House to Grow is a not-for-profit organisation. Our priority is to transform lives through education, holistic health and wellbeing.

We are now at an exciting stage where everything is happening and we need motivated volunteers to support our development.

Essential Job Functions:

• Writing news releases for print, broadcast, and digital media.
• Writing content and articles for the company blog and website.
• Writing updates and content to be distributed via company profiles on social media websites.
• Writing content for internal and external publications and correspondence, including employee newsletters, customer newsletters, magazines, direct mail pieces, letters, annual report, and more.
• Responding to comments and inquiries submitted via the company’s social media profiles.
• Conducting face-to-face and telephone interviews to gather research and quotes used to develop PR materials, news releases, feature articles, etc.Editing content contributed by other company representatives.
• Writing speeches for company representatives.
• Seeking publicity opportunities, including distributing company news, scheduling media interviews, or speaking engagements for company representatives, etc.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with journalists, editors, media producers, bloggers, and other influencers.
• Tracking results of public relations efforts.

Knowledge, Education, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communication, Journalism, New Media, or related field or equivalent experience in public relations, media writing, or journalism.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong proofreading and editing skills.
• Working knowledge of Associated Press (AP style).
• Strong organizational skills.
• Must be able to effectively:
• Write accurate, appealing content in journalistic, feature, and marketing-oriented styles.
• Use Microsoft Office Word and PowerPoint efficiently and effectively.
• Perform data entry via content management systems such as WordPress, Adobe Contribute, and similar applications.
• Communicate effectively face-to-face and via telephone or computer-mediated technology in one-on-on