Content Writer
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$ 58500 - 65000
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Location: Remote within the US
Salary Range: $
Offers will vary based on locationbased costofliving calculations.
- Supervisory role: No
- Classification: Exempt Fulltime
- Union role: Yes
About our organization:
Democracy Works helps millions of Americans vote by providing reliable useful voting guidance through the sites apps and groups they trust.
Were a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that works with election officials across the country as well as tech platforms like Google and TikTok nonprofit groups like Hispanic Federation and DoSomething academic institutions like Princeton University and University of Florida and workplaces like Starbucks and Salesforce to help voters whenever and wherever they need it.
Democracy Works is committed to diversity and inclusion in everything we do and aspires to have a team thats representative of the voters we serve.
The impact youll make:
As a key member of the Marketing & Communications team the Content Writer will reach millions of voters with clear and actionable voting guidance for thousands of elections every year. For our audience of partners youll craft content to ensure they can effectively use our tools. Youll also collaborate crossfunctionally to develop content that establishes Democracy Works as a thought leader in our various fields. This position bridges our research teams electoral expertise with our publicfacing communications transforming complex information into accessible voting guidance and compelling content narratives.
As a part of the team you will:
- Research and create highquality written content including voter guides FAQs notifications and other voterfacing materials.
- Collaborate with Election Research Government Affairs Partnerships & Data Product and Engineering teams and other internal and external stakeholders to tell the Democracy Works story.
- Simplify complicated difficulttounderstand voting requirements and election information into clear actionable written guidance.
- Write and curate support articles and tutorials that assist partners in understanding and effectively utilizing our products features and functionality.
- Adhere to Democracy Works style guide and brand guidelines to maintain consistency in all external facing content.
- Write edit format and publish written content for multiple platforms such as websites email marketing social media blogs thought leadership content and other marketing and communications materials that establish Democracy Works as an authority in the civic technology space.
- Act as a primary point of contact for multidepartmental content initiatives ensuring alignment on messaging deadlines and delivery.
- Translate data insights and findings from internal tools and research into compelling narratives for external publication showcasing the organizations unique contributions to the field.
- Edit and proofread content to ensure accuracy clarity and proper grammar.
- Manage content calendars and meet deadlines for various projects and campaigns.
- Conduct regular audits of existing content to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Stay uptodate with election news voting rights developments and civic technology trends.
- Execute other tasks as assigned.
You are someone with:
- 2 years of experience in content writing preferably in the nonprofit civic or technology sectors.
- Experience collaborating crossfunctionally and navigating the needs and priorities of a variety of stakeholders.
- Exceptional writing and editing skills with a strong attention to detail.
- Ability to transform complex information into clear accessible language for diverse audiences.
- Experience writing for multiple platforms (web publications social media email).
- Understanding of SEO principles and content strategy.
- Strong research skills and commitment to factual accuracy.
- Experience working within a style guide such as Associated Press Chicago MLA or APA.
- Excellent time management and ability to juggle multiple projects with tight deadlines.
- Passion for civic engagement and democracy.
Its a plus if you have:
- Experience writing about elections voting processes or civic engagement.
- Knowledge of digital accessibility standards for content.
- Familiarity with content management systems.
- Experience writing for both B2C and B2B audiences.
- Spanish language proficiency.
How we work
Because elections take place everywhere our employees work from all across the country. We embrace working remotely as the default. Our positions require regular daily use of a computer (including the use of GSuite and Slack) to conduct work and communicate with colleagues. We also have regular operating hours (10 am to 6 pm Eastern Monday to Friday).
For those who prefer to work from an office we are headquartered in Brooklyn NY. We are happy to share more details about the office including accessibility information as onsite visits are planned.
There may be travel for occasional staff retreats or meetings as part of certain roles.
Benefits
As a member of the team some of the benefits youll enjoy include:
- 100% employerpaid medical dental and vision option for you and your dependents
- 12 floating holidays and 25 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- $1000 per year towards professional development activities
We also offer a 403(b) retirement plan stipends for equipment and internet reimbursement and annual Calm or Headspace subscription reimbursements.
To Apply
Please attach your resume and answers to the following questions:
- How did you find this job listing
- Why are you interested in this role and working at Democracy Works
- Please provide a past work sample published in the past 12 months such as a piece of website content press release feature story news article social media post FAQ document or set of instructions or something else of your choosing. Alongside the work sample please provide a brief paragraph describing:
- The audience for the task
- Who collaborated with you on the sample (if relevant)
- Why this sample is the best representation of your work as it relates to this role
- This is a remote position; however we require all staff to travel approximately once per year to attend an All Staff meeting. Are you able to travel to attend future staff retreats
- Are you authorized to work lawfully in the United States for Democracy Works
Our Commitment to Equitable Hiring
Democracy Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race religion color disability medical condition legally protected genetic information national origin gender sexual orientation marital status gender identity or expression sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) age veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.
As part of our application youll see an optional form used to collect U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) demographic information. Please note the categories used in this survey are set by the EEOC and may not reflect all existing data collected in this form is anonymized and is used in our EEOC reporting and in ongoing assessment of our recruitment practices.
Democracy Works follows the I9 requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position and you must possess your own work authorization in the U.S. now and in the future to continue working in this position.
Please reach out to if you have any questions about our process or if you need an accommodation for a medical condition during the hiring process.
Employment Type
Full-Time
