[tor-bugs] #21854 [User Experience/Website]: Create new job post at the website

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#21854: Create new job post at the website
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     Reporter:  isabela                  |      Owner:  hiro
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 Please add this job post to the website:

 Title: Experienced Writer/Editor Sought for Internet Freedom Nonprofit

 The Tor Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides
 technical infrastructure for privacy protection over the Internet, is
 seeking a strong writer/editor to help us tell the world about our
 important work. The ideal candidate will be familiar with issues involving
 high tech freedom and can make a compelling case about why our work is so
 important to current and potential funders. This person must be able to
 write clearly and provide context for the Tor Project’s complicated
 technology and activism projects. The ability to explain technical
 concepts to non-technical audiences is essential.

 [[BR]]The writer/editor is responsible for researching grant
 opportunities, sending out letters of inquiry and proposals to
 foundations, keeping track of dates and deadlines, and submitting reports
 at the end of the grant periods. The Tor Project consists of six teams
 that each own multiple sub-projects with different needs and priorities.
 The writer/editor will need to build a grant proposal pipeline by
 organizing our ideas and needs into a database that can be accessed as
 opportunities present themselves while coordinating prioritization with
 our leadership team.

 [[BR]]This person is also responsible for additional writing and editing
 related to other development functions, such as updating the "one-pagers"
 we distribute at conferences, editing membership emails that go out to our
 constituents, and writing our annual report. The Tor Project works on
 Internet freedom issues, and in many ways, our grant proposals and reports
 are more like activism pieces than traditional pleas for funding, so a
 background in writing about these issues would be ideal.

 [[BR]]Qualifications:

  * Excellent verbal, written, and editing skills in English; fluency in
 other languages is a plus.



  * Comfortable with highly technical topics and ability to explain them
 clearly and accurately to non-technical audiences.


  * Knowledge of and appreciation for the free and open source software
 movement.


  * Strong generalist understanding of the basic mechanics of how the
 Internet works, as well as issues related to privacy, security,
 censorship, and surveillance.


  * Experience with, or willingness to learn how to use, communications and
 collaboration technologies such as PGP, IRC, Jitsi, !WordPress, and
 etherpads.


  * Hard working and highly organized with superior attention to detail.


  * Highly collaborative with experience working with and as part of remote
 teams.


  * Self-starter who thrives on working independently with a dispersed
 workforce.


  * Experience working or living outside the United States is a plus.


  * Fundraising and fundraising communications experience is a plus.


  * Willingness to travel to international meetings twice a year.


  * Excellent social skills and a sense of humor.



 [[BR]]The ideal candidate will be energetic, unflappable and flexible, and
 will thrive in a highly-technical collaborative environment.

 The Tor Project's workforce is smart and committed. Experience working
 with open source communities and/or a dedication to Internet freedom are
 added pluses.  The Tor Project currently has a paid and contract staff of
 around 25 developers and operational support staff, plus many thousands of
 volunteers who contribute to our work. The Tor Project is funded in part
 by government research and development grants, and in part by individual,
 foundation and corporate donations.

 Flexible salary, depending on experience. The Tor Project has a
 competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO policy; 13 paid
 holidays per year (including the week between Christmas and New Year's,
 when the office is closed); health, vision, dental, disability, and life
 insurance paid in full for employee; flexible work schedule; and
 occasional travel opportunities.

 This is a full-time position. The Tor Project’s main office is in Seattle,
 and we’d be delighted to supply a desk for this position there, however,
 this job can be done remotely.

 To apply, send a cover letter and your resume to hr at torproject.org with
 the subject "Writer/Editor." Tell us why you think you're the right person
 for this job, and please include links to writing samples. No phone calls
 please!

 The Tor Project, Inc., is an equal opportunity, affirmative action
 employer.

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