[Hiring] Assistant Editor @Abuse Refuge Org

Role Description

This is an unpaid volunteer position.

• Content Creation & Editing
  • Develop, refine, and revise articles for Medium, ensuring all blogs maintain a high standard of overall publication quality and accuracy.
  • Review all content to ensure strict adherence to guidelines for style, tone, clarity, formatting, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
  • Craft engaging, concise summaries of long-form articles for use across various social media platforms.
  • Generate and source compelling images to accompany and enhance blog posts.
• Team Leadership & Workflow Management
  • Lead, guide, and collaborate with a team of journalists, reviewing their drafts and providing constructive feedback to support their progress.
  • Manage editorial workflows by developing clear task descriptions within Asana and ensuring all deliverables are completed on schedule.
  • Communicate team progress, assigned task updates, and potential roadblocks directly to the Editorial Manager.
• Departmental & Administrative Support
  • Compile editorial department updates for monthly company meetings (held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month).
  • Assist the Editorial Manager with ongoing projects, daily operations, and additional responsibilities as needed.
  • Stay continuously informed on current trends, tools, and developments related to content creation and digital publishing.
  • Perform other related administrative or editorial duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Availability to volunteer 10+ hours per week for a minimum of 8-10 months.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with AI generation, Google Docs, Slack, and Asana.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, or a related field required.
• Minimum of two years of editing experience required.

Additional Information

• As part of our volunteer program, we ask all volunteers to actively engage with our organization's social media platforms by liking, sharing, or commenting on posts to help spread awareness of our mission and initiatives.
• Your background and experiences matter to us. If this position resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification. We value passion and potential as much as experience.

Company Description

ARO focuses on championing 28 areas of abuse including Narcissism, Sexual, Physical, Psychological, Financial, Child, Self, Cyberbullying (Including Online Abuse), Bullying, Spousal, Workplace, Elderly, Isolation, Religious, Medical, Food, Authority, Educational, Child Sexual Exploitation, Sex Trafficking, Political, Weather and we've added six additional abuse protocols and services including Norm Therapy® for PTSD, Educators, Police, Prisons, Suicide, and Military.

• Support our efforts by visiting https://abuserefuge.org/ and NormTherapy.com to sign up for Norm Therapist® Training.
• 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 accordance with our BFOQ policy, we are only hiring female identifying volunteers.
• 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.