VolunteerMatch

DailySource.org is looking for an individual who can choose high-quality images that capture our readers' attention. Volunteering is virtual via the computer so you can be anywhere in the world. Photo editors must have an eye for photography to choose potential photos, crop them and add them to our content repository, and draft captions for the photos. You must have a strong visual aesthetic sense and pay attention to detail.

You will also gain invaluable experience that will build your skills and look great on a resume. The photo editor position is a minimum of 11 hours per week for a minimum of six months.

To view our front page, visit -

http://dailysource.org/

To read more about us, view the links here -

http://dailysource.org/about/site

To apply, see the Skills section below . All volunteers telecommute. If you are in school, volunteering with us can function as an internship. Interns can usually receive credit with their school for their internships.
We also have openings for the following (minimum hours per week in parenthesis):

LAYOUT EDITOR (minimum 15 hours for a minimum of 6 months) - Chooses articles and photos for the front page, edits the headlines and summaries, and lays out the page. This editor oversees the content editors and makes final decisions on what will be published. This opening normally requires some layout or news experience, though we make exceptions in some cases. If you can volunteer 20 hours a week, then the minimum is only five months.

CONTENT EDITOR (minimum 12 hours for a minimum of five months) - does almost the same things as the layout editor described above except for layout and photos. Searches for articles, video, audio, columns and editorials for potential use on the site. Rates them based on quality.

COPY EDITOR / PROOFREADER (minimum 8 hours for a minimum of four months) - copy edit the front page to find potential improvements and corrections in grammar, style and layout.

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT (minimum 6 hours for a minimum of four months) - Helps with various projects related to the site including our special sections, including finding potential articles for future use, finding items for our quote of the day section, and various other projects related to our site.

MARKETING (minimum 5 hours for a minimum of four months) - help research potential media outlets and blogs to cover our site, work in PR and public relations, email our press releases, and keep track of coverage of our site that has occurred.

GRANT WRITER/ FUNDRAISING (minimum 6 hours for a minimum of four months) - help write and send grant proposals to foundations to secure funding for the site. Also other fundraising activities.

PROMOTION AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (minimum 5 hours for a minimum of four months) - Help promote the web site by posting fliers on public message boards, and/or interacting with your local community and online communities such as MySpace, Facebook and Craigslist. No experience required. Social networking skills a plus.

GRAPHICS/GRAPHIC DESIGN (minimum 5 hours for a minimum of four months) - This varies depending on what's currently needed, though includes a range of items from Web page design, to business cards, to the development of icons to fliers. Some experience or training is required.

To apply, please see the Skills section below.

• Our website is incredibly easy to use, and we have designed easy to use guidebooks to train you. Some of our volunteers work for professional news organizations and say they can't believe how advanced, powerful and easy to use our software is. Volunteering is virtual via the computer so you can be anywhere in the world. If you apply for this position, you should view your commitment to this the same as if it were a paid position. We treat volunteers like normal staff and rely on them like staff. Our site is 99% volunteer run and we all depend on each other to make it a success. Please do not apply if you are viewing this opportunity as "just a volunteer position" and would treat it as less important than paid positions or other commitments you have. To apply, either use the "I want to help" button on this page, or email us at volunteer at dailysource dot org with the following information: 1) What area or areas you are interested in volunteering for? If you have a resume, please include it. If not, describe your current work and your last two positions. If you have volunteered before and have references for your volunteer work, please include those. Also let us know what kind of Internet connection you have at home. 2) Why are you interested in volunteering? 3) What are the number of hours per week you can volunteer and the period of time (i.e. number of months)? We tend to favor applicants who can volunteer a strong number of hours. Please feel free to let us know anything else you think would be useful. Thanks for your interest. We look forward to being in touch.