If you’ve got strong opinions, deep fandom knowledge, and you can turn news, episodes, and trends into scroll-stopping reads, this is a clean way to get published and build clips. FanSided is bringing on contract contributors across multiple entertainment verticals, and you pick your lane.
About FanSided
FanSided is a fan-focused digital media network with 300+ sites across sports, entertainment, and lifestyle. Their entertainment brands cover everything from TV and streaming to celebrity, music, and franchise fandoms, built for passionate audiences who want personality-driven coverage.
Schedule
Contractor role.
Remote-based.
Flexible output, but you must publish at least 1 article per month.
You can write more often to increase earnings.
What You’ll Do
- Write entertainment articles centered on your fandom/topic area
- Pitch story ideas before writing to avoid overlap with other contributors
- Explore and develop your voice as a writer (FanSided encourages experimentation)
- Publish under your byline on a FanSided entertainment site
- Build consistency and momentum by writing more frequently if you want higher monthly compensation
What You Need
- Strong knowledge of one or more coverage areas, including:
- Music (AudioPhix)
- Outlander (Claire and Jamie)
- Broadcast TV (GeekSided)
- The Kardashians (Kardashian Dish)
- Late Night TV (Last Night On)
- One Chicago TV (One Chicago Center)
- TV Crime Dramas (Precinct TV)
- Streaming TV (Show Snob)
- Survivor (Surviving Tribal)
- Ability to write clearly, stay on-topic, and hit deadlines when needed
- Comfort pitching ideas and revising based on editorial direction
- A fan-first perspective with enough judgment to keep it credible
Benefits
- Byline and real publishing platform to build your portfolio
- Flexibility to write when it fits your life
- Opportunity to earn more by producing more content
- Support and structure to help you grow as a digital entertainment writer
Compensation is traffic-based (monthly), and can vary by site and experience.
Take action: pick 1–2 topics you can write about all year without getting bored, then pitch 3 article ideas that prove you understand the audience and the angle.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…