The way to get these out-of-the-norm gigs is to get good—so good they can't ignore you (to quote Cal Newport) or in this case that they'll say no because they n

The way to get these out-of-the-norm gigs is to get good—so good they can't ignore you (to quote Cal Newport) or in this case that they'll say no because they need your skills. If you get good and are known to be good, you can ask for any kind of work arrangement.