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Do you have experience in public relations or social media? Are you good at administrative tasks and working with people? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting!
We're excited to announce the opening of applications for:
- Communications Media Outreach Volunteer - closing 29 January 2025 at 23:59 UTC [or after 40 applications]
- Communications Posting Specialist - closing 29 January 2025 at 23:59 UTC [or after 40 applications]
- Volunteers & Recruiting Volunteers - closing 29 January 2025 at 23:59 UTC [or after 30 applications]
We have included more information on each role below. Open roles and applications will always be available at the volunteering page. If you don't see a role that fits with your skills and interests now, keep an eye on the listings. We plan to put up new applications every few weeks, and we will also publicize new roles as they become available.
All applications generate a confirmation page and an auto-reply to your e-mail address. We encourage you to read the confirmation page and to whitelist our email address in your e-mail client. If you do not receive the auto-reply within 24 hours, please check your spam filters and then contact us.
If you have questions regarding volunteering for the OTW, check out our Volunteering FAQ.
Communications Media Outreach Volunteer
Communications volunteers are responsible for the distribution of information to the general public, the media, fans, and other fannish organizations. Communications is also typically the first point of contact for someone interested in or wanting help from OTW.
The Media Outreach group is responsible for various tasks and projects related to public relations and writing news posts. The position of Media Outreach Volunteer would be a good fit for someone with an interest in developing a deep knowledge of the OTW and in outreach to journalists and to the public about the OTW's activities. Experience with writing, editing, and similar communication-related tasks is required. Experience with analytics or public relations, particularly crisis communication, is preferred.
For your application to be considered, you will be required to complete a short task within 3 days of submitting your application.
Applications are due 29 January 2025 at 23:59 UTC or after 40 applications
Communications Posting Specialist
The Communications Committee is the central information distributing arm of the OTW, responsible for the distribution of information internally to OTW personnel and externally to the general public, the media, fans, and other fannish organizations. Communications is also typically the first point of contact for someone interested in or wanting help from OTW, and serves all of the organization's committees and projects.
The Posting Specialist is responsible for scheduling and overseeing the posting of content to the OTW's main website and social media outlets as well as content that is cross-posted from the OTW blog to the Archive of Our Own.
Applications are due 29 January 2025 at 23:59 UTC or after 40 applications
Volunteers & Recruiting Volunteer
Are you great at admin and enjoy the satisfaction of completing short tasks and ticking them off to-do lists? Or, do you have experience in CRM or database software, data privacy, managing software access, or other related areas? Volunteers & Recruiting is looking for additional volunteers to help our busy team!
Volunteers & Recruiting supports the Organization for Transformative Works as a volunteer-driven organization by ensuring that volunteers are in the right roles, at the right time, with the right tools.
We recruit and manage incoming volunteers, handle exiting volunteers, handle all committee set up as well as chair and board turnover. We help answer volunteers’ questions about the OTW or the tools we use, or direct volunteers to the right places. We set up tools for committees and subcommittees, mentor volunteers in their work, and track the service of each and every volunteer throughout their time with the organization. We ensure that every volunteer in the organization has the resources they need to complete their work efficiently and effectively.
This recruitment round we’d especially love hearing from applicants who are interested in regularly helping with our day-to-day work! This includes following checklists to answer tickets related to personnel changes, software access, recruitment setup, and general queries.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a live text-based chat interview.
Applications are due 29 January 2025 at 23:59 UTC or after 30 applications
Apply at the volunteering page! If you have further questions, please contact us.
The Organization for Transformative Works is the non-profit parent organization of multiple projects including Archive of Our Own, Fanlore, Open Doors, Transformative Works and Cultures, and OTW Legal Advocacy. We are a fan-run, entirely donor-supported organization staffed by volunteers. Find out more about us on our website.