Journalist (Volunteer/Remote)

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• Are you a stay at home mom, recent college grad looking for experience, or trying to change your career direction ?
• Are you seeking a flexible hours volunteer engagement role that affords you an opportunity to gain valuable work experience while being committed to helping further the efforts of ARO’s mission in helping victims of abuse?
• Do you like the flexibility of working within a virtual environment?
• Enjoy interacting worldwide with others who share the same passion for making a difference?
• Are you interested in the value of developing your skill sets, departmental cross-training, leadership roles, mentoring or the opportunity to excel within your chosen vocation?

Apply with ARO today and join our team of amazing volunteers!

**This is an unpaid volunteer position**

Only hiring female identifying volunteers - r ead more about our BFOQ policy below.

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 and biweekly all staff meetings.
• Other tasks as assigned by the department manager

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Must be available to volunteer 8-10 hours a week.
• Excellent writing, editing and journalistic skills with ability to produce content in a fast-paced environment.
• APA Citation experience is a plus.
• News and Educational style blogging, writing, or content creation skills.
• 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.

Company Description

About Abuse Refuge Org:

At ARO, we are here to support your personal healing journey towards your complete well-being. We bring solutions and real-time education for 21 different types of abuses. The most prevalent abuses are Sexual Abuse, Spousal Abuse, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse, Narcissistic Abuse, Financial Abuse, Self Abuse, Elderly Abuse, Isolation Abuse, Child Abuse, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Workplace Abuse, Religious Abuse, Medical Abuse, Food Abuse, Authority Abuse, Educational Abuse, Child Sexual Exploitation, Sex Trafficking, and Political Abuse. Support our efforts by visiting GoARO.org and NormTherapy.com to sign up for Norm Therapist(r) Training to become one of our dynamic staff members who serve Victims and Survivors of abuse worldwide, schedule Norm Therapy(r) sessions, become a Live Stream volunteer, join our mailing list to learn how you can make an impact on the Abuse Care Community, and provide life-saving financial assistance with a generous donation.

At this time in ordinance with our BFOQ policy we are only hiring female identifying volunteers. In the near future we will be launching a male side to ARO at which point we will open up opportunities to all who are interested. You can view our BFOQ policy here https://abuserefuge.org/human-resources/#BFOQ

ARO 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 more about our hiring practices, please refer to:

Human Resources - Abuse Refuge Org