Volunteer Developmental Editor / Story Editor

The Preventive Search and Rescue Initiative (PSAR Initiative) is looking for a volunteer developmental editor to help turn audio transcripts, interviews, field notes, and rough drafts into compelling written content.

We have a growing collection of recorded conversations, interviews, presentations, hiking safety discussions, rescue-related topics, nonprofit development discussions, and other material that contains valuable information but needs an editor to shape it into clear, engaging articles and written pieces.

This is not primarily a proofreading role. We are looking for someone who enjoys helping organize ideas, improving structure, identifying key themes, and turning raw material into content that people actually want to read.

Projects may include:

• Articles for our website
• Hiking safety and outdoor education content
• Nonprofit and volunteer stories
• Interview-based articles
• Thought leadership pieces
• Educational guides
• Content derived from audio transcripts

We're looking for someone who can take a rough transcript and help determine:

• What the article should be about
• What information is most important
• What can be removed
• How the piece should be organized
• How to make the content more engaging and readable

Ideal Background

• Developmental editing
• Journalism
• Content editing
• Feature writing
• Ghostwriting
• Communications
• Blogging
• Publishing
• Strong nonfiction writing skills

Professional experience is welcome, but we are also interested in talented volunteers who have edited substantial written work and can demonstrate strong judgment.