Write for us!
We’re always looking for freelance contributors. Got an idea? Send a brief pitch explaining why this story would be relevant and interesting to our readers, and why you’re the best person to write it. Links to previous writing are helpful.
Send your pitch to the appropriate editor:
Cover stories, news stories, or general questions: editor@c-ville.com
Culture: Tami Keaveny, culture@c-ville.com
Magazines: Caite Hamilton, caite@c-ville.com
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Copy Editor
C-VILLE Weekly is looking for a part-time copy editor!
The copy editor aids the editorial team in preparing stories for publication and maintaining the unique style of the paper in print and online. This position is crucial to the operation of the paper by promoting clarity and readability in each article, but it also affords opportunities to help bring out the heart of a story—as an alt-weekly, our audience expects stories to be presented with voice and personality, and the copy editor’s role helps to bring those aspects to the forefront. The copy editor will work directly with the lead editor, culture editor, art director, and news reporter, and will be expected to contribute story ideas during team meetings. C-VILLE’s copy editor may also write stories for our various magazines as assigned.
An ideal candidate will have significant writing, editing, or journalism experience, familiarity with AP Style, and the ability to work under tight deadlines.
Responsibilities include:
- Editing a wide variety of writing, including news stories, culture stories, and features, both in Google Docs and Adobe InCopy
- Ensuring newspaper pages are in the correct order, jump pages are accurately denoted, and dates and names are accurate
- Checking Sudoku and crossword puzzle every week to make sure clues match answers
- Editing monthly magazines, plus the 200-page Best of C-VILLE annual magazine
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Creating the Table of Contents
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Editing the Astrology and Real Estate Weekly sections
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Shortening or lengthening articles as needed, writing captions, and contributing headlines and subheadlines
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Contributing story ideas for both the newspaper and Best of C-VILLE magazine
Pay for this position is in the $18-20 per hour range, with an expected 15-hour work week.
Applicants, please send a resume to editor@c-ville.com.
Posted 4/4/24
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Who we are
C-VILLE Weekly is Charlottesville’s news and arts weekly. We’ve been the alternative voice of the community since 1989. We print and distribute 20,000 free copies of our paper each Wednesday. Our offices are located on Charlottesville’s downtown pedestrian mall, right in the heart of the city.
We write about equity, development, city and state politics, climate, schools, local history, town-gown relations, food and drink, music, the arts, and more. Charlottesville is a historic city facing a complicated set of cultural and political problems as it grows—it might feel like a small town, but there’s always something happening.
C-VILLE is an equal opportunity employer. We aim to deliver high-quality, trustworthy writing about Charlottesville, and an inclusive and diverse workplace is essential to that mission. We’re committed to fostering a team that reflects the community we report on, and creating a work environment that is rewarding for people of all backgrounds.
We make all employment-related decisions based on job-related criteria only. This means that C-VILLE Weekly does not discriminate and will not allow discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or any other legally protected status. Our policy of equal employment opportunity applies to applicants, current staff members, and past employees. It applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including but not limited to applications and initial employment, promotions and transfers, demotions, termination, compensation and benefits, and training opportunities.
Individuals with Disabilities: C-VILLE Weekly strongly supports the policies contained in the rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and other state and federal laws on the subject of disabilities in the workplace setting. If you’re an individual with a disability who needs assistance during the job application process, please reach out to us directly and we will be glad to help however we can.