Tech Olive

So, to gear up for Q4 2009 and years to follow, we’ve decided to get more volunteer contributing writers on board. What we mean by “volunteer” is that you won’t be guaranteed any kind of pay, benefits or a staff position, but it’s a great way to gain writing experience and get your name out there, while having fun doing it! Chances are, if we like you, we’ll keep you on board and pay you.

Anyway, we currently have three positions that are currently open. Check out what they are and the requirements after the break.

PC Game Reviewer

As we mentioned, Q4 is coming up and it would be nice to have someone help out Tim with all the new PC games that will have to be reviewed. If you work out, we will most likely keep you on after the gaming rush of Q4. Here are the requirements:

- A strong passion for PC gaming and/or gaming in general.
- You will have to provide your own games.
- Preferably some writing experience or at least some good writing.
- Able to thoroughly dissect the game and cover every aspect during the review.
- Able to obtain new games in a timely manner.
- Hatred of anything Mac is a plus.
- Preferably experience with torrenting.

Tech News Writer

This position involves all aspects of technology other than gaming. You’ll be writing news about hardware, software, consumer electronics, gadgets, anything that has to deal with technology. Here are the requirements:

- A strong passion for technology and a good knowledge of it.
- Preferably some writing experience or at least some good writing.
- Must have access to all kinds of tech news. Access to inside info is a definite bonus.
- Must write regularly (3-4 articles a week on average).
- Must be open to all aspects of the technology world. This means we really don’t want any fanboys or haters.

Multiplayer Reviewer

As Tech Olive’s multiplayer reviewer, it will be your job to play and review the newest multiplayer and MMO (yes, including WoW) games. As it stands, we only review the single player aspect of games, so it would be your job to focus on the multiplayer side of things. The requirements are much the same as the Game Reviewer position.

- A strong passion for PC gaming and/or gaming in general.
- You will have to provide your own games.
- Preferably some writing experience or at least some good writing.
- Able to thoroughly dissect the game and cover every aspect during the review.
- Able to obtain new games in a timely manner.
- Preferably experience with torrenting.
- Questionable/confused sexual orientation is a plus.

The reviewer positions can also write news posts as well (as opposed to just writing reviews).

Send your application to techolive [at] techolive.com with the subject as “APPLICATION” and mention what position you’re applying for. Be sure to include a little about yourself and any experience you have with writing and/or tech and gaming. Also, please include a few samples of your writing. Without these things, we will not consider your application.

If you have any questions or want to pitch a position idea to us, please contact craig [at] techolive.com.