ABOUT OUR CHAPTER: EDITOR NEEDED

Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Piedmont is looking for a volunteer editor to plan, write, produce and distribute our quarterly member newsletter, The Advocate.

The ideal candidate would be someone who is able to:

• Attend some or all of our bimonthly board meetings as a means of identifying topics that need to becovered in the next newsletter.
• Write well in a simple, direct style. 
• Create both print and PDF versions of a newsletter. We offer an orientation and have materials to assist the editor, but some experience in producing publications for print and online is important.
• Communicate via email with board members, including attaching documents and downloading documents received via email. 
• Establish a schedule and be self-directed about meeting deadlines.
• Encourage others to contribute content to the newsletter, yet be prepared to write most or all of the content as needed.
• Be receptive to others’ suggestions for changes to drafted articles and be able to work with contributing writers to prepare well written articles.
• Commit to at least one year of service.

The Advocate was recently redesigned into a very basic one column format, so that the volunteer editor does not need to have experience working with multiple columns.

This would be an ideal volunteer position for a college-level communications major looking for relevant work experience or a retiree who has had basic experience with producing simple newsletters for organizations. 

Although we cannot pay for this work, we will offer a complimentary membership to the chapter. Membership is open to any consumer in the Piedmont whose household has no financial stake in the funeral industry.