Writing is one of the first professions that come to mind when thinking about working from home. Generally a more solitary task, writing lends itself perfectly to remote working and is a flexible job that truly can be done from anywhere.

And writing isn’t only an ideal remote position—it’s the kind of career that spans a broad range of industries and subjects, so finding a remote writing job is within your reach, no matter your expertise. From education and healthcare to finance and law (and endless subjects in between), one of the benefits of a writing job is that you can write about nearly anything.

So if you’re dreaming of using your writing skills in a job you can do from anywhere, a work-from-home writing job may be just what you’re looking for. We’ve compiled a list of 12 companies that have recently hired for remote writing jobs to help you find the flexible writing career of your dreams.

12 Companies That Commonly Hire for Remote Writing Jobs

1. Achieve Test Prep

Achieve Test Prep provides test preparation and college-education consulting services to adults and parents of college-bound students. The company strives to provide students with the most efficient journey in obtaining their degree by offering test-preparation courses and standardized tests so students can receive full college credit before taking test-out exams, clinical assessments, and state exams.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• Dental Hygienist Curriculum Writer
• Dental Curriculum Writer

2. BKA Content

BKA Content is a writing, editing, and content-creation company specializing in SEO articles, meta descriptions, order templates, content curation, press releases, branding, blogs, service management, scalability, rewrites, landing pages, product descriptions, and custom content.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• SEO Content Writer
• Premium Blog Writer
• Specialty Web Page Writer

3. Digital Trends

Digital Trends is a leading online publisher of technology lifestyle information specializing in publishing comprehensive reviews, podcasts, how-to-guides, and expert analysis for a range of consumer electronics products including laptops, televisions, tablets, digital cameras, smartphones, and home theatre systems.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• Car Guides Writer
• Smart Home Guides Writer
• Features Writer

4. Meet Recruitment

Meet Recruitment is a leading provider of recruitment solutions for the life sciences industry, and its platform is used for healthcare and pharmaceutical recruitment. Meet Recruitment serves organizations of all sizes and strives to provide a simple, pain-free recruiting process for employers and job seekers alike.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• Senior Medical Writer
• Principal Medical Writer
• Regulatory Affairs Medical Writer

5. NerdWallet

NerdWallet is a financial services company that provides financial empowerment and education to help people lead more prosperous lives. Through financial guides and specialized products and services, NerdWallet provides clients with recommendations for banking, credit cards, education, health care, insurance, loans, mortgages, and investing.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• Writer – Personal Finance
• Expert, Writer – Travel Rewards
• Writer, Education

6. PPD – Pharmaceutical Product Development

PPD – Pharmaceutical Product Development is a top contract research organization offering a comprehensive range of laboratory, drug development, and lifecycle management solutions to pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, government, and academic companies. PPD’s services are designed to help companies reduce drug-development costs and expedite the process of bringing new therapies to market.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• Senior Medical Writer, Regulatory
• Principal Medical Writer
• Senior Medical Writer

7. PRA Health Sciences

PRA Health Sciences is a global contract research organization that specializes in helping companies develop life-improving and lifesaving drugs and diagnostic tools, in the fields of neurology, psychiatry, oncology, hematology, infectious diseases, cardiometabolic diseases, immunology, respiratory conditions, gastroenterology, and genitourinary diseases.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• Principal Medical Writer – Rare Disease
• Medical Writer – Oncology
• Senior Medical Writer

8. Study.com

Study.com seeks to reduce the financial burden of attending a traditional college by providing affordable, inspiring, and engaging video and audio content. It has over 200 instructors that deliver courses in a wide assortment of subjects, which are all available for GED credit, certificates of completion, or easily transferable to thousands of universities.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• Education and Teaching Lesson Writer
• Nutrition Lesson Writer
• Construction and Safety Lesson Writer

9. The Wirecutter

Wirecutter, a website division of The New York Times Company, offers news, reviews, and recommendations to help consumers choose the best technology products. Through extensive research and testing, the team at Wirecutter recommends technology gadgets that are not only good quality but also a great value.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• Updates Writer, AV
• Updates Writer, Personal Finance
• Updates Writer, Health – Sleep – Fitness – Baby – Kid

10. Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters specializes in providing intelligent information to businesses and professionals in the financial, legal, tax, accounting, healthcare, science, and media industries. With over 100 offices worldwide, Thomson Reuters is a global company whose mission is to provide clients with the technology, intelligence, and expertise to find much-needed solutions.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• Legal Reporter
• Legal Newsletter Reporter

• Senior Legal Editor, Employment

11. Valnet

Valnet specializes in creating and distributing original, unique content for audiences and brands worldwide and is a world leader in content creation, online publishing, and media content distribution. Valnet specializes in web development, online advertising, online marketing, web investment, and high-traffic websites.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

• Video Game Guide Writer
• Writer – Comic Book Content
• Travel Writer

12. Vox Media

Vox Media is committed to leveraging technology to employ high-quality advertisements with the potential to transform the future of entertainment and journalism, reaching more than 750 million people through podcasts, social platforms, and websites. Vox Media’s brands include Concert, Curbed, Eater, Polygon, Racked, Recode, SB Nation, The Verge, Vox, and Vox Creative.

Recent remote work-from-home writing jobs:

Finding a Remote Writing Job

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Originally published on May 29, 2016; previously updated Oct. 4, 2018, and Oct. 15, 2019.