Remote Jobs 2022
Here is a list of freelance jobs you can get in 2022 (the list was compiled primarily by finding
job opportunities posted on popular freelance websites, such as Fiverr and Upwork, as well
as other freelance sources).
Note - a * next to a job name indicates that the job entry requirements typically include a
relevant university degree. It should also be kept in mind that for some senior positions, such
as a Chief Technological Officer, significant work-related experience will usually be required,
even if no university qualification is needed.
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💰 Top 26 Recommended Places To Start
📝 Writing
🎥 Video Production and Animation
👨‍🎨 Graphic Design
🔉 Audio and Music
👩‍🏫 Consulting, Coaching and Teaching
💬 Marketing and Digital Marketing
📒 Accounting, Administration, and Assistance
📈 Data and Analysis
🖥️ IT Programmers and Developers
⏳ IT Management
🏗️ Engineering and Architecture
📜 Legal Professionals
✨ Miscellaneous
💰 Top 26 Recommended Places To Start 💰
1. Audio Editor - edits, fine-tunes and improves audio content for an array of different
purposes.
2. Podcast Editor/Producer
3. Podcast Intro/Outro Creator
4. Notion Business Consultant - advises clients on how they can use ‘Notion’ for their
businesses, a software which allows businesses to perform various functions such as
building internal wikis and standard operating procedures.
5. Social Media Manager - oversees the management of a client’s social media
accounts; duties include developing strategies to gain followers, planning and
producing content, and reviewing analytics.
6. Community Manager - responsible for the maintenance, growth and engagement of
a client’s online community, often interacting with community members and using
analytical tools in order to help improve a brand’s online presence.
7. Video Editor - edits video content, typically by managing camera footage, sound,
graphics and special effects in order to develop a video project into a presentable
product.
8. YouTube Video Editor - YouTubers are a great niche for video editors to target since
many rising YouTube stars are eager to outsource the video editing process.
9. Explainer Video Creator - explainer videos are short marketing videos which explain
a company’s products or services, often found on a website’s landing page.
10. eLearning Video Producer - creates video/animated content to be used for a client's
online eLearning course.
11. Social Media Video Producer - produces video content to be released on a client’s
social media profile, often specialising in a particular niche/platform e.g. repurposing
a long forum video into clips to be released on TikTok, or creating exercise
animations for Instagram posts.
12. Stop-Motion Video Creator - creates videos using the ‘Stop-Motion technique’, in
which a camera is repeatedly stopped and started, frame-by-frame, thereby giving
inanimate objects and figures the impression of movement.
13. Content Writer - composes an original piece of written content on a specific topic to
be released on websites, blogs, magazines, newspapers, email newsletters, etc.,
with the aim of engaging the reader.
14. Transcriber - listens to recorded audio and transcribes what is heard into text.
15. Proofreader - checks a piece of text before publication to remove any spelling,
punctuation or grammatical mistakes.
16. Linkedin Profile Writer - helps clients to create professional and impressive
Linkedin profiles, often incorporating expert knowledge about Linkedin’s algorithms
so as to ensure that the client appears high on a potential recruiter’s search results.
17. Automation Expert - helps clients to automate part of their business; for example,
creating an excel spreadsheet that performs helps a client perform a particular
operation more efficiently.
18. Beta Reader - reads a client’s manuscript in order to give constructive feedback to
the author so as to improve the quality of the client’s work.
19. Infographic Designer - creates ways to express data visually, often through the
creation of piecharts, flowcharts and other forms of data expression.
20. Web Analytics Expert - collects, interprets and acts upon web data in order to help
clients optimise their websites.
21. Market Researcher - collects, analyses and presents data to a client to help inform
marketing-related decision-making.
22. Email Marketing Specialist – responsible for creating and managing email
marketing campaigns; duties usually include developing strategies to build email lists,
creating/curating content to be included within email campaigns, creating email
newsletters, etc.
23. Online Advertising Specialist – creates and develops advertisement strategies and
works with marketers, creative artists, and copywriters to create advertising content
in order to promote a company’s products or services.
24. Search Engine Marketing Specialist – works to increase a website's ranking on
search engines, such as Google or Yahoo, by utilising Search-Engine-Optimisation
techniques in order to increase the traffic and visibility of a client’s website.
25. Website Building Expert - creates websites for clients either using website building
platforms such as WordPress or Wix, or through a programming language such as
HTML.
26. Specific-Skill Tutor - you can teach basically any skill you're proficient in to others
(e.g. playing the guitar, cooking, crocheting, dance, yoga, etc.).
📝 Writing 📝
1. Content Writer - composes an original piece of written content on a specific topic to
be released on websites, blogs, magazines, newspapers, email newsletters etc., with
the aim of engaging the reader.
2. Copywriter - produces writing that is specific to a business's needs, which usually
involves using persuasive language to sell a product through advertisement or writing
informational pieces to engage potential customers.
3. Transcriber - listening to recorded audio and transcribing what is heard into text.
4. Fiction Writer
5. Writing Translator - translates writing from one language to another.
6. Writing Editor - reviews and corrects writers to help a client improve the quality of
their work.
7. Proofreader - checks a piece of text before publication to remove any spelling,
punctuation or grammatical mistakes.
8. Creative Writer - a broad category which includes comedy writing, poetry and
personal letter writing.
9. Press Release Writer - produces writing to be released in news outlets, typically to
increase a client’s exposure.
10. Ghost Writer - produces original content under another person’s name, typically this
will involve turning the ideas of a client into a finished piece of written work to be
published as an article, blog post, book etc.
11. Resume & Cover Letter Writer
12. Book/eBook Writer
13. Product Description Writer - writes descriptions for products and services.
14. Technical Writer - a writer who produces writing on complex, technical, and
specialised information.
15. Academic Writer - assists school and university students with their academic writing.
16. Speech Writer
17. Script Writer
18. Grant Writer - researchers, drafts, and submits proposals that help organisations or
individuals receive grant funding.
19. SEO Writer – specialises in writing web content that optimises a webpage for SEO,
making them appear higher in search engines.
20. White Paper Writer - a white paper is an authoritative document intended to inform
the reader on a particular topic fully. It combines expert knowledge and research into
a document that argues for a specific solution or recommendation.
21. Linkedin Profile Writer - helps clients to create professional and impressive
Linkedin profiles, often incorporating expert knowledge about Linkedin’s algorithms to
ensure that the client appears high on a potential recruiter’s search results.
22. Beta Reader - reads a client’s manuscript in order to give constructive feedback to
the author to improve the quality of the client’s work.
🎥 Video Production and Animation 🎥
1. Video Editor - edits video content, typically by managing camera footage, sound,
graphics and special effects in order to develop a video project into a presentable
product.
2. Videographer
3. YouTube Video Editor - YouTubers are a great niche for video editors to target since
many rising YouTube stars are eager to outsource the video editing process.
4. Explainer Video Creator - explainer videos are short marketing videos which explain
a company’s products or services, often found on a website’s landing page.
5. eLearning Video Producer - creates video/animated content to be used for a client's
online eLearning course.
6. Social Media Video Producer - produces video content to be released on a client’s
social media profile, often specialising in a particular niche/platform e.g. repurposing
a long forum video into clips to be released on TikTok, or creating exercise
animations for Instagram posts.
7. Stop-Motion Video Creator - creates videos using the ‘Stop-Motion technique’, in
which a camera is repeatedly stopped and started, frame-by-frame, thereby giving
inanimate objects and figures the impression of movement.
8. Promotional Animator - creates animations for promotional purposes.
9. Logo Animator
10. Video Intro/Outro Creator
11. Video Ad Creator
12. Photographer
13. 3D Product Animator
14. Character Animator - creates/develops motion-based characters for games and
simulations.
15. NFT Animator
16. GIF Animator
17. Meditation Video Creator
18. Film Producer - supports the realisation of film projects.
19. Film Maker
20. Lyric and Music Video Creator - creates videos to accompany a musician's original
pieces.
👨‍🎨 Graphic Design 👨‍🎨
1. Logo Designer
2. Website Mockup Designer - creates a non-functional ‘static design’ for a website,
basically making a visual draft.
3. Photo Editor - a general term for roles that revolve around editing and improving
images. This will involve using a photo-editing program such as Photoshop.
4. Photo Retoucher - similar to a photo editor, but with an emphasis on eliminating
imperfections from a photo. Usually, this involves correcting colours and tones,
eliminating under-eye shadows, etc.
5. Poster Designer
6. Icon/Banner Design
7. Book Cover Designer
8. Clothing Designer
9. Jewellery Designer
10. Presentation Designer - designs Powerpoint presentations for various purposes.
11. Vector Designer - creates images based on mathematical formulas which allow
scalability without loss of image quality.
12. Cartoon Artist
13. Static Ad Designer - creates still-image ads for clients and businesses.
14. Wedding Album Designer
15. Print Designer - creates business cards, leaflets, brochures, etc.
16. Digital Artist
17. Digital Illustrator
18. NFT Artist
19. 3D Model Designer - a graphic designer specialising in creating 3D models.
20. Tattoo Design Artist
21. Font Designer
22. Infographic Designer - creates ways to express data visually, often through the
creation of piecharts, flowcharts and other forms of data expression.
23. Album Cover Designer
24. Character-Modeller - creates or modifies characters for video games, animations
and simulations.
25. Packaging/Label Designer
26. Car Wrap Designer
27. Game Artist
28. Catalog Design
29. Pattern Designer
30. Story Board Designer
🔉 Audio and Music 🔉
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Voice Over Artist
Audio Editor - edits, fine-tunes and improves audio content for various purposes.
Audio Translator - translating audio from one language to another.
Musical Composer
Singer/Vocalist
Session Musician
Sound Designer - collects, edits, and creates sound and ambient effects for video
games, applications, or any other form of media.
8. Song Writer
9. DJ Mix Creator
10. Podcast Editor/Producer
11. Podcast Intro/Outro Creator
12. Podcast Ad Creator
13. AudioBook Producer
14. Synth Preset Creator - creates/assembles synth sounds to be used in virtual
instruments.
15. Jingle Writer - creates short pieces of music for clients to use in the introduction of
their podcasts, YouTube videos etc.
16. Beat Maker
17. Mixing/Mastering Specialist
18. Audio Logo Creator
19. Vocal Tuner - specialises in polishing vocal tracks.
👩‍🏫 Consulting, Coaching and Teaching 👩‍🏫
1. Financial Advisor
2. *Legal Consultant
3. SEO Consultant - helps clients become more visible on search engines such as
Google.
4. Life Coach - helps clients with any aspect of their life, usually with a primary focus
on one area e.g. productivity, relationships, careers etc.
5. Health Coach/Consultant - helps clients achieve their health-related goals.
6. Human Resources Consultant - advises managers on the administration of human
resources, policies and procedures.
7. Social Media Consultant - consults with businesses on their social media strategy,
usually with the aim of increasing their online presence and improving their brand
image.
8. Public Relations Consultant - advises managers on effective PR strategies.
9. Business Consultant/Coach - helps clients achieve their business-related goals.
10. Notion Business Consultant - advises client’s on how they can use ‘Notion’ for their
businesses, a software which allows businesses to perform various functions such as
building internal wikis and standard operating procedures.
11. eHealth Specialist - health specialist focused on integrating healthcare with online
technologies.
12. Career Consultant - helps clients with their career-related goals.
13. *Tax Consultant
14. Fundraising Consultant - advises on the creation and implementation of fundraising
strategies.
15. **Therapist/Counselling Psychologist - whilst a formal degree is required to be
recognised by the main accrediting bodies in the UK (such as the BPS), some
therapists operate without formal accreditation, often those practising alternative
methodologies of therapy.
16. Language Teacher - many sites such as Cambly and iTalki will allow native speakers
to teach English without the need for any formal qualifications.
17. Academic Tutor- helps students with their studies.
18. Specific-Skill Tutor - you can teach basically any skill you're proficient in to others
(e.g. playing the guitar, cooking, crocheting, dance, yoga, etc.).
💬 Marketing and Digital Marketing 💬
1. Social Media Manager - oversees the management of clients’ social media
accounts; duties can include developing strategies to gain followers, planning and
producing content, and reviewing analytics.
2. Social Media Strategist - creates and implements a strategic plan for a social media
account.
3. Content Marketer - responsible for the planning, creating, and sharing of content to
attract and convert prospects into customers.
4. Community Manager - responsible for the maintenance, growth and engagement of
a client’s online community, often interacting with community members and using
analytical tools in order to help improve a brand’s online presence.
5. Lead Generator – generates business leads by attracting potential customers,
creating sales funnels, and developing relationships.
6. Brand Strategist/Consultant – offers recommendations for companies looking at
developing or expanding their brands and helping them to define their company’s
tone.
7. Email Marketing Specialist – responsible for creating and managing email
marketing campaigns; duties usually include developing strategies to build email lists,
creating/curating content to be included within email campaigns, creating email
newsletters, etc.
8. Online Advertising Specialist – creates and develops advertisement strategies and
works with marketers, creative artists, and copywriters to create advertising content
in order to promote a company’s products or services.
9. Search Engine Marketing Specialist – works to increase a website's ranking on
search engines, such as Google or Yahoo, by utilising Search-Engine-Optimisation
techniques in order to increase the traffic and visibility of a client’s website.
10. Market Researcher - collects, analyses and presents data to a client to help inform
marketing-related decision-making.
11. Media buyer - oversees the buying process of advertisement spaces.
12. Public Relations Manager - plans, implements, and manages public relations
programs.
📒 Accounting, Administration, and Assistance 📒
1. Administrative Assistant – helps clients with administrative tasks such as
organising their calendar, replying to emails, ordering items, etc.
2. *Accountant/Accounting Assistant - a general term for roles involving the
overseeing of financial accounts. Common responsibilities include preparing and
maintaining financial reports, preparing tax returns and offering guidance on cost
reduction.
3. Data Entry – enters information such as medical records, inventories, and customer
logs into a spreadsheet or other data entry software.
4. Bookkeeper – tracks and manages cash flow to keep payroll and financial issues
updated and organised.
5. Customer Support Worker - helps customers with any issues related to a client’s
service/product.
6. Recruiter - finds workers for a client (in particular technical recruiters are becoming
increasingly popular and lucrative freelance roles).
7. E-Commerce Manager - manages a client’s E-Commerce site.
8. Sales Representative
9. Live Chat Agent - chats to customers in real-time to assist with questions or issues
with a product or service.
10. CRM Manager - specialises in customer interactions and handles the software that
makes those interactions possible.
11. Tax Preparers - prepares, calculates, and files income tax returns on behalf of
individuals and businesses.
12. Payroll Processing Specialist - duties vary, but the main goal their main goal is to
ensure that employees receive their pay correctly.
13. Automation Expert - helps clients to automate part of their business; for example,
creating an excel spreadsheet that performs helps a client perform a particular
operation more efficiently.
14. Email Marketing Specialist – responsible for creating and managing email
marketing campaigns; duties usually include developing strategies to build email lists,
creating/curating content to be included within email campaigns, creating email
newsletters, etc.
15. Online Advertising Specialist – creates and develops advertisement strategies and
works with marketers, creative artists, and copywriters to create advertising content
in order to promote a company’s products or services.
16. Search Engine Marketing Specialist – works to increase a website's ranking on
search engines, such as Google or Yahoo, by utilising Search-Engine-Optimisation
techniques in order to increase the traffic and visibility of a client’s website.
📈 Data and Analysis 📈
1. Data Scientist/Analyst - collects and analyses data to help clients with strategic
decisions.
2. Data Engineer - builds and develops tools for processing information.
3. Data Mining Expert - analyses information to find the relationships, patterns, and
insights that help drive businesses’ decision-making processes.
4. Machine Learning Engineer - a data scientist specialising in implementing artificial
intelligence to build and automate predictive models.
5. Business Intelligence Analyst - reviews data to produce finance and market
reports. Ensures the conclusions reached by a data team are converted into
impactful business decisions.
6. *Financial Analyst/Forecaster - responsible for various research tasks to inform
investment strategy and make investment decisions for their company or clients.
7. Financial Modeller - reviews business intelligence, economic data, and market
trends to create financial forecasts and reports.
8. Researcher - investigates an area of interest for a client or business.
9. Database Administrator - ****responsible for directing and performing activities
related to maintaining a successful database environment.
10. Web Analytics Expert - collects, interprets and acts upon web data in order to help
clients optimise their websites.
🖥️ IT Programmers and Developers 🖥️
1. Front-End Developer - a programmer that specialises in technologies that are used
to build user interfaces, such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc.
2. Back-End Developer - a programmer that writes codes for the ‘back-end’ of
software, those aspects of coding that work beyond the user interface.
3. Full-stack Developer - an expert both in ‘front-end’ and ‘back-end’ technologies.
4. Embedded Systems Developer - writes codes that control machines and devices.
5. Mobile Developer - a developer who specialises in creating apps for mobile devices.
6. Low-Code Developer - works within a Low-Code platform, such as Appian or
OutSystems, which allows for the creation of software quickly with minimal coding
required.
7. Software Architect - creates the blueprint of how an entire software project will be
developed. The SA conceives each part of the software and how each part will be
integrated to create the overall software program.
8. Software Tester/QA Engineer - tests a program to check if there are bugs within the
software.
9. UX/UI Designer - builds the functional ‘user interface’ of a software program, the
graphical layout of the software and plans the experience of the person who interacts
with it.
10. System Administrator - responsible for managing, troubleshooting, licensing and
updating hardware and software.
11. Cyber Security Specialist - protects systems from risks, threats and vulnerabilities.
12. Website Building Expert - creates websites for clients either using website building
platforms such as WordPress or Wix, or through a programming language such as
HTML.
13. Game Developer - developer specialising in the programming of video games.
14. Blockchain/NFT Developer - developer specialising in Blockchain programming
languages.
15. Chatbot Developer
⏳ IT Management ⏳
1. Product Owner - responsible for a project's outcome, serving as a liaison between
business stakeholders and the tech team.
2. Scrum Master - responsible for managing the exchange of information between
team members.
3. Agile Coach - teaches the ‘Agile’ methodology (a flexible way of managing the
development of an IT product).
4. DevOps Engineer - an expert in the ‘DevOps’ methodology, which consists of
bringing the different teams of a project together and automating the phases of a
project.
5. Functional analyst - tailors the ‘management software’ of a company to suit the
client’s needs (Salesforce, Zoho, HubSpot).
6. Project Manager
7. Chief Technology Officer - oversees the entire information technology department
and is responsible for integrating business needs and requirements into IT planning
and operations.
🏗️ Engineering and Architecture 🏗️
1. *Mechanical Engineer - designs power-producing machines, such as electric
generators and gas turbines, and power-using machines, such as refrigeration and
air-conditioning systems.
2. *Civil Engineer - designs, builds, and maintains infrastructure projects and systems
in the public and private sector, including roads, dams, bridges, and systems for
water supply and sewage treatment.
3. *Chemical Engineer - applies the principles of chemistry, biology, physics, and
maths to solve problems that involve the production or use of chemicals, fuel, drugs,
food, and many other products.
4. Electrical Engineer - designs, develops and supervises the manufacture of electrical
equipment such as electric motors, radars, and navigation systems.
5. *Architectural Designer - responsible for the design of a construction project.
6. 3D Modeller
7. *Industrial Designer - develops the concepts for manufactured products, such as
cars, home appliances, and toys.
8. Interior Designer
9. CAD Designer - short for ‘Computer-Aided Designer’, creates designs related to
complex projects such as architecture and structural engineering.
10. Landscape Designer
📜 Legal Professionals 📜
1. *Real Estate Law Professional
2. *Compliance Specialist - helps organisations ensure that their operations comply
with relevant laws, regulations, and policies.
3. *Family Law Professional
4. Legal Assistant - assists with logistical procedures such as sending out and
processing invoices, and resolving client billing issues.
5. *Trademark Consultant - a legal professional qualified to advise on matters of
design and trademarks.
6. *Safety & Health Professional
7. *Arbitration Law Professional - assists their clients in settling disputes out of court.
8. *Brand Licensing Professional - deals with legal cases that involve ****permitting
another company to use your business's intellectual property.
9. *Bankruptcy Professional
10. *Patent Law Professional - works with the branch of intellectual property law that
deals with new inventions.
11. *Medical Law Professional
12. *Immigration Law Professional
13. *Copyright Law Professional
14. *Criminal Law Professional
✨ Miscellaneous ✨
1. Personal Stylist
2. Travel Advisor
3. Memes Creator
4. Ancestry Researcher - investigates a client’s family history.
5. Instagram Shoutouter - if you have a substantial following on Instagram, you can
find paid work on Fiverr giving shout-outs to clients.
6. Online Personal Trainer
7. Professional Model
8. Video Games Coach
9. Remote Reiki Healer
10. Any Other Service - as you’ve seen, you can provide a service doing almost
anything as long as there is a demand. For example, someone on Fiverr is charging
clients between €10-€360 an hour to help them apply for Canadian Visas! If you
haven’t found a job on this list that takes your fancy, get creative and think of a
unique way that you can help to solve a problem.