Asannouncedearlier , today is Joel ’s last day as editor in chief of Gizmodo . During Joel ’s twelvemonth and a half at the helm of the site , laughs were had , dealings surge , and Gizmodo won the 2005 Bloggie Award for Best Technology Weblog . Joel ’s power to write divertingly about gadgetry and its discontents will not easy be replaced .
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So what ’s next for Gizmodo ? I ’m swing in for a bit in my function as managing editor program of Gawker Media . John Biggs , who ’s been Joel ’s phone number two here for for a while , will continue our daily quest for glistening new toy as Gizmodo ’s word editor . Jaime Manzone , ofOctopus Dropkick , joins us as Gizmodo ’s Japan correspondent . And , over the next few hebdomad , exceptional guest stars will exalt the site ; next hebdomad , Regine Debatty ofWMMNAgraces us with her bearing .
We ’re looking to grow the Gizmodo team . If you ’re concerned , ensure out the details after the jump . Gripes , suggestion , and pleas are also welcome to lock at gawker dot com .
I asked Joel if we could get him a Au watch as a retirement present . He declined , but did remind me of one long - declare dream : to witness the death of the cyber - elf that peer down on us from above . So , on Monday , we ’re giving him his wish and debuting a new look for Gizmodo . See you then . — Lockhart Steele
GIZMODO HELP WANTED
Gawker Media is expanding its technology coverage , and is seeking to fill the follow post . All these use are full - time , and paid consequently , though we take a relaxed position towards extraneous freelance .
What makes a in force candidate ? Immersion in the web — peculiarly blogs — is essential ; traditional journalistic experience is optional , though no disqualification . We receive recent alumnus with flair and overweening aspiration .
DESIGN WRITER , GIZMODO . For this position , we ’re looking for a design geek rather than a specification geek , and writing with wit rather than cubicle humour . But , permit ’s face up it , ultimately reviewer want to have intercourse whether the latest crony is any good . And the successful candidate will have to care enough about that head .
NEWS WRITER , GIZMODO . As well as the easy design stories , Gizmodo is expanding its coverage of knockout convenience news . The idealistic prospect will be someone who tracks unexampled intersection for fun , obsessively , as well as for piece of work . That intend a newsreader full of C of low widget sites . To the head of the queue : inexpert hardware hack .
WRITER , KOTAKU . Kotaku covers the computer secret plan manufacture thoroughly , but overlook out sometimes on the culture of computer games . We ’re looking for the kind of person who ’s reached point in World of Warcraft that average homo can only dream of . But can pull in back enough to do some societal observation .
THE RULES : No CV . No attachment . app with either will be deleted unread . And please , for the love of God , no IMs . Instead , write a paragraph about yourself , and a paragraph describing your favorite gadget . Tell us what other gadget sites or publication you take on a regular basis , and why you wish ( or dislike ) them . And include the connection to your web log , if you ’ve got one .
app program to Lockhart Steele at jobs at gizmodo dot com . Due to the volume of submission , we ca n’t respond to everyone individually , but we appreciate your interestingness . If we care what we see , we ’ll get back to you shortly .
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