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The Munising Beacon seeks freelance writers to expand coverage of Alger County and surrounding Upper Peninsula communities. Writers may cover local government and public meetings, schools, businesses, events, community news, and people in the region. Assignments may include breaking news, profiles, features, human-interest stories, and longer-form or special-project reporting. The role is remote, offers a flexible schedule, and pays per assignment.
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Employment & Freelance Opportunities The Munising Beacon is a locally owned weekly newspaper serving Munising, Alger County and communities throughout Michigan's Upper Peninsula. As we continue to expand our print, digital, advertising and creative services, we are looking to grow our team in several areas. We are currently seeking freelance writers and freelance graphic designers and are developing an advertising sales and business development position. All positions are remote and offer flexibility, although some reporting and sales responsibilities may require travel within the local coverage area. ## FREELANCE WRITER Remote | Flexible Schedule | Paid Per Assignment The Munising Beacon is seeking freelance writers to expand our coverage of Alger County and surrounding Upper Peninsula communities. We are interested in writers who can help us tell the stories of our communities, from local government and public meetings to schools, businesses, events and the people who make the Upper Peninsula unique. ### Assignments may include: - Local government, board and public meeting coverage - Community news - Schools and education - Local businesses and organizations - Events - Human-interest stories - Profiles and features - Breaking and developing local news - Longer-form and special-project reporting
How this job compares
Set against the 510 open Journalist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$82–92K/yr136 salary ranges
- US median$21–25/hr68 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 17 open Journalist jobs in Michigan and 510 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Nexstar Media Group81 open
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- Experience
- Journalist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (301 postings).
- Education
- 70 of the 510 open Journalist jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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