We Want You!!
By Rachelle Bowden in Miscellaneous on Aug 28, 2006 11:28AM
It seems like we do this twice a year, so here we go with the second time. Chicagoist would like to add several more people to our staff to fill in some gaps in coverage and make the site even better. If you're interested in writing about film/TV, politics, North Side restaurants, or general Chicago topics, let us know. Also, we're looking to add one or two more interviewers so if you're good at grilling people and writing about it, please apply. Finally, if you've got some time on the weekends that you'd like to kill, we'd like to get a person or two to write some weekend posts.
Specific 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 and why you'd be good on that beat, and throw in a sample post if you like.
Interviews
Chicagoist loves to do interviews, but we'd like to bring you more of them. To meet our interviews-per-week goal, we'd like to add on one or two people to do interviews with local political figures, business owners, artists, or pretty much anyone who lives in Chicago, loves the city, and has something interesting to say. Contributors will need to research interviewees, conduct in-person or phone interviews, edit the interview, and write posts. Interviewers need to be committed to doing 1-2 interviews/month plus 1-2 general posts per week.
North Side Food and Drink
Chicagoist would like to add one new contributor to our Food and Drink team. This person's love of food is devoted to the independent, affordable neighborhood restaurant and bar. Since Chuck is already covering the South Side, we'd like this new person to cover North Side eateries. Don't forget, the North Side is a huge area, so we'd like someone willing to travel to all different North Side neighborhoods to try out all different cuisines. Ideally, this person will contribute two entries per week with one being a review of a restaurant or bar.
Film/TV
If you spend as much time in front of a TV or television screen as you do the computer screen, then we want you. Badly. With Chicago showing up more and more on the big and small screen, we need someone who can post about how Chicago looks to the outside world. Plus, there are plenty of film fests and indie film screenings that'll keep you busy posting 3 times a week.
Politics
We've been without a contributor committed to local politics for far too long. With Obama's shiny smile gracing magazine covers, our Crazy Uncle Aldermen banning all of our favorite vices, and the Topinka/Blago race heating up, we really need someone who can post on local politics on a daily basis.
Weekender
We know that you guys are looking at the site on the weekends even if we're not updating then. And it's not like the city shuts down when Saturday and Sunday roll around, but you know, we need a break some time. So we'd like to get one or two people on staff who can keep us all up to speed throughout the weekend. This person(s) would be well rounded and cover general happenings with 2-3 posts per weekend day. If you find yourself hanging around the city on the weekends and are frustrated that you've got to wait til Monday to get Chicagoist's take on the weekend news, then this beat is for you.
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!). Most likely you'll be posting on hot news topics of the day.
If you'd like to apply for any of these postitions, send an email to chicagoistapply(at)gmail(dot)com and indicate the position you're applying for in the subject line. In the email, tell us about yourself and why you'd be good on that beat, and throw in a sample post if you like. Please only apply if you are able to write quality posts for the site as well as make the time commitment needed every week to research posts and to write them.