Do you want to make a positive volunteer contribution while still maintaining safe social distancing? Or do you know someone who does? Please help us pass the word.
We need volunteer editors to join our editorial team and help proof articles before they get posted on Streets.mn. It’s the perfect volunteer job because you only need a computer with an internet connection; no need for travel. We’re looking for two people to start in January 2023.
No previous editorial experience is necessary, but you do need decent grammatical and research skills. If you excelled at journalism, writing or communication in school, you have the skills we’re looking for. We’ll train you a to use WordPress a bit, and you’ve learned another new skill!
What’s Involved?
You know how it almost always helps to have a second set of eyes review a written document before it gets shared? You get to be that second set of eyes!
At Streets.mn, we’re looking for people who can contribute a few hours per week, one day per week. You should be willing to learn some basic WordPress skills if you don’t have them. If you find articles about transportation, climate change mitigation or how social pressure drives housing development, we’re your tribe of fellow-sister nerds.
Writers will post a draft copy of their articles on our website, and your cool volunteer gig is to log into the website on your regular day or night and review the articles following our Editorial Workflow. You will ensure compliance with our Editorial Policy, try to smooth out grammar, check that links work, check facts that don’t seem right to you and communicate with writers to get their articles posted. You get to work with volunteer writers every week, who generally are passionate about their content, and together, you make the world a little more interesting.
Jenny Werness and Erik Ruthruff from Streets.mn will help support you. You can contact us at [email protected], leave a comment below, or use the Contact Us link.