Writer (Volunteer- Unpaid)

Position: Writer

Hours: minimum 4 hours per week

Location: Remote

Volunteering commitment: 3 - 6 months

Job description

We are looking for motivated, creative, and autonomous writers to join us on the Marketing, Fundraising and Operations team at ConnectionHub. You will need to be independent minded and work well in a team. This is an exciting opportunity to join our charity and help build ConnectionHub’s online presence and increase engagement. You should be ambitious and excited by the prospect of telling our story, and eager to share ideas about the best ways in which to do this. The 4 roles available are: Feature Writer, Blogger, Social Media Content Creator and Campaign Copywriter.

Responsibilities:

• Planning, writing and publishing engaging and considerate regular content for our blog, social media, campaigns and features.

• Perform research for blog posts, articles, guides and other content.

• Work with the team to analyze content performance metrics, to improve existing content and develop better content ideas for the future.

• Conduct simple keyword research and use SEO guidelines to increase web traffic.

• Pitch articles to third-party websites for publication and guest post on partner websites.

• Work to outline expectations and requirements established in the project brief.

• Ensure all-around consistency (style, fonts, images and tone).

• Bachelor's degree in English, Creative Writing, Journalism or related field.

• Proven work experience as a writer in writing for charity, non profit or related experience.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

• Ability to research and learn about a wide range of topics.

• Excellent written skills and ability to communicate effectively with others.

• Ability to work to tight deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail.

• Able to commit to a weekly Zoom meeting.

• Excellent IT skills (proficient in Microsoft packages) and design packages (desirable).