Opportunities
StarCraft: Legacy is searching for community members to improve our team!
About Us
StarCraft: Legacy is a premier North American StarCraft fansite that is known for professionalism, depth, and quality in writing news, editorials, and features. Ten years old, our fansite is one of the oldest in the community. In our long, storied history, we have evolved as an entity. Our passion to produce and publish intelligent, insightful content for the community underpins our endeavours. Today, we stalk the title of being of being the most professional voice in the community. These objectives are reflected in our staffing initiatives.
What We Look For in Team Members
We are committed to excellence. Consequently, the phrase, €œtalent and hard work€ represents the qualities we look for in team members. In addition, the most important quality you can possess is reliability. It is our experience that a consistent, committed team member will continuously meet, and exceed, our ambitious expectations. StarCraft: Legacy is a team environment, so team members must be able to rely on each other. Our management structure, pipeline, and editing process are collaborative; as a result, the ability to work in teams is a requirement of all positions. In addition, willingness to apply feedback in a timely manner is important.
If you have limited free time, we still encourage you to apply. Limited availability is acceptable if you are able to communicate your availability and maximize your time spent working on projects. We are confident that committed, mature team members will succeed in communicating effectively. Our management is flexible, and the organizational system adapts to team members€™ needs.
Interested?
Please browse the opportunities below. If you have any further questions, please contact LordofAscension through PM or email at lordofascension[at]sclegacy[dot]com. In addition, you may also email questions to opportunities[at]sclegacy[dot]com. Please refer to the FAQ section if you have general questions about the applications. We will contact you via email regarding your application. Thank you for your interest.
Table of Contents
Content (link)
News and Features writer
Storyline and Lore writer
Strategy (link)
Graphics (link)
Graphical artist
Layout artist
Mapping & Modding (link)
Coverage team
Creative Development
Frequently Asked Questions (link)
Content
The content team is responsible for providing information, opinion, connections, and media regularly throughout the week. Content team members write, edit, and publish the latest news and articles; they produce features (e.g. StarCraft II Challenge Guides, Retcon Archive, Ghost Academy Volume 2 Review, etc.) and report events (e.g. BlizzCon) regularly throughout the year.
We try to provide depth, detail, and quality production in a community that requires speed. (Please see our June 22 Press Release coverage for an example of our timed work.) Clear, concise writing styles and grammatical skills are required for this precise, timely coverage. Knowledge of the revision and editing process is important, for you should be able to €œcatch€ the majority of your errors before post-production, peer editing. Furthermore, main page news production demands accurate, appropriate posting the first time. In addition, you need to be reliable, able to communicate, and independent. Skill with HTML is not required but desired, as knowledge of HTML can lead to better formatting of articles and news posts.
News
The news staff are responsible for ensuring a consistent, timely flow of information on the main page. You will be required to monitor Blizzard Entertainment, the StarCraft community, the Blizzard community (major developments), and, in a lesser extent, the gaming industry as a whole. Specifically, you will need to monitor the releases, projects, insights, and viral interests of Blizzard and the StarCraft community. Knowledge with a variety new media, such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, is an asset. Also, familiarity and basic knowledge of HTML is a bonus, but not mandatory.
Main page news production requires accurate, effective posting skills. You must be capable planning, writing, and publishing high-quality, error-free posts that commentates, quotes, and sources news throughout the community. Consequently, this position emphasizes clear, concise writing and grammar.
Please email the application to opportunities[at]sclegacy[dot]com. The title should be €œWriter, news Application€. You may include published, online examples of your writing. Include these, as well as any possible comments about your application, in the email message itself. If you have further questions, please contact LordofAscension (via email at lordofascension[at]sclegacy[dot]com or private message).
Lore
Lore writers are responsible for producing high-quality articles and features primarily for the single player community.
Extensive understanding and interest in the storyline and lore of the StarCraft universe is essential. In addition, clear, concise writing styles and grammatical skills are required to produce content consistently. Professionalism and writing quality are the goals of the content team, and these objectives are emphasized in the feature articles produced regarding lore. We consider feature articles as our strength, so we look to continue providing depth, quality, and insight to the community at large.
Please email the application to opportunities[at]sclegacy[dot]com. The title should be €œWriter, lore Application€. You may include published, online examples of your writing. Include these, as well as any possible comments about your application, in the email message itself. If you have further questions, please contact LordofAscension (via email at lordofascension[at]sclegacy[dot]com or private message).
Strategy
Strategy team members are responsible for writing articles about strategy, the competitive community, and ongoing events that are relevant to melee players. In addition, team members will assist in the planning and implementation of tournaments for both the casual and competitive melee players.
Competitive experience and knowledge of the competitive community, such as people, organizations, and commentators, is required. In addition, familiarity with the eSports scene is strongly desired. Strategy team members must demonstrate a strong grasp of the competitive StarCraft community, for the articles and events produced by the team must be credible throughout the well-established, respected competitive community. Consequently, professionalism and legitimacy are important goals of the strategy team and strategy writes in particular.
Please email the application to opportunities[at]sclegacy[dot]com. The title should be €œWriter, strategy Application€. You may include published, online examples of your writing. Include these, as well as any possible comments about your application, in the email message itself. If you have further questions, please contact LordofAscension (via email at lordofascension[at]sclegacy[dot]com or private message).
Graphics
Graphical Artist
Our graphical team produces high quality works, such as images for news articles, editorials, and other such features. Some recent examples can be found below. We look for passion, talent, and dedication to regularly producing works. We welcome any form of graphical talent, and will generate projects based on our staff.
The application process for Graphics staff emphasizes the portfolio.
Please email the application to opportunities[at]sclegacy[dot]com. The title should be €œGraphical Artist Application€. You may provide online portfolio links (e.g. DeviantArt), as well as any possible comments, in the email message itself. If you have further questions, please contact LordofAscension (via email at lordofascension[at]sclegacy[dot]com or private message).
Layout Artist
Occasionally, complex content requires the development of modules and graphics that are independent of the site; consequently, we are looking for designers who are capable of planning, implementing, and publishing graphical layouts. You will be responsible for designing and implementing multi-part graphical pieces for highlight projects.
While we will attempt to provide a clear, concise environment for your design, the realities of a large organization require you to function effectively in a design-by-committee atmosphere. However, the layout design process is largely independent, so you must be able to meet deadlines to ensure a positive environment for your creativity to flourish.
The application process for Graphics staff emphasizes the portfolio.
Please email the application to opportunities[at]sclegacy[dot]com. The title should be €œLayout Artist Application€. You may provide online portfolio links (e.g. DeviantArt), as well as any possible comments, in the email message itself. If you have further questions, please contact LordofAscension (via email at lordofascension[at]sclegacy[dot]com or private message).
Mapping & Modding
Coverage
The Coverage team follows all updates and developments regarding the StarCraft II mapping and modding community. You will need to monitor releases, projects, insights and viral interests of both Blizzard and the StarCraft II mapping and modding community. General knowledge of the Galaxy Editor is required.
Please email the application to opportunities[at]sclegacy[dot]com. The title should be €œCoverage Application€. You may include published, online examples of your writing in the mapping and modding field. Include these, as well as any possible comments about your application, in the email message itself. The application process emphasizes on the quality of writing and Galaxy Editor knowledge. If you have further questions, please contact Genopath (via email at genopath[at]sclegacy[dot]com or private message).
Creative Development
Creative Development (CD) staff are responsible for the partial or complete production of SC:L sponsored maps. In depth experience and knowledge of the Galaxy Editor is essential, preferably in the areas of triggering and data editing. CD staff also works with SC:L Graphics team and occasionally also with the SC:L Lore team to improve the custom quality of any particular project.
Please email the application to opportunities[at]sclegacy[dot]com. The title should be €œCreative Development Application€. You may provide links to your published maps or mods as well as any possible comments, in the email message itself. The application process emphasizes on map portfolio. If you have further questions, please contact Genopath (via email at genopath[at]sclegacy[dot]com or private message).
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How long will you be accepting applications for?
A: The application process will be open until further notice. There is no deadline for applications; however, we suggest you apply as soon as possible. Opportunities will be added and removed regularly.
Q: Does StarCraft: Legacy offer paid positions?
A: No, staff members volunteer because they are passionate about StarCraft and dedicated to the community.
Q: Is there an age requirement to be staff?
A: No, there is no age requirement to be a team member. However, you must be able to act maturely while interacting with both team and community members.
Q: What are the benefits to working at StarCraft: Legacy?
A: You€™ll be involved in a leading StarCraft website that connects with Blizzard Entertainment regularly. Consequently, it is likely that you will know what is coming before many people.
Q: Are these the only positions you€™re looking for?
A: We are always looking for talented, hard working team members regardless of the field; however, we are actively searching to fulfill the positions listed above. If you offer something that we have neglected to list, please contact us directly.
Q: Who are the current team members?
A: There is a total of twenty staff members working in four teams. They are listed below:
Administration
LordofAscension - Lead Administrator, Owner
Gradius - Administrator and Lead Editor
rise - Administrator
Content
Dauntless - Writer
FanaticTemplar - Writer
Fyrinite - Writer
KDraconis - Writer
The_Blade - Writer
TheRabidDeer - Writer
Visions of Khas - Writer
Strategy
Crota - Commentator, Writer
evillesh - Writer
Gifted - Writer
Hammy - Writer
SaharaDrac - Commentator, Writer
Siraz - Commentator, Writer
Coding
TWD - Web Developer
Graphical
Equilari - Graphical and Layout Artist
Freespace - Cinimatics
Forums
Sarov - Moderator, general
sandwhich_bird - Moderator, general
Zero - Moderator, general
Retired
Asfastascian - Writer, news
Roland - Writer
Edfishy - former Project Revolution team member and graphical artist who designed sclegacy.com 7.0
ChaosSmurf - Writer, lore
XSOLDIER - former Project Revolution team member and columnist
Gritten - Coder
ZealotPowerade - Graphical Artist
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