Contributors
Overview
— V13 Media is composed of a tight team of high-fidelity Music, Entertainment, Culture, & Literature lovers (read addicts). We’re always looking to add fresh eyes and ears to our ever-expanding and contracting team of contributors, so if you’re interested, read on.
For a steer on who we are and what motivates us, check out our Mission, Vision & Values. These aren’t just ideals – they’re the bedrock of our culture. Here at V13, we’ve worked on the formulae for culture and its various networks of subcultures.
If you would like to apply to one of our unpaid positions below, please reach out with samples of your work via our email address: info@v13.net. Not seeing your lane here? Holler at us anyway. We’re always down to connect with good people who vibe with our vision.
And heads up: We use Discord for our day-to-day. Joining our server is the best way to show us you’re serious about joining the team. Plus you get a chance to see how we roll, meet the rest of the crew, and decide if you’re ready to jump in.
Writers
— Our site is growing, and we need more people who arrange different words into sense-making things. Failing that, writers will do.
It doesn’t matter where you reside; should you want to cover Music, Film & TV, the Arts, Culture, Weed, Skateboarding, Gaming, or Fashion, you name it, we’d love to provide you with an opportunity to do just that. Join our rapidly growing team for an exciting opportunity to contribute to Canada’s premiere culture & lifestyle website.
Ideal Candidates Might Have the Following:
- A solid grasp of the English language, including grammar, punctuation and overall written flow.
- Some experience working with online content publishing systems such as WordPress.
- A self-starter, someone who knows how to manage their own schedule.
Video Editors
— We’re on the lookout for creative minds who can bring our stories and content to life in motion. If you have a knack for weaving visuals, music, and narrative into something that pops, we want you on board.
Ideal Candidates Might Have the Following:
- Solid experience in video editing software (Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, etc.).
- An eye for storytelling—knowing how to pace and sequence footage to engage an audience.
- Familiarity with social-media-friendly formats and best practices.
- Great communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively on shared projects.
News Editors
— How would you like to gain some much-needed editor-level experience while helping to grow our regular news output? We’re looking for wordsmiths to help us stay on top of the daily flow of press releases and news.
You’ll be responsible for sorting through our inbox, picking out key stories, and prepping them to be published in real-time. This opportunity might especially appeal to young, energetic students looking to get experience in journalism, online media, and/or music.
Ideal Candidates Might Have the Following:
- Recent graduate or working toward a degree in journalism, English, communications, music, or social sciences, with some experience in editing and publishing online content.
- Experience in editing and preparing articles for online publishing.
- Familiarity with WordPress or similar content management systems.
- Experience working with an email client and/or webmail.
- Strong time management skills with a keen eye for editing quickly and accurately.
- Excellent grammar, spelling and punctuation skills.
- (Bonus) Experience with photo-editing programs like Photoshop or Pixlr.
Perks of the Job!
— We won’t sugarcoat it: these roles are unpaid, and we get that it’s not for everyone. We’re hustling to change that in an industry that’s been steamrolled by mass layoffs, AI shortcuts, and an uphill battle for fair compensation.
Until then, we’re offering genuine perks like early access to new music and media, real-world connections with artists you admire, the glow of a two-decade-solid reputation behind your byline, and immersion in a creative pack of hungry content nerds; you’ll also snag staff merch at cost, tap into pro-level software worth thousands, and receive the résumé-boosting prestige of references, letterhead, and portfolio-quality content.
We’re transparent about the challenges here. If you choose to roll with us, you’ll be part of building something that aims to bring back authentic, grassroots media, while we keep fighting to make sure the people who keep us alive get paid what they deserve.
