Wikia:Hiring
Wikia - creating communities
Wikia is a destination site where fans of any subject can read, discuss, and share information and opinions on any topic and in any language. Wikia currently has over 2,000,000 pages of content in more than 100 languages. Wikia's investors include Amazon, Bessemer Venture Partners, Omidyar Network, and a select group of angel investors including Marc Andreessen, Josh Kopelman, Joichi Ito, Mitch Kapor, and Ron Conway.
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Web Developer (San Francisco, CA)
Wikia is searching for a web developer to help build the next generation of Wikia products. If you are a Javascript/web standards guru with a good design sense, we want you! If you're a design visionary with HTML/CSS expertise, we want you! The ideal candidate is well rounded in all things front-end, from design conception to implementation.
Responsibilities
The position will work in Wikia's small technical team and will play a key role for the product and sales teams.
- Create designs from the ground up for the product and sales teams
- Lend technical guidance to product and sales teams for upcoming features (web application products and premium sales experiences)
- Bring ideas to life by writing production-ready HTML and CSS
- Write Javascript interactions, ranging from basic experience elements to complex (and fun) API queries.
Qualifications
Wikia is powered by LAMP + MediaWiki and uses the jQuery Javascript library. We are a top-200 web property and we have a strong focus on efficiency and scalability.
- Photoshop/Illustrator skills
- HTML/CSS/Javascript abilities
- Proficient with CSS and Javascript
- MediaWiki experience preferable
Applying
Please send an introduction letter, resume, and a link to your online portfolio to hiring@wikia.com
Intern for Wikia Gaming (San Francisco, CA)
Wikia Gaming is searching for an intern to help the gaming team get ready for all the big game releases. Duties will include content seeding, writing walkthroughs, recruiting and mentoring new admins and noobs, and reaching out to game related fansites and forums to promote new wikis.
Benefits include getting a backstage pass to the inner-workings of Wikia, and the ability to help shape our seeding and promotional efforts. The internship will span the breadth of the gaming community, with a focus on console games (360, PS3, Wii, DS and PSP) and Fall 2008 releases.
The ideal candidate possesses thumb calluses from playing too many games, had a edit count of over 10,000 (but pretends not to know that), and is excited about the idea of seeing new wikis succeed! We're looking for someone who can commit to 15-20 hours/week. Hours are flexible. Work from home -- or, if you're nearby, you can work from our offices in San Francisco.
This is an unpaid position, though the position could lead to a more permanent role on the team.
Responsibilities
The position will involve working with the Marketing Manager to identify and build out target content areas. This will span the entire life-cycle of wikis ranging from seeding and content creation to improving mature communities.
For new wikis:
- Create content and structure
- Stay on top of current news as it relates to the gaming industry
- Reach out to external communities and fansites to achieve maximum reach for gaming communities
For existing wikis:
- Identify what's missing on the wiki, and figure out how to help
- Clean up content, organize main page, keep things consistent
- Restructure content
- Establish a good relationships with the existing admins, and help create a thriving community on their wiki
Qualifications
Candidates should have a strong history of contributions on Wikia -- especially creating pages and copy-editing. Admin experience preferred, but not required.
Applying
Please send a resume, introduction letter and your Wikia username to hiring@wikia.com