As we all have day jobs, all positions require a minimum 4-6 hour weekly commitment. We all work as a virtual team and use various web services to track time and the status of projects we work on, so you must have a reliable high speed internet connection as well as a working microphone.
To make our lawyers happy, you must be at least 21 years old, a legal US citizen, and be willing to sign and uphold confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements.
Send an e-mail with the position you are applying for as the SUBJECT line to jobs@darthhater.com, and include the following information, as well as examples of your work to fulfill the description requirements:
- Full Name
- Official Forum Name
- Registered Darth Hater Name
- Time Zone
- Date of Birth
- Phone Number
- Email Address
We're looking for talented and dedicated writers to join our team to produce the news, features, and speculation our community loves so much. Our writers are the crutch upon which we lean to provide our readers with the quality editorial content they expect.
Requirements
- Fluency in the English language
- Possess an advanced level of understanding of English grammar
- A high interest and experience in past MMORPGs
- At least three examples of past work so we can adequately judge your writing style
- The ability to take and implement constructive criticism
- Flexibility to research and write about topics you may not be personally interested in
- A die-hard dedication to Star Wars: The Old Republic
Pluses
- Experience with other blog platforms (such as WordPress)
- At least a basic knowledge of HTML
- Knowledge of Star Wars lore, specifically in the Old Republic era
We're looking for detail-oriented editors to help ensure all of the articles we produce surpass the expectations of quality our community places upon us. Copy editors are responsible for the last stage of articles prior to publish, as they check articles for grammar errors, spelling mistakes, awkward wording, and style consistency.
Requirements
- Take any three Darth Hater articles by different authors and copy edit them as an example
- Possess the AP Style Guide and understand how it is used in news reporting
- Excellent understanding of English grammar rules and spelling
- At least a basic knowledge of HTML
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word
- Experience with other blogging platforms (such as WordPress)
- Ability to keep to an editorial calendar
Pluses
- Knowledge of Star Wars lore, specifically in the Old Republic era
- Pursuing either journalism or writing as a career
We're looking for dedicated and detail-oriented moderators to help keep our community the intelligent, forward-thinking outlet it is for Star Wars: The Old Republic discussion. Moderators browse through our forums, article comments, and any other user-centric area of our site to make sure our users are adhering to the rules of the community.
Requirements
- Experience moderating relatively large communities or forums
- A good understanding of Star Wars: The Old Republic in order to identify pointless discussion threads
- A willingness and ability to moderate towards an established goal, rather than personal belief
- Ability to clearly explain reasons behind taken actions using well-formed English grammar and spelling
- The ability to spot a troll from ten miles away
Pluses
- A sense of humor
We're looking for a dedicated graphic designer to help with our day-to-day graphics needs, including but not limited to article images, graphic headers, featured images, and occasional banner advertisements that we use on the site. We're looking for someone who can help us flesh out our own graphical style, and also someone to help knock out the random graphics we have a constant need for.
Requirements
- Experience in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and similar graphics suites
- Examples of previous work
- Ability to optimize deliverable images for the web
Pluses
- Talent for freeform illustration
- Knowledge of HTML/CSS
We're looking for experienced front-end web designers who can take graphical concepts and written/verbal explanations of functionality, and then turn them into working interfaces. You will work directly under the Development Director to augment existing and future site modules.
Requirements
- Clean coder with ability to mimic current coding practices used on the site
- Knowledge of HTML/CSS/JavaScript and AJAX
- Knowledge of jQuery
- Experience with Adobe Photoshop
Pluses
- Experience with Flash/ActionScript 3
We're looking for back-end PHP/MySQL web developers experienced with various PHP frameworks and/or content management systems. We use a completely custom framework here, so no particular framework/CMS is preferred over another. You'll help our Development Director in the ongoing development of the many facets of Darth Hater.
Requirements
- Experience with PHP
- Experience with MySQL
- Clean coder with ability to mimic current coding practices used on the site
Pluses
- Experience working on high traffic web sites
- Knowledge of external APIs such as Google Maps, Akismet, Amazon S3/CloudFiles
- Experience with Git/GitHub would help things along nicely
- Experience administrating Linux/Unix servers
We're looking for a few detail-oriented control freaks to take responsibility for project management and completion.
Requirements
- Experience creating and maintaining status reports
- Deep understanding of Microsoft Project or other project management software
- The ability to set, manage, and exceed deadlines in collaboration with other team members
- Clearly communicate tasks and goals to other team members, as well as the ability to communicate project issues and concerns to supervisor
Pluses
- Possess or currently working towards PMI certification
HATER LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (except in the case of Bothan spies).
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