Journalist (Volunteer/Remote)
About The Position
This is an unpaid volunteer position for individuals seeking a flexible hours engagement role to gain valuable work experience while helping further the efforts of ARO’s mission in helping victims of abuse. The role offers flexibility of working within a virtual environment and the opportunity to interact worldwide with others who share the same passion for making a difference. Volunteers can develop skill sets, engage in departmental cross-training, take on leadership roles, mentor others, or excel within their chosen vocation. ARO focuses on championing 28 areas of abuse and offers additional services including Norm Therapy® for PTSD, support for Educators, Police, Prisons, Suicide, and Military. This role is best suited for individuals seeking a longer-term volunteer opportunity (12+ months preferred).
Requirements
- Must be available to volunteer 8-10 hours a week.
- Excellent writing, editing and journalistic skills with ability to produce content in a fast-paced environment.
- News and Educational style blogging, writing, or content creation skills.
- Studying for or have a University degree in Journalism, Business, Arts, or any programs providing strong English language training or candidates with strong English language skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Passionate about creating engaging content on multiple platforms.
- Keen to learn, willing to work hard, maintaining productivity and committed to the job.
Nice To Haves
- APA Citation experience is a plus.
- Experience producing and editing original content is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Developing professional and relevant articles.
- Writing, editing and producing original content with a main focus on growing audiences and donation.
- Supporting the content teams to shape and fulfill the content plan by original news, features, insight and multimedia content.
- Online content management, editing, and uploading across websites.
- Growing audiences through newsletter, social media and distribution platforms.
- Attending weekly team meetings and biweekly all staff meetings.
- Other tasks as assigned by the department manager.
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling
- Opportunity to gain valuable work experience
- Departmental cross-training
- Leadership roles
- Mentoring opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
