[Remote] Recruiting Content Specialist (Volunteer)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. WhoWhatWhy is an independent nonprofit investigative news organization producing deep-dive journalism on important issues. They are seeking a Recruiting Content Specialist to review and standardize job descriptions, ensuring clarity and consistency across the organization.ResponsibilitiesReview existing job descriptions across departmentsBring job descriptions into a more consistent structure and formatStandardize shared language such as organization overviews, commitment sections, and application instructionsRefine wording to improve clarity, tone, readability, and candidate understandingPreserve role-specific responsibilities and qualifications while improving surrounding languageReach out to HR and department leads to clarify outdated, missing, or unclear informationIdentify inconsistencies across roles and follow up with the appropriate stakeholders to resolve themHelp prepare and update roles for posting across recruiting platforms as neededSuggest improvements that make postings more accurate, more consistent, and more useful to applicantsSkillsExperience writing, editing, revising, or organizing structured written materials such as job descriptions, documents, articles, or similar contentA strong eye for wording, consistency, and how information is presented to different audiencesComfort working across multiple documents while maintaining alignment in tone, structure, and formattingGood judgment about what language is unclear, repetitive, outdated, or inconsistentComfort reaching out to team members, asking questions, and following up to keep a project movingThe ability to balance detail-oriented work with the bigger goal of making roles more useful and effectiveReliability in managing multiple tasks and following through to completionFamiliarity with Google Docs or similar collaborative document toolsExperience in HR, recruiting, talent acquisition, or people operationsExperience working with job descriptions, hiring materials, or candidate-facing contentExperience standardizing language or formatting across multiple documents, teams, or departmentsExperience maintaining templates, shared documentation, or organizational content systemsExperience posting roles across job boards, recruiting platforms, or volunteer-matching sitesExperience in nonprofit, volunteer-based, or mission-driven organizationsCompany OverviewWhoWhatWhy is a non-partisan, non-profit investigative news organization that produces investigative journalism and more. It was founded in 2005, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://whowhatwhy.org/.