Newsletter Lead | Volunteer Leadership Role

We Are Artistic brings people of all abilities together to make art, celebrate identity, and strengthen community through creative expression and shared leadership. We regularly host DMV events and do virtual programming and more.

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Newsletter Lead

Time Commitment 2–4 hours per month

Location Virtual

Overview The Newsletter Lead designs the monthly newsletter and coordinates tasks across the newsletter team.

Key Responsibilities

• Outline the monthly content calendar and determine themes, highlights, and featured stories.
• Assign writing, editing, graphics, and submission tasks to newsletter team members.
• Create the visual layout using the organization’s branding, ensuring clarity, accessibility, and readability.
• Edit submissions for tone, accuracy, grammar, and alignment with organizational messaging.
• Host brief check-ins or send reminders to keep contributors on schedule.
• Combine all approved content into the final newsletter draft.
• Work with the team to ensure the newsletter is sent out on time.
• Review open rates, click‑throughs, and reader feedback to improve future newsletters.
  
  

Qualifications

• Able to draft, edit, and refine clear, engaging content.
• Comfortable using Canva, Zeffy, or similar tools to create visually appealing layouts.
• Can manage monthly deadlines and coordinate multiple contributors.
• Ensures accuracy, consistency, and alignment with organizational messaging.
• Able to delegate tasks, give clear instructions, and follow up with contributors.
• Brings fresh ideas for themes, stories, and visuals.
• Open to collaboration and revising content based on team input.
• Shows consistency in meeting monthly commitments.