This is a paid freelance, remote position.
Polygon is a leading destination for coverage of games, entertainment, comics, and culture, bringing readers smart, engaging stories about the media and fandoms they care about. From games and movies to television, comics, and internet culture, Polygon explores the stories, creators, characters, and communities shaping entertainment today.
We're looking for passionate and knowledgeable freelance writers with a deep knowledge of comic strips and newspaper comics, from all-time classics to modern favorites.
We're talking Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, Garfield, Dilbert, Marmaduke, Doonesbury, Beetle Bailey, Blondie, Zits, Pearls Before Swine, Foxtrot, Cathy, Bloom County, Hagar the Horrible, The Family Circus, and beyond.
This role is about more than knowing the characters. We're looking for writers who understand the creators, history, running jokes, iconic storylines, cultural impact, and enduring appeal behind the strips that generations of readers have grown up with.
You'll turn that knowledge into engaging, highly readable features, rankings, lists, retrospectives, and commentary designed for both lifelong comic strip fans and readers rediscovering these classics.
Your Responsibilities
- Write engaging features, lists, rankings, retrospectives, recommendations, and opinion pieces focused on classic and contemporary comic strips
- Cover beloved strips such as Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, Garfield, and other major properties and creators
- Identify interesting angles around memorable strips, characters, running gags, storylines, creators, controversies, and milestones
- Explore the history and cultural impact of influential comic strips and the cartoonists behind them
- Monitor relevant anniversaries, creator news, reissues, collections, adaptations, and online conversations for timely content opportunities
- Develop article ideas that can appeal to both dedicated comic strip readers and Polygon's broader audience
- Work closely with editors to develop compelling content ideas and execute editorial priorities
- Work independently while consistently meeting deadlines
- Ensure timely publication of content aligned with SEO and audience engagement goals
- Follow editorial and formatting guidelines rigorously
What We Offer
- Fully remote — write from wherever you’d like!
- Opportunities to pitch original ideas
- An amazing community of like-minded people to nerd-out with on a daily basis
Experience and Skills
- At least 2 years of experience in digital journalism, online publishing, entertainment, comics, culture writing, or a comparable writing environment
- Deep knowledge of comic strips, newspaper comics, and their creators
- Strong familiarity with major strips such as Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, Garfield, and others
- Ability to recognize what makes an individual strip, storyline, character, creator, or creative era interesting enough to build an article around
- Strong research skills and the ability to write authoritatively about both familiar and lesser-known aspects of comic strip history
- Ability to independently write and publish clean, accurate, engaging content on deadline
- A strong sense for headlines, rankings, hooks, and topics that will resonate with fans
- Familiarity with SEO and CMS tools is an asset
How to Apply
If you are interested in this role, please send us the following documentation by uploading it in the relevant fields below:
- Your CV
- A sample article similar in nature to the content published on Polygon.
Our hiring team will review your application and contact you if we believe that your experience could be a match for this role.
Please note that a writing evaluation may be required as part of our application process.
Polygon is part of the Valnet Publishing Group.
Valnet, founded in 2012, is a global digital publishing and media investment Company that owns and operates over 25 authoritative brands across diverse verticals, including entertainment, sports, technology, automotive, gaming, lifestyle and travel.
Valnet is committed to producing premium content, and we therefore require all our contributors to adhere to our Editorial Standards, including a prohibition on using Artificial Intelligence.
Skills Required
- At least 2 years of experience in digital journalism, online publishing, entertainment, comics, culture writing, or a comparable writing environment
- Deep knowledge of comic strips, newspaper comics, and their creators
- Strong familiarity with major comic strips, including Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Far Side, and Garfield
- Ability to identify compelling article angles involving strips, storylines, characters, creators, controversies, and creative eras
- Strong research skills and ability to write authoritatively about comic strip history
- Ability to independently write and publish clean, accurate, engaging content on deadline
- Strong sense for headlines, rankings, hooks, and topics that resonate with fans
- Familiarity with SEO and CMS tools
- CV and a sample article similar to Polygon content
What We Do
Collider is the ultimate source for entertainment news and reviews. We deliver the biggest, most important industry happenings, and provide deep analysis and sharp commentary through interviews, features, videos, and podcasts. Founded in 2005, we’ve been dedicated to delivering content that is thoughtful, analytical, and all-encompassing, with a tinge of personality for good measure. A division of Valnet, Inc. For copyright matters relating to this page, please contact us directly at [email protected].
