A freelancer, freelance
worker, or freelance as defined by wikipedia is a person who is self-employed and is not committed to a
particular employer long term. These workers are sometimes represented by a
company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients
with or without project management and labor contributed by its regular
employees. Others are completely independent. "Independent
contractor" would be the term used in a higher register of English.
Fields in which
freelancing is common include: music, journalism, publishing, screenwriting,
filmmaking, acting, photojournalism, cosmetics, fragrances, editing,
photography, event planning, event management, copy editing, proofreading,
indexing, copywriting, computer programming, web design, graphic design,
website development, consulting, tour guiding, video editing, video production,
translating, illustrating and micro jobs.
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