freelanced
Took gig jobs
Freelanced is the past tense of freelance, meaning to work independently rather than as a permanent employee, typically taking on projects from multiple clients.
The term applies especially to creative and professional work: She freelanced as a graphic designer for years before joining the agency.
He freelanced for several magazines in the nineties.
Reduced in size
- giggedPerformed live music
- consultedSought professional input
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
- independentFree from external control
outsourced · project-based · commissioned · hired · temporary · portfolio · client · invoice
Dangerously insecure
- unstableProne to sudden change
- invoicedRequested payment in writing
- unbilledNot yet charged for
- unpaidNot yet compensated
negotiated · rates · retainer · hourly · overhead · taxes · quarterly · 1099
Created text in past
- designedCreated according to plan
- photographedTaken a picture of
- illustratedShown with images
- editedAltered for improvement
produced · composed · directed · styled · curated · copywritten · blogged · filmed
contracted
Reduced in size
- giggedPerformed live music
- consultedSought professional input
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
independent · outsourced · project-based · commissioned · hired · temporary · portfolio · client · invoice · pitch
precarious
Dangerously insecure
unpaid · negotiated · rates · retainer · hourly · overhead · taxes · quarterly · 1099 · self-funded
wrote
Created text in past
- designedCreated according to plan
- photographedTaken a picture of
- illustratedShown with images
edited · produced · composed · directed · styled · curated · copywritten · blogged · filmed · animated
- freelance incomeEarnings from self-directed work
- freelance workSelf-directed paid projects
- freelance writingSelf-employed content creation
- freelance writerSelf-employed author for hire
- freelance journalistSelf-employed media contributor
- freelance journalismSelf-directed news work for hire