Volunteer writer

3 May 2013

We can offer you excellent training and experience in a busy news and features environment.

We'd like you to commit to a minimum of two days a week for four months, and have some experience of writing for the web and/or publications.

Salary: Voluntary - travel and lunch expenses
Location: Underwood Street, London N1
Contact name: Phil Byrne
Contact telephone: 020 7490 1555
Contact email: [email protected]
Closing date: Ongoing

For more than 40 years we've seen that the wellbeing of people and planet go hand in hand - and it's been the inspiration for our campaigns.

Together with thousands of people like you we've secured safer food and water, defended wildlife and natural habitats, championed the move to clean energy and acted to keep our climate stable. Be a Friend of the Earth - see things differently.

Some things we're famous for:

• Winning the world's first climate change law.
• That green recycling bin on your doorstep.
• Support for green energy.

Overview

You'll help with our award-winning website, social media, video and magazines. You'll be joining a thriving team of volunteers at Friends of the Earth and get the chance to work alongside professional editors, campaigners, press officers and fundraisers.

What you'll get out of it

You'll gain experience of working in a busy publishing office. Our volunteers are an integral part of our communications team. You can develop your writing skills and build on your existing experience.

Key tasks

• Writing news and feature articles for our website and mags.
• Subbing web pages.
• Administering website enquiries.

You need to have

• Excellent written English.
• A journalism qual or experience of writing for a publication.
• Good organisational skills.
• A willingness to work on a variety of tasks and to learn new skills.
• The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.

This is a great opportunity to

• Learn how to use a content management system.
• Get experience writing for the web and magazines.
• Be part of an editorial team setting the environmental agenda.
• Learn about our work and gain experience in environmental campaigning.

Find out more

If you're interested please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] or ring 020 7490 1555 and ask for Phil Byrne.