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MikeB
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MMORPG.com is looking for a part-time News Reporter. This person will be responsible for posting news on the weekends and sometimes on weekdays. The ideal candidate should be able to write feature articles, reviews, and do interviews about online games. Extensive knowledge of the MMO industry is critical to this position. An outgoing personality and ability to communicate well is also a plus as you may be asked to go to a game event.
What we’re looking for:
· Experience is a plus, but not necessary.
· Basic HTML and image editing skills.
· A solid grasp of the English language, this includes punctuation and grammar.
· A knowledge of MMO news. We're looking for the type of person who enjoys following the MMO industry and actively plays online games.
· Must be able to work weekends, this is primarily a weekend position.
If you think you fit all the above, send over your resume and cover letter to editor@mmorpg.com and news@mmorpg.com with the subject line MMORPG.com News Reporter Application: (your name). Applications without the above subject line will be discarded!
Please attach samples along with your application. We’d like to see two to three sample news pieces, of course, a sample feature article (no longer than 800 words) won’t hurt your chances either!
The deadline for applications is Friday, June 4th, 2010.
This is a paid position.
Comments
Is this a paid position?
Also, is this a test? "A solid grasp of the English language, this includes punctuation and grammar." That comma should be a semicolon.
Yes. This is a paid position.
Mike,
As a professional writer who has also managed writing teams, do yourself a favor and insist on 5-7 years of professional writing experience. It makes a world of difference. Trust me.
I doubht that someone who has 5 to 7 years of professional writing experience will be looking to join the MMORPG.com weekend warriors crew.
Let's give Greed0104 his own corner to write about things, make it NSFW so he can be the dick he was born to be.
Best Idea ever or bestest idea ever?
I have friends who are writers that have three or more "jobs" they work part-time.
5-7 years writing experience is what I would hire as a "junior" position. I've been a professional writer for 23 years. If I had time, I'd do it. It sounds like a lot of fun.
However, I highly doubt MMORPG.com could afford me.
..Your modesty knows no bounds....
I am actually interested. I used to write for one of those "online blogs" a few years back, but my job picked up and I couldn't handle a 40 hour work week along with writing 5 articles over various topics a week. The pay was minimal but the experience was nice. My schedule is a little more lax now. Chances are, the MMORPG.com staff knows me all too well from posting here and probably wouldn't hire me based on that alone. Personally I wouldn't blame them.
What about MMORPG.coms other requirements for such a position ?
You know:
*Treat fluff interviews as "news"
-What dev X ate for breakfast
-treating the normal press release, that people who nothing about the game could have written with the same accuracy,as containing ground breaking news about ground breaking features
-What the devs favorite color is
-how many subscibers are needed to pay his porshe payment for the month
*Remembering, the advertiser is always right .
*Willingness to review dead games, and do "return to X" pieces
*Ability to wear blinders
*Knowledge of the "proper" hero worship to be shown for Dev teams
-When to bow and when to curtsy
-Which finger is the right one to kiss when theres no ring there
-what esle to kiss.....
Etc...
:P
Oh Tkobo you're such a card. Hopefully those that apply and actually get the job will bring some fresh perspective to the articles here. No offense to the current staff of course. To me, a little fun now and then wouldn't hurt.
On the other hand, perhaps "what the devs favorite color is" isn't asked enough.
I've never seen you say anything insulting honestly. I think you would be a pretty decent choice.
Put in your resume. You will never know unless you try. Good luck!
5-7 years writing experience is what I would hire as a "junior" position. I've been a professional writer for 23 years. If I had time, I'd do it. It sounds like a lot of fun.
However, I highly doubt MMORPG.com could afford me.
Possessing the basic ability to formulate sentences in a coherent fashion does not automatically make you interesting to read.
Most professional writers I've had the displeasure of working with - while technically proficient - are sterile and lacking in character (their writing that is, not them personally).
Gaming journalists on the other hand, due to the nature of their work, are not only allowed but are in fact expected to be somewhat...colorful in their approach to the English language.
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Correct! And as a reminder, please send samples!
Agreed. As they said, it is preferred bu tnot required. You may have a passion for gaming and be a good writer, but not enough of a passion for writing to have chosen it as a career. At the same time, an experienced writer could have no clue what he's talking about or just completely suck at MMOs. A mix of the 2, and more importantly a love of MMOs is what really matters. Any editor can fix grammar mistakes but they can't convey the ideas, knowledge, and experiences of the writer.
Mike, I have a few "samples" that are on this website, actually. Within my blog and things that were published to the website as news.
Also, Tkobo, Though what you say may sound like the norm for SOME other websites, But for as long as i have talked with the staff here and have written things, these are a very happy bunch of folk. Honestly, they are awesome and the community of open minded people who aren't afraid to voice their opinion are great.
Hope you do better than the person who wrote the 8 part article on Eve.
He wasnt that bad. He described EvE online pretty nail on the head.
Begining is boring as hell and then later on the fun starts.
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It does look entertaining, but I simply do not have the time for another activity. Many of the times I post here, I really should be working on some analysis or other. ^^ But best of luck to all of you who apply.
It's not an question of modesty. I can't very well reduce my rate because something sounds interesting to me. If my customers find out, they all expect a similar reduction.
Besides, self-promotion is what fosters new business. Unlike many people, I don't have the luxury of getting a paycheck just because I happen to "show up" between the hours of 9-5. I don't have the luxury of doing a good job -- I must to a great job or I don't get repeat business.
It my line of work, modesty doesn't make you successful, it makes you a loser.
Superthrust, there were a number of grammatical errors in your two "paragraph" response above. I hope there is an option for you to "edit."
Personally, I'm far too sassy, argumentative, neurotic, inexperienced, controversial, and anal-retentive to write for MMORPG.com. They only allow me to hang around here for the sheer unpredictable entertainment that I afford them in "please ban this bitch" emails I inspire. I think that's probably my "job" here. The pay is shit, but it can be pretty rewarding. I think I'll stick with my present MMORPG.com "position" as Thorn in MikeB's Side. Someone has to do it.
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@ girlgeek: we all have our roles to fill. Hopefully the satisfaction of a job well done combats the pay issue for you.
@ MMORPG.com: if you guys are ever hiring for a troll scarecrow, I'm your man.
That is exactly right, and we're not saying NO to save WoW, because it is already a lost cause. We are saying NO to dissuade the next group of greedy suits who decide to emulate Blizzard and Cryptic, etc.
We can prevent some of the future games from spewing this crap, but the sooner we start saying no, the better the results will be.
So - Stand up, pull up your pants, and walk away.
- MMO_Doubter
@Negentropy: Success is very relative. I'm sure your idea of success would make my stomach turn, but that's just how it is. As for your modesty comment, modest people, from my personal experience, tend to be more well rounded, humble, and a caring type of person. I may be alone, but I'd rather read someone with that type of personality than the self bolstered English snob sitting in Starbucks sipping a late and thinking their going to be my personal messiah in written form.
Well this is very interesting, I'd like to apply for the position and I'd like to submit a recent interview I did with Bill Roper as a sample of what you could expect from me click
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"
CS Lewis
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Knowing your work - I'm laughing before I even click that link.
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