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Real Python · 3 months ago

Python Tutorial Writer

United States

Contract

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

3+ years exp

Real Python is a well-known platform for Python tutorials, reaching over 3 million visitors monthly. They are seeking a Python Tutorial Writer who is passionate about writing and teaching Python, capable of producing high-quality tutorials while meeting deadlines.

EducationTutoringWeb Development

Responsibilities

Love Python and want to share their knowledge to help learners level up

Appreciate the importance of clarity and tone in educational writing

Want to hone their craft and make the most of our extensive publishing process

Have the time to start writing one or more new tutorials a month and meet deadlines

Qualification

PythonEducational writingProgramming experienceLearning new topicsWriting skills

Required

Have a few years of programming under your belt

Be ready to grow as a writer and work on your writing skills

Be comfortable learning brand new topics that you have never done before, which are either not documented or poorly documented

Have the time to make Real Python a regular part of your week—this will be a significant time commitment and is not easy

Benefits

Learning: You’ll always be learning something new—and you’ll have fun doing it. You’ll become a better developer, writer, and communicator, while making new friends along the way

Eyeballs: Our site gets a lot of traffic—over 3 million visitors per month and growing. We’re regularly featured in other Python publications and we also run one of the largest email newsletters and social media accounts in the community. When you publish a tutorial here, it will get read a lot, and people will love you for it

Tutorial Polish: When you submit a tutorial or article to realpython.com, we will personally work with you to polish your work to a high level of quality. In the end, your tutorial will look much better than when you first submitted it, making you look really good

Writing Training: When we are done reviewing and editing your tutorial, we will send you detailed feedback on how you can improve your tutorials in the future. This will help you become a better developer, writer, and communicator

Personal Exposure: Your picture and bio will be prominently featured on your tutorials and on multiple other places on the site. This can lead to a multitude of new opportunities for you—job offers, freelance projects, and conference invitations. An in-depth tutorial published on Real Python can make a great portfolio piece

Get Paid to Learn: You’ll get paid to learn. We’re not asking you to do this “just for the exposure”—this is a paid part-time position

Special Opportunities: Members of the tutorial team get access to special opportunities such as contributing to our books and courses, speaking at online meetups we organize, becoming interview guests to chat about an area of your expertise on the Real Python Podcast, working on team projects, and more

You’ll Have an Impact: We get emails and comments every day about how our tutorials help our readers write their first Python program, get their learning progress unstuck, or accomplish their career dream of working with Python professionally. This means a lot to us and makes all the hard work worth it. Our most prolific authors have been approached at conferences and meetups by other developers who read their articles—a great conversation starter

100% Remote-Friendly: At Real Python you’ll join a remote-first, distributed, and diverse team that spans across the globe

Free Stuff: As a final bonus, by joining the tutorial team you will get a lot of free stuff. You’ll get a free copy of all of the products we sell on the site, access to all of our members-only content, as well as a life-time membership to PythonistaCafe. That’s about $1,000 in value you’ll receive for free