Seeking Individual with Solid Reporting and Writing Skills
Transport Workers Union Local 100 is seeking a communications specialist with 3 to 5 years of journalism experience. Candidates should have an interest in the NYC subway and bus system, and the labor movement. The Local 100 Communications department is a cross between a newsroom, a public relations firm, and an internal communications office. We are located in downtown Brooklyn.
The ideal candidate will have these skills listed in order of importance:
Writing: Solid reporting and writing skills. Ability to write short news articles and informational posts for the union’s website and print magazine. Occasionally, will be asked to write longer feature articles. Must be able to write clearly and concisely. Must have familiarity with WordPress.
Video: Ability to edit and package short videos about 3-to-5 minutes long working with the department director and staff.
Social Media: Ability to take content and messages identified by the Communications Department and format for TikTok, Instagram and Twitter.
Bonus Skills: Graphic Design. Design flyers promoting cultural events for print publications, event journals, and digital display. Design banners, logos, and graphics for website articles.
Contact: Pete Donohue, Communications Director. Pdonohue@twulocal100.org
Please submit writing samples with your resume.
More about TWU Local 100
Transport Workers Union Local 100 represents 46,000 workers. The vast majority operate and maintain NYC’s subway and bus system. We also represent thousands in the school transportation and tourism industries, including workers who operate the double-decker buses in Times Square and drive the iconic horse-carriages in Central Park. Our motto is “We Move New York.”
The Communications Department’s beat encompasses the union leadership, the members, and the system that moves millions of people daily. Topics in our publications are varied but a sampling of recent topics would include the following: assaults against transit workers, contract negotiations with the MTA, fundraisers for war-torn Ukraine, political endorsements, and the role of unions serving as champions for the working class.
We write and produce news items, feature stories, and short videos for distribution to the membership and for public consumption. We publish a magazine and provide content for our website, Facebook, and social media.
Currently, we have several ongoing campaigns, including: a fight for city and state government to better protect transit workers from assaults, an effort to get the National Sept. 11th Memorial Museum to recognize the service of transit workers who worked on the pile, and an effort to stop a proposal to ban horse-carriages from Central Park.
We regularly pitch stories to the media in NYC and field their questions. Every major media outlet in NYC covers TWU.