Offrange, published by Ambrook Research, is actively accepting pitches from freelance writers covering agriculture, fishing, public lands, and natural resources — and paying between $0.50 and $1.00 per word for commissioned work. If you write about food systems, rural economies, land policy, or environmental reporting, this Freelance Writer opportunity puts serious money behind serious journalism. It is fully remote and open to writers worldwide, including Kenya.
About This Role
Offrange is Ambrook Research’s editorial outlet focused on the people, places, and systems that shape how land and natural resources are used across North America and beyond. It publishes reported features — not opinion pieces, not content marketing — grounded in original reporting, data, and on-the-ground sourcing. The publication sits at the intersection of agricultural journalism, environmental policy, and rural economics, and it targets readers who want depth, not headlines.
Editor Jesse Hirsch is currently accepting pitches for longform features and reported stories. He is specifically looking for original angles — ideas that come from a writer who has done preliminary reporting, identified strong sources, and can articulate why this story matters now. A vague topic is not a pitch. A specific story, with a clear angle, a sourcing plan, and a compelling reason for the timing, is.
At $0.50–$1.00 per word, a 1,500-word feature earns between $750 and $1,500 USD. This is top-tier freelance journalism pay by any global standard, and a byline in an Ambrook Research publication carries real weight in the environmental and agricultural journalism space.
Key Responsibilities
- Pitch original, well-developed story ideas with a clear angle, sourcing plan, and editorial relevance
- Report and write longform features grounded in interviews, data, policy documents, or field observation
- Deliver clean, publication-ready copy that meets Offrange’s editorial standards for depth and accuracy
- Fact-check your own work and supply sources, documents, or data references as required by the editor
- Revise drafts based on editorial feedback within agreed timelines
- Communicate professionally with editor Jesse Hirsch throughout the commissioning and reporting process
Required Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
- Demonstrated experience writing reported features — longform journalism, investigative pieces, or data-backed environmental or agricultural stories
- Published clips that show you can structure and sustain a complex narrative across 1,000 words or more
- A specific, timely pitch ready to submit — with a clear angle, at least one identified source, and a reason this story matters now
- Ability to work independently through a full reporting and editing cycle
Desirable:
- Background or expertise in agriculture, farming, fishing, land use, food systems, rural economics, or environmental policy
- Experience pitching and working with editorial teams at established magazines or news outlets
- Familiarity with data journalism or policy reporting in the natural resources space
- Previous bylines in environmental, agricultural, or sustainability-focused publications
Skills and Competencies
- Strong longform reporting and narrative writing skills — this publication does not commission surface-level content
- Ability to identify and develop a specific, original story idea, not just a broad topic area
- Solid source-building and interviewing skills across agricultural, policy, or scientific communities
- Comfort working through multiple editorial revision rounds with a professional editor
- Research rigour — ability to work with public records, data sets, policy documents, and expert sources
What Offrange Magazine Offers
- Rate: $0.50–$1.00 per word — confirm exact rate at commissioning based on story scope and length
- Publication credit: A byline in Ambrook Research’s Offrange is a strong credential in environmental and agricultural journalism
- Remote: Pitch and write from anywhere in the world
- Editorial support: Work directly with a named editor — Jesse Hirsch — rather than submitting into an anonymous portal
- Portfolio value: Reported features at this rate and in this space are competitive credentials for grants, fellowships, and further commissions in environmental journalism
This is a per-piece freelance arrangement. No retainer or staff benefits are attached.
About Offrange / Ambrook Research
Offrange is the editorial publication of Ambrook Research, a media and data company focused on agriculture, natural resources, and the rural economy. Ambrook builds tools and publishes journalism for farmers, fishers, land managers, and the professionals who work alongside them. Offrange specifically covers the policy, economic, and human stories behind how land and natural resources are managed, contested, and shaped by forces both local and global.
The publication has established a reputation for commissioning serious, well-reported work that goes beyond the standard agriculture trade press — pieces that would sit comfortably alongside longform environmental journalism in major outlets. For writers working in the environmental, food systems, or rural affairs space, it is a credible and well-regarded target.
How to Apply
Email your pitch directly to editor Jesse Hirsch: jesse@offrange.org
Your pitch email should include:
- Your story idea — one to two focused paragraphs covering the angle, the stakes, and why this story matters now
- Your sourcing plan — who you plan to interview or what data or documents you will draw on
- Your relevant clips — two or three published pieces that demonstrate your ability to report and write at this level
- A brief note on your background in agriculture, environment, or natural resources if applicable
Keep your pitch tight. Jesse Hirsch is an experienced editor — he will know within two paragraphs whether your idea is developed enough to commission. Do the preliminary reporting before you pitch, not after.
