Freelance Reporter - Weekends

The Richmond Seen; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 2,800 - 4,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Portfolio development

Job summary

The Richmond Seen is seeking community-driven storytellers to amplify Richmond’s culture, creatives, and conversations. This freelance role offers a chance to build your portfolio and sharpen your journalistic voice while telling meaningful local stories.

Pitches, interviews, and event coverage form the core of the work, with collaboration from our editorial team to shape storytelling direction and reflect the city’s evolving energy.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated strong writing and editing skills.
• Ability to meet agreed-upon deadlines.
• Comfort conducting interviews in person or virtually.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and write original articles centered on Richmond culture.
• Conduct interviews with local creatives and business owners.
• Cover community events, festivals, panels, and performances.
• Collaborate with editorial team on storytelling direction.
• Contribute ideas reflecting the energy of “New Richmond”.

Skills

Strong writing

Editing

Meeting deadlines

Interviewing

Cultural awareness

Education

Journalism/communications/English/media students encouraged

Job description

The Richmond Seen is looking for community-driven storytellers who care about Richmond’s culture, creatives, and conversations.

We are expanding our contributor team and seeking writers who are passionate about amplifying the voices of local artists, entrepreneurs, musicians, food vendors, organizers, and everyday people shaping our city.

This is an opportunity to build your portfolio, sharpen your journalistic voice, and be part of a growing independent media platform committed to telling Richmond stories with depth and integrity.

What You’ll Do:

• Pitch and write original articles centered on Richmond culture
• Conduct interviews with local creatives and business owners
• Cover community events, festivals, panels, and performances
• Collaborate with our editorial team on storytelling direction
• Contribute ideas that reflect the energy of “New Richmond”

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong writing and editing skills
• Ability to meet agreed-upon deadlines
• Comfort conducting interviews in person or virtually
• Genuine love for Richmond and its people
• Journalism, communications, English, or media students are encouraged to apply (but not required)
• Writers should be curious, culturally aware, and able to write with clarity and voice.

This role is ideal for emerging writers, journalism students, creatives looking to expand their portfolio, or professionals wanting to contribute to meaningful community storytelling.

If you’re passionate about documenting culture instead of just scrolling past it, we’d love to hear from you.

Please submit:

• A brief paragraph about why Richmond storytelling matters to you and a little bit about YOU.

Job Type: Freelance

Pay: Up to $25.00 per day

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply