A Blog Worthy Employment Ad

An article by Don Quixote    1 Comment

Just incase you are asking yourself why I’m leaving the newspaper I work for, here is a copy of the actual ad they ran in the paper to replace myself and the part-time person. The ad was 116 lines and would have retailed for just over $1000.

Computer Webmaster/ Assistant Webmaster The Paper I work for seeks both a full-time Webmaster and a part-time Webmaster for its Web site, www.theirwebsite.com The full-time Webmaster (40 hours a week) works from 4:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, and at other times as necessary, such as on election nights or during major news events. He or she is responsible for uploading the daily feed of stories, photos and graphics from our publishing system to a Web server.   He or she also works on projects to supplement the daily feed, such as slide shows and Flash projects; works on newsroom Intranet projects; and administers ongoing Web-related projects such as our message boards, polls and chat. The part-time Webmaster (15 hours a week) works from 4:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Monday through Wednesday.  But can work additional hours on different days if the full-time Webmaster is sick or on vacation.  He or she is responsible for uploading daily feeds on days the full-time Webmaster doesn’t work. On the day they work together, both Webmasters combine to upload the daily feed and work on longer-term Web projects. A high-school diploma is required for both positions; a bachelor’s degree is preferred.  Knowledge of Web design, including HTML and PHP, is required.  Salary is based on education and experience; the full-time position includes standard Fort Wayne Newspapers benefits.  Preference will be given to candidates witih journalism backgrounds or newspaper Web site experience. To apply for either of these positions, snail – mail a resume, links to pages you’ve designed and a cover letter critiquing our Web site’s good and bad points to:   XXX, Manager of News Technologies, The Paper I work for XXX Fort Wayne, IN

Just a fun little comment about the idea of critiquing the website – the entire look and feel of the website is managed and controled by a partnering agency and we have no control over it. Yeah, so I’m going to be pretty bummed to be moving on.