How to Contribute to the Dallas Observer
We have a nice little staff here at the Observer, but sometimes we need some side action. Here's how you might be able to help.
Writers
We accept freelance pitches for stories of all shapes and sizes. Specifically, we're looking for:
Long-form News and Features:
We're always looking for experienced journalists to pitch ideas for long-form narratives, investigations, news stories, profiles, and anything else that might fit nicely in the front of the book and on the front of our homepage. If you know a story that rises to the level of a full-length magazine story, and have the experience and chops to pull it off, send a detailed pitch to Joe Tone, editor, at joe.tone@dallasobserver.com. Pay depends on length and labor, but is competitive.
Shorter music, food and arts coverage
Everyday across our music, food and arts blogs, we publish 10-15 stories that help our readers navigate Dallas culture, and tell them where to drink beforehand. Most of these stories are told by freelancers -- either full-time writers or cubicle jockeys looking for a creative outlet. Think you can contribute? Spend some time on the blog(s) of your choice and send a hopefully sparkling email to Lauren Smart (arts), Joe Tone (food) or Jeff Gage (music) with some story ideas. Rates are competitive with other blogs. In other words, not that great. BUT STILL.
Photographers
We're always looking for talented photographers, either pros or hobbyists, to help us capture Dallas visually, for our stories and for stand-alone slideshows. Send an email with some samples of your work to Tracie Louck, art director, and Gavin Cleaver, web editor.
Videographers
We're looking for freelance videographers, multimedia journalists, aspiring filmmakers and anyone else who might want to shoot and edit videos like the ones at video.dallasobserver.com. That you? Email Joe Tone, editor, right here.