Job Description

About UsINKspire is a non-profit organization that strives to empower youth voices by providing a curated web platform where young people can share their ideas and perspectives on various relevant and contemporary issues across Canada and around the world.Do you know what makes a story worth sharing? Do you believe in inspiring and educating through written articles?INKspire is looking for passionate, well-informed youth editors to work with our editorial team. Reporting to the lead editor, the editor will moderate and edit submissions posted to our site.Responsibilities

• Specialize in editing articles in the arts platform
• Work closely with our editorial team and lead editor to provide revisions and feedback to INKspire\'s writers
• Edit articles from our users and community partners by reading and detecting errors in grammar, spelling, and syntax
• Evaluate suitability and validity of articles for publication and recommend changes in content, style, and organization to ensure consistency amongst articles and alignment to INKspire\'s brand

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong command of the English language with exceptional writing and editing skills, as well as the ability to adopt the style, tone, and voice of INKspire\'s content
• Strong passion for and experience in Journalism, Writing, Publishing, Online Media, Current Global Affairs, or any other related field
• Demonstrated ability to pay close attention to detail
• Demonstrated efficient time management skills

The successful volunteer will work remotely from home for 4-6 hours a week.Application Instructions

• Upload your resume, one writing sample (indicate context in which it was written), and one editing sample (with annotations and comments).
• Indicate which area you are interested in.

Due to the large volume of applicants we receive, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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