News & Pitch Calls from Popular Science

Tuesday, August 29th 2023

Popular Science is Seeking Writers to Write Buying Guides

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. Their executive gear editor is seeking writers who can write buying guides for them next month. They will pay $450/story. If interested, get in touch with them at stan@popsci.com. To read their executive gear editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Sunday, May 15th 2022

Popular Science is Looking to Assign Product Round-up Stories

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. Their senior gear editor is looking to assign a ton of product round-up stories to writers. He is mostly looking for writers to cover TVs, routers, and monitors. Rate is $500 per piece. If interested, get in touch with their editor at stan@popsci.com. Read their editor’s Tweet here and their writers’ guidelines here.

Sunday, March 27th 2022

The Tech Editor of Popular Science is Seeking Freelance Journos

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. Their tech section is seeking freelance journos who love to cover big tech, privacy, security, aerospace, transportation, EVs, and more. They pay $250 per 600 to 800 word article. If interested, contact rob@popsci.com. To learn more, refer to their technology editor’s Tweet and their writers’ guidelines.

Sunday, February 6th 2022

Popular Science's Reviews Editor is Looking for Freelancers

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. Their reviews editor has tweeted, “I am looking for freelancers with TV and Home Theater-related reviews experience to write some product roundups, explainers, and review.” “TBH I am looking for all kinds of hardware and STUFF reviewers--not just tech--kitchen, home, outdoorsy stuff, apparel, etc. TVs are the PRIORITY right now, but if you have a gear-based beat and want to do some recommending, I can always use more good people.” Rate is $500 for a new roundup or review. If interested, email mike@popsci.com. Read their reviews editor’s Twitter thread here and their writers’ guidelines here.

Sunday, January 16th 2022

Popular Science is Seeking 2 New Weekly Sustainability Contributors

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. They are looking for 2 new weekly sustainability contributors. They will pay $250 per 600 to 800 word article and will ask contributors to write 1 article per week. If interested, contact sarakiley@popsci.com. For more information, refer to their assistant editor’s Tweet and their writers’ guidelines.

Sunday, November 21st 2021

Popular Science is Seeking a Freelancer

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. They are seeking “a freelancer with some solid space clips who's up for pitching and writing one space story a week.” They pay $250 for straightforward news posts. For more information, refer to their executive editor’s Twitter thread and their writers’ guidelines.

Sunday, September 26th 2021

Popular Science is Looking for a Freelance Editor

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. They are looking for a freelance editor to help them out on news stories. They want someone who can consistently work for 15 to 20 hours a week (exact hours are negotiable). The freelancer must have 1 to 2 years of experience editing science journalism. Pay is $44 per hour. To learn more, refer to their executive editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Friday, August 20th 2021

Popular Science is Seeking a Reporter with Cannabis Writing Experience

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. Their executive editor is “looking for a reporter with some solid science clips and experience writing about cannabis (ideally in a lifestyle/culture kinda way, not just policy or health studies) for an upcoming project.” Since it will be a feature package, rate will be at least $1 per word. If interested, email rachel@popsci.com. To learn more, refer to their executive editor’s Twitter thread and their writers’ guidelines.

Friday, August 13th 2021

Popular Science is Seeking a Freelance Writer

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. They are seeking a freelance writer for their technology section. The freelance writer will contribute multiple short news pieces per week. They have not mentioned the rates for this opportunity but according to a previous Tweet by their executive editor, they pay around $1.00/word for features for their digital editions and $0.50/word for web features. If interested, email rob@popsci.com. For details, read their technology editor’s Tweet and their writers’ guidelines.

Wednesday, March 10th 2021

Popular Science is Accepting Science/Health/Tech/DIY Features

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. Their executive editor is accepting science/health/tech/DIY features. They pay around $1.00/word for features for their digital editions and $0.50/word for web features. If interested, email your pitches to rachel@popsci.com. For more information, refer to their executive editor’s Twitter thread and their writers’ guidelines.