Looking for Arts, City, Green and Fashion Writers

Interested in joining the blogTO team? Today we're kicking off a new recruitment round - specifically, looking for new contributors to post about the local arts scene, Toronto fashion, design, the environment and random Toronto news. Keep reading for more details on current openings, what we offer and how to get in touch with us.

Here are more details about the editorial coverage areas we're currently looking to ramp up:

Fashion and Design
- Random Toronto fashion news
- Coverage of fashion shows and events (like fashion week)
- Fashion Store Profiles (like this)
- Design shows/events, news and store profiles (like this)

The Local Arts Scene
- Anything arts-related except Theatre, Books/Lit and Dance (we already have those covered)
- General local art news and happenings
- Non traditional art, graffiti, street culture
- Art gallery scene/openings and art gallery profiles (like this)

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

Random Toronto news
- General and random Toronto news coverage
- Might include things like the TTC, City Hall, real estate, development
- Things you hear about or see on the street, bus etc.

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. In addition to the above, we're also always looking for writers/photographers to contribute bar or club reviews/profiles (like this), grocery, bakery or cafe profiles/reviews (like this).

What can you expect as a member of the blogTO team? Here' some of what we offer:
- Pay. Yes, we do offer some pay. It won't pay the rent but you'll definitely get some extra money in your pocket each month.
- Access. As a member of the media we'll help you get access to all the events and people you want to attend/meet.
- Support. Your own blogTO email address and business cards. Plus support and collaboration (when desired) from the rest of the blogTO team.
- Eyeballs. Get your writing read and your photos seen. blogTO's traffic keeps growing. Last month we reached about 200,000 unique users and realized 500,000 page views.
- Fame and sex. Actually, we can't confirm rumours that many of our contributors' sex lives have drastically improved since joining blogTO. Maybe TnO has a story about this.

Interested in joining the team? Just email us at jobs [at] blogto [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 Toronto 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

Thanks. You'll hear from us soon. We try to respond to all applicants.

Photos by mishkaoutofcontrol, Metrix X, Tyson Williams and vasta.