WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:01 pm
Who among you has enough of teh "it" factor to come work at Blackout?
More details to follow.
More details to follow.
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Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:45 pm
would you be willing to shift your base of operations down to alabama? if so, I am brimming with "it"
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:52 pm
BLACKOUT EFFECTORS, HIRING in 2011.
In the near future, Ross (build manager and awesome brother) will be leaving us for the humid, mosquito-y embrace of North Florida. Ross has come to be an essential piece of the Blackout puzzle being my only full-time employee among the several part-timers and since essentially taking over 75% of the actual building process - freeing me up to run shit more often. It's going to be sad days at Blackout without him, but they have a new baby and family duties beckon, etc.
Sob story aside, over the next few months we'll be goin' through them changes. I'm faced with the dilemma of trying to find a full-time replacement or restructuring the position for several specialized part-timers and possibly even some freelancers. That may end up being the same person or it might not. It may need to be 2 distinct job positions, or more.
But instead of following the normal order of writing out a job description and then trying to fit a person to that description I've decided to gamble on the universe proving that following the opposite order could be valid as well. Essentially, I want to try to fit a position to a person instead, provided the right people find us out.
So, if you...
1. Want to work at Blackout Effectors.
2. Live in or are open to moving to the Asheville, NC area (some moving expenses may be supplemented depending on situation).
3. Aren't too much of an asshole or are charming enough to get away with it.
4. Possibly have some schooling or some experience, whether professional or are just an enthusiastic DIY-er (like I was).
5. Have above all an interest in what we're doing and want to learn, teach and suckle from it's teets – essentially be fully invested in the work.
...you should seek me out with a resume and cover letter. I may just create a position around you.
~Kyle
kyle@blackouteffectors.com
In the near future, Ross (build manager and awesome brother) will be leaving us for the humid, mosquito-y embrace of North Florida. Ross has come to be an essential piece of the Blackout puzzle being my only full-time employee among the several part-timers and since essentially taking over 75% of the actual building process - freeing me up to run shit more often. It's going to be sad days at Blackout without him, but they have a new baby and family duties beckon, etc.
Sob story aside, over the next few months we'll be goin' through them changes. I'm faced with the dilemma of trying to find a full-time replacement or restructuring the position for several specialized part-timers and possibly even some freelancers. That may end up being the same person or it might not. It may need to be 2 distinct job positions, or more.
But instead of following the normal order of writing out a job description and then trying to fit a person to that description I've decided to gamble on the universe proving that following the opposite order could be valid as well. Essentially, I want to try to fit a position to a person instead, provided the right people find us out.
So, if you...
1. Want to work at Blackout Effectors.
2. Live in or are open to moving to the Asheville, NC area (some moving expenses may be supplemented depending on situation).
3. Aren't too much of an asshole or are charming enough to get away with it.
4. Possibly have some schooling or some experience, whether professional or are just an enthusiastic DIY-er (like I was).
5. Have above all an interest in what we're doing and want to learn, teach and suckle from it's teets – essentially be fully invested in the work.
...you should seek me out with a resume and cover letter. I may just create a position around you.
~Kyle
kyle@blackouteffectors.com
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:00 am
bob the r0bot wrote:would you be willing to shift your base of operations down to alabama? if so, I am brimming with "it"
Hmmm, let me think about it.
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:01 am
I am really thinking about the possibility of making the move.
Damn.
...checks how much is it to break a lease...
Damn.
...checks how much is it to break a lease...
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:32 am
That's an awesome opportunity...but it's too hot down there.
Not sure how you guys adjusted
Not sure how you guys adjusted
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:35 am
#3 makes me lol
I have zero experience in making effects, but I am a therapist. So now you know who to call when Blackout needs a full time employee assistance program
I have zero experience in making effects, but I am a therapist. So now you know who to call when Blackout needs a full time employee assistance program
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:01 pm
Gunner Recall wrote:That's an awesome opportunity...but it's too hot down there.
Not sure how you guys adjusted
We're up in the mountains in Asheville. At this elevation it stays fairly cool, at least in comparison to surrounding areas.
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:43 pm
Gunner Recall wrote:That's an awesome opportunity...but it's too hot down there.
Not sure how you guys adjusted
id be interested too, except its too friggin cold in the mountains.
the wife has been trying to get me to move to asheville. nice place and all, but too cold. siler city, nc is as far north as i ever plan on living :P & at this moment in time im ready to move back to SC, i hate snow & ice
but still damn tempting. considering the wife has had job offers there too.
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:56 pm
SOMEONE TEACH ME HOW TO SOLDER AND DO OTHER PEDAL BUILDING RELATED STUFFS!
But seriously, that's awesome for some lucky dewd out there.
But seriously, that's awesome for some lucky dewd out there.
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:59 pm
Now I'm imagining a mountain fortress of fuzz 
Does it have a moat?
I will move to NC if there is a moat.
Does it have a moat?
I will move to NC if there is a moat.
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:13 pm
Well, if you'd stayed in Vancouver I'd be your man... providing your pedal production process needed some DNA sequenced that is.
I suck at soldering, but I'm pretty good at genomics
I suck at soldering, but I'm pretty good at genomics
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:03 pm
Wait a few more years untill I finish my Theoretical Physics and I'm sure that'll make me of use in the pedal business somehow. converting Bose-Einstein condensation to some form of endless looper? 
Seriously though that is an awesome chance and I love how it's posted here on ILF. Someone is going to be one lucke guy/gal
Seriously though that is an awesome chance and I love how it's posted here on ILF. Someone is going to be one lucke guy/gal
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:17 pm
wow...man, this is really tempting.
If only y'all were a little further east
If only y'all were a little further east
Re: WHO, IF NOT YOU?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:33 pm
StudioShutIn wrote:wow...man, this is really tempting.
If only y'all were a little further east
Do you live in NC as well?