Frequently asked questions

This is highly unlikely to happen UNLESS you’re paying very low rates and/or want someone in the office 5 days a week.

Or, if your ad doesn’t ‘match’ – say you want a senior writer but you’re paying mid-level rates. Or you want an entry-level writer, but you expect 2+ years’ experience. An entry level or junior applicant typically won’t have much experience at all so they will see that requirement and not apply. So make the experience level + the requirements + the money match up, and you’ll have much more chance of attracting great people.

If you need a sense check on your ad, please ask us – we know what works and we can sniff out what might make people pause.

Because jobs and gigs posted on Rachel’s List typically attract top freelancers. We’re talking award-winning journalists, B2B writers, SEO copywriters, professional content writers and strategists, highly skilled PRs, experienced editors… and that’s just for starters. This isn’t a generic jobs board; it’s where serious pros hang out.

No worries – that’s our zone of genius. Swing us a few scribbled bullet points or email us and we’ll draft an ad for you that’ll get results.

In our experience, a job ad that gets results has:

• Remote working arrangements
• Decent pay (ie, not paying junior rates for a senior position)
• A realistic job spec / project scope

PS. If you want your ad at the top of the jobs board, grab our featured ad pack, Only Way Is Up ($95*). Or, opt for Time To Shine pack ($295*) for us to write a sales newsletter promoting JUST your ad + company to thousands of freelancers. *Inc GST.

Posting a job or gig on Rachel’s List is free – and we’ll promote it on our socials and in our newsletters for 2 weeks.

Want us to highlight JUST your ad in a one-off sales newsletter written by Rachel and sent to thousands of RL members? Buy the Time To Shine pack ($295*). *Inc GST.

No. Rachel’s List doesn’t require job posters to create an account or manage a profile.

We’ve designed posting to be quick and lightweight: you submit your opportunity, we review it, and once it’s approved it goes live. We’ll send you confirmation details and any updates you need — there’s no dashboard to log into or account to maintain.

Keeping it account-free means you can post a role without another login, password, or platform to manage.

Just contact us at hello@rachelslist.com.au. We can help with updates, changes or removing a listing.

This is why Rachel’s List exists. Our members value reliability, deadlines, and quality. Editors, publishers, content managers and businesses of all sizes return to us because they trust the talent.

Those platforms give you everyone. Rachel’s List gives you the RIGHT people: engaged, skilled Australian freelancers actively looking for work. We’re often told we’re the best site to find freelance writers – and it’ll cost you $0 to try us out.

You don’t need to be an expert. Post your job or gig, let freelancers apply or send a proposal to you, and take it from there. Negotiations, contracts and payments all happen off-platform, directly with your chosen freelancer.

Rachel’s List is trusted, community-driven – and run by long-time freelance journalist + copywriter Rachel Smith, who’s been connecting freelancers and job-posters for well over a decade.

We have a pool of newer freelancers through our Starter membership – emerging writers who are actively building experience and looking for opportunities. Simply post your ad using our form and we’ll do the rest. Entry level or junior job ads are also sent to a range of trusted university academics who share your ad directly with their top students.

A large number of our senior Gold members have been training in AI tools for several years. They have cutting-edge skills but more importantly, are adept at blending AI efficiency with human creativity, so there’s zero drop in quality.