Note: None of us here at Metal-Rules.com, myself
included, make any money from "working" for this site. That
said, the below openings are not for paying positions, but require mature
and reliable individuals who have some free time, a passion for heavy
metal, and a desire to help with the forward advancement of
Metal-Rules.com.
The site has been online since 1995 when I started it as
a one man operation. Since then we have grown considerably with more staff
writers and guest contributors from many countries around the world. As
the site has grown, it gets harder to manage the
entire thing myself. All
these "positions" will involve working with myself or possibly
other staff members, so you'll have to be a team player and not an
arsehole! ha!
Cheers,
EvilG - Owner and Editor in Chief
Current Openings
Database Programmer Needed!!!
Metal-Rules.com is looking for a programmer to help us out with back
end programming for the site.
Responsibilities: Enhance, update, maintain, and develop scripts
and programs. Database administration, setup, programming, backup etc.
Experience/Requirements: The person we're looking for has to
have experience using PHP and MySQL in a *nix environment. To a lesser
extent CGI and Pearl programming experience will also be an asset. We have
a number of enhancements and updates to existing scripts that could be
done along with a few new important features that will require either
writing new database programs or installing existing packages and
tailoring them to our needs.
If you have a few hours every week to help out, drop
us an e-mail and tell us about yourself! Include any links to online
programming examples you might have done.
Minister of Marketing and Propaganda
Metal-Rules.com is looking for one reliable and outgoing individual to
help with marketing/sales.
Responsibilities: Your main task will be to find, contact, and
secure advertisers/sponsors for our site. Secondary tasks will include:
setting up reseller contacts for any of our releases, compiling a weekly
or monthly newsletter, writing & distributing press releases to media
outlets, and any other marketing functions we require.
Experience/Requirements: While no real work experience is
required, it would be very helpful if you have knowledge of online
marketing and advertising along with experience writing sales
"pitch" letters and administering a focused campaign. It will
make things easier if you have knowledge of the metal industry and
contacts, music distribution networks, etc. As for the time required to
handle this position, that is up to you entirely, as long as you are successful.
The main portion of your work will be done via e-mail, so you'll need to
be able to send, check and reply to e-mails daily.
If you have the drive and have a few hours every week to help out, drop
us an e-mail and tell us about yourself!
Transcriptionists
Metal-Rules.com is looking transcriptionists for interviews.
Responsibilities: Like the title suggests...transcribing spoken
word to proper English :). Recorded interviews will be made available for
you to download in MP3 format.
Experience/Requirements: While no experience is
required, patience is!! Typing up a 30 to 45+ minute pre-recorded phone
conversation is not a task for someone who does "hunt and pack"
typing. You'll have to be able to type fast and do so with proper
spelling, punctuation, etc. Often our interviews are done with people who
have an accent, some stronger than others, so you will need to be comfortable
with understanding English spoken with an accent.
If you have a few hours every week to help out, drop
us an e-mail!!