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Send unto me your resumes!

Nov 23 2007

Things are changing rapidly at Fuel (my day job), and one of the areas that we’re growing is our PR / Editorial team. So, if you or anyone you love is an amazingly awesome writer who knows the media (social and otherwise) like the back of their hand, please forward them this URL:

http://www.fuelindustries.com/careers/job.php?id=24

The job, for lack of a better title, is PR Manager, but it’s really much more than that. The person in this position will spend their time writing, interviewing, connecting and generally eating, breathing and sleeping social media. The perfect fit for this position? A young, outgoing, somewhat geeky journalist or PR person who has a passion for new media and thrives in a creative environment. If this is you, Fuel is your dream job. I wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true.

Also – I’ll warn you… if you’re comfortable working in bureaucracy, you probably won’t be comfortable here. Our CEO routinely throws fart bombs into conference calls.

This job is in Ottawa. No, you can’t telecommute – I need someone to be part of a team. We’re in a beautiful space near the Parkdale Market, very close to everything by car or by transit. Interested? Forward your resume and blog address (you do have a blog, don’t you?) to randerson [at] fuelindustries [dot] com.

http://kellybartling.com Kelly Bartling

Funny that “young” typically finds its way into job descripts about new media and emerging-technology jobs. Is there an inherent attitude of ageism toward or for young (what is “young” anyway?) in social media-related jobs?
Not being a critic of your blog post – I’ve just realized lately how new media jobs are being described. As a not-so-youngster, I notice.
Or… often… “young” means “this is a starter-salary position.”
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http://www.ryananderson.ca Ryan

To be honest, I didn’t really think about the connotation of the word “young” in the description. In this case, it’s not ageist, so much as an indication of the fact that it’s a junior – intermediate position, so if you’re an agency principal with 15 years experience, you’re probably going to have to take a pay cut.

But you’re right… I think that there is probably a predisposition to assume that the over-40s probably don’t have their fingers on the pulse of interactive and social marketing. It’s a misguided notion, of course – some of the best thinkers in the space bring the knowledge of the medium and their experience in the real world together to create a total understanding of where social media fits into the landscape.

I imagine that will change in the next few years as social media practices move beyond “hey look we’re cool too” and have to get serious about results.