World Vision USA Hiring For On Call Copywriter at Indiana, United States , United States Full Time

Job Description

Join World Vision as On-Call Copywriter – Internal Creative Agency

01 At a Glance

Role: On-Call Copywriter – Internal Creative Agency

Level: Associate to mid-level (minimum of 3-5 year of professional experience).

Compensation Range: $25-40/hour, depending on experience.

Schedule: As an on-call writer you’ll have a more flexible schedule, yet reliability is important. We prefer at least 10-12 hours per week that are regularly scheduled during our core meeting hours of 10-4:30 PST MON-THURS, 10-12 PST FRI, and an additional 8-10 hours to work on writing assignments that are flexible, keeping in mind the deadline-driven nature of our work.

Must-Have Experience: A Bachelor’s degree or 8 years of equivalent work experience. In addition, this role requires at least 1-2 years of work experience in communications, editing, writing, publishing, and related areas (prefer 3 years). We’re open to considering Christian writers with a relatively limited portfolio and a related degree in Journalism, English, or Communications.

Location: Remote. U.S. Role can be based in 30+ states.

Benefits: None for this position due to the part-time, on-call nature of the role.

Company Size: 900+ (World Vision USA) / 34,000+ worldwide (World Vision International)

02 The Job At World Vision USA we invite people to positively impact the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children through charitable giving. Our recipe includes love of all people, thriftiness, and targeting the root causes of poverty to bring about human transformation and fullness of life. With us every 60 seconds a family gets water, a hungry child is fed, and a family gets the tools to overcome poverty. As On-Call Copywriter working within our internal creative agency, your expertise will be brought to bear on work that is close to the heart of God (in the spirit of Matthew 25:34-40). If you have a passion to connect your talent to life-changing work with impact, look no further.

Come roll-up your sleeves with us and create copy that moves people’s hearts and minds to action. Copywriting here means writing for digital, print, social, as well as scripts that connect our supporters to the frontlines of work in nearly 100 countries around the world. Bring your genuine love for writing and collaborating with like-minded copywriters, storytellers, and designers. Report to the Copywriting Manager and serve alongside a team of 4. We need your strong creative and story-driven voice to help carry out the mission, vision, and strategies of the organization.

You’ll be joining the organization that flipped the script on child sponsorship with the introduction of Chosen®, recognized by AdWeek, MediaPost, Upworthy, Christianity Today, and winner of two 2020 ANA REGGIE Awards. And fundamental to your life: you’re inspired by your faith in Jesus to love God and love your neighbors. Does this sound like you? Want to be a part of creating the future of this incredible organization? We’d love to hear from you.

03 Where this job could take your career World Vision USA is a part of the larger World Vision International partnership. Globally, we have over 34,000 staff working in nearly 100 countries. Just over 900 of us call World Vision USA home. You’ll have opportunities to advance within our robust and talented group of professionals as you continue to stretch and grow your career for the future.

04 About World Vision USA When you work at World Vision, your passions and talents come together to meet the greatest needs in the world today. We go to ends of the earth and into the margins. Where few go and the road is less traveled. Because Jesus is alive in the hardest places to be a child. We are dangerously soft-hearted. But just the right kind of dangerous. That’s because we’re a global Christian humanitarian organization. We partner with children, families, and their communities to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. We empower people out of poverty. For real. For good. For over the last 70 years. Jesus’ love at the center. Always. We’re Christian and follow Jesus’ example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. Serving every child we can regardless of faith. Are you feeling called to explore joining us? We hope so.

05 You Bring A Bachelor’s degree or 8 years of equivalent work experience. In addition, this role requires at least 3-5 years of professional work experience in communications, editing, writing, publishing, and related areas. We’re open to considering Christian writers with a relatively limited portfolio and a related degree in Journalism, English, or Communications.

06 Let your work be your faith in action This is the place where you can use your passion for creative writing and execution to transform lives. You know God’s given you gifts to use and you feel the call to serve the most vulnerable children in the world. Every video, banner ad, or digital experience gets us one step closer to eradicating extreme poverty. Your writing will contribute in ways that are meaningful.

07 Salary Range & Benefits $25-40/hour, depending on experience. Please note, benefits are not provided for this position due to the part-time, on-call nature of the role.

08 To Apply Press the apply button on this page. Please be prepared to include a link to your professional writing portfolio (include the password if necessary). Still not sure? We’d really like to hear from you, even if it’s just to ask a question about the opportunity. Message Chad in Talent Acquisition at 253-815-2216 or [email protected]. Connect with him on LinkedIn here.

09 What happens next? Glad you asked. We owe you that and strive to not leave you wondering. We review applications nearly every day assessing strength of fit for the role. Sometimes questions arise on our end so we message you to learn more. Short-listed candidates are contacted for an initial phone conversation with our recruiting staff. Moving deeper into our selection process you can expect to interview 1:1 with a hiring manager. As a finalist you will be asked to complete a mock writing assignment to help us better asses your fit for the role. Our most valuable resource is our talented staff. Our goal is to fill this vacancy with the right person in the shortest amount of time, so we have all hands-on deck to move this important work forward.

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