More Perfect Union Action
Position Title: Writing and Social Media Fellow
Job type: Paid Fellowship
Compensation: $20/hour plus up to $500/month home office expense reimbursement
Time commitment: Full-time (M-F 9am-5pm ET), 6 month fellowship beginning May 28, 2024 through November 29, 2024.
Location: 100% Remote, Telework
In addition to uploading your resume, applicants must fill out the questionnaire on the application site. There is no need to send a cover letter.
Applications will be accepted for this position through April 7, 2024.
More Perfect Union is an advocacy and journalism organization with a mission to build power for the working class. We cover politics, policy, labor, business, and economics news through a class lens, and we pair our reporting with activism to help working people win policy fights. Launched in February 2021, More Perfect Union’s coverage has garnered more than 500 million video views and 2+ million followers and subscribers.
We’re hiring an exemplary writer to join us as a Writing and Social Media Fellow. We’re looking for candidates who can seize a reader’s interest with an attention-grabbing headline, then educate them by breaking down a complex news story or policy fight. You’ll be writing content for social media (i.e. carousels for Instagram or threads for X/Twitter), traditional articles, short social copy, and everything in between. Please share diverse examples of your past writing when you apply.
The Writing and Social Media Fellow will also identify and publish content across multiple platforms, working with the team to develop and execute social distribution strategies and translating performance results into actionable insights.
Candidates should be regular social media users with a passion for, and substantial knowledge of, national politics and economic justice issues. The position requires exceptional interpersonal communication skills, a desire to closely track and research news relevant to our mission, an advanced understanding of social platforms, and a desire to help develop and grow our brand.
Core Responsibilities:
Create a broad range of written content, from social copy to explanatory slideshows and articles, usually on tight deadlines;
Assist with all aspects of social distribution, including scheduling content, community management, and optimizing posts for engagement and search;
Help build distribution plans and strategies to increase engagement with our content;
Help maintain social media editorial calendar;
Update website regularly with new videos and content;
Monitor analytics, audience sentiments, and social media trends;
Receive assignments from supervisor and colleagues for prompt action;
Operate in a nimble environment;
Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience/Qualifications:
Passion for, and substantial knowledge of, national politics and economic justice issues;
Regular user of social media;
An excellent writer, communicator and collaborator, with strong interpersonal skills;
Able to craft a distribution strategy for a particular video or story based on its topic and target audience;
A self-starter who pays close attention to detail and is highly organized and capable of meeting tight deadlines;
Available full-time hours and able to excel in a remote/work-from-home environment.
At More Perfect Union we strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in all elements of our work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, post-secondary educational status, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented and marginalized communities to apply.
More Perfect Union is offering fellows a living wage and benefits package including: health, dental and vision benefits, monthly home office expense reimbursement, paid federal holidays, PTO and paid sick leave.
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