Want to Write for Beyond Robson?

Interested in joining the Beyond Robson team? We're looking for writers for all our coverage areas including food, fashion, music, arts, film, the environment and general and random news about Vancouver. Keep reading for more details on current openings and how to get in touch with us.

Here are more details about the editorial coverage areas in which we're currently looking for writers:

Food and Restaurant reviews
- Restaurant reviews
- Random Vancouver food news, street festivals and events

Fashion and Design
- Random Vancouver fashion news
- Profiles of local clothing stores
- Design shows/events and random Vancouver fashion news
- Profiles of local fashion designers
- "Sartorialist"-type posts

The Local Arts Scene
- Anything arts-related except Theatre, Books/Lit and Dance
- General local art news and events

The Environment
- Vancouver environment news, and events
- Profiles of local green activists, organizations, services and retailers

Music
- Vancouver music news
- Concert reviews and photos
- Interviews with local bands/musicians

Film
- Local film news and coverage of local film festivals

Random Vancouver news
- General and random Vancouver news coverage

The above are just general guidelines. We're definitely open to and interested in hearing your thoughts and ideas on what you'd like to contribute in any of the above areas.

Interested in joining the team? Just email us at jobs [at] beyondrobson [dotcom]. In your email, please include the following:

1. Which of the above subject areas you'd like to cover
2. How often you'd like to contribute (it must be a minimum of once a week)
3. Information about yourself - how long have you been living in Vancouver and anything else that you think we should know that qualifies you to write about this stuff
4. Links to any previous writing, blogging or photography experience
5. A sample post (with photos if applicable) written specifically for Beyond Robson to give us an idea of what you'll contribute to the site

Thanks. You'll hear from us soon. We try to respond to all applicants who send us a complete application.

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