Posted on the Mardi Gras 3000 Forum athttp://www.mardigras3000.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=311#311
by my publisher Jennifer DiMarcoon
Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:31 am
>>Mardi Gras 3000 Employment
As Mardi Gras 3000 prepares for its national retail launch, we are organizing the project (and, by extension, E.J.’s career) and assigning managers. Managers will be hired from within our existing staff and from within the MG3K community. I’ve chosen to open this opportunity to the community here because it is of utmost importance to me that all managers be personally passionate about this first of E.J.’s games. I will not hire individuals driven by profit. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and I am blind to age and location as well. None of the positions need to be full-time and all of them can be handled remotely (you do not need to move to Washington State).
I’ll be accepting resumes and letters of intent through April 20, 2007. My decisions will be announced on April 23, 2007. Your resume should be tailored to why you are qualified for the position you desire. Your email should tell me specifically why you want the position, why you’ll be good at it, and how you will achieve the position’s goals. Some of the positions pay a set monthly stipend (marked #). Other positions pay a royalty based on sales (marked *).
The positions are:
*General Manager
All Angel games. Creation and implementation of marketing campaigns. Growth of the MG3K brand as well as introduction of supporting Angel brands.
#Production Manager
MG3K only. Design and layout of editions, packaging, displays, and all other support materials. Creation of materials required by other managers.
*CCG Manager
MG3K only. Creation and/organization of rules systems for Basic, Advanced and tournament play both online and offline. Creation and/organization of rules systems for boosters and other forthcoming products. Organization of tournament circuit. Officiating of rules and play variants. Creation of Player’s Handbook. Growth of player base.
*Online Manager
MG3K only. Design and implementation of an online versions of the game both Basic and Advanced. Design and implementation of mardigras3000.com and its subpages including but not limited to the On Tab Instant Store, Dance Floor, Gossip Booth, Expert’s Corner, Player Pages, and Rumble Room. Managing alliances with SecondLife and Kaneva. Funneling online orders to the correct channels. Management of subscriber database. Growth of subscriber base.
#Votary Manager
MG3K only. Admin to the forum and upkeep. Manage moderators. Design and implement campaigns to increase awareness of brand among teen and adult authors online and offline. Design and implement campaigns that specifically produce MG3K fiction. Manage authors of in-character blogs on Blogger and MySpace. Growth of forum membership and active author pool.
Any manager can envision and request materials from the Production Manager. The PM will clear all projects through me. I will supervise all managers. Managers will work directly with each other and E.J., as needed. Positions will be granted for a two month probation period and then reviewed. If progress has been successful, an annual employment contract will be issued.
Some of these positions are currently held by staff members. But these appointments are not official appointments. Staff should apply officially now. I will not roll positions over automatically. Open market hiring gives everyone the opportunity to really think about what they have to offer and what they want. As Gille Hawkins once send to me: “Security breeds complicacy.” I want only the best for MG3K and this is where it begins.
Thank you all for your time, your dedication and your interest.
Jennifer<<
Thank *you,* Jennifer, for being completely unwilling to give up. You march into the unknown with incredible courage and inspiration and I value that.
E.J.
