Generation Waking Up is looking for an Editor-in-Chief to manage this blog! Check out the job description below for more details:
Editor-in-Chief
Generation Waking Up, a global campaign to ignite a generation of young people to bring forth a thriving, just, sustainable world, is seeking an Editor.
Your purpose in this position will be to manage a successful and robust Generation Waking Up Blog, along with its community of regular blog contributors.
Location: Work from home. Bay Area local a plus.
Type of Position: Volunteer – roughly 10 hours a week.
Application Deadline: Open till filled
Start Date: As soon as possible
Compensation: Unpaid
To apply: Submit an application form HERE and send your resume to jobs@generationwakingup.org. If we identify you as a strong candidate, you can expect to hear back from us within two weeks.
WHERE YOU COME IN
At Generation Waking Up, we deeply recognize the value of Story and its ability to ignite a movement to bring forth a thriving, just, sustainable world. A key medium through which we plan to spread these stories is our blog.
Here are some resources we recommend that understand our approach to story-based movement building
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ReImagining Change: How To Use Story-Based Strategy To Win Campaigns, Build Movements, and Change the World
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Why Stories Matter? by Marshall Ganz
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Harry Potter Alliance video “The Power of Story” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq5NbWmyGWk
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Grassroots climate movement leaders share their stories: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNrZEpIUC4Q
Your job as Editor-in-Chief will be to manage and run a blog that captures powerful stories from a diverse and global community of contributors that will inspire others to bring forth a thriving, just, and sustainable world.
WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE
On a day-to-day basis, you will find your work to be diverse and engaging. You will be:
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Creating the foundation and structure for the blog (including number, frequency, and types of stories )
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Being the final editorial check on all stories before they are published – checking copy for errors and inaccuracies, editing to maximize search engine capability, and making light and heavy editing decisions as needed
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Building, managing and liaising with our diverse community of contributors from around the globe
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Creating a ‘blogging best practices’ guide for blog contributors that captures GenUp’s unique voice and blogging style
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Contributing your own stories to the blog
WHO WILL BE ON YOUR TEAM
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You will be working closely with Piya Banerjee, Core Team Member accountable for Communications.
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A team of volunteer bloggers, each of whom will be submitting one blog post per month.
HOW YOU WILL KNOW YOU ARE A FIT
You will know that you are highly qualified for this position by the extent to which the following describes you:
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You are inspired by Generation Waking Up’s mission to bring forth a thriving, just, sustainable world and recognize the role of Story in building that movement
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You have significant writing and editorial experience
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You are skilled with WordPress or similar online blogging platforms.
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You are detail-oriented, with a great eye for spelling, grammar, and designing/publishing copy for the web.
You will know that you are an exceptional fit for this position by the extent to which this describes you:
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You have some web design/html skills
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You have some experience with search engine maximization
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You have Adobe Photoshop skills
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You live in the Bay Area (added bonus only)
HOW YOU WILL KNOW WE ARE A FIT FOR YOU
We are a small purpose-driven team with big vision, smart goals, a solid game plan, and a love for finding our way as we go. Riding off the momentum of significant accomplishments in our first two years, we are “lifting off” in 2012, flying by the seat of our pants, equipped with sharp minds, humble hearts, and playful spirits.
We explicitly build into our work new ways to innovate, collaborate, empower, support each other, take care of ourselves, work hard, and have fun all along the way. If this calls to you, we may be a great fit!
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
We are an equal opportunity employer, with a deep commitment to engaging the skills and leadership of people of color, people from low-income backgrounds, people of LGBT orientation and identity, and people of other diverse backgrounds. If you identify with these and/or other historically marginalized backgrounds and communities, we strongly encourage you to apply.
