I'm a Communication and Information Design/Information Design and Technology student (third year), I am a good technical writer, and novice JavaScript programmer.<p>I have maintained my own JavaScript blog before, written a lot for io.js's Evangelism and Website Working Groups (now a part of the Node Foundation), and have worked professionally writing freelance for a prominent Node company.<p>I want to continue writing under commission or contract about Node/ES6/React for a suitable company, but I feel I need a mentor to help guide me in actually implementing JavaScript programs in practice, not in the individualized, modular way that posts are written.<p>How can I connect with companies that would fit this profile?
This wouldn't be a <i>full</i> time job - more a nice side gig - but if you're interested in working with us on editing and curating JavaScript Weekly and Node Weekly (over 100k subscribers in all) it might be worth chatting! :-) We have other JavaScript related content things we're hoping to expand into as well.
> I feel I need a mentor to help guide me--<p>Jump on Linkedin's advanced search feature. Sort for profiles of graduates from your program. Alternatively, sort for tech writers in a market where you want to live & work. Build a list of 10-12 interesting profiles; then reach out to these people individually seeking advice. You may be surprised how receptive these folks will be to your email/call. You may also uncover some hidden job opportunities.
Write the Docs has a bunch of meet ups and I've found that there are often people there looking to hire people like you :) it's also a good place to find a mentor and to learn more.<p><a href="http://conf.writethedocs.org" rel="nofollow">http://conf.writethedocs.org</a>
Maybe you could get involved with an open source project? PeerLibrary [1] is full-stack JavaScript/CoffeeScript and is really well put together. If you email Mitar [2] he can help you get set up, he's a super nice guy.<p>Or, maybe you don't need guidance, you just need to dive in.<p>[1]: <a href="https://github.com/peerlibrary/peerlibrary" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/peerlibrary/peerlibrary</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://github.com/mitar" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mitar</a>
The best and worst ways to look for a job from What Color is Your Parachute 2015<p>Method, probability of success<p>Assess personal strengths and go on informational interviews, 86% *<p>Use the yellow pages, 65%<p>Ask for job leads, 33%<p>Knock on the door of an employer, office or manufacturing plant, 47%<p>State or federal employment office, 14%<p>Job club or Job Search Support Groups, 10%<p>Mailing out your resume to employers, 7%<p>Job boards in professional or trade journals, 7%<p>Employment agency or search firm, 5% to 28% est.<p>Answering local newspaper ads, 5% to 24% est.<p>Looking for employers' job-postings on the Internet, 4%<p>* This method is referred to as the What Color is Your Parachute method. I grossly oversimplified the methodology.
Well, <i>we</i> are company that is currently looking to work with a good technical writer. It could be a pretty exciting opportunity:<p>A startup with apps downloaded by 3 million people in 110 countries, and used over 2.5 million times a month.<p>An open-source platform (that makes heavy use of Node.js) with a social mission: to revolutionize social networking and put the power back into the hands of people and organizations the way Wordpress did for blogs.<p>We are currently building a portal for it at <a href="http://platform.qbix.com" rel="nofollow">http://platform.qbix.com</a> ... over half of the documentation has already been written, but by the developers. We are looking for someone with experience in evangelism and passion for our company's open source vision.<p>I'd be very happy to mentor you about JavaScript development principles. You can look at my posts on StackOverflow -- or better yet, the Javascript code (both client-side and node.js) on <a href="http://github.com/EGreg/Q" rel="nofollow">http://github.com/EGreg/Q</a> to get a aense of my coding style. I've been coding in JS for over 10 years and I enjoy teaching and seeing people get better because of me :)<p>Anyway, if you are interested, visit <a href="http://qbix.com/about" rel="nofollow">http://qbix.com/about</a> and drop me a line.<p>Greg Magarshak
We might be a good fit. At Anvil Research we need help with documentation, blog posts, tutorials, and user guides for Anvil Connect. It's an open source identity hub built with Node:<p><a href="https://github.com/anvilresearch/connect" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/anvilresearch/connect</a><p>I'd love to speak with you. Please contact me (see profile).
I know we are hiring technical writers. Primarily in New York although I think Palo Alto is an option as well.<p><a href="http://t.co/9uZjQeSRdv" rel="nofollow">http://t.co/9uZjQeSRdv</a>