Study Guide Writer (Non-Fiction)

Are you an experienced writer with a love of nonfiction books and the desire to share your expertise in the humanities? We are looking for skilled, passionate writers to contribute to our study guide company and our mission to help learners of all ages get more out of the nonfiction texts they read! Whether you’re a teacher or post-grad student looking for a steady stream of income or an experienced freelance writer ready for reliable and enjoyable assignments, writing non-fiction study guides with SuperSummary could be your dream job.

While our library covers everything from classic fiction to contemporary graphic novels, we’re currently hiring skilled writers to contribute specifically to our nonfiction department. Writers with expertise in the humanities—including political science, psychology, philosophy, history, etc.—and/or fields like business and self-help are highly encouraged to apply.

What we provide for you:

• Performance incentives - Exceed our expectations and timelines to earn a bonus on each assignment
• A dedicated content team to provide training, support, and editorial feedback - Our coaching helps you grow as a writer
• Fully remote/flexible work schedule - As a freelancer, you work the hours you want from anywhere on the globe
• Prompt weekly payments - Transparent, competitive rates for each assignment
• Tiered rates - Writers who write reliably and well earn higher rates
• Consistent and reliable work on the subject matter you love most and know best
• Opportunities for growth - We provide a clear advancement path for those looking to grow along with our company
• Regular opportunities to contribute to Content Team projects and company-wide initiatives - Build new skills or flex your existing ones through creative initiatives
• The ability to indicate assignment preference - Choose the texts you most want to write about from our extensive queue

What you provide for us:

• A commitment to complete a paid trial assignment during the interview process
• A commitment to write 2 (or more!) study guides per month
• A passionate specialization in a genre of nonfiction, be that self-help, economics, political science, psychology, history, psychology, sociology, or a similar fiend

About us:

SuperSummary is a fast-growing literature study guide company that helps students, teachers, and everyday readers understand a variety of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry texts. Our study guides are authoritative and comprehensive, written by seasoned teachers, professors, and advanced-degree holders with years of experience in their fields—including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. As a fully remote team, we’re able to harness creative talent from across the world in order to create study guides that exceed readers’ expectations.

About you:

Our ideal candidate is a highly skilled writer with a passion for reading and the ability to analyze and summarize nonfiction texts. Our writers bring an analytical lens and approachable style to each study guide they write, utilizing their specialized training or interests to write about titles ranging from self-help books to political histories to philosophical essay collections. . We're looking to develop long-term relationships with writers who want to contribute to our growing team while maintaining a flexible schedule.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Experience with academic writing and/or teaching
• Advanced degrees in the humanities, political science, business, philosophy, or a similar field
• Experience working with deadlines
• Excellent writing skills

About the study guides:

• History books we’ve covered include 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created (Charles C. Mann), World Order (Henry Kissinger), and Faces at the Bottom of the Well (Derrick Bell)
• Political/Government books we’ve covered Hope in the Dark (Rebecca Solnit), How the Word is Passed (Clint Smith), and Just and Unjust Wars (Michael Walzer)
• Psychology books we’ve covered include Behave (Robert Sapolsky), Tribes (Seth Godin), and The Interpretation of Cultures (Clifford Geertz)
• Self-help books we’ve covered include Boundaries (Henry Cloud and John Townsend), How Emotions Are Made (Lisa Feldman Barrett), and The 5 Love Languages (Gary Chapman)
• Study guides include a balanced combination of summary and analysis, including chapter summaries and analyses, themes, index of terms, literary or rhetorical devices, and more.
• Autobiography books we’ve covered include Being Heumann (Judith Heumann), Discovering Wes Moore (Wes Moore), and My Stroke of Insight (Jill Bolte Taylor)
• Our study guides are 5,000-25,000 words, depending on the length and complexity of the text at hand.
• Business/Economic books we’ve covered include Debt (David Graeber), Empire of Pain (Patrick Radden Keefe), and The Open Society and Its Enemies (Karl Popper)
• Philosophy books we’ve covered include Race After Technology (Ruha Benjamin), Being and Nothingness (Jean-Paul Sartre), and Descartes’ Error (António R. Damásio)