Freelance Writers for Legal/Scientific/Technical Fields

Join our higher education freelance network!

Aptara seeks freelance educational content writers and editors with technical knowledge and expertise in specialized fields.

We welcome graduate students close to finishing their degrees, as well as professors and credentialed professionals who are working in the industry.

Aptara is an educational content services company. We partner with both for profit and nonprofit textbook publishers to help create, edit, and revise learning materials, study guides, assessments, and instructor resources for a range of disciplines.

If your field is not listed, but you are interested in freelance work, please also apply. We are always growing.

Law
Aerodynamics
Engineering (Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Industrial, Solids, Civil, and others)
Computer and Information Technology
Cyber Security
Insurance
Real Estate

Potential freelance work may include:

Writing formative assessments to help students study
Accuracy checking assessments
Writing student study guides
Creating and editing lecture slides and other instructor teaching resources
Reviewing and revising scripts for multimedia activities
Fact-checking materials for accuracy and clarity

By joining our freelancer community, we can reach out to you when a publishing partner has a project that matches your expertise, interests, and availability.

All freelancers who work on a project are given full support -- from onboarding and project-specific training to editorial feedback and coaching.