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7 Reasons My Six-Figure Jobs Newsletter Stands Out From All the Rest

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I’ve been a successful freelance journalist for more than ten years, and I have many strategies, techniques, and talents for finding relevant, high-paying, and worthwhile full-time and freelance journalism, communications, video, television, social media, writing and editing jobs on the market.

I have been running the highly successful and very popular Six-Figure Journalism, Writing & Communications Newsletter for the last two years. While I’ve archived the old posts I used to put up on this site, I’m transitioning to Beehiiv, where you can see all of the latest posts, editor email addresses, pitching guides and insights I offer every single week, once you become a paying subscriber.

Every Wednesday morning at 9 am PT, I send out a curated list of new, freelance calls-for-pitches and full-time remote and hybrid jobs that pay a real and living wage: At least $1 per word for freelance work, and a minimum of $100,000 per year for full-time work.

If you have serious newsletter fatigue and are tired of scrolling through newsletters that offer work for $0.10 per word (as if that’s a real wage) or under $100k for decades of experience, then this newsletter is for you. In a literal sea of newsletters, this one stands out for seven, distinct reasons.

1. All Freelance Journalism Gigs Pay a Minimum of $1 Per Word OR MORE

There was a time when $1 per word was a minimum. Today, with the advent of AI, mass layoffs, and more, it’s getting more difficult to find calls-for-pitches that pay this minimum. Each week, I curate freelance gigs and calls directly from editors that pay a minimum of $1 per word or offer an excellent byline opportunity (especially if you’re looking to broaden the type of coverage you do or want to move into a new beat).

Paid subscribers to my jobs newsletter get a different curated list in their inbox each week. I also do my best to include outlets you’ve heard of (or those with outstanding reputations), in case you’re looking to shift coverage.

2. Editor’s Email Addresses, Coverage Notes & Pitching Guides are Included in Every Newsletter

Stop wasting your valuable time trying to construct an editor’s email address. Each freelance call includes a way to contact the right editor. No searching is necessary.

I always recommend that monthly paid subscribers archive these emails as a valuable way to update contacts and keep the right editor contacts on hand when you have a great pitch that you want to send. I’m also currently working on building a database of editor names aemail addresses

3. All Jobs & Freelance Gigs are Fully-Remote or Hybrid

I have been a remote worker for most of my career and know that being remote is tremendously valuable as a freelancer and full-timer. All jobs included in this weekly paid newsletter are full-remote unless they offer a fantastic opportunity, in which case, I note where they are located.

In the cases where the job is not remote, I note it at the end of the listing like this:

4. All Full-Time Journalism & Communications Jobs Pay a Minimum of Six-Figures ($100,000) Per Year OR MORE

Yes. Really. I work hard to find these jobs for paid subscribers and include them in each weekly newsletter. After all, we’re skilled, talented, and highly-experienced professionals and we should be paid professional, living-wage salaries.

5. I Have Been Working in Journalism & Communications For More Than 15 Years & Provide Insights You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Want to know what an office environment is really like? I’ve got you. I have worked in many places with many talented (and, sadly, horribly untalented) people. This newsletter is for you if you want the inside scoop on many major media outlets. I pull no punches (and you can always email me for more details if you have questions about my “Editor’s Notes.”)

If you’d like to know more about me and my work, you can check out my bio at my portfolio site at abigailbassett.com

6. Everyone Loves the “Dishonorable Mentions” list

Each week as I troll the listings I compile some of the worst-paying and most abusive jobs that are currently on the market. God knows, there are plenty. I offer insights as to why the wages are so bad, red flags to watch out for in job listings that “sound too good to be true” and what to do when you are asked to do a “free trial” for an application. This is the most popular section of the entire newsletter and subscribers regularly thank me for my candidness in this section.

7. You Don’t Have to Spend Hours of Time Looking for High-Paying Work. I Do It For You Every Single Week.

For less than the cost of a cup of coffee, I do the work for you. Every single week. The newsletter goes out on Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. PT.

When you sign up for a monthly $5 subscription, you’ll get access to the most recent newsletter plus all the others I’ve posted on Beehiiv.

Content Badasses Unite!

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There are plenty of freelance writers, editors, content strategists, video content producers, managers, social media gurus, internet marketers and general creators out there on the big wide Internet.

In fact, you’ve probably interacted with a number without knowing it. Ever Googled “how to” do anything? Then you’ve found us.

So why CNTRL MEDIA?

For one, me.

As one of my favorite authors, Jen Sincero, says, in her awesome book, You Are a Badass:

“You are the only you that will ever be. You are kind of a big deal.”

 

I kind of subscribe to that idea — I am “kind of a big deal.”

Why?

I’ve spent the last 18 years at the top of major media corporations creating content for all kinds of people. Everyone from CEOs, top-level start-ups, on-air personalities, brands and Fortune 500 businesses have tapped me to create, manage, ideate, build, and curate their content. My work has won Webbys, Emmys and Peabody Awards. I have worked on Academy Award winning films. I have spoken at major content conferences all over the world. Quite frankly, I am a verifiable content badass.

I spent 10 years as a Senior Producer at CNN. I’ve taken piddly little YouTube Channels and built them to become powerhouses. I’ve built solid social media followings for brands that were languishing (without investing a ton of cash.) I’ve managed film and video shoots both large and small, and I’ve run successful content teams all over the world.

I’ve been a fiercely successful freelancer for many years and I believe in the power of great content delivered in any medium possible.

So if you’re here to learn how to create, manage, or ideate badass content, sign up for my bi-weekly newsletter here.