Help Wanted, More Specifically -

By Rachelle Bowden in Miscellaneous on Jan 17, 2006 9:37PM

We knew you liked us and wanted to work with us, but we didn't have any idea you liked us this much! So far, in a week, we've gotten in over 100 applications to join the Chicagoist ranks. Quite a compliment! [blush!] Thanks, guys!

The problem is that there are a few beats where we didn't get that many applicants. These are Sports, General and Books & Literature. If you were thinking about applying to these positions, do it now!

Descriptions of these positions are listed below. If you're interested in any of them, meet the qualifications, can make the time commitment and would like to join the Chicagoist team, email chicagoistapply(at)gmail(dot)com with the position in the subject line. In the email tell us about yourself, why you'd be good on that beat, and throw in a sample post if you like.

Sports
Chicagoist does a great job of covering our most popular sports - NFL, NBA, MLB. If you're someone who likes soccer, hockey, wrestling, boxing and any other sporting event that comes Chicago's way, apply for our open sports position. This position will be expected to post 2-3 times/week.

Books & Literature
We need someone who knows how to read to cover Books and Literature. When a big, famous author comes to town or a great new book about Chicago (or written by a Chicagoan) gets released, our readers need to know. If you can knock out two posts a week about readin’ then let us know.

General Contributors
Finally, we'd like to add a few more contributors to write on a daily basis on general subjects (things that aren't sports, music, film, food, arts, politics - and there are a lot of them!).

Don't worry, if you've already applied for one of these positions, this doesn't at all mean you're out of the running!