Posts in Volunteering

The OTW is Recruiting for Fanlore Chair Track Volunteers, Communications Social Media Moderators (English and Chinese), and Open Doors Import Assistants

Do you have experience in managing or leading people? Are you a frequent Bluesky, Twitter | X, or RedNote user who enjoys helping others? Are you interested in the rescue and preservation of fanworks? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: Fanlore Chair Track Volunteer – closing 20 May 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 40 applications Communications Social Media Moderator – closing 20 May 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 60 applicants Communications Social Media Moderator (Chinese) – closing 20 May 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 60 applicants Open Doors Import Assistant – closing… Read more

The OTW is Recruiting for Legal Committee Paralegals, Legal Committee Trademark Specialists, and Policy & Abuse Volunteers

Are you a paralegal interested in helping the Legal Committee carry out its legal advocacy mission? Do you have legal experience, preferably trademark-specific, especially in the EU and US? Would you like to assist AO3 users by resolving complaints? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: Legal Committee Paralegal – closing 22 April 2026 at 23:59 UTC Legal Committee Trademark Specialist – closing 22 April 2026 at 23:59 UTC Policy & Abuse Volunteer – closing 22 April 2026 at 23:59 UTC We have included more information on each role below. Open roles and applications will always… Read more

The OTW is Recruiting for News Post Moderators, User Response Translation Translators, and Translation Volunteer Managers

Are you interested in helping keep OTW news post spaces a welcoming and safe space for engagement? Are you fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, or Spanish, and want to help us better reply to users all around the world? Are you a skilled organizer who enjoys working in a team? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: News Post Moderator – closing 18 March 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 60 applications User Response Translation Translator – closing 18 March 2026 at 23:59 UTC Translation Volunteer Manager- closing 18 March 2026 at 23:59 UTC… Read more

The OTW is Recruiting for Social Media Moderators, Organizational Culture Roadmap Volunteers, Software Developers, Volunteers & Recruiting Volunteers, and Tag Wrangling Volunteers

Are you a developer who has submitted pull requests to the otwarchive GitHub repository? Want to help shape the future of the OTW in a flexible, collaborative role? Are you interested in following checklists to administer personnel related tasks? Would you like to wrangle AO3 tags? Can you read and translate from Portuguese to English? Can you read and translate from Chinese to English? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: Communications Social Media Moderator – closing 25 February 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 60 applications Organizational Culture Roadmap Volunteer – closing 25 February 2026… Read more

The OTW is Recruiting for Open Doors Digital Collections Intern

Are you a current or former Digital Humanities or Library and Information Science student? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: Open Doors Digital Collections Intern – closing 29 January 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 40 applications We have included more information on each role below. Open roles and applications will always be available at the volunteering page. If you don’t see a role that fits with your skills and interests now, keep an eye on the listings. We plan to put up new applications every few weeks, and we will also publicize new roles… Read more