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Job title: Journalist and Content Creator - Temporary (Bilingual Spanish/English)
Employee type: Temporary, full-time (part-time considered) |
Reports to: Program Operations Manager
Department: Research and Evaluation
Entity: NDWA
Hours per week: full-time (part-time considered)
Salary: Annual salary is $76,508, but it will be prorated based on hours of employment.
Work location: Remote. Based in the United States
Start date: Mid-September
End date: March 2025
About National Domestic Workers Alliance
The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) is the leading national voice for dignity, respect, and recognition for domestic workers in the United States. NDWA was founded in 2007 by organizers and worker leaders in six cities representing nannies, house cleaners, and care workers, and now represents an alliance of more than 76 organizations across 22 states and 395,000 domestic workers nationally.
We envision a society where domestic work is valued as essential to our collective well-being, domestic workers are leaders in shaping the care sector, and domestic work jobs are good, economically secure jobs.
For over 15 years, we’ve worked to advance our mission by making domestic work visible. We’ve worked to pass policies that enable rights and higher wages for domestic workers across the country, changed public awareness and opinion about the dignity and value of care work, and built the capacity and leadership of domestic workers to organize and advocate for their rights.
We see the next era of our organization as an opportunity to move domestic work from newfound visibility towards transformation, and we’re ready to elevate care workers to the essential workers of the 21st-century economy.
We’re a multi-racial, multilingual organization building a powerful movement rooted in the human rights, dignity, and equality of domestic workers, care workers, immigrant women, and women of color.
Position Summary
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 organization. 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.
Main responsibilities
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.
Skills and Experience Requested
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.
**Note, this is a full time temporary hire for a period of 4-5 months, September 2024 -March 2025. We are open to part time employment for the right candidates.
How to Apply
Please apply directly to the job posting 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.