Anime News Network is looking to hire a full-time full stack ruby developer to develop web-applications for our community.

Languages:

• Ruby and/or PHP experience required
• - knowledge of Opal is a plus
• - knowledge of Crystal is a plus
• Javascript (and jQuery)
• CSS (via Sass)

Technologies:

• MySQL
• FreeBSD
• Nginx
• Varnish cache
• Mercurial for source control

This is a remote work position. We have a small dev team of 2-3 people so it requires the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, self-motivation, initiative, proactive, pride in your work.

Most communication is asynchronous (email), but a certain amount is realtime such as chat or weekly calls. A large difference in timezones could mean this realtime communication occurs at odd times; in order to achieve effective communication across timezones, we expect strict adherence to certain pre-agreed times that overlap with the lead developer, but apart from that you'll have full flexibility in working hours

We prefer someone who can consider the possibility of long-term employment, take ownership of projects, and bring his/her own ideas to the table in terms of *what* we should develop and what benefits our users. If you think "I would love to add feature XYZ to ANN", we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Development and testing of new projects;
• Modifications and bugfixes to existing projects;
• Improvement of internal documentation and processes.

Monthly Salary: 50,000 to 100,000 PHP / 4000 to 6000 MYR.

Anime fans only please. It's important to ANN that we are a website by-and-for fans. It is tantamount that all our staff, from journalists to developers, really understand our community.

How to Apply

Application Deadline: November 15, 2023.

How to Apply

Applications must be sent to jobs (at animenewsnetwork.com).
Send your resumes as PDF files. Contrary to some national standards, please do not include any of the following on your resume: your photo, marital status, your religion.

Webdev position:The email's subject must read "Your Name - WebDev Position" or it will be discarded (eg: If your name is J. Cruz, the subject should be "J. Cruz - WebDev Position").

Assistant Editor position: Cover letter and resume are both mandatory, applications without both with be ignored. Cover letter should tell us why you think you are the perfect candidate for this job.

The email's subject must read "Your Name - Assistant Editor Position" or it will be discarded (eg: If your name is J. Cruz, the subject should be "J. Cruz - Assistant Editor Position").

Please do not send questions to the e-mail address above. We do not monitor it regularly. Send your resume only, it will be reviewed within a few days following the deadline to apply. We will only contact candidates whom we are interested in following up with. Due to the sometimes significant number of applicants, we are unable to respond to every application.

Questions? Post them here.

Thank you,
Anime News Network

Freelance Editorial Contributor

If you're interested in becoming a freelance editorial contributor to Anime News Network, you're in luck; we have a handful of new policies about submitting to our publication for potential freelance consideration.

What We're Looking For

Anime News Network is currently accepting pitches from freelance writers to contribute informative, entertaining feature editorials and opinion pieces focused on a single show, a single subject, a manga, a videogame, or otherwise – articles like the following:

Three Reasons Why Blood Blockade Battlefront is the Best Show of the Spring
Manga vs. Anime: Fullmetal Alchemist
How Fire Emblem Became A Phenomenon
You can see dozens of other examples on our Features page!

Anime News Network pays on a per-assignment basis; payment is discussed after your pitch is accepted.

How To Inquire

Send an email with your cover letter, resume and links to two relevant writing samples to the email address listed below, with the requested information. Preferred writing samples include: previously published anime editorials or reviews, previously published entertainment journalism or media criticism, relevant personal blog posts – the pieces you feel are most representative of what you can bring to the table. Academic work is accepted but in most occasions we will ask for nearly any review or editorial work before looking at dissertations or thesis papers, which historically haven't given us a great idea of the contributor's personality. While previous entertainment journalism or editorial work is obviously greatly preferred, we're open to writers from all walks and vocations - many of our current writers are teachers, engineers, business owners and more.

Your cover letter should include, along with your standard letter, one topic or a short list of topics you have editorial concepts for that you'd like to pitch. Let's say you'd like to write articles about My Hero Academia and Attack on Titan. Your cover letter should mention those topics at the end of your letter, like so:

I would like to pitch editorial features about the following shows/subjects:
My Hero Academia
Attack on Titan
Anime Music Videos
Cosplay

Do not simply list your editorial pitches; we'll email you. The editorial team will endeavor to be in contact with contributors we are seriously interested in within 5 to 7 business days of receiving your email. Unfortunately we cannot respond to every email, nor can we respond to any requests to evaluate a resume or writing samples, nor can we confirm receipt of your email unless we are already in contact with you.

Send all inquiries to [email protected] with the subject ANN Contributor Program and the requested information. We look forward to hearing from you!