Become Kotaku's Next King of Comments [Kotaku]

If you're interested in giving up your weekends for a chance to run things at Kotaku Towers when almost no other writers are around, then look no further. We're looking for a solid writer who also has excellent news judgment and a love of the video game bizarre.

If you're genuinely interested, have the time, the patience and the skill, then drop me an email with a run down of your experience, some writing samples and a convincing argument why I should hire you. Keep in mind that I'll probably be getting a lot of these and I'm extraordinarily picky, so you better make it good.

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Don't forget that you still have two more weeks to try and amass a commenting army to wrest control of the ban hammer from Ash and I.

The top five commenters with the most followers will be in the running to be named the new commenting czar which, along with being able to wield the ban hammer, will pay $200 a month.

Getting the break down is pretty work intensive, but last time we checked Witzbold wasn't just the leader at Kotaku, he actually has the most followers Gawker wide with 188 minions, followed by TheIrishNinja with 77, EnigmaNemesis with 75, PapaBear4 with 66 and dv8godd with 43. Remember it doesn't matter where in the top five you fall, just so you land there, and you still have plenty of time to recruit.

Full rules here.

Having long held the crown for the Gawker site with the most comments, we think it's about time we put someone in charge of keeping things moving along. Fact is, Ash and I are just plain overwhelmed with the effort required to read the comments on all of the posts, activate the deadly banhammer and welcome new commenters into the Kotaku fold. Yes, we still do that manually... one at a time.

So we're on the prowl for a comments moderator of sorts, a gatekeeper to Kotaku Tower, if you will. Someone who will prowl the posts and comments on a daily basis, weeding out the bad, helping out the conversation, anointing new readers and even, occasionally, writing a post or two.

We can only pay $200 a month for your help, but you do get to wield the mighty banhammer and will be given the keys to the commenting gates. If you remain interested, hit the jump for how to apply. Yes, there is a contest (of sorts) involved.

Sorry, I just can't help it. I need to make everything a contest these days. This is how it's going to work. On December 27, we're going to beg our tech geniuses to track down the five Kotaku commenters with the most followers. The top five who want to do this will all then have to explain, in comments, why they should be made the commenting czar. We'll use our own good judgment, and a pinch of public sentiment, to elect the new czar.

There's really no way to get a follower other than by getting other people decide to follow your comments. They do that by logging in and then clicking on the little plus sign symbol next to your comment in a post. Of course your followers will all have to be commenters, so make sure they sign up on the site.

If we catch you cheating we'll kick you out of the contest. So play nice. Don't even attempt to cheat.

EA Chicago: Infinity Ward is hiring. jobs@infinityward.com

You've heard of in-game advertising — but in-game job recruitment? It's certainly no secret that the guys at Infinity Ward aren't huge fans of EA. (They once worked on Medal of Honor and then broke away to build the first Call of Duty). Los Angeles is a long ways from Chicago, but for those EA Chicago employees not looking to relocate, Midway has nearly 30 development positions open in its Chicago office.

Thanks for the screen cap, Jon!

If you're looking to write about videogames for a living, Edge magazine would certainly be one of the better places to do it.

The site just posted this little help wanted item:

If you've ever wanted to write about videogames in a professional capacity, or you already do so and you're looking to develop your career, now may be the time to do something about it.

Edge is expanding its editorial team, and is seeking a new writer and deputy editor.

Full details of the requirements for applicants can be found here (writer) and here (deputy editor). You'll need to be quick, however, because the vacancies' closing dates are February 26 and March 1 respectively.

Good luck.

So if you want to write, then hit the link, unless you're in San Francisco, then email us instead. ;) Brian Crecente

Edge is Hiring [Edge Online]

Wired's Game|Life is on the prowl, looking for an East Coast writer. The site's Chris Kohler blogs:

Let me put this delicately: we are looking for a writer who lives in the beautiful Eastern time zone who can write news stories in the morning while your site lead — that's me — is still asleep after a marathon Wii session.

Send three sample blog posts and an introductory paragraph to gamelifejobs@gmail.com. My advice: Look for non-Nintendo stuff. Kohler's got that soooo covered. Good luck! Brian Ashcraft

Write For Wired [Game|Life]

Next-Gen Biz is looking for an experienced game journalist based in North America to help with pre-E3 coverage.

We are looking for an experienced writer with recent work published in professional game publications (online or print). This work involves a lot of information gathering, so you'll need to be familiar to industry publicists.

We're probably looking for a freelancer but this may be a good opportunity for a full time games journo. if you work full-time for a games magazine or leading reputable website - and you're allowed to freelance for us - we'll name-check your publication in the feature. This will make your boss happy.

The pay rate is industry standard.

Email the editor, Colin Campbell, directly or at contact_us@next-gen.biz

Industry standard? I hand't realized there was one. My pay is all over the place, based on the magazine, site or paper I write for.

E3 Show Daily Journalist Call [Next-Gen Biz]

Job search engine Monster.com has a Nintendo listing that is looking for an User Interface Artist. The position is part-time, and the contract is only six months. According to the website:

Nintendo Software Technology is in search of a CONTRACT - UI Artist to join our team. The successful candidate will ideally have some experience within the games industry, and a strong background from a graphic design related area. The candidate will ideally have knowledge of game front-end systems design and functionality as this position will mainly be specialized on user interface.

Prospective artists are asked to apply online as Nintendo no longer accepts paper applications. You hear that? It's the sound of hoards upon hoards of fanboys applying.

Listing Here [Monster] Thanks, Simon!