Journalist (Volunteer/Remote)

Abuse Refuge Org•Westerville, OH

7d•Remote

About The Position

This is an unpaid volunteer position for female identifying volunteers. The role offers flexible hours within a virtual environment, providing an opportunity to gain valuable work experience while supporting ARO's mission to help victims of abuse. Volunteers can develop skill sets, engage in departmental cross-training, take on leadership roles, mentor others, and excel within their chosen vocation. The organization focuses on 28 areas of abuse and offers related services and training.

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.