Love video games and Nintendo? Love writing? Love having a great group of people to share those passions with? Then consider joining the Nintendojo team!

We’re looking for writers, podcasters and video makers to join us in covering Nintendo hardware, games and pop culture, as well as video games in general. This is a volunteer site, so there is no pay, but there are the intangible rewards of great friends and course experience working in a deadline-driven environment with fantastic writers who will drive you to take your creative powers further than before. You may get the chance to represent us at E3 and other gaming events, interview folks at your favorite game development companies, get review copies of games and more. Previous Nintendojo staffers have gone on to work at EA, The Wall Street Journal, Atlus, iNiS and IGN, among others.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

 
1. Staff Writers Based in North America and Beyond
   If you love writing and do it well, we’re eager for you to share your brilliance with our team and readers. Staff writers are responsible for editorials, reviews, specials and nightly news roundups. You’re also welcome to join our weekly podcast and/or make shows and videos of your own!

Furthermore, it doesn’t hurt to highlight some high-level requests. Please…

• Have a strong grasp of English language and grammar.
• Be able to conduct independent research.
• Have general knowledge of the industry, especially relating to Nintendo.
• Be enthusiastic about games and Nintendo as a company and developer.
• Be accessible via instant messaging and have a personal email address.

HOW TO APPLY

Send an email by clicking on the appropriate links below, and include the following information in the body of the email as well as individual items requested in the position descriptions lower down:

• Name
• Age
• Location (City and State/Province and Country)
• The position you’re applying for
• The number of stories you feel comfortable generating in a week (or, for the graphics position, the number of images you believe you could produce within a week)
• Unless stated otherwise, a sample review and/or editorial that would be ready to be posted on Nintendojo
• Additional items as listed, per position, below

POSITION DETAILS & EXTRA APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Staff & International Writers

Send Application Here

You: Just itching to jump feet-first into this online fansite thing, you’re ready to write a preview, review, editorial, column, or news story. Like most people on the staff already, you’re a Swiss army knife of content. You may be all about consoles, all about handhelds, or all about both types of machines– we’re looking for all flavors.

Requirements:

• Must have time, energy, and enthusiasm to write a variety of story types as needed or assigned.
• Must have good self discipline and demonstrate consistent reliability.
• Must be able to participate in staff meetings and round tables.

Please Submit:

1. The items listed above under “HOW TO APPLY”.
2. A statement of which consoles/portables you own and intend to write content for.
3. A sample review OR editorial, anywhere from 600 to 1800 words long. If you write a review, it should be of a game on a Nintendo platform. If you choose to write an editorial, it may be on any topic, but please select something that’s relevant for our site. You may include screenshots or art in your story if you like but it’s not required.
4. Please submit your application to here as a text email. We will also accept your sample story as an attached Word document.

DISCLAIMER TIME!

1. We cannot guarantee we will be able to respond to every application received.
2. Your application will be going to a Yahoo.com email account and you will receive correspondence from that same account if we are interested in you.
3. All new hires will be subject to a 30 – 45 day probationary period, the terms of which will be disclosed at hire.
4. While you may get a chance to request and receive a review copy of a game, you are not guaranteed to receive any just by being hired. If you get a review copy you will have to pay for shipping of the game to you. Otherwise, we cannot pay for or provide you video game hardware, games or accessories.
5. Should you want to attend a conference or expo on the site’s behalf, you will be responsible for your travel, lodging and food expenses.