Job Description

Committee affiliation: Publicity

Responsibilities

Write or edit submitted articles for the Events & News site. Write about upcoming events to encourage people to attend.Write posts for the chapter's Events & News site located at https://events.stcwdc.org/.

• Ensure posts are accessible for all users.
• Ensure images are delivered to the viewer at sufficient high speed and quality.
• Create image links and ensure links are up to date.
• Respond promptly to blog comments.
• Research, write / edit articles in a conversational style, which engages readers.

Posts may be on any subject related to technical communication or chapter news. Some topics include

• Book reviews
• Event reports
• Job hunting tips
• Tools and techniques
• STC news (input received from the Society office)
• Chapter member interviews
• Education and training opportunities

Experience and Skills

• Good writing organizational skills
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability to find photos or create graphics to accompany the post
• Good time management
• Willing to ask for help when needed
• Previous blog writing experience is a plus
• WordPress skills
  • WordPress.org 6.1.1+ Text Editor enough to post announcements
  • Accessibility / Section 508 requirements
  • HTML 5, necessary
  • Hand coding, necessary
  • PHP 7+, helpful
  • CSS 3, helpful

Equipment

• Your own computer with high-speed Internet access
• Browser (Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome)
• Email address (Google is preferred for working with Google calendar, Basecamp, and other tools)
• FTP application (FileZilla)
• HTML5 / CSS3 / PHP7 text editor (such as BBEdit for Macintosh or Homesite 5 for Windows)
• Word processing software
• Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Adobe Photoshop (or equivalent photo editing tool)
• Adobe Illustrator
• FAX or scanner (optional)

Time Commitment

Approximately ½ to ¾ hour per post.

Contact

If you are interested in serving the chapter as a volunteer, please fill in the Chapter Volunteer Signup Form.

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