Writing is no more a career domain for just storey writers or novelists. It is so much more and with the digital era in play, it is even broader and diversified.
Knowing your best abilities will set you apart from the competition in the writing field and will help you keep your mind clear and let you plan for the future.
As a writer, most of us don’t know what to choose at the start, but as we get to know other options and domains, we realize our niches, our weakest and strongest abilities as writers. That is how you will be able to know what is the best-suited career option for you.
Given below is the list of writing jobs including some high paying jobs, full time writing jobs with regular hours, some are flexible and you can work your way to deadlines however you want.
You can find the role that best suits you according to your requirements, lifestyle, Money, education and experience.
1. REPORTER
Journalism is a well established, age-old profession. Having good eyes for the right stories, writing powerful and rich articles and meeting deadlines is what is expected from news reporters.
A reporter researches news stories and writes about them for news publications, newspapers and magazines. However, if you want a job of 9-5, with an assigned place. news reporting might not be for you, it requires time, demands late nights, early starts with no certainty for holidays because the right stories don’t wait for weekend parties to be over.
2. EDITOR
Every editor has a background of writing before, and are good at writing clear and strong copies.
Editors have a plethora of opportunities in the media industry and with different publication houses.
3. COLUMNIST
Columnists are the writers who usually write their opinion in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs. There are lots and lots of opportunities in this field, while writing for different publications, columnists can write under the name of an advice columnist, critic, editorial opinion columnist, gossip columnist, food columnist etc.
4. SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Social media management is one of the recent jobs created with the digitalization of today’s world. Social media has become an inseparable part of our lives and needs management and content creation like any other organisation.
Social media managers write original social media posts and leave comments on behalf of businesses to bond with their followers. A social media manager also utilizes analysis tactics that track audience engagement and collect user data and optimise their content that resonates better with the target audience.
5. COPYWRITER
Copywriting involves writing content for advertising or other forms of marketing.
They create clear, compelling copies with the ultimate goal of selling products and/or educating and engaging the customers. They create content like product descriptions, blog posts, emails, banner advertisements, newsletters, white papers, social media posts and more.
6. CONTENT MARKETER
Content marketers create, publish and distribute content for a target audience online. A content marketer’s job focuses mainly on connecting the brand with its audience through blog posts, social media posts, emails, gated content, and videos. A content marketer needs to be short of both, a storyteller and a data analyst.
7. TECHNICAL WRITER
Those are experts in scientific topics, they have good knowledge of technology and scientific subjects.
Their skill involves turning highly professional topics into easy-to-understand language for laymen.
Technical writers are extremely methodical and detailed in their writing and prepare instructional manuals, how-to guides, journals, articles, and other supporting documents.
8. MAGAZINE WRITER
A magazine journalist or writer’s job will vary depending on the type of magazine they are writing for.
They are good at writing catchy articles using their research and creative skill. Magazine journalists produce versions of articles for the magazine’s website and social media, they may also work as critics, or write reviews for films, food, concerts or technology.
9. BLOGGING
Blogging is one of the most famous career choices for writers, blogs are used for business, personal use, news, and networking.
A professional blogger is someone who makes a living through blogging and monetizing it. As a blogger, you must master some skillsets like – writing skills, search engine optimization, social media marketing and a will to improve with every passing day.
10. FREELANCE WRITER
It is a career where a professional writer works on a contract basis rather than a full time writing staff at a company.
freelancers usually don’t stick to a niche and offer their writing services to different clients in different domains and genres.
As a freelancer, you can write short stories and magazine articles, or work as a copywriter or content writer for a client.
– Manisha Yadav
