Do a Barrel Roll

Posted on Wednesday, February 13th, 2019

Volunteer Position Title: Content Writer
Volunteer Time Frame: Posted until April 30, 2019

Contact: Ben O’Bright ben@doabarrelroll.ca
Location: Ottawa, ON
Website: http://www.doabarrelroll.ca

Mission: Do a Barrel Roll is a Canadian registered non-profit organization using the power of gaming of all types, from video to tabletop, to drive positive change in the lives of individuals and communities. We focus on the nexus of how gaming can drive inclusion, acceptance, belonging, friendship, community, and healthy living.

Volunteer Position Description: Do you love to write? Have a story to tell? Do a Barrel Roll is looking for you!

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

Do a Barrel Roll is working to challenge endemic narratives about gaming by highlighting how it can be a vehicle for positive change, pro-social behaviour, community development, inclusion, acceptance, belonging, and healthy living. We are looking for personal stories, thought pieces, and contributions by gamers all over the world. We think of gaming in the broadest possible sense: video; arcade; table top; mobile; AR/VR; LARPing; escape rooms; and, plenty of other categories. In particular, we are interested in stories that showcase how gaming has been a means by which gamers have found a sense of belonging, acceptance, inclusion, friendship or developed a community. Stories are the most powerful means of communicating this message. We are looking for a social media super star, someone with a real knack for building a following, to join our team to help disseminate our mission as a Social Media Coordinator.

WHAT YOU WOULD BE DOING?

As a Do a Barrel Roll Content Writer, you would be leading our push to tell the stories of gamers often left out of the news. In particular, you would be responsible for the following:

  • Researching and sourcing interviews with gamers;
  • Contacting potential interviewees;
  • Conducting interviews;
  • Work closely with our Content Coordinators to transcribe interviews;
  • Writing 1-2 articles per month, profiling or showcasing a gamer and their story;
  • Pitch additional content ideas beyond stories to Do a Barrel Roll’s Executive Director and Content Research Officer;
  • Editing and submitting copy;
  • Verifying, as required, statements and facts;Our project asks for contributions of all types – writing, audio, video, images, poetry, etc, which will be published on our website. You should be comfortable working in at least one of these areas.

Volunteer Requirements:

  • You should be an excellent writer and copy editor.
  • You must be a self-starter – excited and eager to work independently.
  • You should have a good ability to source and contact interviewees.
  • You should be able to draft interview questions based on a participant’s profile.
  • You should be comfortable conducting interviews with all types of people, asking the right questions and knowing when to let a participant speak.
  • You should understand, or be willing to learn, the principles and ethics that guide good journalism.
  • You should know how to use social media platforms to source leads.
  • You should know how to research effectively.

How to Apply: Please contact Ben O’Bright via email, ben@doabarrelroll.ca, with your resume.


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