If you are just starting your writing career, Write On Recruiting is one site that offers jobs to new writers. These are work at home freelance opportunities.
Writers will compose nonfiction articles, as well as test questions, for educational magazines, activity books, digital resources, and more.
Familiarity with Common Core in elementary school is a plus, but even if you are not familiar with the subject, you can still apply. You will just need to research and get familiar with Common Core quickly.
Since writers work from home, they are looking for detailed-oriented people who meet deadlines consistently without supervision.
Previous writing experience is not a requirement. In fact, they ask that applicants do not send in any writing samples.
Instead, you take a simple writing test as part of the application. This involves writing a short piece of nonfiction text on topic provided to you
The test is given to all applicants to evaluate your current (not past) writing skills.
This job pays $250-$350 per assignment.
To learn more about working for Write On Recruiting, click here.