From 2020759204c4a7f35a9d291dbecaa4348be45247 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: seotts <sotts@scratch.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:04:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] updated mod job description
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src/views/jobs/moderator/moderator.jsx | 77 ++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/views/jobs/moderator/moderator.jsx b/src/views/jobs/moderator/moderator.jsx
index c2833ab37..f81c13024 100644
--- a/src/views/jobs/moderator/moderator.jsx
+++ b/src/views/jobs/moderator/moderator.jsx
@@ -9,65 +9,86 @@ const Moderator = () => (
<InformationPage title={'Community Moderator'}>
<div className="inner info-inner">
<p>
- Interested in kids, creativity, and online communities?
- We're seeking community moderators to work with the Scratch
- Team. Moderators will support creative activities and
- positive interactions on Scratch — a free online community
- where young people program and share interactive stories,
- games, and animations. Scratch has grown to more than 20
- million registered members (ages 8 and up), creating and
- sharing thousands of projects each day. Moderators will
- gain valuable experience working online with youth in a
- creative, interest driven setting.
+ Interested in online communities, internet culture, and
+ working with kids? We're seeking community moderators
+ to work with the <a href="/">Scratch</a> Team. Scratch
+ Moderators help keep Scratch a safe, trusted, and friendly
+ environment.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Scratch is a free service where young people learn to
+ program by creating interactive stories, games, and
+ animations which they can share to an online community.
+ Scratch has grown to more than 30 million registered
+ members (ages 8 and up) who create and share thousands
+ of projects each day. Moderators will gain valuable
+ experience working online with youth in a creative,
+ interest-driven setting.
</p>
<h3>Responsibilities:</h3>
<ul>
<li>
- Participate actively in the Scratch online community as
- a mentor and resource for youth
+ Promote the values and core ideas of the Scratch
+ project (such as inclusiveness, creative collaboration,
+ and constructive feedback)
+
</li>
<li>
- Help moderate projects, studios, and comments on the
- website
+ Review reported users, projects, studios, and comments
+ for appropriateness on the Scratch website
+
</li>
<li>
- Support youth volunteer programs in the online community
+ Work with young people to help them understand what they
+ did that breaks our <a href="/community_guidelines">Community Guidelines</a>
</li>
<li>
- Promote the values and core ideas of the Scratch project
- (such as remixing, creative collaboration, and
- constructive feedback)
+ Determine when a person is or isn’t likely to be able to
+ participate constructively in the Scratch online community
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<h3>Qualifications:</h3>
<ul>
<li>
- Active participation in online communities, forums, or
- other web-based media
+ Active participation in online communities, forums,
+ or social media
</li>
<li>
Excellent writing and communication skills
</li>
<li>
- Good at considering issues from multiple perspectives
+ Comfortable learning to use new software and websites
</li>
<li>
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
+ Strong online research skills
</li>
<li>
- Interest in visual arts, programming, or teaching
+ Good judgement and ability to consider issues from
+ multiple perspectives
</li>
<li>
- Not required, but would be cool: Ability to speak another
- language
+ Able to work well independently, manage your time
+ well, and stay focused while working remotely
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Able to work well as part of a team and participate
+ in group discussions
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Not required, but would be nice: ability to read and
+ write in multiple languages (especially if one of those
+ languages is Japanese, Korean, or Russian!)
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<p>
- This position is part-time (10-12 hours per week) under contract.
- All candidates must be at least 18 years old and have
- authorization to work in the United States.
+ This position is part-time (10-15 hours per week),
+ flexible hours (this work can be done 24/7 and we
+ set a schedule which fits in with your life),
+ under contract with starting pay of $12 per hour.
+ All candidates must be at least 18 years old and
+ have authorization to work in the United States.
</p>
<p><b>(MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA or Remote)</b></p>
<p>