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Ianstorm
is currently looking for talented people for the following
positions:
News Reporters
The life blood of any site,
news
reporters will be responsible for researching and reporting on
daily industry events. News reporters must have a love for
gaming and an eye for finding interesting news tidbits. Those
interested in the following positions will be required
to check forums and other sources of news items and
report them accordingly.
Applicants:
- Must have strong news writing skills,
including the use of grammar, spelling and sentence
structure.
- Must have an understanding of the basic
news values and how to gather material for news reports.
- Should have a working knowledge of
HTML.
- Must own a personal computer and a
reliable Internet connection.
If you feel that you are
lacking in any of the following qualities but are tenacious, inquisitive and willing to learn,
then Ianstorm may still be a place you can call home. While
currently all jobs are done on a voluntary basis some of the
advantages of working with Ianstorm include free games (if you
would like the opportunity to review) and interaction with
game developers themselves.
Open Positions:
Please note that positions are unpaid!
Console News Reporter -
Job responsibilities include researching web sites and forums
for console related news. If you specialize in a particular
console area, please specify in the response. Help develop
directory of sites and forums to check for console related
news. Conduct interviews with members of the Industry.
Hardware News Reporter -
Job responsibilities include researching web sites and forums
for hardware related news. Help develop directory of sites and
forums to check for hardware related news and information.
Conduct interviews with members of the Industry.
PC News Reporter - Job
responsibilities include researching web sites and forums for
PC related news. Help develop directory of sites and forums to
check for PC related news and information. Conduct 1 interview
a week with members of the Industry.
World Reporters - The
most important trait for world reporters is a love for the
games you cover and the insatiable need to find out as much
information about the games through developer posts in forums
and searching related sites and forums for information that
would interest readers. Job responsibilities include
researching web sites and forums for World related news.
Help develop directory of sites and forums to check for World
related news and information.
We are currently seeking
interested people to report for the following worlds:
- Dark Ages of Camelot
- Ultima Online
- Star Wars Galaxies
- Final Fantasy Online
Reviewers
Demo Reviewers
- Demo reviewers are
asked to be able to provide a demo write up of some of the
hottest released demos once a week for readers. Knowledge of
gaming and excellent writing skills are a plus and full staff
positions can be obtained after going through a demo reviewer
probation period.
Please send any inquiries for
these positions to jtips@ianstorm.com
. Include with your email the following if available: samples
of previous writing (this includes academic papers, essays,
etc.) and samples of any previous news writing you have done.
Please make your subject line "News Writer Application -
<Position>" with <position> being the type of
news reporter you are applying for or "Demo
Reviewer" if you would like to review games.
We
ask that anyone sending in an application understand that
tenacity is paramount; everyone must pitch in to provide a
complete service to our readers. If you are still
interested in getting involved in an ever growing Internet
gaming site, then please feel free to send the information and
lets see what we can accomplish.
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