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 Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:59 am
Introduction
We at the Press are always in need of new staff members, new faces, and new opinions. Being a member of our team is pretty simple, and only involves as much time as you're able and willing to put in. You can be an on-again off-again reviewer, a monthly columnist, or just a general helping hand. Whatever job you're interested in at the Press, this is your place to find it.
Map
1-Introduction and Map
2-Positions, Now Hiring
3-How to Apply
4-Staff Responsibilities
5+ to be announced
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:05 pm
Positions
This is an overview of what positions exist at the Press.
Editor-in-Chief
Aside from making sure the final draft is posted on time every month, the Editor-in-Chief is in charge of hiring new junior editors, as well as promotions to Editor status. She also oversees the Vice Editor and Lead Columnist.
Vice Editor
The Vice Editor helps ensure that the draft is put together, as well as updates the archives. She is also in charge of hiring and overseeing the reviewers and critics.
Editors Now Hiring
Editors are charged with proofreading, selecting the works for the draft, as well as maintaining submission archives.
Junior Editors Now Hiring
Junior Editors help with proofreading the various submissions.
Lead Columnist
The Lead Columnist writes his normal monthly column as well as overseeing the rest of the columnists. He is also in charge of hiring new columnists.
Columnists Now Hiring
Columnists write a monthly column on a variety of different topics of their interests. Because columns will ideally be ongoing, we wont run your column until you have at least 3 written (not necessarily edited), so we know we can sustain it for a few months, even if you get busy. This way we both know that it's a topic with sticking power.
Critics Now Hiring
Critics choose pieces to which they offer criticisms on how to improve the works, much like an editor would.
Lead Reviewer
The Lead Review strives to provide a new review each month, as well as keep track of all other reviews, and manage the La Revue thread.
Reviewers Now Hiring
Reviewers write reviews on anything from movies and music, to video games, as well as rank them in accordance to the Gaian Press Ninja Scale.
Public Relations Officer Now Hiring
The Public Relations Officer is in charge of the Press' relationships with advertisers and partner guilds, etc., as well as overseeing their staff. (a little help here?)
Public Relations Staff Now Hiring
As staff working under the Public Relations Officer, they help in all his/her tasks. Further more, they, along with the lead officer, scout the writer's forums, advertise for the guild where possible, and generally talk-us-up around Gaia.(anything else?)
Scouts Now Hiring
Scouts wander the literature forums of Gaia, finding likely short stories, ongoing stories, or poems to publish. Once found, they contact the author and first receive information before going any further. if they get permission, they add the submission to the Mound.
Graphic Designers Now Hiring
We need a few people to help manage and create the various images need throughout the Press.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:06 pm
Job Requirements
Editor-in-Chief
Must be an active member of the guild for at least 5 months
Must be promoted from a Vice Editor
Must be trained by previous Editor-in-Chief in areas that haven't been fully covered
Must have a complete understanding the Press and its details
Must display:
-Ingenuity
-Creativity
-Level-headedness
-Dedication
Vice Editor
Must be an active member of the guild for at least 3-4 months
Must be promoted from an Editor
Must be knowledgable in the Press' details, activities, and staff positions
Must show the following qualitites:
-Organization
-Good judgement
-People skills
-Critiquing abilities
Editors
Must be an active member of the guild for at least 2-3 months
Must be able to easily spot mistakes
Must have excellent grammar, spelling, and punctuation
Junior Editors
Must be an active member of the guild for at least 2 months
Must be able to spot mistakes
Must have good grammar, spelling, and punctuation
Lead Columnist
Must be an active member of the guild for at least 2-3 months
Must be promoted from a Columnist.
Columnists
Submit the following to the Lead Columnist:
-3 Articles Upfront
-A summary of what you intend to write about in the future
Critics
Must be able to easily spot mistakes
Must have excellent grammar, spelling, punctuation, and creative command of English
Lead Reviewer
Must be an active member of the guild for at least 2-3 months
Must be promoted from a Columnist.
Reviewers
-submit monthly to the Lead Reviewer
Public Relations Officer
Must be an active member of the guild for at least 2-3 months
How to Apply
Applications can be posted in this thread, or pmed to [T.G.P].
Staff Application
(1) What are your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to writing?
(2) What's your favorite kind of writing -- poetry, fiction, editorial, or prose?
(3) On a scale of 1 - 10, with 1 being a disappearing-and-reappearing writer and 10 being a chief editor, how active do you plan to be at the 'zine?
(4) How often are you online at Gaia?
(5) Preferred position?
(6) Writing sample/s (if necessary)
If you're applying for a job as Editor, Junior Editor, Columnist, Critic, or Reviewer, you should include a writing sample. This can either be directly copied and pasted into the form, or provided as a link. It shouldn't be too long. If you don't have an specific works, it might be a good idea to first submit something (a review, etc), before you join on as offical staff. For editors, we just want to see that you have a good command of the english language, grammer, etc.
For Public Relations Officer, Public Relations Staff, or Scout, no sample in necessary.
Graphic Designers should include some sample of their work, in whatever form they have.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:07 pm
Staff Responsibilities
Generally, we staffies disregard our so-called 'Positions' and simply help where we can. Among the things we do are:
Content for the Neighborhood Watch
This is actually a very easy task. The Gossip section is mainly a repeat of things in the Announcement thread along with neat threads found throughout the forum. For advertisement, look to see if anyone is interested or scout out some interesting writing-related threads and ask if they would like to be advertised.
Voting for Best of the Issue and other things
Every issue, as you know, we have a Best of the Issue (BOI). The winner is awarded 500g. This is always voted on by the staffies. If we have no staffies around to vote, then we're at a loss.
Giving opinions and ideas
Often times we have discussions in the Headquarter's thread (HQ), where we generate ideas and suggestions. Every new mind is an asset to help think these things over.
General editing
Watch for mistakes in the issue as well as in our submissions. We want good quality work.
Keeping track of our threads outside the guild
Our submissions thread has a tendency to sink. Keep an eye on it and post something now and then to keep it afloat. Not necessarily "BUMP," just a comment. There may also be questions that need answering.
Critiquing in The Mound
You don't have to critique anything, but someone should. You don't even have to do it all at once or as it comes in. Just every now and then, critique one or two things. Lastly, it's okay to add something of your own to the Mounds, but please, don't make a mound of you own.
Decide your literary contribution to the 'zine
Again, you don't have to add something to each issue, or any issue at all. You can work behind the scenes if you wish. But adding something can not only be fun, it adds to the experience of running a magazine! You can make your own column, providing you have the writing ability to. You can run a project, like my Seven Sins project or Jaho's Political Writing Project. Or even a small segment to help other writers in their pursuits. There's a long list of possibilities, so why not explore them?
Advertise the guild around Gaia
Please include a link back to the TGP guild in your signature. This isn't a requirement, mind you, but it would help promote the 'zine to more readers.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:08 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:03 am
Hey, Rushifa! Nice thread idea. It looks like you copied and pasted most of this stuff across from the old guild, n'est-ce pas? That's cool, but you ought to make sure that stuff's not too out of date. When I applied for membership, I applied to be a Scout, but I was told that the Submissions Thread had rendered that position obsolete. You might wanna be careful about stuff like that.
This ought to be stickied, really. And I hope you don't mind that I added a little to the name.
Edit: Oh, wait, I can do that! Okay, this is now a sticky. X3 Of course, if anyone disagrees with that, they can change it back.
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:31 pm
enchantedsleeper Hey, Rushifa! Nice thread idea. It looks like you copied and pasted most of this stuff across from the old guild, n'est-ce pas? That's cool, but you ought to make sure that stuff's not too out of date. When I applied for membership, I applied to be a Scout, but I was told that the Submissions Thread had rendered that position obsolete. You might wanna be careful about stuff like that.
This ought to be stickied, really. And I hope you don't mind that I added a little to the name.
Edit: Oh, wait, I can do that! Okay, this is now a sticky. X3 Of course, if anyone disagrees with that, they can change it back. thanks for stickying it, and the extended name was a good idea! Yeah, I'm aware that this list may be a little out of date. I mainly just wanted to get the information over here, and we can change it as we like. However, I don't really know where we stands on things like Scouts, so I'm just gonna let it be for now.
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