Freelance
We want you to write for us.
I know what you’re thinking, why would the most important gaming news website on the internet dredge the bottom of the internet basin to find new writers? Well, Mr. Nosey Pants, the reason that we’re such hot shit is because we’re always looking for fresh talent to toss into the mix. We’ve made a name for ourselves by recruiting some of the best video game writers in the world and paying them absolutely nothing for their contributions.
Though we’ve been around for a few years, we rarely open up our doors to new writers. The only reason we’re doing it now is because our Annual New Year’s Freelancer’s Yacht Party went missing off the coast of Somalia.
And while that may be bad news for their families…it’s great news for you!
You see, our staff is comprised of playwrights, screenwriters, stand up comics, and all sorts of other non-professionals who do this out of pure love for the craft. We all like each other, and we’re sure we’ll like you, too. We’re the only website doing what we do, which means that we must be doing it the best. If you’ve ever enjoyed one of our articles and thought,”Wow, I could have written that so much better,” then the time has come to prove it.
Sound good? We hope so. We’re looking for a handful of regular contributors who can write a few articles a month. If you want to be in the, go ahead and shoot us an email in the following format:
In the subject, include your name and the words “Hardcasual Freelancer”
In the body, include these three things:
1) Your information. Your name, your e-mail address, and a little history about yourself, because we like to know that the people who freelance for us aren’t just our ex-girlfriends playing mean pranks.
2) Two headlines. Try to make them as different as possible. It’s one thing to make a great Metroid joke, but try to diversify. You don’t have to write the articles. Just the headlines.
3) A writing sample. One article, about a page long, written in the style of our site. It can be anything, as long as it’s written in the spirit of the site. Make sure that this is included in the body. Not in an attachment. We don’t open attachments, because we all work off one room-sized, 50’s-era computer that stores all our diaries and credit card information.
Send your email to: hardcasualfreelancers@hardcasual.net
That’s it. Once we’ve gone through all the applicants, we’ll shoot an email back to those lucky few who we think jibe best with our style of humor. If you don’t hear back from us right away, don’t fret. It’s possible there were still survivors on that yacht.
