Job Description
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About National Center for Urban Solutions Enterprises
At the National Center for Urban Solutions (NCUS) Enterprises, we are committed to transforming lives and communities through education, workforce development, and wellness. Our flagship programs, Academy for Urban Scholars High School, NCUS TEC, the African American Male Wellness Agency (AAMWA), and the Africentric Personal Development Shop (APDS), empower individuals and families across the country.
Position Overview
We are seeking Freelance Writers to develop compelling stories that highlight APDS and AAMWA’s efforts across health and wellness in the Black community. AAMWA, is the health and wellness arm of NCUS. This organization bridges the gap between the Black community and critical health services and supports. While APDS is the behavioral healthcare arm, specializing in substance use disorder and mental health treatment and prevention; domestic violence intervention and prevention for men and women perpetrators; and personal development programs for youth, teenagers and young adults.
This role writes and publishes stories that promote AAMWA and APDS as subject matter experts and highlights their impact. The freelancers will enhance the visibility of AAMWA flagship initiatives, including Uplift Her, Real Men Real Talk, and Black Men’s Wellness Day. These individuals are responsible for writing and publishing stories on AAMWA and APDS’s website and collaborating with the Director of Communications and Public Relations to pitch select stories to local, trade, and national media outlets to secure media coverage.
Key Responsibilities
- Writing and publishing high-quality journalistic stories that will be included in the organizations’ joint newsletter and published on its website.
- Produces engaging narratives that demonstrate AAMWA and APDS’s impact in health and wellness, and the Black community.
- Conducts interviews to combine humanizing elements, data driven facts, and expert insights to develop creditable stories.
- Develop content that positions AAMWA and APDS as a subject matter experts as it relates to health and wellness and a socioeconomic resource the Black community.
- Partner with the Director of Communications and Public Relations to identify pitch-worthy stories and prepare materials for local, trade, and national media outreach.
- Track emerging trends in healthcare, mental and emotional well-being, social and financial wellness, and issues impacting Black women’s health and empowerment to proactively uncover timely storytelling opportunities.
- Ensure that content supports donor engagement, sponsor cultivation, and visibility among potential funders and partners.
- Deliver clean, accurate, publication-ready copy on deadline.
Requirements:
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, or a related field.
- Minimum two years of experience in nonprofit, corporate, or mission-driven communications.
- Experience writing in AP style.
- Media relations expertise, including pitching stories, cultivating journalist relationships, and securing earned media coverage.
- Exceptional writing and editing skills with a strong narrative voice.
Preferred Skills
- Proven ability to translate complex ideas into accessible.
- Experience in a newsroom.
- Relationships with journalist, reporters, and industry analyst in healthcare or health and wellness. Particularly in the Black community.
- Knowledge of socioeconomic issues, urban communities, healthcare, and health and wellness.
- Deep commitment to equity, nonprofits, and community empowerment.
How to Apply
Please email your resume, a cover letter, and three writing samples (newsletter or feature article) to La’Var Howell, Director of Communications and Public Relations at lhowell@ncusolutions.com.