Publishing: Associate, Publisher

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About Us

Do you know what harmful contaminants are in your water? How it gets there? What effect it has on your families and environment? Save the Water(tm) (STW(tm)) is the one looking for answers.

STW(tm) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to conduct water research to identify and remove harmful contaminants in water; and to raise public awareness about water contamination and its health impacts. STW also offers educational programs to excite young minds about water science.

Our volunteers are diverse professionals from all over the world bringing their knowledge and experience to STW because we care deeply about our communities and water resources. We learn and collaborate in an open and empowering work environment to find long term solutions to water contamination problem. Our vision is "Contamination free, healthy water for all"

To learn more about Save the Water(tm), please visit www.savethewater.org.

Save the Water(tm) is currently looking for creative and highly motivated Publishers to join our Publishing Department and work closely with Education Department. Put your content editing skills to use on behalf of your drinking water. Looking for those who can creatively edit our content. Join our publishing team and help improve our newly designed website by increasing its visibility. You will work directly with the top managers of Save the Water to take our website to the next level. Our goal is to move up the search rankings by giving the proper attention to keywords, internal and outbound links, site architecture and more. Put your skills to work for a good cause while building your portfolio and knowledge.

This opportunity is excellent for high school/college students looking to grow their resume/ portfolio and have an interest in education and the environment. No background necessary. Will train once on-board.

Associates are expected to put in a minimum of 5 hours per week and be responsive to emails within three (3) calendar days.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Find a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) Internet articles per day on the topics of water contamination and/or new water technology

• Upload articles on Wordpress in accordance with Publication Guidelines

• Upload staff-written articles on Wordpress in accordance with Publication Guidelines

• Maintain volunteer responsibilities and correspondence with Publishing staff

• Report to Project Leader for the given project team

• Attend monthly Publishing group meeting and the monthly Publisher’s team meeting.

• Complete the PWR at least on weekly minimum basis

Experience/Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and details simultaneously.

• Requires self-direction, tact, diplomacy and a clear, courteous and professional manner when dealing with the public.

• Must demonstrate effective oral communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively with staff inside and outside of the department.

• Basic Understanding of WordPress

• Excellent grammar and spelling skills

• An eye for detail and be very accurate in their work

• Imagination and good visual sense

How to apply:

If interested, please submit your resume to newvolunteers@savethewater.org. We would love to hear from you!