About the Role
The Advocate is Australia’s leading news website for not-for-profits and charities.
With 54,000 registered charities in Australia, there are countless stories that deserve to be told that don’t always make mainstream news. The Advocate exists for not-for-profits and charities so they can tell their story effortlessly. Established in 2014, The Advocate has big plans to expand into a viable business in 2023.
This role will suit a journalism graduate with a passion for storytelling, media, and social media.
The ideal candidate should be passionate about social justice, and worthwhile causes, and become an advocate for positive change.
THE ROLE
- Write and produce one story per week
- Produce content and meet the agreed deadline
- Source and create compelling content that is relevant to The Advocate across multiple platforms, including social media accounts
- Deliver unique content, drive conversation and socially engage our readers
- Analyse news trends
- Be available for weekly staff meetings on Monday mornings at 8.30am over Zoom
THE PERSON
- Passionate about delivering inspiring content
- Have strong writing skills and can produce content with speed and accuracy
- Have great interview skills and strong news judgement
- Be comfortable working independently, and remotely
- Have intermediate social media skills
- Have intermediate WordPress skills achieving
- Have intermediate InDesign skills
- Have access to your own computer and internet connection
- Have a good sense of the news and be able to understand what’s important for the not-for-profit and charity community in Australia
BENEFITS
- Training- WordPress training can be provided
- A foot in the door- You’ll have your own journalist profile on our website, which will be a great way to showcase your work for The Advocate to future prospective employers
- Real-world experience. If you’re still studying journalism at university, applying what you have already learnt in the real world is the best way to develop and hone your skills
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- A handy professional job reference for future employers
OUTLOOK
The Advocate has plans to become a fully-viable news source by the start of July 2023. Our volunteer position has the chance of becoming a paid position.
Our viable future will involve monetising parts of the site, and we will offer a digital edition subscription to our readers, which includes generating advertising revenue. We will also form partnerships with like-minded companies who wish to make Australia a better place to live.
At a time when News Corp is restructuring their business model to almost becoming entirely online, The Advocate can become a healthy competitor to major mainstream mastheads for not-for-profits and charities, and those that follow worthwhile causes, in Australia.
The Advocate is based in Melbourne but anyone around the country can apply.
We’re committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity.
Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
