#WeeklyGigs July 8
HackPress: Looking after freelancers' finances, safety and social life, so they can tell the stories that matter.
Hi all,
Hope your week is going well and that we can help you make the most of it with the opportunities on HackPack.
If you were watching last week, then you saw that our first step to enact our support of the ACOS Principles is providing you all with insurance!
From July 8, we’re adding a new feature to look after your well-being. Specifically, we’re providing insurance for any member hired by a HackPack approved client on the platform. This way if you are injured or worse while working, you will have the peace of mind that your hospital bills are covered.
What does it cover?
There are many different types of insurance, so what kind of insurance will it be??
Accidental Insurance - If you fall and break an arm, are in a car accident on your way to a gig or are hurt in a conflict zone, then you are covered
Accidental Death - If you die while on a project or due to an injury incurred while on a project and within a ‘reasonable’ time pass away, then you are covered.
THIS IS NOT HEALTH INSURANCE - unfortunately, this will not cover a disease or side-effects from diseases, whether that means you catch a cold or COVID-19.
Who does it cover?
The coverage has been simplified to work in our very complex lives.
Any citizen
In any country
From the time you start a paid project and leave your home/hotel room to the assignment and then until you reach home again
If an American is traveling to the Philippines and gets hurt there, they are covered
If a Filipino fixer is hired on that job and they get hurt in the Philippines, they are covered
How much money are we talking?
The insurance covers up to $100,000 with just a $250 deductible for each accident claim
A big thanks to our partners at ACOS Alliance and Insurance for Journalists for helping to make this a reality.
For more details, view here. These instructions will be within each job post when you are hired. Next week, we’ll share how you can encourage clients to be HackPack approved if they don’t already provide insurance.
#WeeklyGigs
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Free Press Unlimited offers journalism award who work under difficult circumstances 31.07.2020
Apply for journalist word for text stories promoting universal human values 31.07.2020
National Geographic offers exploration grant in conservation, education, storytelling and tech 10.07.2020
Africa
Apply to Photo Award for Eastern Africa 31.07.2020
Africa Check offers awards to journalists holding public figures accountable 21.07.2020
Grant for cross-border stories in Africa, Asia & Europe around money movements 13.09.2020
Writers can apply for a fellowship to work in South Africa 14.07.2020
Asia
Morning Herald seeks video journalist in Changsha, China 16.07.2020
Mongabay seeks a Hindi Content Coordinator, remote 17.07.2020
Mongabay seeks to hire Hindi contributing editor, remote 17.07.2020
Europe
New Scientist seeks a feature editor based in London 23.07.2020
Journalists under 30 can apply for the M100 Young European Journalists Workshop in Germany 30.07.2020
Westminster School of Arts seeks a Lecturer in Film Production in Harrow 12.07.2020
Latin America
Brazilian journalists reporting on health can apply for an award 29.09.2020
Premio Anagrama de Crónica Sergio González Rodríguez para libros inédito 14.07.2020
Apply for award on reporting about COVID-19 in English in developing countries 29.07.2020
Middle East
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Egyptian journalists can apply for fellowship to study at US universities 24.07.2020
Grant for cross-border stories in Africa, Asia & Europe around money movements 13.09.2020
North America
CBC/Radio Canada is looking for a French-speaking video journalist 10.07.2020
Solutions Journalism Network offers funding for solutions journalist to freelancers 30.07.2020
Investigative reporters can apply for support & funding for stories with a US angle 29.09.2020
Pulitzer Center offers eyewitness Photojournalism Grant to freelance US photographers 19.07.2020
Russia & Eastern Partnership Countries
Объявляется прием работ на конкурс для журналистов MediaCAMP Award – 2020 14.07.2020
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Helping you tell the stories that matter!
Justin Varilek
Founder, HackPack
Thanks Justin for all your initiatives for all the freelancers on Earth.