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Sales Enablement One-Pagers · Retail
Senior · B2B Content Writer
Retail chain · 201–500 employees
$87–$113 / hour
About $800–$1,400 a month
- 8–14 h a month
- On-site · Escondido
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
Side work for Copywriters · Updated November 3, 2026
Side work for Copywriters
Copywriter is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job.
4roles that fit a copywriter
814open tasks in those roles
$70/hrtypical US rate, B2B Content Writer
5 ha week is enough
By Lukas Brenner, Director, Marketing & Content · Edited by Helena Voss · Published
Side work as a copywriter: what to know
Copywriters find steady side work in a mix of one-off projects and monthly bundles: website pages, product descriptions, e-mail sequences, case studies and sales one-pagers. A brief usually comes with a tone guide, a word count and one round of edits.
What wins work is range within a field. A writer who understands finance, health or software writes faster and needs fewer edits, so lead your profile with the industries you know. Keep drafts in the company's documents, agree in writing whether your name can appear in a portfolio, and say up front whether you use AI tools in drafting, because some briefs forbid it.
In our data: 814 open tasks across the 4 roles that fit a copywriter, 57% of them remote. The typical senior rate for B2B Content Writer is $70 in the US, £30 in the UK, CA$60 in Canada and €40 in Germany an hour, before the company's 15% fee. The other roles that fit are Brand Copy Editor, Email & Lifecycle Marketer, LinkedIn Ghostwriter. Most of these tasks are sized for 3 to 10 hours a week. Rates come from official wage statistics aged to October 2026; see the full table by country.
Where a copywriter's experience fits
The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level.
285 open tasksB2B Content Writer
Long-form articles, guides and web copy for business buyers, written from interviews and research.
101 open tasksBrand Copy EditorEdits copy for voice, clarity and consistency against a house style.
315 open tasksEmail & Lifecycle MarketerDesigns and runs email flows, newsletters and lifecycle programmes with measured results.
113 open tasksLinkedIn GhostwriterWrites posts in a founder's or executive's voice from short calls and notes.
Open now for a copywriter
Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate.
One-off
Brand Voice Guidelines
Specialist · Brand Copy Editor
Boutique advisory firm for energy companies · 5,000+ employees
CA$51–CA$64 / hour
About CA$350–CA$690 in total
- about 9 h in total
- Hybrid · Kamloops
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
Bundle
Product Copy Standardisation · SaaS
Senior · Brand Copy Editor
Series B analytics software company for retailers · 201–500 employees
$86–$109 / hour
About $780–$1,950 a month
- 8–20 h a month
- Hybrid · New York City
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
List Hygiene and Deliverability Review (Google Postmaster)
Manager · Email & Lifecycle Marketer
Consumer goods company selling in 20 countries · 201–500 employees
€57–€67 / hour
About €250–€500 in total
- about 6 h in total
- Remote · Germany
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Content Repurposing (Notion)
Senior · LinkedIn Ghostwriter
Corporate law firm advising tech companies · 501–1,000 employees
$66–$83 / hour
About $220–$450 in total
- about 4 h in total
- Remote · United States
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Regular
Monthly Newsletter Production · Consulting
Manager · Email & Lifecycle Marketer
Boutique advisory firm for energy companies · 5,000+ employees
$129–$145 / hour
About $890 a month at 2 h a week
- 1–2 h a week
- Hybrid · Denver
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
Before you take side work
Three checks that take ten minutes.
- Read the outside-work, conflict-of-interest and confidentiality clauses in your employment contract. If it asks for consent, ask in writing.
- Do not take tasks from a direct competitor of your employer.
- Use your own equipment and your own time. Read the guide
Questions about pay, fees and privacy
The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.