Sentences with phrase «paying gig as»

Keith Kloor has found a paying gig as a Lomborg imitator, you know, the guy who starts every attack on environmentalists with the affirmation that he used to be an expert reviewer for the IPCC, a member of Greenpeace, a former editor of some the Audobon Society magazine or a lifelong Democrat.

After the band — lead singer Tiger (Callum Turner), guitarist Sam (Alia Shawkat), bassist Pat (Anton Yelchin) and drummer Reece (Jo Cole)-- are decidedly led astray by an aspiring punk radio host Tad, he offers them a legitimate, paying gig as recompense at a remote neo-Nazi bar.

Not exact matches

Just like an entrepreneur, one of the biggest challenges you'll face as a recent college grad starting out as a freelancer is landing your first paying gigs.

As a result, many new grads still find themselves side - hustling to pay rent, hoping that they'll be part of the 25 percent that lands a full - time gig post-internship.

Some of that income is from paid speaking gigs such as keynotes and breakout sessions, and some comes from people purchasing my DIY PR course after they watch me speak.

Amazon's Mechanical Turk (also known as M Turk) is a micro-task website, and the mechanical gigs on this site don't require much skill, pay little — less than a nickel — and only take seconds.

Wage growth has been scarcely better, particularly as more workers become contractors in the so - called gig economy, which offers little by way of job security, benefits, and pay.

As a result, I would secretly disappear after the project was done and never talk to them again as I searched for gigs that would paAs a result, I would secretly disappear after the project was done and never talk to them again as I searched for gigs that would paas I searched for gigs that would pay.

She recently got a consulting gig and the client will pay her $ 50,000 as an independent contractor.

Vergara's wealth comes from her well - paid gig on the hit series «Modern Family,» as well as her licensing deals with SharkNinja Coffee and Rooms to Go.

As a point of reference, the estimated pay for one of these typical gig jobs, Uber driver, amounts to $ 3.37 / hr after expenses.

However, your focus on stellar, consistent content will open the door to paid opportunities such as advertising, affiliate marketing, speaking gigs, reviews, and writing for other publications.

I have fortunately gotten offers to work at a startup and in several different contexts similar to my previous position — and these are things I would potentially enjoy, yes, but to waste the potential equity that «personal brand», dirty as it may sound, creates for me (or anyone else) to leverage into client work that pays well and speaking gigs that open up other opportunities — would be a true «lighting on fire» of that which I had done to build that before quitting.

As any journalist will tell you, work in media doesn't always pay the bills, and Larry King's first gig in radio was no exception.

I was eventually laid - off to due to «lack of funds» (which I have in writing) it seemed as though people in our congregation began fleeing contemporary church and we couldn't pay me and the Lead Pastor (who sat in his office day in, day out)... I won't settle for another stagnant «building - pastor» gig, I promise.

Some practical points: If you're just starting out, some opportunities that make a lot of sense for platform - building include: writing guest posts for popular bloggers who share a similar audience, writing a regular column for a newspaper or online magazine, seeking out speaking gigs (paid or unpaid), participating in conferences (for networking opportunities as well as exposure to new, inspiring ideas), using social media to share your message, and requesting interviews with popular authors / speakers / leaders to feature on your blog.

As soon as you start to get busy, though, avoid booking speaking gigs that don't paAs soon as you start to get busy, though, avoid booking speaking gigs that don't paas you start to get busy, though, avoid booking speaking gigs that don't pay.

Moreover, it just doesn't pay as well as office gyn and a regular gig at the hospital, so they go where they can make decent money.

As the longtime advocate for health care workers union 1199 SEIU, her paying gig is persuading lawmakers to send as many billions as possible to the hospitals and nursing homes that employ 1199 memberAs the longtime advocate for health care workers union 1199 SEIU, her paying gig is persuading lawmakers to send as many billions as possible to the hospitals and nursing homes that employ 1199 memberas many billions as possible to the hospitals and nursing homes that employ 1199 memberas possible to the hospitals and nursing homes that employ 1199 members.

More supporting roles paid Caruso's bills throughout the»80s, as well as a starring TV gig on a short - lived 1990 cop series called H.E.L.P..

Ben Stiller stars as the eponymous Brad, a once - idealistic late forty - something who used his journalism degree to start a non-profit that connects other non-profits with funding sources while his friends and college classmates (Michael Sheen, Luke Wilson, White, and Jemaine Clement) went in more enterprising directions that paid off in designer homes and lucrative gigs as cable - news pundits.

Nowadays, New York - based Jackie has to slum it in low - paying nostalgia gigs where he follows such fellow small screen has - beens as Brett Butler («Grace Under Fire») and Jimmie Walker («Good Times»).

Viewers may initially feel as though they're hearing the world's tiniest violin concerto as Rachel bemoans the fact that her highly paid, prestigious work bores her, but Bell, whose comic timing and Diane - Keaton - meets - Buster - Keaton charm ought to have secured her a bigger acting gig by now, doesn't condescend to her character's malaise.

Humans tend to the gardens, assisted by robot drones, although most of the men see it just as a paying gig to perform until the company asks them to come home.

Andrew Garfield stars as Dennis Nash, a construction worker struggling to find a consistently paying gig.

After writing about games as a pastime for years, he got his first shot at a paid gig at 1UP.

He had recently left part - time, clearly temporary gigs at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and SnagFilms («They're paying me to learn about VOD,» he said gleefully about the latter) to head the San Francisco Film Society, as close as he could possibly come to his dream of running a repertory theater somewhere outside New York that would become a destination for people like himself who could never get enough of the movies.

Other book bloggers have found regular gigs as reviewers or freelance writing work with high - paying magazines.

My first paid writing gig was reviewing back when I was in junior high — the Kansas City Star had a teen section and I did reviews on books, TV shows and films for several years there, as well as the occasional humor column.

One of the best ways to earn more as an author is to leverage your book to acquire new clients, snag paid speaking gigs, and attract better - paying consulting projects.

You get paid a very small amount per gig (sometimes as low as $ 0.05) but you can do these tasks very quickly.

As a result, many new grads still find themselves side - hustling to pay rent, hoping that they'll be part of the 25 percent that lands a full - time gig post-internship.

Instead of the standard routes to boosting your bottom line that can have a major impact on your schedule (taking on a part - time job, working overtime), what if you amassed a variety of side gigs and odd jobs based on your various hobbies and interests that could make an impact on your ability to pay down debt, save, and spend as you would like to?

The money you earn from a side gig can help you pay for all the extras, such as gifts and airline tickets home.

Not only are most of these paid gigs, I have already parlayed them into free accommodations, free meals, and free tours & attractions, just as advertised.

After writing about games as a pastime for years, he got his first shot at a paid gig at 1UP.

As I mentioned before (briefly), my first paid writing gig was for Hardcore Gamer Magazine, a monthly publication that rose from the ashes of Diehard GameFan, an infamous gaming magazine from the 1990s.

They should soon be coming out with another paid acting gig letter stating that Bangladesh doesn't exist either as it isn't mentioned in the conservatives» bible.

«Former Rep. Blake Farenthold, the disgraced Texas Republican who resigned last month in the aftermath of a sexual harassment settlement, has secured his next paid gig — as a government lobbyist.

If implemented in full the recommendations within the proposals could require «Gig Economy» companies such as Uber and Deliveroo to pay all their workers Sick Pay and Holiday Pay and also be responsible for paying National Insurance in respect of these workepay all their workers Sick Pay and Holiday Pay and also be responsible for paying National Insurance in respect of these workePay and Holiday Pay and also be responsible for paying National Insurance in respect of these workePay and also be responsible for paying National Insurance in respect of these workers.

The «gig economy» cases forcing this issue have seen individuals, engaged as «self - employed contractors» by Pimlico Plumbers, Uber, CitySprint, Addison Lee and other employers, claiming «worker» or «employee» status in order to qualify for national minimum wage, holiday pay and other concomitant rights.

If the venue is small and the pay was minimal, you may be able to make up the compensation creatively, such as free meals, advertising or additional (more profitable) gigs.

They too employ assessors who more often than not provide medical reports to discount what treating physicians have to say so they can keep their well - paid gigs, especially when they double as expert witnesses for the defence.

You can land the easy gigs anyone can do — greeter, line stander, grill master — but as with any job marketplace (like Upwork), those lower - barrier - to - entry jobs are saturated, competitive and generally don't pay much.

If your 9 - to - 5 office gig pays the bills and affords you ample pocket money, pursuing your passion for cooking by taking a second job as a sous - chef in a neighborhood restaurant won't help you get ahead.

As an added benefit, volunteer work is a great way to meet new people — which is great for networking to find a paid gig!

My concern is that with over 4 million hosts, we are going to get a lot of properties back as long term rentals once hosts realize their airbnb gig is paying less and more trouble than long term rentals.

As you read these, keep this in mind: All stagers started out without experience, meaning someone had to give them their first paid gig.

As for the exercise of paying out commissions to real estate agents who want to register their new buyers names that gig in many new projects is now over.