How-To Geek正在寻找新作家

Think you have the perfect combination of geek knowledge and writing skills? We’re looking for a few experienced writers to join our team.

认为您将怪胎知识和写作技能完美结合了吗？ 我们正在寻找一些经验丰富的作家加入我们的团队。

NOTE: WE have closed hiring since we originally published this posting, but will update and re-publish this post when we are hiring again. We are always accepting applications for future positions, so feel free to email us anyway.

注意：自我们最初发布此职位以来，我们已经停止招聘，但是当我们再次招聘时，将更新并重新发布此职位。 我们一直在接受未来职位的申请，因此随时可以给我们发送电子邮件。

我们在寻找什么 (What We’re Looking For)

We are looking for writers to cover how-to guides and explainers across a myriad of topics. We are not looking for writers that focus solely on Linux or tech news writers. We’re talking aboutfor full-time, paid positions here, but if you aren’t sure if it’s the right fit for you, we’re open to starting you off as freelance before making the jump to full time.

我们正在寻找作家来涵盖众多主题的操作指南和解释器。 我们不是在寻找只专注于Linux的作家或技术新闻作家。 我们在这里谈论的是全职带薪职位，但是如果您不确定是否适合您，我们愿意以自由职业者的身份开始工作，然后再跳至全职。

All of our writers should have the following qualities:

我们所有的作家都应具备以下素质：

• You must be a geek at heart, always looking to learn more about technology and make your gadgets work better.
  您必须是一个内心的极客，总是希望学习更多有关技术的知识，并使您的小工具更好地工作。

• You must be able to write tips, how-to articles, and explainers about complex topics that are clear and easy to understand, even to non-experts. Again, we are not looking for tech news writers.

  您必须能够撰写清晰，易于理解的复杂主题的技巧，入门文章和解释器，甚至对于非专家也是如此。 再说一次，我们不是在寻找科技新闻撰稿人 。

• You must be creative, and have the ability to generate article ideas, take suggestions, and make topics interesting and exciting.
  您必须具有创造力，并具有产生文章想法，提出建议并使主题有趣和令人兴奋的能力。
• You must be at least 18 years old and have your own computer.
  您必须年满18岁并拥有自己的计算机。
• You must have solid English writing skills.
  您必须具备扎实的英语写作能力。
• You should have some basic screenshot and image editing chops. HTML skills are a plus.
  您应该具有一些基本的屏幕截图和图像编辑印章。 具有HTML技能者优先。

Here’s a couple of our previous articles so you can get an idea of what we’re looking for in terms of quality and content. Please make sure to look through these before you decide to apply:

这是我们之前的几篇文章，因此您可以从质量和内容上了解我们正在寻找的内容。 在决定申请之前，请务必仔细阅读以下内容：

• How-To Article: How to Use Siri to Control the Lights in Your House

  操作方法文章： 如何使用Siri控制房屋中的灯光

• Explainer: Do LED Light Bulbs Really Last 10 Years?

  解释器： LED灯泡真的能使用十年吗？

• Explainer: Do I Need a Graphics Card in My PC?

  解释器： 我的PC中需要显示卡吗？

• How-To Article: How to Hide NVIDIA’s GeForce Experience In-Game Overlay Icons

  操作方法文章： 如何隐藏NVIDIA GeForce Experience游戏中叠加图标

• How-To Article: How to Get Better Performance from Steam In-Home Streaming

  操作方法文章： 如何通过Steam家用流媒体获得更好的性能

These are just a few recent smarthome and gaming examples, but they are all solid articles that we’re proud of.

这些只是最近的一些智能家居和游戏示例，但它们都是我们引以为豪的可靠文章。

如何申请 (How to Apply)

Send an email to jobs@howtogeek.com with the subject How-To Geek Writer and include the following in your email:

发送电子邮件至Jobs@howtogeek.com ，主题为How-To Geek Writer，并在电子邮件中包含以下内容：

• Explain why your geek skills are worth touting to millions of readers each month.
  向您解释为什么每月有数百万读者赞扬您的怪胎技能。
• Your name and location.
  您的姓名和位置。
• Any previous experience you have with writing and/or blogging, particularly on the beat in question (if applicable).
  您以前在写作和/或撰写博客方面的经验，尤其是有关节拍的信息(如果适用)。
• Whether or not you are currently employed, and what you do if you are.
  您当前是否在工作，以及您是否在工作。
• A brief overview of the topics you are familiar with, and what operating systems/computers you have access to.
  简要概述您熟悉的主题以及您可以访问的操作系统/计算机。

• Most Important: We want a writing sample. If you have previous writing to showcase, particularly of the how-to or explainer variety, include a link to it in your email. If you have a personal blog, a forum account, or a commenter account from anywhere, feel free to include that as well.

  最重要：我们需要一个写作样本。 如果您以前有展示技巧的文章，特别是关于“操作方法”或“解释者”的文章，请在电子邮件中包含指向该文章的链接。 如果您在任何地方都有个人博客，论坛帐户或评论者帐户，也可以随意添加。

We don’t have normal office hours, or even an office, so you can be located anywhere–this is strictly a telecommuting job (although only US residents are eligible for the full-time positions).

我们没有正常的办公时间，甚至没有办公室，因此您可以位于任何地方-严格来说，这是个通勤工作(尽管只有美国居民才有资格担任全职职位)。

Bonus points if you can find the grammatical error in this post.

如果您能在这篇文章中找到语法错​​误，可加分。

So what are you waiting for? Email us already!

你还在等什么？ 给我们发电子邮件！

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/243888/how-to-geek-is-looking-for-new-writers/