Help Wanted: Paid Writers for Upcoming Poker Site

[KGBowen]

Mods, please feel free to remove this post if you feel it's inappropriate.

I'm running the official community site for Stacked, Daniel Negreanu's upcoming PC/XBox/PSP poker game. In addition to being a site dedicated to the game, this will also (hopefully) be a good general poker site, covering what's going on in the tournament circuit, what's happening in all the various wacky Internet poker forums, etc.

I'm looking for writers to help out, especially with daily news. These are PAID positions, but keep in mind this is for part-time, off-site, contracted Internet work. If you're already making thousands of dollars a month playing poker, this is not the job for you. This would be a great job for somebody looking for a resume builder or someone who wants to eventually work in gaming.

Here are the requirements:
- Ability to update at least 5 days a week
- Excellent writing skills
- Familiarity with the poker community (if you're reading this, you qualify), televised poker, general game theory, etc.
- Basic HTML knowledge
- You must be 18 or over

It's also helpful if you have:
- Previous experience running/contributing to a website.
- Video game knowledge (and an Xbox)

If you are interested in applying, here's what I need from you:
- A resume (or at least a run-down of your general experience)
- A short blurb on why you'd like to work on the site
- A sample news story: find four forum threads posted on 2+2 that were posted recently that you find interesting, then summarize each of them with a short sentence or two.

Please mail your application to kbowen@ign.com with the subject line "Stacked App."

Thanks!

[Beavis68]

Since when have poker writers needed excellent writing skills?

[snowlarbear]

define "short blurb"? can we get a word count recommendation?