Orato’s Hiring Online Journalists


Are you a print or broadcast journalist ready to report online? A subject expert with how-to skills, but new to online magazines? A seasoned Web writer looking for a new paying gig? A witness with news to share? If so, post your first article or video live and our Editors will review and advise within 24 hours. You earn 20% of your ad revenue via PayPal monthly. Simple, huh? Know someone who's an excellent writer or expert who should join our team? Tell a friend.

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(article, video, slideshow or audio)

(Re) Training

  • Personalized editor feedback per article.
  • Help optimizing your work for search.
  • Clear and witty instructional videos.
  • Active writer-editor teaching forums.
  • Emailed tips to improve writing and traffic.

Get Paid

  • Guaranteed 20% of ad revenue on all your content.
  • Earn as long as your content’s on the site.
  • No traffic growth month-over-month minimums.
  • Pay per click rather than per pageview.
  • Transparent statistics to track your revenue.

Build Profile

  • Associate with a top Web 2.0 magazine.
  • Assemble a professional portfolio of screenshots.
  • Get a reference from Section Editors or management.
  • Print business cards after 25 articles.
  • Customize an onsite career profile.

Get Promoted

  • Automatically advance at 25 articles (3 Editor’s Choice).
  • Special Correspondent added to byline.
  • Earn an extra 10% of ad revenue on all your content.
  • No need to wait for openings or personnel reviews.
  • Link to online retailers from your onsite career profile.

Retain Rights

  • Hold copyright on all your work.
  • Exclusivity recommended but not demanded.
  • Republish work in other formats (as per your contracts).
  • Get paid again for work you repurpose.
  • Orato only owns perpetual non-exclusive online rights.

Self-Direct

  • No applications.
  • Assign your own stories.
  • Publish live.
  • No deadline.
  • No quota.