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Freelance Writer
Skills
Academic WritingDefense TechnologyEntertainmentFitGeopoliticsGovernment ReportsLong-Form
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Strong storyteller first researcher second
- Excellent clear conversational writing style
- Ability to research beyond the first page of Google
- Familiarity with military history defense technology intelligence agencies geopolitics or modern warfare
- Ability to answer the questions a viewer is naturally asking as the story unfolds
- Understanding of YouTube audience retention and viewer psychology
- Must not use ChatGPT to generate scripts
Nice to have
- Storytelling
- Research skills
- Clear style
- Military knowledge
- Viewer psychology
Day to day
- Write long-form YouTube scripts of 1,800 to 4,000 words on military intelligence weapons and geopolitical topics
- Research complex subjects using OSINT sources white papers government reports think tanks and primary sources
- Turn difficult information into clear entertaining narratives that build tension stakes and curiosity
- Explain military concepts in a way that viewers without a military background can easily follow
Hiring process
- Email with subject line Freelance Writer
- Submit a writing sample approximately 1,800 words or longer or a new sample suited to the channel
- Include a brief explanation of your research process and sources