Full- And Part-Time Positions Now Available!

As journalists and pilots, we have to tell you there is no better marriage of vocation and avocation than working as a member of the aviation media. Seriously. The late musician Harry Chapin (much admired by ANN's Rob Finfrock) once told an audience what his grandfather once told him, about doing what you love for a living, that sums it up pretty well:

"My grandfather was a painter... and he said 'Harry, there's two kinds of tired. There's good tired, and there's bad tired. Ironically enough, bad tired can be a day that you 'won'... but you won others peoples' battles, you lived other peoples' days, other peoples' agendas, other peoples' dreams, and when its all over there was very little of 'you' left in there, and when you hit the hay at night somehow you toss and turn, and you don't settle easy.

"'Good tired" can come after a day when you lost... but you don't even have to tell yourself because you knew you fought your battles, you chased your dreams, you lived your days... and when you hit the hay at night, you settle easy, and sleep the sleep of the just.'" -- (exerpt from "My Grandfather')

Now that we do what we love, we can understand. The truth is, if you love your work, often it's like hardly working at all. That's what working at ANN is all about.

We've recently made a strong commitment to aggressive new growth in our services and programs, including a MAJOR site redesign and added functionality... and this growth will require a number of new staff positions be filled ASAP, especially in the Editorial/Staff Writing departments.

We've added some new folks to the roster lately, but we're STILL going to need more. In particular, we're looking for a Part-Time Weekend/Associate Editor, as well as a Full-Time Associate Editor to help out Rob during the week. Depending on your particular skills, and the time available, we're flexible... and may be able to taylor a particular position for the right applicant.

The best part is that you can do this job from virtually anywhere --  so long as you have a good high-speed net connection and the appropriate tools (and work discipline) to pursue the day's stories.

The qualified respondent needs the following --

• SOLID aviation/aerospace writing and journalism credentials/abilities
• SOLID photographic/graphic web smarts
• Good basic web skills (light HTML know-how and some grasp of photo-editing) and E-Mail skills
• A strong work/journalism ethic, and an ability to meet and adhere to tight deadlines
• RELIABLE full-time access to a fairly speedy Internet connection (DSL, ADSL, T1, T3, Pipeline to the Almighty, etc...)
• A computer with the ability to keep up with a number of graphic chores and editorial efforts, and the ability to work with a very strange crew of ANN weirdos. Since this job is computer based, it does not matter where you live and we are, of course, unconcerned about your workspace so long as the job gets done (and the less info we have about someone working in pink shorts and fuzzy bunny slippers, the better).

Perhaps above all else, we need flexibility. As the saying goes, the news stops for no one... and while there are days a person can wrap up a full day's work in relatively little time, on some days you may be looking at 10-12 hours of hard work. It doesn't happen very often... but when it does, ANN counts on its staff to step up.

Interested?

Please send your resume, an intro letter, and contact information to ANN right away... as this position is ready and waiting for the right person, right now. We're contacting people who responded to our announcement earlier this month now... and if you haven't sent your resume in yet, do it soon!

And that's all you have to do! We'll be in touch!

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