Would you like to get more involved with Joomla? Read more about this month’s highlighted volunteer positions below.
Community Translation Team Lead
The role involves the following:
- Liaise with the marketing team regarding resources that need translation, for example, landing pages, advertisements, video scripts, and other marketing materials
- Set up and manage the translation projects on Crowdin
- Maintain regular communication with the translators
- Monitor the translation progress and contact / find translators to achieve 100% translation levels
- Review all translations in all languages
- Inform those involved with publishing information when a translation is completed / available
- Expected commitment: minimal 2 hours a week
Read more about the team’s activities here: https://volunteers.joomla.org/teams/community-translation-team
Accessibility Testers
The role involves the following:
- Testing Pull Requests (PRs) relating to Accessibility (A11y) and hopefully continue testing Joomla! 4 to make it fully accessible
- Expected commitment: averages 2-3 hours a week
- Having an understanding of accessibility and WCAG 2.1 guidelines
- Being able to perform a A11y Audit
Read more about the team’s activities here: https://volunteers.joomla.org/teams/jat-at
Sponsor Finders / Fundraisers
The role involves the following:
- Engage with potential and existing sponsors to build and maintain the relationships
- Identify new potential sponsors
- Seek fundraising opportunities
- Bring sponsorship opportunities to the signature stage.
Read more about the team’s activities here: https://volunteers.joomla.org/teams/capital-team
More Ways to Get Involved
The Joomla! Community is always looking for volunteers. Browse the current open positions across the teams to find a position of your interest. A great way to get involved with Joomla!
https://volunteers.joomla.org/help-wanted
If you still need help in finding a way to contribute and support the project some examples of how you can get involved are:
- Help us to promote Joomla in your network and social media channels
- Share your knowledge and write an article for the Joomla! Community Magazine
- Support Joomla’s development by sponsoring on Github
Still not sure where to start? Contact the Volunteer Engagement Team (VET) and let them know a little bit about yourself and your skills - they will connect with you and help you to get started!