Finally!
I can break the news. I’ve been away, and I’ve been covering crazy celebrity journalism for the New York Post, and doing editing gigs, and grieving over my darling Bridget, and awaiting the birth of my new puppy (10 days from now), but mostly I’ve been interviewing for Patch.com. Click on the link for more information about Patch.
It was a long, gruelling interview process but I’m excited to say that I have been hired as the editor of Mar Vista Patch, which will launch in the coming weeks. I was hired last week and went through three days of training and am now working hard to launch my site.
I’m excited to have a full time job after years of freelancing, excited to have a regular salary, VERY excited by the EXCELLENT benefits offered, and extremely excited that I still get to work from home. Patch outfits us with a MacBook Pro, a camera, video, iPhone, printer, scanner, fax – pretty much everything you need to run an online journalism site from your home, your coffee shop, the local park, wherever.
Most of all, I’m excited to be back working in community journalism, which is where my roots are and is what I love best. I’m excited to get to know the Mar Vista community and engage the locals and be part of their world. I’m incredibly excited.
In order to launch, I have to have X number of Twitter and Facebook followers. So please, please go to Mar Vista Patch on Facebook and “like” us. And follow me on MarVistaPatch on Twitter.
I’m also looking for contributors to the site. Please see the next Post if you’re interested!
Congratulations! And best of luck in your new venture with Patch.com! I very recently applied to Patch.com for the Senior Ad & Marketing Graphic Designer position. I have been freelancing for about a year and am looking for a full-time job as well. Though I have not been contacted yet, I was just curious – Are they the sister company of AOL? Is the company relatively new? How is the work environment like – especially in the creative department?
Thanks!
-Stephanie