Organisation : ABC Friends Ltd
Location : Online
Work type : Contract/Temporary
Profession : Journalism & PR, Marketing, Media & Communications
Sector : Arts & Culture
Salary type : Other
Application closing date : 18 Nov, 2024
About the organisation
ABC Friends is a not-for-profit, non-partisan, volunteer-based organisation with associated state and territory bodies around Australia. We have been working to uphold and promote the vital role of the ABC as a national public media organisation since 1976.
We have more than 73,000 members and supporters.
Our vision is for a fearless, independent ABC valued by all Australians and fully supported by government. Our mission is to represent the community interest in upholding and promoting the vital role of the ABC as a national public media organisation.
- We work to influence government policies on the ABC and ensure that it is fully funded to fulfil its role as Australia’s national public media organisation as set out in the ABC Charter.
- We campaign to persuade the public and political candidates of the importance of the ABC.
- We inform the Australian public about issues affecting the ABC and public media.
- We conduct research into emerging issues in public media to better understand the environment in which the ABC operates.
- We partner with like-minded organisations to conduct research, campaign, and communicate with the public.
- We collaborate with, support and coordinate the work of the state and territory ABC Friends organisations.
For more information visit our website: https://www.abcfriends.net.au
About the role
ABC Friends wishes to appoint a contractor to write and edit a monthly national e-news publication for its members and supporters. Each newsletter will take approximately 10 hours to prepare.
Duties
- Prepare a list of recommended articles for discussion with the President or Vice-President
- Source, write, and edit blogs and upload to a shared Google drive
- Source images to accompany each blog
- Liaise with ABC Friends state bodies and external organisations including ABC Alumni to obtain content
- Make recommendations on and/or draft social media posts related to blogs
- Make recommendations on and/or draft a call to action for each newsletter
The successful candidate should have:
- Demonstrated experience in writing and editing for online platforms
- Experience in producing social media content to achieve engagement targets
- Capacity to write and edit content to raise awareness of and support for important issues
- Understanding of the skills needed in communications for not-for-profit and charitable organisations
- Ability to work independently with good time management skills
- Support for the objectives of ABC Friends
See a sample enews here (and click through to see full blogs): https://www.abcfriends.net.au/september_2024_news_and_updates
How to apply
Please quote in application: Editor, monthly e-news via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Arts_and_Culture
