News & Pitch Calls from Elite Daily

Thursday, June 15th 2023

Elite Daily is Seeking Health/Fitness Freelancers to Try Celebrity Workouts

Elite Daily is “a site for and by women who are discovering the world, and themselves in the process.” Their associate experiences editor is seeking health/fitness freelance writers to try celebrity workouts and cover their experience for Elite Daily. The editor hasn’t mentioned the rates in their tweet, but according to their former entertainment editor, rates start at $250. If interested, email lara.walsh@bustle.com. To read their associate experiences editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Friday, January 20th 2023

Elite Daily is Seeking a First-Person Piece on Viral Dating App Hacks

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. Their dating editor has tweeted, “Writers: Is there a TikTok dating trend you've been wanting to try? I'm looking to commission a first-person ‘I tried it’ piece for @elitedaily on viral dating app hacks. Fun, quirky, messy — let's hear it!” The editor hasn’t mentioned the rates in her tweet, but according to their senior entertainment editor, rates start at $250. If interested, send your pitches to sarah.ellis@bustle.com. To read their dating editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Tuesday, November 22nd 2022

Elite Daily's Entertainment Editor is Accepting Pitches

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. Their senior entertainment editor is “accepting pitches for thoughtful lists, rankings, and timely essays that capture the best (or most unexpected) culture trends of 2022 — reactions on the songs, albums, TV shows, movies, celebs, and influencers that left an impression on Gen Z this year.” Pay starts at $250. Send your pitches to jonathan.borge@bustle.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: November 28th, 2022

Sunday, June 12th 2022

Elite Daily is Seeking Pitches for Juneteenth

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. They are seeking pitches for Juneteenth. Essays, short reported pieces as well as interviews are welcome. Their rates begin at $250. Pitches should be emailed to lilli.petersen@bustle.com. To learn more, refer to their senior news editor’s Tweet and their website.

Wednesday, May 11th 2022

Elite Daily is Seeking Pitches from LGBTQ+ Writers about Traveling to Places Hostile to Gay Rights

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. They are seeking “essay pitches from LGBTQ+ writers about how they navigated traveling to places (U.S. OR international) hostile to gay rights.” Pay starts at $250. If interested, email your pitches to lara.walsh@bustle.com. To learn more, refer to their associate experiences editor’s Twitter thread and their website.

Tuesday, March 29th 2022

Elite Daily is Accepting Lifestyle Pitches

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. Their associate experiences editor is “accepting lifestyle pitches for compelling and timely essays on unique travel experiences, hot takes on TikTok trends, home decor, food, and more things making an impression on you.” They are currently not accepting roundups or itineraries. Their rates start at $250. Email your pitches to lara.walsh@bustle.com. To read their associate experiences editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Sunday, March 27th 2022

Elite Daily is Accepting Pitches about Bridgerton’s Second Season

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. Their senior entertainment editor is “accepting pitches for essays, original reporting, cultural commentary, and/or thoughtful reactions” to Bridgerton’s second season. Rates start at $250. Send your pitches to jonathan.borge@bustle.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Saturday, February 12th 2022

Elite Daily is Seeking Essays from Writers 18-25 who Sought Out Professional Help for their Finances

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. Their news editor is seeking “essay pitches from writers 18-25 who sought out professional help for their finances, whether it be therapy or some other form of financial counseling.” Rates start at $125. Send your pitches to collette.reitz@bustle.com. To read their news editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: February 17th, 2022

Sunday, January 30th 2022

Elite Daily is Accepting Pitches

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. They are “now accepting pitches for thoughtful and timely essays/reported pieces/reactions on TV shows, movies, songs, albums, celebs, entertainment trends, and influencers making an impression on you/Gen Z.” They are generally not seeking roundups or watchlists. Their rates begin at $250. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To visit their website, refer to this page.

Saturday, August 14th 2021

Elite Daily is Seeking Pitches for the 'Más Que Suficiente' Series

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. They are looking for pitches for their Más Que Suficiente series. Their “theme for this year’s Latinx heritage month is ~*coming of age*~, whatever that means to you!” If interested, you can send your essay or reported story pitches to melanie.mignucci@bustle.com. They are especially interested in pitches from immigrant, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ writers. Rates start at $250. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and the Más Que Suficiente series.

Saturday, May 22nd 2021

Elite Daily is Seeking a Gen Z Writer Who Came Out as LGBTQ+ on TikTok *Before* Telling Friends and Family

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. Their senior entertainment editor has tweeted, “Did you come out as LGBTQ+ on TikTok *before* telling friends and family IRL? If so, Elite Daily is looking for a Gen Z writer interested & comfortable sharing their account for a story!” They will pay $250 for this piece. If interested, contact jonathan.borge@bustle.com. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.