020	Writer	800-900 word first-person article for HuffPost Personal.	140	140 for any article	30 days	Haven't been paid yet	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous, Hazard pay was not required	Publicly Available	No	No			Sex & Relationships	England, UK	No		UK	She/Her	White	0-5 years	21	Loved it	I was commissioned by Charlie Lindlar who gave me really kind feedback on my work and responded promptly.	Female
12/21/2020 20:05:03	Urban Capital	7/30/1994	Designer	Blacklining floorplans	2700	$77.77/hour (CAD$100/hour)	2 months	Check by mail	Cold pitch - I reached out to them, They reached out to me with an assignment, Network referral	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		I was paid by the hour	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	Unsure			Real Estate	Canada	No		Canada	She/Her	South Asian	5-10 years	26	Loved it	I was amazed because this was the first freelance job where I felt like I was being paid a liveable amount. The client offered the rate (CAD$100) because they know I work full time, my work is good and they were asking for it last minute. They were very kind and generous and advocated for this rate to their company as well. I had worked with the client through an agency called Creative Circle previously and that's how we knew each other. That staffing agency was paying me like $20-30 per hour when I was working with the client through them previously. I'm not sure if the client knew this or not but I was really surprised by the difference in rate and felt a lot exploited by that agency once I worked with the client directly. I guess they were helpful in getting the connection in the first place.	Cis
12/21/2020 22:31:20	New York Times	12/14/2020	Illustrator	Spot illustration, b&w	250		New Job - Still Waiting	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	250	Unsure	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Sketchbook (NYT)	Canada	No		United States	They/Their	White	0-5 years	23	Loved it		Nonbinary
12/21/2020 22:33:33	Medium	12/14/2020	Illustrator	Lead illustration	650		New Job - Still Waiting	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	650	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Technology	Canada	No		United States	They/Their	White	0-5 years	23	Loved it		Nonbinary
12/21/2020 22:39:13	Silver Sprocket	7/7/2016	Cartoonist	Full page illustration + lettering + coloring	50	50 flat	30 days	Paypal	They reached out to me with an assignment, Network referral	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		All work was done when they asked to purchase	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Work was done beforehand	Unsure	No	Unsure			Zine sold at concerts	United States	No	CA	United States	They/Their	White	5-10 years	26	Would not recommend to others	A buddy recommended this to me and the owner/publisher/I don't know what the deal was exactly bought it for a run of about 200- I got $50 flat, possibly like $20 later but I'm not sure. I don't like to think they were taking advantage of someone extremely young and starry eyed but I'm pretty sure that's what happened.	Nonbinary, Trans
12/21/2020 22:39:17	Canadian Business (under Maclean's)	10/14/2020	Illustrator	Series of editorial work (4), half-pages	1010			Haven't been paid yet	They reached out to me with an assignment	Full ownership	Yes				Required overtime & I wasn't compensated	Job expanded and had little compensation, and required MULTIPLE changes (when we agreed to keep 1 change per image due to low budget)			Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Business	Canada	No		Canada	They/Their	White	0-5 years	23	Hated it	Contract came after job, 1st contract was horrible, asked to negotiate, was told it was "nearly impossible" to do so, and then the second contract came in and was worse. Months behind payment, and still waiting.	Nonbinary
12/21/2020 23:21:51	IDW	7/17/2020	Cartoonist	20 page comic pencils/inks	3000	$150 per page	New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses				Unsure	No			Entertainment, Fiction Young Adult, Fiction Children	USA	No	Georgia	USA	They/Their	White	0-5 years	21	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Genderqueer, Nonbinary, Trans
12/22/2020 0:00:40	Penguin Random House	6/1/2020	Illustrator	Illustration for article on rush order	500		2 months	Check by mail	Network referral	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Turnaround was 2 days. I believe I was compensated for the short turnaround.	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Obituary	United States	No	CT	Canada	She/Her	White	0-5 years	26	Work was good, but pay took forever and was a pain.		Female
12/22/2020 1:51:35	Gq	10/1/2020	Illustrator	Spread	2500		30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed			Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Entertainment		No				Pacific Islander	20-25 years	49	Loved it		Gender expansive
12/22/2020 8:24:38	Condé Nast/Vogue	12/3/2020	Writer	This was a 1200 word reported piece (I went over the word count, but was assigned at 1200)	250		New Job - Still Waiting		Network referral	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure			Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Sex & Relationships	United States	Yes	New York	New York	She/Her	Jewish	0-5 years	28	Would recommend to others		Female
12/22/2020 11:23:20	The Grade	6/15/2020	Writer	1200 words reporting	500	$50 per hour	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Network referral	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed							No	No	No			Education news	USA	No	MN	USA	She/Her	White	5-10 years	28	Would recommend to others		Female
12/22/2020 11:25:34	American Prospect	9/28/2020	Writer	2000 words reporting	600		30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Unsure	No	No	Unsure							Publicly Available	No				National News	USA	No	MN	USA	She/Her	White	5-10 years	28	Would recommend to others		Female
12/22/2020 12:11:54	Slate	11/18/2020	Writer	900 words reporting	300		New Job - Still Waiting	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them		Yes	No				Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses			Publicly Available	No				Editorial & Opinion	USA	No	TX		She/Her	East Asian	0-5 years	26	Loved it	Increased pay rate without me asking (due to increased reporting)	Female
12/22/2020 12:13:51	Nashville Scene	11/1/2020	Writer	1000 word personal essay	120		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them		No	No				Job did not expand	Did not require expenses			Unsure	Unsure				Non Fiction Memoir	USA	No	TX	USA	She/Her	East Asian	0-5 years	26	Loved it		Cis, Female
12/22/2020 12:17:07	GEN Magazine	12/7/2020	Writer	1200 words cultural crit	700		New Job - Still Waiting	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them		Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses			Unsure	Publicly Available				Politics, Entertainment, Cooking	USA	No	TX	USA	She/Her	East Asian	0-5 years	26	Loved it	Pitch acceptance process took months (first editor reply in Oct, follow up and assignment December) - editor was great and fun to work with	Cis, Female
12/23/2020 13:06:56	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints	5/15/2019	Animator, Illustrator, Photographer	42 story illustrations, hybrid comic form	88000		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Network referral	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Unsure	Added fee to invoice, was quickly processed	Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No			History, Religious	USA	No	Utah	USA	She/Her	Latinx, White, White Passing	0-5 years	27	Would recommend to others	Decent pay, flexible hours, minimal edits, and gave clear notes and direction	Female
12/23/2020 14:56:12	the new republic	11/30/2020	Writer	800 word opinion piece	475	475	New Job - Still Waiting	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Unsure		Unsure	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses			Publicly Available	No	No			Local News, Politics, Editorial & Opinion
12/23/2020 22:54:22	The Baffler	1/20/2020	Writer	2400 word essay	300		30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No				United States	No	New York	New York	He/His	White	0-5 years	38	Loved it		Cis
12/24/2020 1:16:07	Airbnb	2/1/2020	Copy Editor, Writer	Blog writing, some content strategy, email newsletters	115	115 per hour USD	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	Yes	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed	Very convoluted. I had to file a form through the agency (PRO Unlimited) in a portal I had never used before. No guidance. Reimbursement wasn't approved and I didn't have the time & energy to chase it.	Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	No	No			Branded/Sponsored Content	United States	No	CA	USA	She/Her	Jewish, White	5-10 years	30	Would not recommend to others, It's a lot of money, but they treat contractors shittily.	I wrote about working there for WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/airbnb-quietly-fired-hundreds-of-contract-workers-im-one-of-them/	Female
12/24/2020 7:55:31	Thinknum Media (The Business of Business)	12/11/2020	Writer	Aggregate reporting on a trend (no original research), 900 words	450	.50 per word	2 weeks or less	Paypal	Pre-existing relationship, Network referral	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	Publicly Available	No			National News, Technology, Business	United States	No	NY	United States	She/Her	White	0-5 years	25	Would recommend to others		Cis
12/24/2020 9:52:54	Town & Country	12/1/2020	Writer	1500 word essay	3000	$2/word	30 days	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No		Vulture, BBC Culture, Entertainment Weekly, Vice, Billboard, and others	Entertainment	United States	No	NY	United States	She/Her	White	25 & up	45	Loved it		Cis
12/24/2020 11:40:41	Foreign Policy	10/25/2020	Writer	1300 words reporting	300		30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them		Yes	No				Job did not expand	Did not require expenses								International News, Politics	USA/Bulgaria	No	FL	USA	She/Her	Jewish, White	0-5 years	28	Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/24/2020 19:31:38	The New Yorker	4/1/2020	Writer	1000 word photo essay	650		2 months	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	Unsure			Job did not expand	Did not require expenses			No	No	No			Culture	United States	No	DC	United States	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	35	Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/24/2020 19:35:21	New Republic	12/1/2020	Writer	Book review essay (2000 words)	500				Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	Unsure			Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses				No	No			Culture	United States	No	DC	United States	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	35	Loved it		Cis, Female
12/25/2020 9:01:20	refinery29	3/14/2020	Writer	work on call for r29 twice / week writing 3-4 400-word to 700-word blog posts each day	200	$150-200 / day		Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Unsure		Unsure		Was not hazardous						National News, Politics	US	No	louisiana		Prefer not to say	Prefer not to say	5-10 years	27	Whatevs, Would recommend to others		Prefer not to say
12/25/2020 13:53:53	Elle	5/1/2020	Writer	Personal essay	800	Flat rate $800 for 1000-1200 words	30 days	Check by mail	Network referral	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No				United States								Would recommend to others
12/25/2020 13:56:38	Marie Claire	9/1/2018	Writer	Deeply reported feature 5000+ words	5000	$5000 flat rate for feature	30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	Invoices after spending and got reimbursed in 30 days	Was not hazardous	No	No	No													Required a lot of negotiation for rights
12/27/2020 2:48:03	Brookline Media	8/10/2020	Editor, Writer	Night Editor (3+ articles/night, edit late stories)	3000	$3,000 per month, ongoing	2 weeks or less	Paypal	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment, Network referral	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous, Hazard pay was not required	Publicly Available	No	No			Sports, Entertainment, Technology, Science, Travel, Automotive (this is really the primary one, but isn't listed above)	United States	No	Texas	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years	34	Loved it, Would recommend to others	Editors are easy to work with. Tons of transparency. Good coworkers. Solid anchor gig. Rate allows for sick days is needed. Headlines are always workshopped before publication, and I really wish that was an industry standard.	Cis, Female
12/27/2020 2:54:01	Hearst	12/1/2020	Writer	"As told to" story where the subject tells how a project was done and I edit that down into a narrative feature.	1200	$1,200 for 1,200-word piece	New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet, but have worked with them before and know it's direct deposit.	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment, Network referral	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous, Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	No	No			Entertainment, Technology, Science, Automotive (the real primary section)	United States	No	Texas	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years	34	Loved it, Would recommend to others	Super awesome editors to work with; direct, clear and transparent.	Cis, Female
12/27/2020 2:57:53	Hearst	5/1/2020	Editor, Writer	Update and edit how-to/advice columns, improve SEO.	100	$100 per piece	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment, Network referral	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous, Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	No	No			Technology, Science, Travel, Automotive (primary subject)	United States	No	Texas	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years	34	Loved it, Would recommend to others	Super responsive editors, very direct and easy to work with.	Cis, Female
12/27/2020 3:04:31	Autoblog	11/1/2018	Writer	1,750-word pickup review.	650	$650/piece	30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them, Network referral	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	No	No			Sports, Entertainment, Technology, Travel, Automotive (primary genre, although it was a review centered around a travel destination/race track)	United States	No	Texas	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years	34	Loved it, Would recommend to others	Awesome editors, great rates, highly responsive and open with feedback.	Cis, Female
12/27/2020 3:09:10	Autoblog	1/1/2019	Writer	1,750-word profile of a team, covered at a major event.	650	$650/piece	6 weeks	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment, Network referral	Unsure	Yes	Yes	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	No	No			Sports, Automotive	United States	No	Texas	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years	34	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/27/2020 3:28:09	DriveTribe	4/5/2019	Writer	1,200-word first-person account of an automotive repair.	200	$200 for the piece	30 days	Direct Deposit	They asked me to pitch	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	Publicly Available	Unsure	No			Sports, Technology, Automotive (primary genre, but isn't listed above)	United States	No	Texas	United Kingdom	She/Her	White	5-10 years	34	Loved it, Would recommend to others	Awesome editors, super responsive and ultra-happy to have me around. Highly recommend, especially for fun, oddball car culture-type stuff.	Cis, Female
12/27/2020 3:44:32	Slate	2/15/2019	Writer	1,075-word first-person "Rabbit Holes" column	200	$200 per piece	6 weeks	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous, Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	Unsure	No			Editorial & Opinion, Entertainment	United States	No	Texas	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years	34	Loved it, Would recommend to others	Fun column, responsive editors, great feedback, open to interesting pitches. Highly recommend.	Cis, Female
12/27/2020 3:49:25	The Drive	12/1/2018	Writer	1,200-word car review/travel story	300	$300 per piece	2 weeks or less	Paypal	They asked me to pitch	Unsure	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	No	No	No			Sports, Technology, Travel, Automotive (primary section, although this was partially about traveling to a race track/destination, too)	United States	No	Texas	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years	34	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/27/2020 3:52:37	The Drive	12/1/2018	Writer	Daily news blogs (250-word minimum)	100	$100 per piece	2 weeks or less	Paypal	They asked me to pitch, They reached out to me with an assignment	Unsure	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	No	No	No			Sports, Editorial & Opinion, Technology, Science, Travel, Automotive (primary focus, but isn't listed here)	United States	No	Texas	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years	34	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/27/2020 4:03:34	AutoGuide	12/13/2019	Writer	2,000-word review of a new car based on a first-drive preview event.	250	$250 per piece	30 days	Direct Deposit	Network referral	Unsure	Yes	Yes	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Was not hazardous, Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	Unsure	No			Technology, Automotive	United States	No	Texas	Canada	She/Her	White	5-10 years	34	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/27/2020 10:31:06	TIME Magazine	10/1/2019	Writer	5000 word feature	4000		2 months	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	2000	Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	TIME paid for flight to Florida, I paid for expenses on trip and was reimbursed by providing receipts.	Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			National News	USA	No	Oklahoma	USA	He/His	Black	5-10 years	31	Would recommend to others	Story was substantially longer (2000 words longer) than discussed in initial contract but I wasn't offered any additional money for the assignment.	Cis
12/29/2020 16:14:17	CNN Style	8/15/2020	Writer	1000-1500 word artist profile, with interviews	500	n/a	2 months	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Fashion	USA	Yes	New York	USA	She/Her	East Asian, White	10-15 years	31	Whatevs		Cis, Female
12/29/2020 16:16:10	Al Jazeera	1/1/2020	Writer	longform narrative feature	800		New Job - Still Waiting		Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Unsure	No	No	Unsure		Unsure	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			International News, Politics	Israel	No			He/His	Jewish, White	0-5 years	27	Whatevs		Male
12/29/2020 16:21:55	The Cut (NY Magazine)	10/1/2020	Writer	800 word personal essay	300		30 days	Direct Deposit	They asked me to pitch, Network referral	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	No	No				USA	No	MA	USA	She/Her	White	5-10 years	32	Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
12/29/2020 18:22:49	Gray Magazine	11/1/2019	Writer	500-word opinion piece	700	$1/word	30 days	Check by mail	They asked me to pitch	1st Rights	Yes	No	Unsure		Not really applicable with writing!	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses			Unsure	Unsure	No			Editorial & Opinion	US	Yes	New York	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	36	Would recommend to others	I just want to note that I was paid within 30 days of PUBLICATION. But since this is a print mag, that means it was two months after I filed the piece.	Female
12/29/2020 18:29:40	New York Times	12/22/2019	Writer	Art exhibition review (no set word count, but 1000-word ballpark)	1200	$1/word	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses			No	No	No			Entertainment, Art & Design	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	36	Would recommend to others	Paid within 2 weeks of publication, within 30 days of filing	Female
12/29/2020 18:32:57	New York Times	2/17/2020	Writer	Art fair report (no set word count)	790	75 cents/word	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses			No	No	No			Entertainment, Art & Design	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	36	Would recommend to others		Female
12/29/2020 18:36:11	New York Times	3/16/2020	Writer	1000-word reported story	1000	$1/word	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses			No	No	No			Editorial & Opinion, Music	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	36	Would recommend to others		Female
12/29/2020 18:40:51	Poetry Foundation	11/20/2019	Writer	2500-word profile	1500		2 weeks or less	Check by mail	They reached out to me with an assignment	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	375	Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses			Unsure	Unsure	No			Entertainment, I don't think their website really has sections, but it's a poetry pub.	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	36	Loved it		Female
12/29/2020 18:48:26	The New Republic	11/26/2019	Writer	2500-word book review/essay	1100		30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	275	Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses			Unsure	No	No			Entertainment, Books & the Arts	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	36	Would recommend to others		Female
12/29/2020 18:53:34	The Nation	6/10/2020	Writer	1000-word piece of cultural criticism	450		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	225	Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses			Unsure	No	No			Entertainment, Culture	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	36	Loved it		Female
12/29/2020 18:57:56	The Nation	7/15/2020	Writer	2500-word book review/essay	1100		2 months	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	550	Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses			Unsure	No	No			Entertainment, Books and the Arts	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	36	Loved it	Paid within two months of filing, but before publication	Female
12/29/2020 19:02:19	The Art Newspaper	6/9/2020	Writer	800-word reported story	600	50 cents/word	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Unsure	Unsure	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses			No	No	No			Entertainment, They're an exclusively art-focused pub.	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	46	Would recommend to others	Paid within 30 days of publication (monthly print paper, so that means two months after filing)	Female
12/29/2020 19:06:17	New York Times	3/31/2020	Writer	1000-word obituary	1010	75 cents/word	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Did not require expenses			No	No	No			Obituaries	US	Yes	NY	US	She/Her	Jewish, White	10-15 years	36	Would recommend to others		Female
12/29/2020 21:23:03	First Look Media/The Intercept	7/1/2020	Writer	3300-word reported article (no travel)	1725	$1000 for 1500 words was the original agreement, but it ran way over that length	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Unsure	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	250	Did not require overtime	Job expanded (partially at my prodding) in terms of the word count more than doubling, and I was compensated partially but not fully	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	I simply added the expanses to my final invoice	Was not hazardous	No	No	No				USA	Yes	NY	NY	He/His	White	5-10 years	31	Would recommend to others		Male
12/29/2020 21:27:19	The Oxford American	6/1/2019	Writer	3,000-word reported essay	750	$750 flat fee	30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship, Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Unsure	No	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	375	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	they were very clear at the outset that the fee was inclusive of any expenses, which were at my discretion to incur (but I felt they were necessary for the story)		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No				USA	Yes	NY	USA	He/His	White	5-10 years	31	would recommend everything but the pay!		Male
12/30/2020 13:56:24	Skymill	12/27/2020	Animator	20 Second Animation	350		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Network referral	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Required overtime & I wasn't compensated	Job expanded & I was compensated	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Hazard pay was not required	No	No	Unsure			Entertainment	Philippines	No		United States	They/Their	South Asian	0-5 years	29	Loved it, Would not recommend to others		Nonbinary
12/30/2020 20:14:25	New York Times	8/22/2020	Translator	Translation with fast turnaround text was about 1000 words	500	$500 flat rate	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	Unsure	No	No	No, but the job wasn't killed	0	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	Unsure			Editorial & Opinion	United States	No	Illinois	USA	She/Her	Prefer not to say	10-15 years	35	Loved it	I was told 500$ was the regular flat rate for a translation for nyt opinion and I wonder if it’s like that in other sections or if anyone has been able to negotiate anything else	Female
12/31/2020 9:50:38	entertainment	12/31/2020	Illustrator	full page illustrations	4000	$30 per day	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	They asked me to pitch	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Required overtime & I wasn't compensated	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Hazard pay was not required	No	No	No			Entertainment, Fiction Children	Tunisia	No		Tunisia	She/Her	Arabic	0-5 years	26	Would not recommend to others		Female
1/6/2021 8:40:46	NPR	11/12/2020	Writer	800-word book review	300		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	No	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	300													Yes			She/Her	Jewish, White	0-5 years		Would recommend to others		Female
1/6/2021 8:43:07	Economist	12/1/2020	Writer	450-word book review	550		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	No	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	550						No				- None -		United States	Yes	OH	United Kingdom	She/Her	Jewish, White	0-5 years	29	Would recommend to others	Very fast turnaround for edits and payment both! Also, I work with them all the time and their kill rate is very high, but the kill fee is always 100% of the agreed-on rate, and always gets paid very speedily.	Female
1/6/2021 10:18:17	The Nation	10/22/2020	Photographer, Writer	Reported story for the web, ~2000 words	500	Agreed on $400 for 1500 words. Went way over word count (2400) and kept it at same rate. Was paid extra $100 for four photos.	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them, Network referral	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	200		As mentioned, I went way over word count and rate stayed the same. I preferred to keep the extra words without hassle than renegotiate rates. I did get paid a small fee for my photos.	Reporting did require travel but it was paid for by another outlet before I approached the Nation.		All in-person reporting is potentially hazardous in the age of Covid-19 but I had already done the reporting when pitching this story so the Nation was not responsible.	No	Publicly Available	No			National News	US	Yes	NY	US	He/His	White	5-10 years	30	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Male
1/6/2021 10:43:35	test	1/1/2001	test	test	1
1/6/2021 11:32:28	Prefer not to say (a very new and small indie comics publisher)	5/5/2020	Cartoonist, Illustrator	40 page graphic novel, all the artwork: pencils, inking, coloring, and lettering	2600	$65 per page	2 weeks or less	Paypal	Pre-existing relationship	Shared Copyright	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Required overtime & I wasn't compensated	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Was not hazardous	No	No	Unsure			Entertainment, Fiction General/Genre, Fiction Young Adult		No		USA	They/Their	Southeast Asian, White Passing	0-5 years		Loved it		Nonbinary
1/6/2021 14:14:32	Washington Post	5/4/2020	Writer	Editorial	400		30 days	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	200						No	No	No			Editorial & Opinion	United States	No	NY	United States	He/His	White	0-5 years	38	Loved it	It was worth doing and an overall good editorial experience. I was offered $250, asked for $400 and got it without any trouble. The rough part is that it took three months of radio silence to get final edits and I didn't get them until I invoiced the editor for a kill fee, assuming the project was killed. Editing, publication, and payment was quick after that!	Cis, Male
1/6/2021 17:42:40	Jacobin Magazine	5/10/2020	Writer	Writing an article, 1300 words. (Flat rate I believe, not paid by word)	100		30 days	Paypal	Cold pitch - I reached out to them, They asked me to pitch	Unsure	No	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	Unsure			International News, National News, Politics, Editorial & Opinion, History	USA	Yes	WI	New York	He/His	White	5-10 years	33	Whatevs	Surprised at how informal it was given the stature of the publication	Cis, Male
1/8/2021 2:55:09	BBC	11/15/2020	Writer	1200 words reporting	600		New Job - Still Waiting	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Publicly Available	Publicly Available	No			International News	France	No		UK/US	She/Her	White	10-15 years	33	Loved it		Female
1/10/2021 23:55:25	Crave Online	12/31/2020	Writer	1000+ word review	20	$20 flat rate	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Editorial & Opinion	United States	No	California	United States	He/His	Hispanic, Latinx, Native American or First Nation, White	10-15 years	31	Loved it, Would not recommend to others	The company doesn't seem to be doing to well, they made the news some time ago about stuffing payment...	Male
1/12/2021 11:56:38	Post Script Media	6/30/2020	Audio Production	10-episode podcast series	30000	5000 per month for 6 months		Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship		Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed				Did not require expenses
1/12/2021 12:01:27	Smithsonian Digital Studios	4/12/2020	Audio Production	One season Podcast Production	47250	$50/hr	30 days	Direct Deposit	Network referral		Yes	Would have been onsite but, pandemic			Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I was compensated	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	Submit receipt	Hazard pay was not required						Science, History	United States		Maryland/DC	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years		Loved it, Would recommend to others	Digital studios is pretty hands-off so experience working for them will depend on the work you're doing	Cis, Female
1/12/2021 13:13:56	Independent	8/1/2020	Audio Production, Video Production	2 pilot episodes for podcast	9000	$70 per hour / we calculated a flat fee based on	Over 3 months	Check by mail	They reached out to me with an assignment, Network referral	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Unsure	Deliverables didn't necessarily expand, but my calculations for the time. needed did. Originally the deliverables were supposed to be due within 2 months and because of several delays (all understandable) it ended up taking about 5 months to produce	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	Check by mail	Was not hazardous	No	No	Yes	100000	California Health Care Foundation	Health & Wellness, Academic	United States	No	DC	United States	She/Her	White	5-10 years	32	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
1/12/2021 18:07:58	Skybound	2/15/2020	Writer	Scripting and editing a podcast (story editing)	15000	2000/week	2 months	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment, Network referral	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Required overtime & I wasn't compensated	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous, Did not receive hazard pay	No	No	No			Entertainment	United States	No	New York	United States	She/Her	White	10-15 years	35	Hated it, Would not recommend to others	The company did not hire a showrunner. They expected me to act as consultant, they berated me for asking for fair pay, they did not have the slightest idea how to make a podcast, how to staff a podcast, budget for, manage, or ultimately produce a podcast. Avoid, avoid, avoid.	Female
1/12/2021 18:30:33	StoryCorps	5/1/2020	Audio Production, Producer	Produce audio from original pitch to run on NPR	2000	$50 per hour	30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	Yes	Yes, & the job was killed		Unsure	Job expanded & I was compensated	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	Invoicing	Was not hazardous	No	No	Unsure			National News	United States	No	NY	United States	She/Her	White	0-5 years	26	Would not recommend to others	Rewarding work, great colleagues, learned a lot. Not worth the headaches from management and the shifting expectations	Cis
1/12/2021 18:50:48	Los Angeles Review of Books	4/20/2020	Writer	2000 word article	150	flat rate	2 months	Direct Deposit	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	1st Rights	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No		Ryan Coleman	Entertainment	United States	No	CA	United States	Prefer not to say	White	0-5 years	27			Prefer not to say
1/13/2021 0:07:29	test	1/1/2020	test	test	1	test
1/13/2021 0:10:56	test	1/1/2020	test	test	1
1/13/2021 11:36:47	Condé Nast	6/1/2020	Audio Production	Audio producer	4500	$50/hr
1/13/2021 11:38:41	KUOW	10/1/2020	Audio Production, Editor	Radio editor	30000	$38/h4
1/14/2021 6:43:11	Condé Nast / Vogue	11/1/2021	Producer, Archival	Archival research and clearance for a digital video	1250	$1250 covered all work from January 11-21	New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Politics, Entertainment	United States	No	NY	US	She/Her	White	5-10 years	25	Whatevs	They came to me with a laughable rate of $750 for a week of work, then still undercut my rate. They had practically no budget to work with. However, the people were kind and respectful.	Cis, Female
1/14/2021 8:44:30	Himalaya	8/1/2020	Audio Production, Editor, Writer	Script edit 30-minute podcast episodes	10000	$150 per episode	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Non Fiction General/Genre	US	No	MA	China/US	She/Her	White	0-5 years	30	Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
1/14/2021 11:33:30	Pineapple Street Studios	10/10/2020	Editor	2 days of edited - listened to 8 episodes and then did a group edit	1000	$500 per day	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, & the job was killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No			Non Fiction Memoir	United States	No	NY	United States	She/Her	White	15-20 years	39	Whatevs, Would recommend to others		Prefer not to say
1/18/2021 7:30:57	New York Times	12/15/2020	Writer	1200 reporting and writing	780		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	No	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed			Job did not expand	Required expenses & I was reimbursed	Easy--just submitted receipts	Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No			Arts									Loved it		Female
1/23/2021 13:02:26	SSENSE	5/1/2020	Writer	1200 word essay	1500		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment																	United States	Yes	NY	Canada	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:04:48	Gen Magazine (Medium)	6/1/2020	Writer	2000 word reporting	1850		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment		Yes															United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:06:11	the new republic	6/1/2020	Writer	800 word as told to	450		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:07:35	Jezebel (G/O Media)	7/1/2020	Writer	1500 word short interviews	800		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Whatevs, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:09:54	HuffPost	9/1/2020	Writer	1000 reported piece	750		30 days	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Hated it	Published piece with alterations that weren't run by me and ended up being factually incorrect (I got them to correct quickly but wasn't great)	Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:11:52	Eater (Vox Media)	7/1/2020	Writer	2500 word reported essay	2500		30 days	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment		Yes						Required expenses & I was reimbursed	It went smoothly								United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Loved it		Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:12:58	The Nation	11/1/2020	Writer	2000 word book review	1250		30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Whatevs, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:14:06	Gen Magazine (Medium)	10/1/2020	Writer	800 word essay	800			Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship																	United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:16:36	The Washington Post	10/1/2020	Writer	1200 word opinion piece	500			Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment	1st Rights	Yes		Yes, but the job wasn't killed	250												United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Whatevs		Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:22:06	Columbia Journalism Review	7/1/2020	Writer	5000 word reported piece	10000	$2/word	Over 3 months	Haven't been paid yet	They asked me to pitch	1st Rights	Yes		Unsure			Job expanded & I was compensated										United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Loved it	The editing/writing process went really smoothly and I was fairly compensated. BUT the contract says 90 days payment and when I tried to get them to reduce it, they said it was a university-wide payment issue and that I could instead invoice when the piece went to copy-edits to speed up the process. I did that and ostensibly would have been paid within 30 days of publication that way, but the finance person I was dealing with was an absolute mess, repeatedly ignored my emails, and it turned out had not put me in the system so now I am still waiting for payment (2 months post publication). I assume it will come soon since they've now corrected the mistake but we'll see....	Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:25:42	Cosmopolitan (Hearst)	11/1/2020	Writer	2500 word reported piece	5000	$2/word	30 days	Direct Deposit	They reached out to me with an assignment		Yes															United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Hated it, Would not recommend to others	The payment was really fair, but the editorial process was difficult (rewriting without showing me final copy until last second, or in some cases not at all). They also put me through a subcontracted company and had me as a W-2 instead of 1099 and bill them for hourly rates, which was something I've never had to do before.	Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:29:46	Nieman	12/1/2020	Writer	2000 word reported piece	2000	$1/word	New Job - Still Waiting		They reached out to me with an assignment	1st Rights	Yes		No, but the job wasn't killed													United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Whatevs, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
1/23/2021 13:30:55	The New Republic	1/1/2020	Writer	1200 word lightly reported essay	450		New Job - Still Waiting		Pre-existing relationship											Publicly Available						United States	Yes	NY	United States	She/Her	East Asian	5-10 years	28	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
1/25/2021 22:41:00	Fy!	11/1/2019	Editor, Writer	300 words copywriting	4000	$.07 per word	2 weeks or less	Paypal	Network referral	Work For Hire	No	No			Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous		No	No			Home & Garden	United States	No	NY	Germany	He/His	White	0-5 years	28	Whatevs	Ongoing assignment tasked at own pace via Google Docs order sheet	Cis
1/27/2021 13:28:48	The Cut/NY Mag	11/1/2019	Writer	3k word profile	1000
1/27/2021 13:31:17	Protocol	11/15/2019	Writer	3500 word profile of an organization	7334	$2/word
1/27/2021 13:32:35	The Atavist	8/31/2019	Writer	10k word reported feature/essay	6000	$6000 flat fee for the piece plus significant expenses paid in advance ($1700)
1/27/2021 13:33:54	Outside Magazine	3/18/2020	Writer	3k word web feature/essay	3750	$1.25/word (this assignment was salvaged from a print assignment that would have paid $2/word but became unfeasible in the pandemic)
1/27/2021 13:34:46	The New Yorker	7/15/2020	Writer	Review (single book, "page turner" rubric)	650
1/27/2021 13:35:33	The New Yorker	4/1/2020	Writer	Book review (encompassed author's larger body of work, "Under Review" rubric)	1000
1/27/2021 13:36:12	The New Yorker	8/28/2020	Writer	3k word reported web feature	3000
1/27/2021 13:38:49	New York magazine	2/3/2020	Writer	2500 word print essay, part of larger package that was killed due to pandemic	625	offered flat fee of $2500, ultimately paid $625 kill fee when the package was killed							Yes, & the job was killed	625
1/27/2021 13:42:02	Air Mail	8/12/2020	Writer	Book review, 600 words	600
1/27/2021 13:49:51	Washington Post Magazine	9/4/2020	Writer	Feature length reported cover story	7161	1.50/word
2/2/2021 13:32:17	Metropolis Magazine/Sandow Inc.	10/2/2020	Writer	600 words reporting	600	$1 per word	New Job - Still Waiting	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed		Unsure	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses				No	No			Architecture/Design	US	No	WA	US	She/Her	White	10-15 years	38	Whatevs		Female
2/2/2021 19:58:04	The Nation	8/15/2020	Writer	Film Review 900 words	250		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	No	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			Editorial & Opinion	USA	Yes	NY	USA	She/Her	White	0-5 years	25	Would recommend to others		Cis
2/2/2021 20:26:15	The Nation	10/3/2020	Audio Production	Lead Producer on a ten-episode podcast series	12800	$800 per week	30 days	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Required expenses & I wasn't reimbursed		Was not hazardous	No	No	Yes	25000	Omidyar	National News, Editorial & Opinion, History	Usa	Yes	NY	USA	She/Her	White	0-5 years	25	Whatevs, Would not recommend to others		Cis, Female
2/2/2021 21:06:45	Atmos	1/5/2021	Writer	1,500 words reporting	1500	$1 a word	New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet	Cold pitch - I reached out to them	1st Rights	Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	750	Did not require overtime	Job expanded & I wasn't compensated	Required reporting expenses, but didn't pitch prior to travel		Was not hazardous, Did not receive hazard pay, Hazard pay was not required	No	No	No			Health & Wellness, Travel	United States	Yes	Louisiana		She/Her	White	0-5 years	26	Would recommend to others		Cis, Female
2/3/2021 10:44:20	Titmouse Inc	7/15/2020	Animator, Designer	Character Design Assistant - helped generate assets for Harriet The Spy. Includes turnarounds, redresses, special poses, and occasional prop design work	1500	$1500 per week	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	Yes	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime				Was not hazardous		No	No			Entertainment	United States	No	New York	United States	She/Her	Jewish, White	5-10 years	32	Whatevs	Titmouse is an established TV animation studio that hires individual contractors, so a bit outside the scope of what is considered freelance, though it does hire a lot of freelancers as well.	Cis, Female
2/3/2021 10:49:37	The Nation	1/6/2021	Writer	800 words fast-response news commentary	500		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship, They reached out to me with an assignment		Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed				Did not require expenses								National News, Politics, Editorial & Opinion	USA	Yes	NY	USA	He/His	White	5-10 years	31	Loved it		Cis
2/3/2021 10:52:36	The Guardian	1/15/2021	Writer	1000 words news commentary	150		New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet	They asked me to pitch		Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed			Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Hazard pay was not required	Unsure	Unsure	No			Editorial & Opinion	USA	Yes	NY	United Kingdom	He/His	White	5-10 years	31	Whatevs		Cis
2/3/2021 10:55:05	The Guardian	1/19/2021	Writer	Book excerpt	682		New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet	They reached out to me with an assignment		Verbal or ‘handshake’ agreement	No	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime		Did not require expenses			Unsure	Unsure	No			International News	USA	Yes	NY	United Kingdom	He/His	White	5-10 years	31	Whatevs		Cis
2/3/2021 16:53:58	Bon Appetit	11/15/2020	Writer	800 word digital, 400 word print interview	800		New Job - Still Waiting	Haven't been paid yet	Pre-existing relationship, Cold pitch - I reached out to them	Work For Hire	Yes	No	Unsure		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	No	No	No			National News, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cooking	USA	Yes	CA	USA	She/Her	White	5-10 years	28	Would recommend to others	Pitched a longer, more in-depth, and interesting (lol) concept--got reduced to fit into a print package they already had going which is just fine	Female
2/4/2021 20:37:09	Hornet	2/5/2018	Animator	Animator - various title effects, some after effects, commercial job	2800	$400 per day	30 days	Check by mail	They reached out to me with an assignment	Work For Hire	Yes	Yes	No, but the job wasn't killed		Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	No	No		Mitchell Zemil	Branded/Sponsored Content	United States	No	NY	United States	He/His	Jewish, White	5-10 years	27	Loved it, Would recommend to others		Cis
2/11/2021 11:42:31	The Intercept	1/1/2020	Writer	3,000 word feature based on reporting	1700		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship	Work For Hire	Yes	Yes	Yes, but the job wasn't killed	425	Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Publicly Available	No	No			Politics	USA	Yes	New York	USA	He/His	Jewish, White	5-10 years	32	Loved it		Cis, Male
2/14/2021 12:00:03	Mic	2/1/2021	Writer	1200 words reporting	400				Cold pitch - I reached out to them		Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed				Required expenses & I was reimbursed			Unsure	No	No			Politics	Usa	No	New York	USA	She/Her	Asian	0-5 years				Cis, Female
2/14/2021 12:01:31	Mic	2/1/2021	Writer	1200 words reporting	400				Cold pitch - I reached out to them		Yes	No	Yes, but the job wasn't killed				Required expenses & I was reimbursed			Unsure	No	No			Politics	Usa	No	New York	USA	She/Her	Asian	0-5 years				Cis, Female
3/3/2021 8:36:27	1843 Magazine	5/1/2020	Writer	1500 word essay	900		2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	They asked me to pitch			No			Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous	Unsure	Unsure	No										5-10 years
3/3/2021 8:39:07	The Nation	10/30/2019	Writer	4000 word book review essay	1400	1400 flat fee	2 weeks or less	Direct Deposit	Pre-existing relationship			No			Did not require overtime	Job did not expand	Did not require expenses		Was not hazardous			No
3/3/2021 8:41:53	The New Republic	3/1/2020	Writer	4000 word book review essay	1800	$1800 flat rate	30 days	Check by mail	Pre-existing relationship												No	No
3/3/2021 8:43:57	Bookforum	5/1/2020	Writer	Book review	500	flat fee	6 weeks		Pre-existing relationship			No
3/3/2021 8:47:00	Foreign Policy	8/2/2020	Writer	Opinion/analysis	300	flat fee	2 months		Pre-existing relationship