Top Writing Jobs in Chicago, IL

Research, draft, and manage grant applications to government, foundation, and corporate funders. Identify opportunities, write persuasive proposals and budgets, manage submission timelines and compliance, collaborate with leadership to gather data, maintain a grant tracking system, and prepare progress reports and impact summaries for awarded grants.

Research industry topics and produce clear, SEO-compliant long-form blog content. Coordinate publishing with internal teams, work with marketing and design to illustrate articles, engage on forums like Quora to build brand awareness, and repurpose content across platforms.

Research industry topics and write clear, SEO-compliant long-form blog content. Coordinate publishing with team, repurpose content for multiple platforms, and build brand awareness via forums like Quora.

Responsible for driving Hercules' SEO content strategy, focusing on keyword optimization, long-form content creation, content monitoring, and leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity.

This role requires writing articles about recent discoveries in Earth Science, Biology, Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry for a general audience. Contributors must communicate complex topics clearly and creatively, producing content that engages readers.

Create technical study materials for U.S. Air Force service members using an employer web portal. Review provided materials, write clear technical English following style guidelines, submit work for approval and revisions, and produce a minimum of 20 hours/week. Provide subject-matter expertise from extensive AFSC experience and accept editorial feedback.

Write timely movie and TV news and features for a fast-paced entertainment site, monitor trends and breaking stories, meet deadlines, follow editorial standards, and align content with SEO and engagement goals.

Write daily feature articles on new movie and TV releases, pitch trend-driven ideas, attend advance screenings, research and analyze entertainment trends and engagement, and apply SEO best practices to optimize discoverability and meet deadlines.

Write timely streaming, movie, and TV news articles; monitor casting, trailers, release dates, renewals/cancellations, and celebrity updates; meet tight deadlines; optimize content for SEO using CMS tools; follow editorial guidelines and be available for breaking news.

Report and write short news stories (3–5/week), pitch story ideas, copyedit and fact-check content, optimize headlines/metadata for SEO and social, publish in WordPress, attend news meetings, film on-site video with the video team, and contribute to content planning and audience growth for the Adventure channel.

Develop and maintain user-facing and internal product documentation including user guides, integration guides, installation/configuration instructions, and release notes. Research, write, edit, and update content for technical and non-technical audiences, test products for documentation accuracy, track deliverables via ticketing systems, and collaborate with Development, Engineering, QA, Product, Marketing, and Customer Enablement teams.

Edit and produce technical documentation and graphics; build and manage a knowledge management system from scratch; develop documentation and training for modernization and UI/UX efforts; support RMF/ATO controls and Systems Engineering artifacts; maintain document version control and CUI compliance; prepare reports and presentations; perform other program support tasks.

Contract writer to research, outline, and produce a 45,000–75,000-word Christ-centered Bible study on marriage. Collaborate with editorial team through revisions, ensure alignment with The Daily Grace Co.'s doctrinal commitments, and submit a full proposal and sample study days per publisher specifications. Contract, project-based engagement with possible participation in meetings or workshops.

Contract writer to research, outline, and write a 45,000–75,000-word Christ-centered book for parents of neurodivergent children. Collaborate with editorial team through multiple revision rounds, ensure theological alignment with publisher doctrine, and produce proposal materials and sample chapters per submission guidelines. Work is contract, remote, and per-project with potential meeting participation.

Lead and produce high-quality regulatory submission documents (protocols, IBs, CSRs, Module 2/5 summaries, labeling, briefing packages) for FDA/EMA. Ensure compliance with ICH/GxP, manage writing projects and timelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and define SOPs and best practices.

Create, edit, and ensure compliance of regulatory submission documents (protocols, IBs, CSRs, Module 2/5 summaries) for global health authorities. Translate complex clinical data into clear text, coordinate cross-functional inputs, manage writing timelines, and advise teams on regulatory writing best practices to support IND/NDA/MAA and other submission activities.

Perform regulatory writing and editorial/QC for submission documents (protocols, IBs, CSRs, briefing packages, NDA/IND/MAA components). Verify accuracy and consistency versus source data, apply style guides and templates, proofread and copyedit, prepare eCTD/CTD submission materials, communicate QC findings, manage document workflows and timelines, and improve QC tools and SOPs.

Lead writer for the Guardian US weekday newsletter, producing timely, voice-driven analysis and explainers; interview reporters and experts; summarize published work; experiment with formats; collaborate across desks; file early-morning editions and be available for edits (including Sundays).

Contract writer will research, outline, and write a theologically grounded 45,000–75,000 word manuscript on Bible study, collaborate through multiple revision rounds with editorial staff, ensure alignment with The Daily Grace Co.'s doctrinal commitments, and provide required proposal materials including a full introduction and two sample chapters (not produced or refined with generative AI).

Contract writer will research, outline, and write a Christ-centered full-length manuscript (45,000–75,000 words) on navigating social media. Responsibilities include collaborating with the editorial team through multiple revision rounds, ensuring theological alignment with the publishers doctrinal commitments, and delivering required proposal materials and sample chapters per submission guidelines.

Contract writer will research, outline, and author a 45,000–75,000-word Christ-centered book on miscarriage and pregnancy loss, collaborate with editors through revisions, ensure doctrinal alignment with The Daily Grace Co., and provide a full proposal including sample chapters and timeline.

Contract writer to research, outline, and write a 55,000–75,000-word Christ-centered nonfiction book; integrate Scripture and theology with cultural awareness and practical application; include stories and illustrations; collaborate with editorial team through multiple revisions; ensure alignment with the publisher's doctrinal commitments; submit a complete proposal and sample material in a single PDF.

Contract writer will research, outline, and write a 45,000–75,000-word Christ-centered manuscript for homeschooling mothers, collaborate with the editorial team through multiple revision rounds, ensure theological alignment with The Daily Grace Co., and submit a complete proposal and sample material as specified.

Contract writer will research, outline, and write a 45,000–75,000-word Christ-centered book on marriage, combining biblical teaching, personal narrative, and practical application. Responsibilities include collaborating with the editorial team through multiple revision rounds, ensuring theological alignment with The Daily Grace Co., and delivering required proposal materials and sample chapters in a single PDF. Engagement is contract, per-project, remote, with compensation determined by scope.

Contract writer will research and produce a Christ-centered daily devotional for men (45,000–75,000 words), collaborate with editors through revisions, ensure theological alignment with the publisher's doctrinal commitment, and submit a detailed proposal and sample materials per guidelines. Work is remote, per-project contract, with possible meetings or workshops.