EA - EA Forum: content and moderator positions by Lizka

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: EA Forum: content and moderator positions, published by Lizka on May 18, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum.TL;DR: We’re hiring for Forum moderators — apply by 1 June (it’s the first round of the application, and should take 15-20 minutes). We’re also pre-announcing a full-time Content Specialist position on the Online Team at CEA — you can indicate interest in that.➡️ Apply to be a part-time Forum moderator by 1 June.Round 1 of the application should take around 15-20 minutes, and applying earlier is better.You can see moderator responsibilities below. This is a remote, part-time, paid position.➡️ Indicate interest in a full-time Content Specialist position on the Online Team at CEA.We’ll probably soon be hiring for someone to work with me (Lizka) on content-related tasks on the Forum. If you fill out this form, we will send you an email when the application opens and consider streamlining your application if you seem like a particularly good fit.You can see more about the role’s responsibilities below. This is a full-time position, and can be remote or in-person from Oxford/Boston/London/Berkeley.➡️ You can also indicate interest in working as a copy-editor for CEA or in being a Forum Facilitator (both are part-time remote roles).If you know someone who might be interested, please consider sending this post to them!Please feel free to get in touch with any questions you might have. You can contact [email protected] or [email protected], comment here, or reach out to moderators and members of the Online Team.An overview of the rolesI’ve shared a lot more information on the moderator role and the full-time content role in this post — here's a summary in table form. (You can submit the first round of the moderator application or indicate interest in the content role without reading the whole post.)TitleAbout the roleKey responsibilitiesStage the application is atModeratorPart-time, remote (average ~3 hours a week but variable), $40/hourMake the Forum safe, welcoming, and collaborative (e.g. by stopping or preventing aggressive behavior, being clear about moderation decisions), nurture important qualities on the Forum (e.g. by improving the written discussion norms or proactively nudging conversations into better directions), and help the rest of the moderation team.Round 1 is open (and should take 15-20 minutes): apply by 1 JuneContent SpecialistFull-time, remote/ in-person (Oxford/ London/ Boston/ Berkeley)Encourage engagement with important and interesting online content (via outreach, newsletters, curation, Forum events, writing, etc.), improve the epistemics, safety, and trust levels on the Forum (e.g. via moderation), and more.Indication of interest (we'll probably open a full application soon)We’re also excited for indications of interest for the following part-timecontractor roles, although we might not end up hiring for these in the very near futureCopy-editor indication of interestPart-time, remote (~4 hours a week average), $30/hour by defaultCopy-editing for style, clarity, grammar — and generally sanity-checking content for CEA. Sometimes also things like reformatting, summarizing other content, finding images, and possibly posting on the website or social media. Forum Facilitator indication of interestPart-time, remote (~3 hours a week average), $30/hourTitleAbout the roleKey responsibilitiesStage the application is atModeratorPart-time, remote (average ~3 hours a week but variable), $40/hourMake the Forum safe, welcoming, and collaborative (e.g. by stopping or preventing aggressive behavior, being clear about moderation decisions), nurture important qualities on the Forum (e.g. by improving the written discussion norms or proactively nudging conversations into better directions), and help the rest ...