Friday, January 27th 2023

TechPowerUp Staff Opening: News Editor

At TechPowerUp we are currently looking for one, maybe two additional news editors to strengthen our ranks. This is a paid, part-time, remote position. You will be publishing news stories and press releases on our frontpage under minimal supervision.

As candidate you should bring a drive to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the tech industry, and a passion to write. Your written English should be excellent; non-native writers are welcome. Some basic image editing skills are required.

If you are interested, send the following to w1zzard@techpowerup.com:
  • Some personal info. Who? Where? Age? A bullet list will do.
  • Pick any recent hardware news topic, write your own news story about it. Length should be similar to TPU news posts (between 150 to 200 words).
  • Write a second story, an opinion piece on a different hardware news topic of your choosing. 200 to 250 words.
Please proofread your submissions properly. The deadline for applications is in two weeks (Feb 12).
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86 Comments on TechPowerUp Staff Opening: News Editor

#51
dalekdukesboy
TumbleGeorgeNo matter who will be accepted for position of publisher must start with a news for RTX 4090 Ti Mastodon whit this full 4(or 4+?) slots cooler:

This is my plan... I am interested in this beast anyway I'd be happy to scour the Internet for info on it.
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#52
Flanker
W1zzardIt "just works" from everywhere in China, I've tested it personally while travelling. Unless there's some corp firewall of course that blocks it because it falls in the category "media, entertainment", just like in the West
Turns out TPU is inaccessible for certain ISP for whatever reason. Specifically home broadband with China Mobile

Btw, I'm happy to volunteer to translate Chinese sources if you guys need it.
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#53
DrCR
WirkoThe focus of TPU is elsewhere but some people here maintain long, informative forum threads about related topics such as GPU BIOS flashing or PC audio or reuse of old hardware. So I suggest you to start writing in forums first and see what sort of feedback you get, it might turn out to be very positive.
@Sunlight91 if you’re serious about this, strongly consider the above. Good forum contributions could lead to front page contributions.
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#54
rutra80
Does editor pick news on his own or is he pointed what to tackle?
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#55
R-T-B
wolfReally enjoyed the brief stint I did, but alas life got in the way with a kid and already full time job, good luck finding quality staff!
Same. Good luck w1zzard, too busy to offer my help again, but had a blast while it lasted.
erekWe allowed to supplement our sample articles and application for the position leveraging ChatGPT enhancements and embellishments?
Only if you want to be laughed at.
RegenerationI'd apply but unfortunately I'm biased against everyone. There is no innovation in the market and everything [and everyone] sucks.
no u.
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#56
W1zzard
FlankerTurns out TPU is inaccessible for certain ISP for whatever reason. Specifically home broadband with China Mobile
Can you run a traceroute? Any error message?
rutra80Does editor pick news on his own or is he pointed what to tackle?
Almost always you'll find and report your own news from any source you like and that's reasonably reliable
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#57
qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
W1zzardBut yes, this is more about passion for tech and writing than making an easy buck
Yup, I remember that from my time doing this - more than a decade ago now, how time flies! I have to admit that I did like writing for a big tech website and then seeing the comments below the article along with all the likes. I write the occasional article on my own website nowadays, about anything and everything, and I still enjoy it. Obviously, I don't get paid for it lol. Hope you get someone decent. :)
W1zzardIn the past we had a fixed per month pay, which led to increasingly lower output from people over time, so this time I feel like I want to go more performance focused. Bonuses related to views is a good idea indeed
I'd add to that a fixed fee for each article too, not too much. That will definitely help to motivate a writer to add content.
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#58
W1zzard
qubitI'd add to that a fixed fee for each article too, not too much. That will definitely help to motivate a writer to add content.
I was thinking something like $300 for the post with the most views in a month, maybe another $300 for most social shares or replies .. but your suggestion got me thinking .. each news post that's getting marked as "updated" will count as one more post, which will help people update their posts, and push them back up
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#59
qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
W1zzardI was thinking something like $300 for the post with the most views in a month, maybe another $300 for most social shares or replies .. but your suggestion got me thinking .. each news post that's getting marked as "updated" will count as one more post, which will help people update their posts, and push them back up
$300 bonus isn't bad.

Sorry, I don't know what you mean by updated news posts.
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#60
W1zzard
qubitSorry, I don't know what you mean by updated news posts.
News posts that have the blue "updated" flag
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#61
TumbleGeorge
qubitSorry, I don't know what you mean by updated news posts
Rumours/leaks which later are confirmed or denied by an official statement of the company concerned or changed because of newest rumours/leaks? Wccfkek style:)
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#62
the54thvoid
Super Intoxicated Moderator
W1zzardI was thinking something like $300 for the post with the most views in a month, maybe another $300 for most social shares or replies ..
Would that favour posts about AMD and Nvidia? You might inadvertently steer TPU towards populist, rather than informative news. In fact as I typed that, I realised how bad that could be.
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#63
W1zzard
the54thvoidWould that favour posts about AMD and Nvidia? You might inadvertently steer TPU towards populist, rather than informative news. In fact as I typed that, I realised how bad that could be.
I am well aware, always happy to try new things
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#64
R-T-B
W1zzardI am well aware, always happy to try new things
Just don't let journalism's standard rules suffer in the process and I see no issue with experimentation. It's so easy to get lax there in the name of clicks (not picking on you, it's happening everywhere).
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#65
dalekdukesboy
qubit$300 bonus isn't bad.

Sorry, I don't know what you mean by updated news posts.
W1zzardI was thinking something like $300 for the post with the most views in a month, maybe another $300 for most social shares or replies .. but your suggestion got me thinking .. each news post that's getting marked as "updated" will count as one more post, which will help people update their posts, and push them back up
Not bad at all…is that dollars or euro’s? :roll:
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#66
W1zzard
dalekdukesboyNot bad at all…is that dollars or euro’s? :roll:
zimbabwe dollars of course
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#67
dalekdukesboy
W1zzardzimbabwe dollars of course
OOOOOOOH goodie! So that’s like…..what…. 50 cents in euros and .75 cents American?
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#68
InVasMani
wEeViLzHold my beer.
I can drink to that.
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#69
Denver
If English was my native language I would definitely be interested.
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#71
Taisho
I would be a perfect candidate if you wanted to hear how terribly bad and overpriced every new product is in detail.
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#72
dalekdukesboy
RegenerationI'd apply but unfortunately I'm biased against everyone. There is no innovation in the market and everything [and everyone] sucks.
Andrei_7.62@W1zzard I emailed you, but you never replied
TaishoI would be a perfect candidate if you wanted to hear how terribly bad and overpriced every new product is in detail.
dalekdukesboyNot bad at all…is that dollars or euro’s? :roll:
Poor Wizz….
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#73
W1zzard
Andrei_7.62@W1zzard I emailed you, but you never replied
I'll collect all applications and then look through them and reply
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#74
alexvojacek
I'm willing to help you without payment but hear me out.

I own a digital magazine just like you, but in Spanish, we started out in 2009 so we are old like you.

We are in search of new content and new ways to increase our audience. We would love if you could promote us at the same time that we promote you. So, we are willing to write news pieces for you if we can mention our site somehow.

I am perfectly capable of writing in english, have a long time experience working in the Industry. I am currently working in ACE Team as Lead QA for Crash: Artifacts of Chaos videogame (soon to be out) and I've worked with Hardware most of my life.

These are my last articles, I know, they are in Spanish
tecnogaming.com/dead-space-2023/
tecnogaming.com/grid-legends/

Here are all my articles on my magazine:
tecnogaming.com/author/alex-vojacek/

I've added my CV and some Cover Letters that I've used to applied to previous jobs.

If you are interested, please contact me. I've tried to work with you in the past when you requested a similar task. Hope that we can get something going that could help both of us.
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#75
Octavean
If you ever have a staff opening for a wise cracking, always hanging out by the water cooler, gold-bricker,…..I’m the man for the job :)
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