Freelance Network: Writers, Video, Strategy

Freelances To Join Vinyl Media Studio Network

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Freelance Writers

Drive iconic partnerships. Power the brands that shape culture.

Vinyl Media, the home to some of the world’s most influential cultural brands, is on the lookout for talented freelance writers who live and breathe culture. You’ll help bring branded content to life across our portfolio of publishers including Rolling Stone, Variety, Refinery29, Hypebeast, Concrete Playground, Life Without Andy, and more.

You’ll craft articles that move seamlessly between food, fashion, travel, music, entertainment, FMCG, and culture. You’re tuned into what’s current and what’s next, someone who can understand a brief, find the human angle, and connect authentically with an audience.

Each publisher has its own distinct voice, tone, and editorial identity. You’ll be supported with detailed style guides and creative direction to help shape your approach. From comprehensive briefs to clear feedback loops, we’ll give you the tools and support you need to do your best work.

• Write high-quality branded content articles that align with both publisher tone and brand partner objectives.

• Bring client stories to life in a way that feels native, authentic, and on-brand.

• Manage projects and timelines effectively, with clear and consistent communication.

• Meet standard deadlines, typically a 3-day turnaround for the first draft, followed by two rounds of feedback.

• Extend your copy to include WordPress article uploads and social copywriting for amplification assets.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience writing for culture or lifestyle publications.

• Proven ability to work with branded content or editorial briefs.

• Strong editorial instincts and adaptability across tones and topics.

• Excellent project and time management skills, with great communication.

This is an ongoing freelance opportunity with one of the strongest portfolios in culture publishing. You’ll gain a long-term client relationship that complements your existing work and provides consistent opportunities within your freelance mix.

Apply via the Apply Now button or email us directly at workwithus@vinyl.media with “Freelance Branded Content Writer” in the subject line. Include a short note introducing yourself and a few examples of who you’ve written for.

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Videographer & Editor

Drive iconic partnerships. Power the brands that shape culture.

Vinyl Media, home to the world’s most influential cultural brand, is searching for a Videographer & Editor to help ideate, develop, and bring to life video content that runs across our premium publishing network, spanning Rolling Stone, Variety, Hypebeast, Refinery29, Concrete Playground, Life Without Andy, and more.

About the Role

This role sits at the creative core of Vinyl Media’s Studio team.

You’ll collaborate with Project Leads and the Head of Studio to map out and shape branded video content, from concept through to delivery. This is a hands-on creative role that spans writing, directing, and editing, crafting video assets that not only answer the brief but resonate authentically with the platform and its culturally tuned audience.

What You’ll Do

• Concept and structure compelling video narratives that respond to creative briefs and stand out in execution.

• Develop treatment decks, including storyboards, shot lists, and mood boards.

• Support producers and project managers in setting up successful shoot days.

• Shoot branded content in line with the treatment, brief, and the style of the publisher channel.

• Edit content and collaborate with internal teams to integrate client and stakeholder feedback.

About You

• You come from a film or creative production background, with 3+ years of experience shooting and editing client work.

• Highly proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe After Effects.

• Deep understanding of mobile-first and vertical video formats, and the role of video in social media storytelling.
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• You think like both a director and an editor, capturing content that connects, entertains, and engages.

• Strong editing instincts — your craft transforms good footage into great storytelling.

• Deeply connected to culture — from music, fashion, and streetwear to emerging trends and talent.

Why Join Us

This is an ongoing freelance opportunity with one of the most influential portfolios in culture publishing. You’ll build a long-term creative partnership, gain consistent opportunities, and help shape how brands show up in culture.

How to Apply

Apply via the Apply Now button or email workwithus@vinyl.media with “Freelance Videographer & Editor” in the subject line. Include a short note introducing yourself and a few examples of your past work.

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Creative Lead / Creative Strategy

Drive iconic partnerships. Power the brands that shape culture.

Vinyl Media, home to the world’s most influential cultural brands, is searching for a creative mind at the forefront of culture and what’s next.

You’ll help ideate, develop, and shape bold creative ideas that run across our premium publishing network, spanning Rolling Stone, Variety, Hypebeast, Refinery29, Concrete Playground, Life Without Andy, and more.

About the Role

This role sits within our Creative Solutions and Strategy division, the beating heart of Vinyl Media’s Studio team. (Note: this is not an Art Director or Graphic Design role.)

Creative at Vinyl Media is a bridge between our storytelling and commercial worlds, the team that transforms brand ambition into ideas that live, breathe, and move through culture.

As a Creative Lead, you’ll be a cultural custodian, helping Vinyl Media develop concepts and win briefs through entertaining, insightful, and nuanced creative responses.

Your ideas might manifest as editorial, video, brand activations, or earned media campaigns — whatever the brief demands to build relevance and emotional connection for brands trying to reach the hard-to-access youth market.

You understand the line between authentic and contrived branded content. Your ideas meet audiences at eye level, and your concepts naturally integrate brands into culture — not the other way around.

You know how to balance a big idea with a smart budget and can collaborate closely with Production and Sales leads to make both work. You’re fluent in taking complex briefs and translating them into clear, intelligent creative solutions. In short: you make great content — and you know how to weave brand stories into it with purpose and style.

What You’ll Do

Your day-to-day will include:

• Ideating and developing creative responses to briefs

• Wordsmithing and story-shaping within pitch decks

• Collaborating across teams to build and present winning ideas

You likely come from a content or publishing background, though you might also have agency experience. Above all, you’re a storyteller, someone who can elevate a simple ask into an elegant idea that makes people smile, laugh, or think differently.

You’re deeply connected to culture — from music, fashion, and streetwear to emerging trends and talent. You know who and what moves the needle, and you probably have a few names in your phone to prove it.

About You

• 3+ years of professional experience in content, media, advertising, or creative strategy

• Deep understanding of video content and entertainment

• Strong grasp of youth culture across music, fashion, streetwear, and pop culture

• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines

• Comfortable taking feedback, navigating rebriefs, and maintaining creative momentum

Why Join Us

This is an ongoing freelance opportunity with one of the most influential portfolios in culture publishing. You’ll gain a long-term creative relationship with consistent opportunities that complement your existing freelance mix and the chance to help shape how brands show up in culture.

How to Apply

Apply via the Apply Now button or email us directly at workwithus@vinyl.media with “Freelance Creative Lead / Strategy” in the subject line. Include a short note introducing yourself and a few examples of your past work.

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