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Policy Review and Update

Manager · Policy & Handbook Writer · Hybrid · Los Angeles

$102–$119/ hour About $440–$1,110 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so nothing comes out of your rate.
Company
Boutique advisory firm · 1,001–5,000 employeesCL-33119 · based in New York City
Where
Hybrid · Los Angeles
Format
One-off task
Time needed
about 7 h in total
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Manager · 7-12 years
When you work
Flexible hours, async2 h a week overlap with PT

130 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This boutique advisory firm (1,001–5,000 employees) is looking for a manager Policy & Handbook Writer for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Updates policies after law or business changes.

It is a self-contained job: scope, checklist and price are agreed before you start. It is a consulting firm, so client deadlines set the pace and handover notes are expected.

The team sits in Los Angeles. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (PT).

What you deliver

  • Review ten policies against recent changes and deliver tracked updates.
  • The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed
  • A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer
  • One round of edits after the company's review is included

How the work runs

  • Day 1: kickoff call and access to the files
  • Days 2 to 6: the work, with questions answered the same day
  • Last day: delivery and a short walkthrough

Duration: 1 to 2 weeks. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included.

Tools

WordGoogle Docs

Who fits

  • 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Policy & Handbook Writer, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Comfortable working in Word and Google Docs
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

  • Experience in a similar industry
  • Has worked with a distributed team across time zones

Not included

  • Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately
  • Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so
  • Travel or work at a fixed location

How you get paid

  • The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
  • Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
  • You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
  • You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

What happens after you say you're interested

  1. Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
AlexManager Policy & Handbook Writer
Experience
7-12 years in HR & recruiting
Tools
Word, Google Docs
Offers
7 hours in total, weekday evenings
Rate
$110 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $110 an hour, is above the median manager Policy & Handbook Writer rate in California ($105). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All Policy & Handbook Writer jobs in United States · Policy & Handbook Writer rates in California · HR & Recruiting jobs

Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-33119 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

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