Website National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA)
Supporting domestic workers to live and work with dignity.
NDWA is looking for a journalist and content creator with journalism experience to write news articles in Spanish for La Alianza.
Overview:
- Full-time, temporary contract (from mid-September 2024 until March 2025)
- Language: Spanish and English
- Location: Remote but must be based in the US
- Salary: $76,508 per year, but it will be prorated based on hours of employment
- Start date: Mid-September, 2024
- Applications closing: until filled
Job Description
NDWA is seeking a talented writer with journalism experience to write news articles in Spanish for La Alianza. La Alianza is a Facebook News Page Index (NPI) registered news organisation. It’s also a channel to communicate with hundreds of thousands of Spanish-speaking domestic workers via Facebook Messenger, Facebook Page, and Noticias website.
As a News writer, you will be primarily responsible for pitching and writing original content in the form of news articles about current events, resources, cultural news, and other timely information relevant to our audience of domestic workers and immigrant communities.
Responsibilities
As a journalist and content creator at NDWA, you will:
- Research and pitch stories that are relevant to our audience.
- Write and edit, original news articles in Spanish with a journalistic tone and style (with images included in each article).
- Ensure all citations are complete, thorough, and factually accurate.
- Test resources shared in news articles to check accessibility to Spanish-speaking communities.
- Occasionally conduct virtual interviews to get testimonies or quotes for stories.
- Attend and participate in pre-arranged meetings during M-F 10-6 ET hours.
- Write news headlines for bi-weekly surveys conducted in the department.
- Support social media content development, posts, experiments, and analysis as needed.
Role Requirements
We are looking for a candidate that meets the following requirements:
- Bilingual in Spanish and English, with experience writing for publication in Spanish.
- Journalism experience in the digital media environment, ideally in social media platforms.
- Understanding of Solutions Journalism and building trust within digital communities.
- Strong virtual communication. You are available to communicate with our staff as needed via email and Slack and participate in pre-arranged phone or video meetings.
- Proven ability to learn quickly, work independently, and meet multiple deadlines with a keen attention to detail.
- Familiarity with the domestic worker sector and issues facing domestic workers and other low-wage workers, immigrant communities, and communities of color.
- Commitment to social justice. You have demonstrated a commitment to social justice and progressive social change through your community experience, work positions, or volunteer roles, and you want to be part of a team of people who share this commitment.
How to apply?
To apply for this position, please fill in the form and send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample of a news article written in Spanish. Applications will only be accepted electronically, and solicitations to individual staff are unlikely to be responded to.
We value a truly diverse workforce and a culture of inclusivity and belonging. People from historically disadvantaged communities, such as Women, People of Color, People with Disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people, are strongly urged to apply. NDWA is a union employer; this position is temporary and not in the bargaining unit.
NDWA participates in the E-Verify program and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply for this job please visit ndwa.clearcompany.com.
