Outreach and Communications Coordinator
2023-01-09 - at Free Software Foundation in United States Full-time
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**The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Massachusetts 501©(3)
charity with a worldwide mission to protect computer user freedom,
seeks a motivated and talented Boston-based individual to be our
full-time licensing and compliance manager.**
This position, reporting to the executive director, works as a
critical member of our licensing and compliance team to protect and
promote the use of freely licensed works of software and
documentation. For over twenty years, the FSF’s Licensing & Compliance
Lab has been the preeminent community resource for free licensing.
From principled enforcement of the GNU General Public License (GPL),
to certifying software and devices as respectful of user freedom, to
the writing and distribution of licensing-related educational
materials, the team does work vital for the free software movement.
For the licensing and compliance manager position, we are looking for
a skilled writer, thorough thinker, and detail-oriented project
manager who has a comprehensive understanding of free software
copyright licenses, and a solid understanding of how contemporary
software is written, compiled, and distributed. Neither a law degree
nor a computer science degree is required, but either (or both) would
be a plus. Ideal candidates will have also given public presentations
on issues related to licensing and copyleft.
Examples of job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Ideal candidates are ones with demonstrable knowledge of free software
licensing and related issues, with at least three to five years of
relevant work experience. Because the FSF works globally and seeks to
have our materials distributed in as many languages as possible,
multilingual candidates will have an advantage. With our small staff,
each person makes a clear contribution. We work hard, but offer a
humane and fun work environment at an office located in the heart of
downtown Boston, with support for some remote working as well. The FSF
is a mature but growing organization that provides great potential for
advancement; existing staff get the first chance at any new job
openings.
This job is a union position that must be worked primarily on-site at
the FSF’s downtown Boston office. The salary is fixed at $68,494/year
and is non-negotiable. Other benefits include:
Applications must be submitted via email to . The
email must contain the subject line “Licensing and compliance
manager.” A complete application should include:
All materials must be in a free format. Email submissions that do not
follow these instructions will probably be overlooked. No phone calls,
please.
**Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position
is filled.**
The FSF is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate
against any employee or application for employment on the basis of
race, color, marital status, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation,
national origin, handicap, or any other legally protected status
recognized by federal, state or local law. We value diversity in our
workplace.
The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
promoting computer users’ right to use, study, copy, modify, and
redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
use of free (as in freedom) software — particularly the GNU operating
system and its GNU/Linux variants — and free documentation for free
software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
located at https://www.fsf.org and
https://www.gnu.org, are an important source of
information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF’s work can
be made at https://donate.fsf.org. We are
based in Boston, MA, USA.
More information about the FSF, as well as important information for
journalists and publishers, is at
https://www.fsf.org/press.
2023-01-09 - at Free Software Foundation in United States Full-time
2023-01-09 - at Free Software Foundation in United States Full-time
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