[Hiring] Newsletter Writer/Content Developer @WeVote

Role Description

This role involves writing engaging and informative content for WeVote's newsletters.

• Write for one or both of our newsletters: one internal for WeVote volunteers and the other external reaching voters nationwide
• Cover a wide range of topics, creating news articles for the WeVote Blog
• Help voters make informed decisions through straightforward, informational reporting
• Pitch story ideas and work on editor assignments
• Research and interview sources for volunteer profiles, event coverage, and election-related news
• Collaborate with editors and team members (includes weekly Tuesday meetings, ~1 hour)
• Receive bylines and clips for your portfolio

Qualifications

• Current journalism students or recent graduates seeking portfolio-building opportunities
• Freelance journalists interested in civic engagement and voting rights coverage
• Strong writing and editing skills with journalism clips to share
• Experience with WordPress
• Bonus: background covering politics, civic issues, or nonprofit work

Company Description

WeVote is a nonpartisan nonprofit technology startup building the next generation of voting tech.

• Celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee
• Movement of over 120 passionate volunteers building open-source mobile technologies
• Aiming to provide a complete voting experience in 8 minutes
• 100% volunteer and remote organization