Editorial Assistant, American Association of University Women, Washington, DC

Editorial Assistant 

Posted on: August 1, 2014
Posted by: American Association of University Women (Headquarters)
Application deadline: August 15, 2014 
Start date: September 29, 2014 
Job location: Washington, DC 
Employment type: Full-time

Who is AAUW? 

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) empowers women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Our nonpartisan, nonprofit organization has more than 165,000 members and supporters across the United States, as well as 1,000 local branches and 800 college and university partners. Since AAUW's founding in 1881, our members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political.

Our Art, Editorial, and Media Department oversees everything that AAUW produces, from program collateral and website updates to membership brochures and development appeals. Our staff is committed to our mission and to creating high-quality materials that portray the organization as the vibrant force it is.

Job Summary 

AAUW is hiring a talented editorial assistant to join our busy Art, Editorial, and Media Department. You'll be in charge of making sure the trains run on time. We create hundreds of materials a year, and we need your organizational prowess and gentle nagging to keep everyone on track. You'll also have the opportunity to build your editorial skills and take on some projects of your own.

Essential Duties 

As our editorial assistant, you will complement our existing departmental staff by maintaining our project management system as well as managing your own editorial projects, from press releases to blog posts to membership brochures. You'll work on everything from traditional publications projects such as newsletters, e-mails, and flyers, as well as some less-traditional items such as web graphics and social media campaigns.

Qualifications 

• 4-year degree in English, journalism, or communications
• Effective and extensive organizational skills. You love systems, but you also know exactly when to stop planning and start working.
• A genuine interest in the English language and an ability to develop a sophisticated understanding of grammar, style, and usage
• A working knowledge of AP and Chicago style with the ability to quickly learn and adapt to house style
• Excellent writing ability
• Comfort managing sideways and up. You'll have to hold people at all levels of the organization to deadlines, and you should feel confident doing so. 

Who We Are Looking For 

We're looking for someone who loves to learn and to take initiative, who has big ideas, but who can also craft a plan and do the work to make those ideas happen.

We are committed to hiring the best editorial assistant in the area for this job, but we also want someone who is devoted to our mission. It's a demanding and fast-moving job, and you'll enjoy it more if you care about the cause.

How to Apply

Send your resume, cover letter, and the two pieces of writing you're most proud of to AAUW Human Resources at aauwjobs@aauw.org. Please indicate the position title in the subject line.

Bilingual Relief Hotline Advocate, Texas Council on Family Violence, Austin, TX

Bilingual Relief Advocate

Posted on: March 27, 2013
Posted by: Texas Council on Family Violence

DESCRIPTION

The Bilingual Relief Hotline Advocate is a member of the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) Program Team and is supervised by the Manager of Hotline Services.
The Bilingual Relief Advocate responds to incoming calls on the NDVH from victims, advocates, general public and service providers and provides crisis intervention, referrals, information and problem solving to all callers.
Due to NDVH's 24/7, 365 days per year operation, the Hotline Relief Advocate will be required to work night, weekend, and holidays. This position requires a high level of empathy and sensitivity to all incoming inquiries.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
● Collects demographic information on all calls (including TTY calls), enters caller's needs and options discussed into computer program; documents referrals given to callers; maintains data entry records for worker activity codes.
● Refers unresolved problems between service providers and NDVH callers to Hotline Coordinator.
● Assist Database Manager in keeping the database system updated by reporting all changes to be made in service provider information.
● Participates in any NDVH evaluation efforts.
● Respond to caller's requests for domestic violence materials (i.e. Brochures, flyers, posters, handouts and other promotional materials).
● Assist in overall office maintenance, including answering the phone and maintaining common areas as necessary.
This description only includes essential functions of the job and does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow and any other job-related instruction and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor or management.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
● High school diploma or equivalent required. College degree in social work or related field preferred or equivalent. Professional and personal experience may substitute for educational requirements.
● Nine months experience in direct services to victims of domestic violence or similar human services program. Volunteer experience counts as work experience.
● Willingness to participate in extensive training program.
● Six months experience in providing crisis intervention.
● A minimum of 60% of Hotline Advocate positions requires fluency in conversational Spanish.
● Experience/familiarity with computers. Knowledge of Word for Windows and Access preferred.
● Ability to work shifts which will provide coverage of the NDVH 24 hours per day, 365 days per year,
including weekends and holidays.
● Ability to attend required meetings (including, but not limited to, Program Team and Advocate Team
meetings), which may be scheduled during hours outside of the Advocate's regular schedule.
● Demonstrated ability to manage high stress situations.
● Ability to work as a team member, providing support and constructive feedback in interpersonal
interaction.
● Commitment to feminist and nonviolent perspective and behavior and willingness to work in such an
environment.
● Ability to adjust work hours to requirements of the organization including occasional overtime as
needed.
● Commitment to concept of local, community, volunteer-based delivery of human services by domestic
violence shelters.
● Commitment to NDVH program philosophy.
● Experience with membership/nonprofit organizations.
● Understanding of an empowerment-based advocacy model of services.
● Recognition of the dynamics of domestic violence and societal factors that contribute to the continuation
of violence against women and children.

Other Requirements/Working Conditions
● Ability to read, write and converse in English; Spanish a plus.
● Availability to travel overnight occasionally.
● Must have emotional and physical stamina to tolerate prolonged sitting or standing to deal with a variety
of stressful situations, including responses to complaints, difficult requests from programs and individuals
in crisis, and internal and external interactions, to effectively work long and at times odd hours, while
maintaining a sense of humor.
● Works in a normal office environment, except while traveling, with minimum exposure to dust, noise, or
temperature extremes. Requires bending, stooping, lifting and carrying objects up to 25 pounds, with or
without accommodations.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and minimum level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for the position. The employee will be required to perform any other job-related duties as required by the job objectives, the president, vice president and mission and philosophy of TCFV. This description does not modify any employee's at-will-status and is not a contract for continued employment of any duration.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit www.tcfv.org or www.thehotline.org and fill out an application (completed in its entirety) and email
to employment@tcfv.org or fax to 512-306-9887. A resume without an application will NOT be accepted.