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We would like to thank everyone who responded to our previous call for Elections volunteers and Web Developer staffers.

Today, we're excited to announce the opening of applications for:

• Elections Workgroup Volunteer: Voting Process Architect - closing 18 August 2014 UTC
• Translation Volunteer - closing 18 August 2014 UTC

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 as they become available.

All applications generate a confirmation page and an auto-reply to your e-mail address. We encourage you to read the confirmation page and to whitelist volunteers -(at)- transformativeworks -(dot)- org in your e-mail client. If you do not receive the auto-reply within 24 hours, please check your spam filters and then contact us.

If you have questions regarding volunteering for the OTW, check out our Volunteering FAQ.

Elections Workgroup Volunteers
The Elections Workgroup is responsible for running OTW Board elections. We ensure the fairness, timeliness, and confidentiality of the process. As a team we will update the elections process, communicate with members and other committees about the process, help candidates prepare for and carry out their tasks, and run the election itself.

We are looking for 1-3 Voter Process Architects to add to our ranks. Voting Process Architects are the primary resource in the creation, update, and verification of the committee and election procedures to minimize the risk of tampering. They advise the EO in best strategies to preserve voter and candidate privacy and the integrity of the voting process. All members of the workgroup also join in shared tasks and work together on projects.

Applications are due 18 August 2014 UTC

Translation Volunteers
Translators and translation betas help make the OTW and its projects accessible to a wider international audience. We work on translating all sorts of content throughout the OTW and its projects: site pages, news posts, Archive FAQs, AO3 Support tickets, and any inquiry that reaches a committee or volunteer group in languages they can’t translate themselves. Most of our work consists of translations from English to another language, though we also need to do the reverse in some occasions.

If you are fluent in one language (or more!) other than English, if you enjoy working collaboratively, if you like having flexible deadlines that you set yourself, if you’re passionate about the OTW and its projects and want to help it reach more fans all around the world, working with Translation might be for you! We have a pressing need for volunteers who speak Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Turkish — but any and all help with other languages would be much appreciated!

Applications are due 18 August 2014 UTC