Add cover letter for FPF application

coverletter.tex

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 % \extrainfo{extra information}
 
 % How the letter is closed
-\letterclosing{Sincerely,}
+\letterclosing{\recipientaddressstyle{Ethan Paul\\13 Faxon St\\Newton, MA 02458\\USA}}
 % Any enclosures with the letter
 %\letterenclosure[Attached]{Resume}
 

letters/freedom-of-the-press.tex

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+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%	LETTER INFORMATION
+%	All of the below lines must be filled out
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% The company being applied to
+\recipient
+  {}
+  {Freedom of the Press Foundation\\601 Van Ness Ave. Suite E731\\San Francisco, CA 94102\\USA}
+
+% The date on the letter, default is the date of compilation
+\letterdate{\today}
+
+% How the letter is opened
+\letteropening{To the Hiring Manager,}
+
+\letterbody{
+    My name is Ethan Paul and I am writing to apply for the Newsroom Support Engineer position
+    at the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). In my nine years of professional experience I
+    have worked in a wide variety of positions including as a Tier I support technician for a
+    legacy institution that supported thousands of clients, and a systems architect and
+    administrator for a small startup company. Through my entire career what I have enjoyed most
+    from my work are the opportunities to meet people, understand their technical challenges,
+    and work to build and deliver solutions that help them to be more successful in their jobs.
+    While I enjoy solving technical problems, it is the relationship between technology and
+    people that has always been of greatest interest to me.
+    \\\\
+    Developing this relationship is the work that the FPF provides through the maintenance and
+    support of projects like SecureDrop, which demonstrates an ideal model of a distributed open
+    source software platform. The relationship between people and technology is so
+    often a complicated one that grows more so as systems become ever more sophisticated and
+    stratified. As a result of this sophistication, taking advantage of technological
+    benefits becomes increasingly difficult as the level of expertise required to work within a
+    system also increases. This makes the work of specialist groups all the more important:
+    organizations like the FPF provide the essential service of helping people better participate
+    in our rapidly digitizing world. The FPF and similar organizations also stand in stark
+    contrast to companies that ostensibly provide the same service, but only for their own
+    benefit rather than that of their clients, customers, and community. The commitment to
+    providing enhanced access to technological resources for the principle benefit of its clients
+    and community is what appeals most to me about applying to join the team at FPF.
+    \\\\
+    One of the most interesting and fulfilling projects I have had the opportunity to work on
+    during my time in the technology sector was the implementation and support of a network
+    monitoring system for my company's wireless network infrastructure. This project allowed me
+    to work with and learn from experts in different fields as I coordinated the system's design
+    across several engineering departments while continually working with the Network
+    Operations teams to understand how they needed the system to function in daily use. While the
+    technical work for the project was interesting, by far the most engaging part of the process
+    was understanding the needs and limitations of the people using the system so that I could
+    work to improve its utility. This exposure to other teams and specialties helped me to develop
+    a better understanding of the business, a plethora of diverse relationships, and gave me more
+    opportunities to expand my technical knowledge.
+    \\\\
+    At this point in my career I am interested in the impact my work has on my community and
+    environment which is why I have chosen to branch out of the traditional technology sector.
+    I value contributing positively to my organization's culture and clients, but doing so
+    while also working to fight inequity and improve free access to information is a dream
+    opportunity for me. I have admired the FPF's work from a far for long enough that the
+    prospect of applying to work here seems almost surreal. And yet the Newsroom Support
+    Engineer role combines two elements that are very important to me: developing people's
+    relationship with their technology, and promoting digital freedom for people everywhere. For
+    all these reasons I hope you will consider me for the position and I look forward to hearing
+    from you soon.
+}