Recruiting & Content Specialist (Volunteer)

We’re looking for someone who enjoys organizing, refining, and improving how roles are presented — and isn’t afraid to reach out across teams to make things better.

We have a short-term, project-based volunteer opportunity to help us clean up and standardize job descriptions across our organization. You’ll work directly with HR and team leads to bring consistency, clarity, and structure to how we recruit.

If you’ve worked with content, editing, writing, or recruiting — or enjoy refining language and making things clearer and more consistent — this could be a great fit.

Note: This is a remote, part-time volunteer position. Please do not apply if you are only seeking paid employment.

Who We Are

WhoWhatWhy is a nonprofit investigative news organization producing deep-dive journalism on the most pressing issues of our time. We’re powered by skilled volunteers and a small core staff — from students to seasoned professionals — who believe in ethical, independent journalism free from corporate or political influence.

About the Role

As a Recruiting & Content Specialist, you will:

• Review existing job descriptions across departments
• Update and organize job descriptions into a consistent structure and format
• Align supporting language (e.g., organization overview, commitment, application instructions) across roles
• Review and refine language across job descriptions to improve clarity, tone, and consistency
• Preserve role-specific Responsibilities and Qualifications while improving surrounding language
• Work with HR and team leads to clarify missing or unclear information
• Proactively reach out to team leads and contributors across departments to gather input and move work forward
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or unclear areas and follow up with the appropriate stakeholders to resolve them
• Post and update roles across recruiting platforms as needed
• Suggest improvements to job description language to better attract and inform candidates 

What We’re Looking For

• Experience writing, editing, or refining content (e.g., articles, documents, job descriptions, or similar materials)
• Experience working with documents (Google Docs or similar tools)
• Strong attention to detail in reviewing and organizing written content
• Strong attention to wording, tone, and how information is presented
• Experience collaborating with others to gather and refine information
• Experience managing multiple documents or tasks at once
• Comfort reaching out to team members and following up to move work forward

Bonus (Not Required)

• Experience in HR, recruiting, or talent acquisition
• Experience working with job descriptions or hiring materials
• Experience improving content for clarity and consistency
• Experience working in nonprofit or volunteer-based environments

Commitment

This is a temporary, project-based volunteer role with an expected commitment of 5–10 hours per week for approximately 4–6 weeks. Timing is flexible based on your availability.

How to Apply

Please send:

• Your resume or relevant experience
• A short note explaining your interest in this role

If there’s no place to upload your materials, email them to [email protected]. Please check your spam folder for responses.

Reminder

We do not review mass-submitted or AI-generated applications. We value thoughtful, original submissions that reflect genuine interest in our work.

Join Us

This is an opportunity to build real experience in content and recruiting while helping strengthen how a mission-driven organization grows its team.