Journalist (Volunteer/Remote)

If you're looking for additional experience, you should try working for a non-profit. At Abuse Refuge Org, we grant you every opportunity to further develop your skill sets, cross-train, lead and excel within your chosen vocation. This is a volunteer position, however it will give you valuable work experience while helping to further our efforts of helping victims of abuse.

Company Description: Abuse Refuge Org (ARO) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3). We focus our best efforts and practices to assist and help those abused by aiding in 10 major areas of abuse to include: Sexual, Physical, Narcissistic, Psychological, Financial, Bullying, Spousal, Cyber, Child, and Self-abuse.

**This is an unpaid volunteer position

Responsibilities And What You Will Do:

• 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.

• Other tasks as assigned by the department manager

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Excellent writing, editing and journalistic skills with ability to produce content in a fast-paced environment.

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.

Experience producing and editing original content is a plus.

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.

Must be available to volunteer 8-10 hours a week.

Physical Requirements: 

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

To prepare for your interview: 

1) Completely peruse and review our website at http://GoARO.org 

2) Prepare a few good questions for the interview

3) Interviews are typically 30-40 minutes so please make your responses during the interview succinct and timely 

Abuse Refuge Org is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We support the LGBTQ-IA+ community and the disabled communities.

For our hiring practices, please refer to this link: 

Human Resources – Abuse Refuge Org