[Fts-research] Work with us: Corporate Watch is looking for contributors

[Katie Sandwell]

Hi All,

I thought this message from Corporate Watch might be of interest to some
people on the list, hope it is OK to share here :)

Katie


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Subject: Work with us: Corporate Watch is looking for contributors
Date: 2019-11-06 14:17
From: Corporate Watch <mailtrain.cw.app at autonomic.zone>
To: contact at corporatewatch.org
Reply-To: contact at corporatewatch.org

Hi!

We are looking for people to work with us as freelance contributors.
Please forward this email to anyone you think might be interested! You
can also share the online ad here [1].

Join us as we investigate companies and capitalism, expose where power
lies, and find information to help fight the corporations and others who
are wrecking our world.

We’re mainly looking for people to work on researching and writing
reports. But we are also interested to hear from people with skills in
illustration, graphic design, video-making – or maybe other areas you
think might help our work.

This is an ongoing opening with no deadline, feel free to get in touch
any time.

WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE?

We commission freelance contributors to work on specific articles or
research projects. If you have your own ideas for new articles and
projects, we’d like to hear them. But also, we may ask for help with
projects we’ve already got underway. For instance, working
collaboratively on a report with other researchers.

Initially, we’ll commission new contributors to work on relatively
small and straightforward jobs, maybe just a day or two’s work at a
time. We won’t usually ask someone for longer pieces of work until we
have some experience of working together.

All the work will be checked and edited by at least one of our co-op
members. You will have the opportunity to attend training sessions we
run on “investigating companies”, as well as learning hands-on as we
work together.

We will pay contributors at our hourly freelance rate, currently £12
per hour. You will be working from home.

_See here for some more information [2] on our contributor working
practices and pay._

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE A CW CONTRIBUTOR?

Experience in investigating companies is certainly useful. However,
we’re well aware it’s not something many people have done before –
they don’t teach you this stuff in school. We’ll do our best to make
you feel supported and to provide some training “on the job”.

The same goes for specialist skills in areas like finance or reading
company accounts. These certainly help our work, but we don’t expect
everyone to come already skilled-up. Feel free to get in touch if you
have interest and willingness to learn.

You don’t need a university degree or any particular qualifications.
You do need to be able to write in clear and readable English, as
unfortunately we’re not able to offer training in writing skills.
Although we do support each other in planning, editing and proofing our
work.

We often work with people involved in grassroots campaigns – taking on
companies ravaging the environment, property speculators destroying
neighbourhoods, exploitative bosses, immigration raids and prison
profiteers, arms dealers, and more. Many people who work with us have
been directly involved in similar struggles themselves.

HOW TO APPLY

First of all, please make sure you’ve looked closely at our website.
That’s the best way to get a picture of the kind of work we do and
what we’re about.

Then if you’re still interested, please send us by email:

* A CV or email with details of any relevant previous work or other
experience.
* A short cover note introducing yourself. Tell us a bit about why
you’re interested in this work.
* Examples of relevant work you’ve done before. E.g., links to any
articles, reports, leaflets, etc., you’ve written before. (Or visual
work, for example, if you’re a graphic designer.)
* If you have any ideas of particular pieces of work you’d like to
propose, tell us about these.

NB: we welcome applications from (ex-)prisoners and those with criminal
records.
Corporate Watch c/o Freedom Press, Angel Alley, 84b Whitechapel High
Street, London, E1 7QX
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London, E1 7QX
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