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Practical Classics is looking for a talented web/workshop writer. Britain’s favourite classic car brand has a vacancy for a multi-talented writer and technically skilled workshop wizard to create exceptional content for its website and magazine. Based in Peterborough, this unique, action-packed role will involve updating www.practicalclassics.co.uk daily with news, event previews/reports and user-generated content, as well as helping to physically restore PC’s project cars in our very own, fully-kitted-out workshop. Some writing for Practical Classics magazine will also be required. At least one-year’s magazine/newspaper/website journalism experience is preferred but this role DOES NOT require knowledge of html, Dreamweaver or fancy web languages. If you’d like to join the world’s most hands-on, oil-splattered and fun-loving old-car brand, please send a CV and brief email outlining why you are suitable for the role to mattwright@emap.com Location: Emap Automotive, Peterborough Closing date: November 3, 2006 SKILLS REQUIRED Essential… • Ability to hit daily/weekly/monthly deadlines • As comfortable updating the website as working on a printed news story or feature • Workshop/car restoration experience • Decent IT skills (Mac and PC) • Excellent writing ability • Superb organisation • A healthy dose of enthusiasm An advantage… • An encyclopaedic knowledge of classic cars • News writing experience • Feature writing experience |
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This would be a most excellent job... almost a dream come true. Just a shame that salaries in Journalism are quite poo....  Otherwise I'd apply today. |
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Ditto! Hopefully someone with the right stuff will get on this  |
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Wow, thanks for coming here to offer up this opportunity.
Gonna study my CV and see if any bits match up.
What level of spanner skills do you require?
Looks like it would require a move of home, is the pay really that bad?
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Sorry just read it propperly!
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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GJM
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Alloy engines; like communism- great in theory.
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That would be sooooo cool. Has two of my loves, cars, and english!
Pitty i know nothing about web design etc
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As I hopefully made clear, you don't need to know anything about web design.
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Living in the wrong country. actually with our 30 year rolling exemption, most UK classic cars are going to end up over here eventually  |
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mercmad
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Can't I work from here....  commute via the interweb.... |
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Many years ago I changed my driving style to cope with rising fuel prices; I have now reached the stage where I am contemplating keeping my eyes shut in order to lower wind resistance.
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Or Holland ...it's 25 Year ROLLING Exemption
Or France ...when car is of a certain age (about 30+) you can appliy for Certificate d'accient ...thus your car will then have official Historic status and due to you being 'an enthusiast' they deem you do not need a periodic mechnical inspection (M.O.T /Control Technique)!
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bstardchild
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^ Or Holland ...it's 25 Year ROLLING Exemption Or France ...when car is of a certain age (about 30+) you can appliy for Certificate d'accient ...thus your car will then have official Historic status and due to you being 'an enthusiast' they deem you do not need a periodic mechnical inspection (M.O.T /Control Technique)! [Threadjack]sheesh ^ did we get a bum deal here or what!!! - like the bit about not needing an MOT anymore - slightly scary tho!!![/threadjack] Good luck finding the right person Matt |
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MMM I'm looking for a job, i think ive got the spanner skills, just not too sure of the writing stuff really.
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Argh! What a cool job! I wanna do it! ;D
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MMM I'm looking for a job, i think ive got the spanner skills, just not too sure of the writing stuff really. Dude, I'm a published writer (!?) and my writing skills leave a LOT to be desired,.. enthusiasm is something you can't learn, but writing is. |
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skinny
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I can write quite well and wax lyrical all day. I have mechanical knowledge and no web skills other than being able to surf like a king ;D
I always have enthusiasm for the right job lol
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Last Edit: Oct 4, 2006 13:40:31 GMT by skinny
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me also publish book words but not write so good. Do web too so nice me for job. spanner me hate not so good bum. nice job wrong town great that pc thought to come here and advertise!
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This space available to rent. Reach literally dozens of people. Cheap rates!
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Like wise.
I did a stint for a couple of weeks as uni work experience, covering for the technical writer for total bike. He decided to take a holiday that coincided with the 2 months leading upto issue 1 and a trade show where they were going to launch. I knew the deputy editor from one of his other jobs so i asked if they had any work experience going. Didn't expect to be a one man test team and get published. Later after that I did some review work on the "user revue" panel for Linux User mag. Although I changed day jobs and didn't have time to carry on reviewing after the first couple of software items though. Still, more published work there.
Oh and I know how to cross thread important studs while on photoshoot running upto deadline, and how to drop or break expensive spanners and sockets.
Oh and I'm out of work.
Oh and I'm a proper "hands dirty" web developer too.
Pity I don't live in Peterborough really.
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Pity I don't live in Peterborough really. You've clearly never been to peterboroURGH. |
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skinny
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Need more emphasis on the URGH AND I feel you actually need to physically shudder when saying the 'URGH' Like Homer thinking of Pattys unshaven legs. |
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Last Edit: Oct 4, 2006 14:21:09 GMT by skinny
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commute via the interweb....
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