Story Editor: Volunteer Position

Story Editor

Purpose: To collect and edit stories that represent meaningful interactions between Peace Corps Volunteers and the local culture

Responsibilities: 

1. Communicate with author (via email or phone) to help craft compelling stories with  satisfying arcs
2. Advise authors on selecting parts of submission or expanding, as
   needed
3. Edit stories for grammar and clarity
   Edit at least one (1) story per month
4. Attend monthly virtual meeting with Stories Team

How to Apply: Send an expression of interest and resume to info@peacecorpsmuseum.org. Include the position title in the subject line: Story Editor. In your expression of interest, cite you
saw the job posting on NPCA's Volunteer Platform. 

Time:                 5-8 hours per story, average of 1 story per month
Location:           As a remote volunteer, communicates with Team members online
Reports To:      Curator of Stories
Appointment:  Minimum of one (1) year; may continue

Qualifications:

• Strong storytelling and editing skills
• Strong people skills, ability to connect with author
• Travel/exposure to multiple cultures preferred
• Curiosity and desire to discover new ways of expressing the human experience
• Proficiency with Word or Google Docs or willingness to learn

Support Provided: Sample stories; Writing Style Guides/Story Parameters; Tech
support for Google Docs; Monthly virtual meetings with
volunteers

How to Apply: Send an expression of interest and resume to info@peacecorpsmuseum.org. Include the position title in the subject line: Story Editor. In your expression of interest, cite you
saw the job posting on NPCA's Volunteer Platform. Thank you!

Vision: The Museum of the Peace Corps Experience envisions connecting people
around the world to inspire service and peace, showing that our common
humanity is more fundamental than the cultures and ideas that separate
us.

Mission: The Museum of the Peace Corps Experience collects and preserves stories
and objects of material culture donated by volunteers who serve in
communities around the globe. It fosters cultural understanding
through education and promotes research on the impact of Peace
Corps, encouraging visitors to serve—wherever they live, however they can.