Journalist / Interviewer - Volunteer Position

This is an unpaid volunteer role. Applicants must be 18+. Preference will be given to Canadian university or college students.

We’re looking for someone warm, friendly, and sociable who is comfortable speaking with members of fraternities, sororities, and campus communities. This role involves asking thoughtful questions, conducting interviews, recording conversations, and helping capture the personalities and stories behind Greek life.

Responsibilities may include:

• Conducting sit-down, casual, or street-style interviews
• Asking questions in a friendly, respectful, and natural way
• Speaking with fraternity and sorority members, students, and campus creatives
• Entering fraternity/sorority spaces when invited and approved for interviews or content
• Recording interviews and conversations for written, photo, or video content
• Helping develop interview questions and content ideas
• Remaining respectful, open-minded, and non-biased when covering people and organizations
• Making interviewees feel comfortable, safe, and represented fairly

Ideal for someone who is outgoing, curious, respectful, and not afraid to start a conversation.

Time Commitment

Applicants must have approximately 1–5 hours available per month during the summer to help with shoots, interviews, content collection, meetings, or other volunteer tasks as needed.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable speaking with students, campus communities, and Greek life members
• Friendly, respectful, and professional attitude
• Ability to ask thoughtful questions and make people feel comfortable
• Strong writing, storytelling, or content creation skills
• Interest in campus culture, student life, media, journalism, or social content
• Ability to work independently and follow direction from coordinators
• Discretion when working with private spaces, off-record conversations, or sensitive content
• Creative eye for trends, stories, interviews, and editorial-style content
• Reliable, organized, and able to communicate clearly with the team
• Comfortable attending shoots, events, interviews, or campus content days
• Previous experience in journalism, photography, videography, writing, social media, or Greek life is an asset but not required

About THE ROW

THE ROW is an up-and-coming campus digital magazine focused on student culture, Greek life, photo essays, interviews, and editorial-style social content. We are currently in our start-up phase and building our presence at Toronto-based universities, beginning with UofT and TMU, with plans to expand in the future.

Our goal is to highlight the people, stories, events, personalities, and creative projects that shape campus life. Through interviews, photography, video, written features, and social media content, THE ROW aims to create a platform that feels raw, stylish, thoughtful, and student-led.

We are looking for volunteer contributors to help us grow our brand, collect content over the summer, and prepare for our first official issue in the fall. Preference will be given to university or college students, and applicants must be 18+.

Questions? Email us: therow.campus@gmail.com
Website: www.the-row.ca

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Flexible schedule

Application question(s):

• Are you comfortable interviewing individuals who are between the ages of 18-25?
• Are you willing to commute to UofT or TMU campus?
• Are you aware that this is a volunteer position?

Work Location: In person