Dan, our beloved Content Director for the past year, is moving on and we need someone to step in and carry the torch. If you have a knack for writing and a passion for RPGs, you’re a great fit.
Applying
To apply, send me (micah@obsidianportal.com) three samples of your writing. The best samples would be specific URLs to blog posts or other web-based media you’ve created. If you want to go all out, edit and revise one of our newsletters or blog posts to show how we could do it better. What we’re looking for is quality and clarity of writing, an appreciation of aesthetics, and the ability to use the tools of the web to their fullest. What we’re not looking for is great fiction writing or awesome GM’ing skills.
Tell me a little about yourself and why you’d be a good fit for the job. Tell me what you want to get out of the position. Tell me where you’d go with Obsidian Portal if you were in control, since that’s a big part of the job: helping us figure out what to do next.
Benefits
- Part of a small, highly focused team
- Chart the course of Obsidian Portal
- Interact with an awesome community
- Meet VIPs in the tabletop industry
- Free passes to conventions
- Work from anywhere
Responsibilities
- Discover amazing campaigns on Obsidian Portal and select and write about one each month
- Engage daily with the community via Twitter, Facebook, and this blog. You will be our voice on the Web.
- Compose the monthly newsletter detailing site updates, news, and upcoming events.
- Manage contests and giveaways
- Manage the Emissary program and forum moderators
- Come up with cool promotions and giveaways
- Engage with members of the RPG industry to spotlight products, companies, and events that may be of interest to our community
Qualifications
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Basic understanding of the Web. You don’t have to be an expert programmer, but you’ll need to know how to post images, edit blog posts, and do some basic formatting.
- Vocal member of the tabletop community
- Knowledgeable about tabletop RPGs (and geek culture in general)
- 5-10 hours a week
Compensation
This is a volunteer position, but there are many benefits. We can get you passes to almost any convention you want to attend, along with other similar perks. We can connect you to awesome people in the RPG industry. Think creatively about what you want and we’ll see if we can get it for you.
Note: Please do not apply via the comments. Read the instructions above!
Obsidian Portal is the award winning Online Campaign Management System for tabletop role-playing games. It’s free to use, it can be accessed from any web browser and it's built from the ground up for gamers by gamers.
We host a huge community of tabletop RPG players who are all looking to get the most out of their tabletop gaming experience. You play your campaign and we help you manage it. It’s that simple.
Um… is Dan not doing that anymore?
Um… is Dan not doing that anymore?
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Dan’s dayjob is taking up a lot more of his time, plus he has a new project that he wants to focus on. His work has been great, and we’ll definitely miss him. We hope we can find someone who has 1/10th of the creativity with regards to the daily Facebook questions.
Dan’s dayjob is taking up a lot more of his time, plus he has a new project that he wants to focus on. His work has been great, and we’ll definitely miss him. We hope we can find someone who has 1/10th of the creativity with regards to the daily Facebook questions.
I’m still here till the end of the year! But after that I’m looking into some new projects. I’m a Tech Writer at Microsoft for my day job, and I’m thinking about getting back into development. This would require more of my free time spent writing code rather than content for Obsidian Portal. Like any good gamer, I have more ideas than I could ever execute, so taking some time to organize my thoughts and set a new course is a necessity.
I love Obsidian Portal and will continue to champion the site to all who can stand to listen to me drone on and on about it
I’m still here till the end of the year! But after that I’m looking into some new projects. I’m a Tech Writer at Microsoft for my day job, and I’m thinking about getting back into development. This would require more of my free time spent writing code rather than content for Obsidian Portal. Like any good gamer, I have more ideas than I could ever execute, so taking some time to organize my thoughts and set a new course is a necessity.
I love Obsidian Portal and will continue to champion the site to all who can stand to listen to me drone on and on about it
Dan, I’m a technical writer also, so I understand how the work load can get over- whelming. After writing all day at work, being motivated to write marketing content for my other business in the evening can be a challenge! Kudos for the hard work, and good luck with your development aspiritions!
Dan, I’m a technical writer also, so I understand how the work load can get over- whelming. After writing all day at work, being motivated to write marketing content for my other business in the evening can be a challenge! Kudos for the hard work, and good luck with your development aspiritions!
It was great hanging with you at Epic Game Day Dan. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
It was great hanging with you at Epic Game Day Dan. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
Dan, you will be missed! I will remember you always for your fun and interactive Twitter and Facebook conversations ;]
Dan, you will be missed! I will remember you always for your fun and interactive Twitter and Facebook conversations ;]
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Best of luck Dan! You did an amazing job, sir!
Best of luck Dan! You did an amazing job, sir!
Hey, are you guys still looking to fill this position? If so I’ll be sending you an email shortly. I’m a social media consultant and pro blogger and think I could have a blast with this!
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Hey, are you guys still looking to fill this position? If so I’ll be sending you an email shortly. I’m a social media consultant and pro blogger and think I could have a blast with this!
DungeonMasterLoki on OP
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