You wake up in the morning, and check Hackaday over breakfast. Then it’s off to work or school, where you’ve already had to explain the Jolly Wrencher to your shoulder-surfing colleagues. And then to a hackspace or back to your home lab, stopping by the skull-and-cross-wrenches while commuting, naturally. You don’t bleed red, but rather #F3BF10. It’s time we talked.
The Hackaday writing crew goes to great lengths to cover all that is interesting to engineers and enthusiasts. We find ourselves stretched a bit thin and it’s time to ask for help. Want to lend a hand while making some extra dough to plow back into your projects? We’re looking for contributors to write a few articles per week and keep the Hackaday flame burning.
Contributors are hired as private contractors and paid for each article. You should have the technical expertise to understand the projects you write about, and a passion for the wide range of topics we feature. You’ll have access to the Hackaday Tips Line, and we count on your judgement to help us find the juicy nuggets that you’d want to share with your hacker friends.
If you’re interested, please email our jobs line (jobs at hackaday dot com) and include:
- One example article written in the voice of Hackaday. Include a banner image, between 150 and 300 words, the link to the project, and any in-links to related and relevant Hackaday features. We need to know that you can write.
- Details about your background (education, employment, interests) that make you a valuable addition to the team. What do you like, and what do you do?
- Links to your blog/project posts/etc. that have been published on the Internet, if any.
Questions? Don’t hesitate to ask below. Ladies and Gentlemen, start your applications!
Nice, will apply shortly. Hope to get through this time.
The pay rate??
Variable, depending on how much you write and how often. If you’re interested, let’s talk! Write to the jobs@ address above.
Getting a statement of rates would be a milestone. Traditional magazine rates were openly stated. There were and probably still are books with that information for aspiring writers. Obviously, certain writers were paid more. But you want a significant effort making up a page mockup. Some indication it would lead to an attractive offer is needed, at least for old guys who aren’t chasing money or attention.
I’ve never applied because no one would ever state a rate. Failed transparency.
What’s the base rate for one article a week? Why won’t you state that here? Random article rate?
If you are asking what the pay is, you most likely are doing it for the wrong reasons. (former HAD writer speaking).
Yea i wrote in the early 2010’s so I can’t comment on what they do today but there was some money but it was more about the fun of doing it
Hi there. This is an exciting opportunity! When do applications close?
We’ll start looking them over probably next week. (The real secret is that we’re always open for good writers anyway.)
Ah, a job one can do from Canada. 😉
Just remember: March 1st, a 25% tariff shall be applied to your works, so the articles will be automatically and randomly trimmed to the appropriate word count. It has yet to be decided by the White House whether this will be done at the word level, or letter level.
What is the age requirement, because I could get a permit.
Good question! I presume legal working age in the US.
I was just asking because some companies require you to be a certain age. Would hackaday hire a 15 year old?
Nobody can compete with Maya Posch, so what’s the hope.
Our writers have a broad range of backgrounds and interests: there’s probably room for yours too.
Hack a Day is hiring on my Birthday, That’s a sign.