Best. Job Listing. Ever.

Specialty Publications, producer of high-quality gay, adult magazines, and Web sites, is looking for an Assistant Editor. Under the direction of the Editorial Director, the assistant editor works on the editorial content of all Specialty Publications magazines. See www.specpub.com to learn more about our products and job opportunities.


Specific responsibilities include:
· Assists with developing creative concepts for feature stories and columns;
· Line editing copy for magazine departments and feature stories;
· Reworks, rewrites and polishes fiction features when necessary;
· Writing and assigning for magazine departments, including front and back of book tid-bits for Unzipped, Freshmen and Men;
· Assists with and helps ghostwrite column copy with porn stars and models, such as Men's "After Glow";
· Occasionally writes various columns, such as Unzipped''s "Star Track" and Freshmen's "Freshmen Riser" interviews/profiles;
· Identifying and contacting new freelance writers for the magazines;
· Clerical duties such as mailing contributor copies and assisting with disbursing contracts;
· Other editorial-related duties as assigned.

Skill requirements:
At least three years experience in publication editing. Experience and contacts in the gay adult entertainment industry is preferred. Strong line editing and copyediting skills and experience working with Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress in a Macintosh environment is required. Must have the ability to function calmly in frequent high-pressure deadline situations, the organizational skills to work on multiple concurrent projects, and the foresight to plan and execute future projects. Must also be able to work cooperatively with a team of creative professionals, both on staff and on a freelance basis. The individual must be over 18 years of age and be comfortable working with sexually oriented photographs, text, illustrations, and other material.

I totally want to apply for that. Is that crazy? Would they hire a chick?

ETA: I sent an e-mail asking for more information. Wish me luck!

Mostly, this post is about David Hewlett and chocolate.

Has everybody seen the S2 DVD extra about David Hewlett? YOU MUST. To facilitate this, I (along with many other marvelous people) have uploaded it. (YSI and sendspace were being bitchy to me earlier, so I'm trying Up-File. It usually downloads pretty swiftly for me; the trick is in locating the download link, which is to the right below the ads--I think it says "upfile link 4 u." Click on that; it'll take you to the download page.)

Profile - David Hewlett (44 mb, .wmv)

I think this was originally uploaded by bluespirit_star--thank you!

Okay, have you seen it? Then I think we should use this post for Hewlett squee. I'm not sure what made me flail the most. Was it the mocking of his own hand gestures and the 15-minute rule? The fish sticks story? The just general, hilarious, self-deprecating awesomeness that is David Hewlett? I AM OVERCOME. In a really good way.

Not to distract you from the glory of the Hewlett, but a couple of other things:

dar_jeeling is on a quest to find the perfect brownie recipe, so ( here's the one my mom and my aunt use )

And I promised honey_babes my favorite John/Teyla songs. These pretty much sum up how I view that relationship: full of dramatic potential; smokin' hot while it lasts; but ultimately, doomed.

Cold Cold Water - Mirah
Mirah sings all the best Teyla songs. In this song, outside events and the trials of the world eventually prove too much for them...

Unmade Bed - Sonic Youth
...and in this one, John's just really screwed up. *coughs*

Anyway. David Hewlett. TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES.