Journalist and editor Natalie Filatoff describes herself as a magazine editor set free (lance). With a background in arts, food, fashion and lifestyle publishing, she’s had the good fortune to work in brand publishing for General Electric (GE) in recent years, and found her true passion for teasing out the engaging stories in science and…

Landing the coveted Freelance Journalist of the Year Award is nothing to be sneezed at. The award, run by the Walkley Foundation, has honoured some of the country’s best recognised freelance journalists over the years, and we’re all watching closely to see who will take out the gong this year. The Freelance Journalist of the…

There aren’t many freelancers listed on The Freelance Collective who have landed as much work as Jennifer Wilson. The PR extraordinaire has been part our Australian freelancer community for more than a year now, and she’s constantly telling the others in the community that she’s working with yet another new client who found her profile…

In recent years, the lack of stable and long-term employment has opened the floodgates for a new kind of worker. Freelancers, also known as Slash Workers, have become truly independent by creating their own opportunities. While some freelancers say that the transition has resulted in lost (or reduced) income, most believe that “freedom” supersedes monetary…

Freelancing may very well be the future of work. One of the most interesting statistics I’ve come across lately is that by 2020 nearly 40% of workers are expected to work in a freelance or remote capacity. That is three, short, years away. The reason for such a massive shift in the working world is…

As a freelancer, there’s one thing that you have full responsibility for – your own happiness and emotional wellbeing. However, it can be easy though to forget why you chose freelancing in the first place as your workload increases and you become more focused on cash flow and your next job or project. It’s also…