4) Photography editors needed for national daily news site (also marketing & other openings)

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DailySource.org is looking for an individual who can choose high-quality images that capture our readers' attention. Our organization focuses on news about making the world a better place, particularly news related to topics such as global poverty, philanthropy, climate change, voluntarism and human rights. All volunteering is via the computer -- you can be anywhere in the world.

Photography editors must have an eye for photography to choose potential photos, crop them and add them to our content repository. This includes finding photos for possible use in the World in Photos section in the middle of the page, the main photo and the Photo of the Day. You will also draft captions for the photos. You do not need photography experience and you do not need to know how to use photo cropping software. We have an online photography tool that anyone can learn to use in five minutes. You must have a very strong visual aesthetic sense and pay attention to detail. The photography editor position is a minimum of 10 hours a month for a minimum of seven months.

The Daily Source is truly a 21st century nonprofit. You will be doing real stuff that directly impacts the success of our nonprofit's mission to help the world. You will also gain invaluable experience that will build your skills and look great on a resume. Two of our volunteers started their own non-profit organization after eight months of volunteering with us. One of our photo editors was hired full-time by Congress as the official congressional photographer of senators at work and at public events.

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. We prefer some degree of experience or school study in journalism or editing for the front page editor position described above.

We also may have the following openings that require no experience (minimum hours per week and minimum number of months are in parenthesis). All these positions 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.

Content Editor (12 hours for a minimum of five months): Searches the Internet for high quality articles, columns, editorials and videos, adds them to our system, and ranks them by quality. The front page editors pick from these to publish on the front page. Often we have one content editor per shift in tandem with a front page editor. This requires Internet surfing skills, strong understanding and judgment of the news, and attention to detail. Does not require knowledge of AP style or experience with layout.

Editorial Assistant (six hours for a minimum of five months): Helps with various projects related to the site. This includes doing research, adding potential articles to our In Case You Missed It section, finding items for our quote of the day section, and various projects to improve the behind-the-scenes running of the site. Editorial assistants also do Website testing to test the functionality and usability of the site. We, like other sites, have testers to make sure existing and new parts of the site work well and are user-friendly.

Marketing and Social Media (five hours for a minimum of six months): Help research potential media outlets and blogs to cover our site, e-mail our press releases, and keep track of coverage of our site that has occurred. We have a great website and need to get the word out about it. Help promote the website by updating our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages, attracting new followers, and interacting with our existing followers. No marketing experience required, but you must be very familiar with social media, be organized and be good at communicating.

Grant writer/Fundraising (six hours for a minimum of four months): Help write, edit and/or send grant proposals to foundations to secure funding for our site. The volunteer will also help research potential foundations to apply to, and draft/edit letters of inquiry to foundations. You must be a self-starter and have experience writing grant proposals.

To apply, please see the Skills section below.