Best. Job Listing. Ever.

[trinityofone]

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!

Comments

[roaringmice.livejournal.com]

Sure they would, if you were qualified. In fact, it might even make you more interesting to them.

Kind of reminds me of one of my old jobs. I was a graphic designer for a newspaper - the Boston Phoenix, which is like the Village Voice, sort of. It has those sex ads in the back. You know, the big breasted lady, the guy's pecs or bum, with XXX on top and a suggestive tag line?

I used to design the sex ads.

[20thcenturyvole.livejournal.com]

APPLY! For goodness' sake, what if you actually got in? It'd be the most awesome and appropriate job EVER!

[farwing.livejournal.com]

You should totally apply. I have no idea if they would hire a chick, but you should totally apply. God, that job would rock.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/]

You would not be scared off by not having the required experience? Is that something one better ignores and applies anyway?

[spazatron.livejournal.com]

You need to apply. And I don't think your parents would disown you. Well, your dad might be squicked for life, but I'm sure your mom would come around.

[scifigirl.livejournal.com]

APPLY!! The worst they can do is turn you down.

[wychwood]

You should totally apply *g* You might get it! It's certainly worth trying.

[trobadora]

Hell, I want to apply for that.

[darcydodo]

Your parents would flip out. It would be hilarious.

Is the pay decent?

[natroga.livejournal.com]

... Wow.

This job? Would be nine kinds of awesome. Good Luck!

[saturnalia.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, you should totally go for it. (Finally, all that gay porn knowledge from fandom might be useful for something!)

On the would-they-hire-a-woman front, I'm fairly sure they have to at least consider women applicants, or it would be going against anti-discrimination laws. (Unless that sort of thing works much differently in the US from over here.) They might be more picky with their female candidates, simply because of the nature of the business, but I'm sure they'd at least consider your application.

In conclusion: Yay, gay porn!

[randomeliza.livejournal.com]

GO FOR IT. It's so you. And they'd totally hire a chick. Surely it's an equal opportunity employer...

[everysecondtues.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[kudra2324.livejournal.com]

good luck! :)

[shoemaster.livejournal.com]

Seriously, the only way you could have a better job would be if you got paid to read and write fanfic (my ultimate dream, I think). Or you know, original stuff, but you get the idea.

Keep us posted :D

[nenar.livejournal.com]

Go for it!

Though, I don't know how your parents would feel about it...

I think it sounds perfect for you! :)

[suzy_queue]

That, seriously, is just bloody awesome. *g* Good luck, and keep us all updated!

[neery.livejournal.com]

Okay, so that would be kind of awesome, yes. Except gay porn tends to be complete different from slash (and squick me in a way that even the most hardcore slash story doesn't, but that's just me) -- I'm not sure if experience with the slash kind of porn would help you here.

Good luck, anyway!

[bingeling]

+giggles+

It would be downright hilarious if you'd get that job! I kind of want that job, would at least be so much better than the magazine I'm working for at the moment. +lol+

And mabe you actually have better chances as a woman, because they think that - as a woman - you do that job with professionalism and not for your own pervie reasons (as in free porn). Okay, they would be totally wrong about it +g+ ... but still ...

One way or the other, I wish you good luck! :)

[aurora]

Okay, yes, that's pretty awesome. *g*

Your business card would be a thing of beauty.

*crosses fingers*

[jade-dragoness.livejournal.com]

Oooh, what an excellent job!

Good luck on it!

[4amcoffee.livejournal.com]

Luck times 10 to the power of n.