Want to work side by side with Zac Crain? Want to hear Nancy Nichols tell stories about Skip Bayless in editorial meetings? Want to get paid to use a keyboard attached to an actual computer? Then peep this job listing, and act now if you’re qualified. We’re about to wrap this search.
D Magazine has an immediate opening for an assistant editor. The job entails writing pithy descriptions and reviews of restaurants and bars across North Texas, using a web CMS to wrangle the large database of listings that feeds our online offerings and our iPhone app. The successful candidate (hereinafter called the “SC” to avoid that thorny “he or she” gender issue) needs to be unafraid of computers and telephones. The SC needs to give a damn about the local dining and bar scene. The SC needs to be of legal drinking age. The SC might not have any journalism experience but might just perhaps already have a blog on which the SC writes about food and/or drink. The SC will be meticulous, because in this brave, new digital world, copy editing and fact checking aren’t going to be done by anyone other than the SC in most cases. The SC, in other words, will know the difference between “everyday” and “every day” — and, while we’re at it, that “whipped chick peas” on a fancy menu really just means hummus. The SC might be able to tell us who cooked at Aurora without having to resort to Google. And, finally, the SC will be happy to work long hours for short money. Just being honest here.
Send a cover letter, résumé, and a 200-word description of your favorite bar or restaurant to editjob_at_dmagazine_dot_com.
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Hopefully the SC will know that 2 of the first 3 restaurants in your iPhone app are closed …ahem
@LearnHowToSpell: Your observation is curious. The app has not yet been released, so I wonder how you’re using it. And there are no “first three restaurants.” It serves information based on geo-location.
Didn’t you already post this? Still no applicants?
@Hein: Yes, with employment pushing 10 percent, we’ve had zero applicants.
I’m being sarcastic. We’ve had a goodly number. But what if the perfect candidate was out of town last Friday when I first posted the opening? In that case, posting it a second time seems like a prudent move.
Thank you for your concern. (I’m being sarcastic again.)
Just curious — was Celeste one of the “goodly number” who have applied?
Does knowledge of the local dining scene also include the hot dog options at 7-11?
Hear ye! Hear ye! Tim Rogers did announce
A job in the kingdom. Unemployed? You must pounce
On this chance to work with the best in the biz
Including Uncle Nancy (she’s really a wiz!).
The skill set requires some grammatical knowledge
(like the meaning of roblet), you might need some college.
More Agonyclite than Foochebag is what they’re after
And someone whose writing can inspire laughter.
But bad poetry, it seems is not something they need,
So ipsographic commenter I remain, indeed.
Mr. Rogers –
Do not wrap the search just yet! I saw your posting yesterday and am working to complete my description. You will have my information in the next couple of days. I am very excited about this job opening!
Looking forward to speaking with you,
Natalie H.
Natalie,
I challenge you to a jello wrestling match. Winner takes the job and then gets to critique the consistency of the jello and the ambience in the kiddie pool.
Veteran newspaperman with experience as editor, reporter, columnist wonders how much this exquisite position pays, what are the benefits, is there free parking and is it OK to be a vegetarian who no longer drinks a lot?
Destiny – Seriously, the Art of Masochism 101 – The Art of Spanxing was the funniest thing I’ve read in a while. First I laughed off all my mascara, by the end I’d gone into bladder convulsions.
Very, very entertaining.
You are all taking this job too seriously. I doubt that it will pay enough to allow you to pay for that condo in Colorado. Just accept the position as a fun type of deal and get your meals and drinks free…
By the way Tim, I would apply for the position myself, but I don’t want to be rejected any more than I have to be…does that sound like a writer or what?
Destiny–
I’ll see your jello challenge and I’ll raise you. FRUIT ****TAIL!!! Are you up to the challenge, lil’ missy?
Oops. Never realized flavorless fruit bits in sugar syrup would cause a controversy. But, heck, yeah, I’d censor it too. Bleech.
Could the SC please have just enough journalism experience to know that a few wry and pithy remarks cannot be stretched out enough to substitute for content? And if its not too much to ask, that regardless of the entertainment value of presenting one’s humorous and oblique personal impression of the restaurant at hand, sooner or later the readers would like solid, well-considered information on the food and service? Please? It could be like a fresh start!
Are you still looking for candidates? I’m a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and have been published in Fitness, Southern Living and Cuisine at home magazines along with cookbooks. I would love to work for you!