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cgod  ·  3326 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Your Job Is Pointless

A friend of mine writes for vice, I can confirm that the requirements aren't crazy high.





kleinbl00  ·  3326 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Out of curiosity, how'd he end up with the gig? 'cuz I used to think my friends who wrote for HuffPo were all that until I discovered that an even half-dozen of them basically said "hey, can we write for you?"

cgod  ·  3326 days ago  ·  link  ·  

They wanted a story covered in Portland and asked a friend here if they knew anyone. My friend was friends with their friend and had been freelancing for one of the weeklies and has a blog with some of her writing. Her stuff is snarky and funny, they liked it and asked her to cover an event. They liked what she did and now she has an invite to pitch or submit work.

I think she has had four things on there in the past 6 months. They turned down one piece so far. It's just freelance work but she is their go to for Portland.