New Resume/New Start of the "Real" Job Hunt

I've redone my resume in a CV format and applied to several jobs in the Austin area; four via Craigslist, one through Monster that went directly to the employer's site.

This blog mainly serves as a placeholder to track my results.

Am gonna hit up a few more places today via the Austin Advertising Federation's jobline.

Freelancing is going really well - The Onion/A.V. Club here hired me. So now I have Fuzz.com, the Statesman, and the A.V. Club all on regular rotation. I love freelancing and the lifestyle, but I want more money and to be more challenged. I want to do more work.

Being Promoted and Headhunted

jobs keep falling into my lap here in Austin. Fuzz is set to launch its online mag (work I've been looking forward to since the end of 2007!). I've sent in a few stories for the designers to use as they spec out the site. Can't wait til the launch.

SXSW brought to me a plum gig from the Future of Music Coalition. Am extremely stoked as not only does the gig pay nicely, but I get a laminate.

This morning I g ot a call from a new Austin company that came here from Washington state. I sent them a ton of clips, hopefully I'll go in for an interview this week.

My gig at the One World Theatre is nudging me towards a manager position. Amazing.

Already Got A Raise

Work is going really well. Since a lot of this week and last was taken up with the lawyer I had to hire to help me sort out the movers, and then of course settlement on the house and working with the contractor, I was really pleased to get an extension on a deadline for a Statesman story. The best part is I only have to do most of this house stuff once, and I can stay here in East Austin for a week while most of the really invasive work is being completed.

Tomorrow the movers come. I hope this is the last I have to deal with them, barring me filing a complaint with the DOT and federal motor carrier safety commission.

And, over at the theater, I got a little raise and there was some talk of a promotion. I'm up for it. I just want to get through tomorrow, then begin unpacking, then do house stuff all weekend.

Finally, I'm Working In Austin

This Monday felt like a real working week, and for a good reason: I got some jobs. Finally!

Have landed a job at the One World Theatre, in their marketing and sales department. It's going pretty well, and my manager has trusted me to open up the office on Sunday (for a four hour shift), so that's good. It's a beautiful place to work, I like the people, and it pays.

Fuzz.com is set to launch pre-SXSW, and I have some stories to work on which are due on Monday. My boss over there hopes to put them up on the front page on Wednesday.

And, on Tuesday I have an interview with an editor at the Statesman. He said we're going to discuss pay scale and contracts, so I'm pretty optimistic. Over the weekend I'll develop some pitches, and I sure hope there can be some assignments for me. I'm ready to accept them.

January 2k8: The Month I Land A Great Job In Austin

Since I've been here I've had some great interviews at companies I'd love to work for, been headhunted off Monster.com, and formed a relationship with an account manager at a staffing company.

On Monday, I'm focusing my search, calling people back, and applying for even more jobs.

Fuzz Has A Mixtape Feature Now

Here's one I made the day they launched this lovely new element.

I made a mixtape, let me show you it.

Fuzz.com Is Going Amazingly Well. Madonna Thought So Too

I completed my internship, the online editorial content/digital magazine is set to launch soon enough. I can't wait to get back to doing some daily writing.

I guess I got about 30 bands - probably more - to sign up in three months. There are a few I asked for and didn't get, and a few of those few I'm going to keep hammering away at until they sign up (like Turbonegro, and The Dead Meat, and Birds of Maya and Bardo Pond and The Roots). But the good news is my sweat equity paid off in more ways than one, and I am so stoked that I got The Dwarves, Yep Roc records (with JOHN DOE of X AND MANY MORE AMAZING AMERICANA ARTISTS), Blackheart Records (HELLO JOAN JETT AND MANY OTHER AWESOME ROCK BANDS), kEn, Jukebox Zeros, V.I.P., Blowfly, the Soda Pop Kids, Rich HIllen Jr., and 22 or so (read: more) to get on Fuzz and do their thing.

On August 10th? Madonna signed up. MADONNA. It's really her.

So, band holdouts, I understand. You're busy. It's another space on the web to maintain. Oh, such a chore. But know, realize: Madonna is now more entry-level, exploring new media and new things on the web, MORE CURRENT THAN YOU. AGAIN.

Here's the bulletin I sent out with a link to her profile.

DO YOU LOVE MADONNA?

Well, she signed up over at Fuzz.com. SHE DID!!!

madonna is on Fuzz. Why isn't your stupid band? What are you, stupid?

http://madonna.fuzz.com