<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Bear with me, this is a bit of a weird job posting. And I'm a developer not a recruiter, so it's worth it :) </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">PlanetIvy is an online magazine that started about a year ago. They use new writers to produce edgy content (a similar vibe to Vice) that can spread, and it's going well for them. </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">They're growing fast, have some early funding and able to scale their traffic very successfully; they recently launched a sister site in the film niche - ScreenRobot - and within the month they'd attracted tonnes of writers and a LOT of traffic. They're going to be moving into lots of targeted niches like this with speciality writers. </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The problem is, until now they've been building things using a mishmash of Wordpress plugins and outside freelance development. They're about to move in a slightly different direction and need their own tech team to produce something quite cool: "An online magazine backed by a social network of writers". </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Imagine an open platform where anyone can submit articles, get editorial feedback, use training resources to improve their content. When stories are good, they get pushed up into the main magazine area giving the writer huge exposure. As a result, the stories are unique, from lots of interesting viewpoints and often very niche (perfect for people who want to follow certain topics and connect with the writers). </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I've been helping them prototype this for the last few weeks and we're looking for someone to join permanently to carry on development and lead the creation of a new team. I'm a contractor, so you'll be running the whole show - with assistance and support from me when you want it. </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The catch? The budget is small so the pay isn't a lot, 30k is what we're aiming for. This is just for now, as they grow and more money is available, obviously your pay will increase to properly suit your role. </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">So I think this would be perfect for a mid-level developer that wants to be part of something big. While the pay isn't as high as you'd like, there are huge upsides: </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">You have lots of control over the direction of the software. While I'm around to advise where needed you'll be the lead developer. <br>
</li><li style="margin-left:15px">As early employee you'll have generous stock options to compensate for the lower salary. </li><li style="margin-left:15px">It's a good working environment. You'll be expected to think about the product, drive improvements and be part of the team, not just be told what to make. </li>
</ul><div>Because you're leading, you'll need to be a generalist. Happy with everything from devops and databases to user experience planning. Note: you do NOT have to be shit-hot at everything, we're just looking for someone who can learn what's needed and has a little bit of experience with the whole stack. The desire to push things forward and constantly improve is far more important than xyz years experience here. </div>
<div>Their original job post was a little dry, but you can read it here - <a href="http://3-beards.com/jobs/view/ruby-on-rails-developer-wanted-for-fast-growing-content-platformsocial-network" target="_blank">http://3-beards.com/jobs/view/ruby-on-rails-developer-wanted-for-fast-growing-content-platformsocial-network</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Why am I not joining? I'm a "contract co-founder" who helps get things off the ground but I'm not focussing on being around for the long term. I have my own business (CocktailsByPost.com) and wouldn't be able to give this the attention it needs. But, I've given these guys a reduced rate (helping get it launched for a fixed fee) because I think it's a really cool project.</div>
<div><br></div><div>You should think about it :) </div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Feel free to ask me any questions, I'll be completely candid, as will their team. </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Thanks for reading, </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">~Alex</div></div>