Due To On-Going Expansion, Full- And Part-Time Positions Now
Available!
As journalists
and pilots, we've often noted that 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 a
number of ANN staffers) once told an audience what his
grandfather 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.'" -- (excerpt from "My Grandfather')
Now that we do what we love,
we can understand. The truth is, if you love your work, it's like
hardly working at all. That's what working at ANN is all about.
And yeah, it's also about hard work, tight deadlines, serious
research, solid expertise, and dealing with the vagaries and
demands of the occasional news-day gone out of control.
Recently, you've been reading about big exciting changes at
ANN... more capabilities, more features, a major site upgrade...
all part of our quest for total world domination. Well... we're
ready to deliver it... right about now. We call it ANN
10.0 for short, and it's our most ambitious undertaking
yet. To accomplish all of it, we'll need to add (yet more) souls to
the family.
We've added some talented new folks to the roster lately, but
we're STILL going to need more. These are interesting jobs and the
positions/hours vary according to the skills possessed by the
applicant, and the needs we have at any given time -- but you'll
find that we can adapt the workflow to a number of criteria for the
right person(s).
The best part is that you (with a few exceptions) 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 editorial 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.

ANN is currently looking for four more
staffers, RIGHT NOW, to add to the asylum/roster we
have to complete in order to roll out ANN Upgrades and the
Phase One implementation of Aero-TV (which is even more complex
than we imagined... and infinitely more exciting than we envisioned
just a few short weeks ago). We have already selected three
new folks for senior Aero-TV positions and are training them
now... so as soon as we find the right people for the following
positions, they're hired. Period.
Run, do not walk, to your PC and email us if you're
interested...
-
F/T News/Editorial Staffer: Ths
position is for a daily news-writer that will assist Rob and others
in the daily selection, investigation, research, write-up and
publication of Aero-News. This is a position that can be worked
from anywhere you desire (so long as you have dependable high-speed
net access and can work without supervision) and no move is
required. By the way; this position has no dress code since the
only one who knows about what you're wearing is you, and frankly,
the less we know about such things, the better (grin). See the note
(above) about fuzzy bunny slippers...
-
P/T Weekend News/Editorial
Staffer: This is the same gig (though simpler) as the
weekday job... but only requires a commitment for Saturday and
Sunday, and is a part/time position. The current person working
this gig wants to go Full-Time and we're pleased to note that a
number of folks have graduated to full-time gigs (including our
Managing Editor) this way.

-
F/T Aero-TV Story Editor: Here's a
great gig for the right person... we need a solid
aviation/aerospace journalist with an eye for feature story
selection to help plan and implement Aero-TV story research,
preparation, logistics, shooting and production. Preference will be
given to someone with a CFI and/or significant flight experience
since we will be using GA birds wherever possible and staff members
who can meet our specs will get to do some serious flying to
locations all over North America. The successful applicant will
need to be a personable 'master' of networking, and have the
ability to seek out, prepare, storyboard and guide Aero-TV video
crews through the prep and productiion of dozens of stories a
month.
-
F/T Aero-TV News Anchor: This
position will position you as the "Face" of forthcoming
Aero-TV Daily news programs. We're looking for a talented,
technically oriented, journalist to headline our daily
news programming... While most of ANN/Aero-TV's staff
positions do not require a specific residence, we're afraid this
one does... so that we can work out of a central studio, each day.
So... the successful applicant will need to relocate to Northern
Florida, near Jacksonville.

We're looking for someone with solid reporting or
journalistic credentials, the ability to work with our mobile
Aero-TV teams (and help coordinate their actions and efforts), and
a strong technical aptitude for aerospace and aviation. The
successful applicant will help write, organize, research and
produce each day's news coverage and become an integral part of the
Aero-TV formula.
They must demonstrate a strong commitment to the craft of aviation
journalism and will need a strong and ethical commitment to making
sure that aviation is reported properly, aggressively and
honestly. Our studio is located south of JAX/Orange Park, FL,
though some on-location travel will be a part of the gig
(especially for special event coverage). Please reply with resume,
clips, pix, etc... Position will be filled ASAP.
Interested?
Folks... we're not yet ready to shoot our mouths
off about some amazing things we've been working on, but
suffice it to say that when we conceived of ANN a decade ago, even
our fertile imaginations had no clue about how cool this project
would ultimately become. If YOU want to become part of the
hardest-working and most talented aviation news team in the biz --
let us know -- because things are about to get REALLY exciting
hereabouts.
Please send your resume, clips (if applicable), an intro letter,
and contact information to ANN right away... as these positions are
ready and waiting for the right person, right now.
And that's all you have to do! We'll be in touch!