Shiter job?

[meggersdog]

I spoke with Mr P.Simpson yesterday.He said that it is a junior role and would be around 15k a year.Writing articles on here might be considered in the "depending on experience " part.So with that in mind good luck to our overseas correspondent Eddy.

[RoadworkUK]

I already write for Kelsey. But for ships monthly. Have an article to finish this weekend. Good luck eddy.

You never know, you may see me there too lol

 

Ships Monthly is a smashing rag. I browse it whenever I visit the gentlemans creche that is WH Smith. I especially enjoy any articles focusing on the shipbreaking yards of Alang and Aliaga; ship scrapping blog merseyshipping.blogspot is a site I regularly visit as part of my odd fetish.

 

Best of luck, Edd, especially if the magazine ends up being artfully steered in a more shitely direction...

[Wilko220]

As a former journalist - although still, I like to think. an honorary one, I can vouch for the suggestion already made by others that it's a job which will never make you wealthy but will always be massive fun and keep you entertained more than any "proper" job. Since giving it up I have a rather better salary but it's not the same - I still very frequently long for those days when, although I didn't have two ha'pennies to rub together, getting out of bed in the morning to go to work seemed like the easiest thing in the world.

 

PS - Good luck Eddy!

[eddyramrod]

Once again thanks chaps for the wishes... I'm typing this with crossed fingers! I'm aware it's a junior sort of position and not worried about that. Pay doesn't mean much as long as I can afford the bills, and chocolate; status? Wouldn't know what to do with it anyway, I've never had any. So no problem there.

 

Best of luck, Edd, especially if the magazine ends up being artfully steered in a more shitely direction...

 

All I can say to that is...

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Haha I'm thinking about applying for this myself. Surely eddy won't have problems bagging it, though, as, in addition to being able to write well, he's owned an impressive amount of shite over the years.

[Justin Case]

Eddy (and luxo?), are you still keeping your options open? I have just been away for a few days in deepest Worcestershire and looking at the ads in the window of the newsagents in Tenbury (yes, they do still have a proper newsagents there along with all sorts of other proper shops ) and spied a notice amongst the postcards selling dogs and garden machinery for a vacancy for a publishing 'apprentice' ( I assume the ' ' means they are a bit flexible about age) for Porter Publishing, publishers of classic car books and magazines. Initially for a short period but with possibility of a permanent post.

 

I don't know anything more and wasn't able to get all the details, but the contact was Julie Porter and only an email address was given. I would think that an autoshiter would easily fit into any organisation that used that method of recruitment

 

http://www.porterpublishing.com/index.html

 

http://www.porterpublishing.com/html/contactus.html

[FredTransit]

So what would this ntail? Do you have to go into an office? Would they be interested in a female transit obsessive's point of view??

[eddyramrod]

Alfisti, that could be very interesting! Thank you! I am indeed keeping my options open at the moment. Haven't heard a word from Kelsey yet but they are probably swamped so I'm not holding any breath. I'll have to give Porter's a coat of thinking-about...

[dollywobbler]

Will be office based. In the middle of Peterborough. With no parking. Which always annoyed me! But then I guess jobs on Ships monthly don't come with a mooring...

[messerschmitt owner]

Will be office based. In the middle of Peterborough. With no parking. Which always annoyed me! But then I guess jobs on Ships monthly don't come with a mooring...

Ships monthly is based in Lichfield and before that burton on Trent.

[messerschmitt owner]

Alfisti, that could be very interesting! Thank you! I am indeed keeping my options open at the moment. Haven't heard a word from Kelsey yet but they are probably swamped so I'm not holding any breath. I'll have to give Porter's a coat of thinking-about...

Kelsey will be a while. ...

[Cavcraft]

It's probably a great job if you're semi-retired or retired as £15K is shit money.

[idiotboy]

It's probably a great job if you're semi-retired or retired as £15K is shit money.

 

Yes how are you expected to fund shiter purchases on 15 large per annum? I've got a 2 shiter a month habit to sustain.

[dollywobbler]

I ran into that problem at a different publisher. "Why do you all drive such crap cars?" Answer? We're not paid enough to afford nice ones! (and anyway, some of us like crap cars!)

[warren t claim]

Do the glossies pay a lot more? They're staff seem to be able to afford E-Types and Interceptors?

[idiotboy]

Does anyone know what ever happened to Jalopy? I used to love that mag.

[Shep Shepherd]

Does anyone know what ever happened to Jalopy? I used to love that mag.

 

I think the guys behind it lost interest in it and it faded away, which is a great pity, as it was the first monthy motoring magazine that I ever bought and remains to this day the most entertaining motoring magazine I have ever read. The first issue I bought was this one, which I bought solely on the basis that it had a knackered Cortina 80 on the cover:

 

 

I look forward to the day when the magazines are available online as scans or PDFs

[dollywobbler]

Do the glossies pay a lot more? They're staff seem to be able to afford E-Types and Interceptors?

 

Glossies don't pay a lot more in my experience. Well, depends on the glossy. C&SC might do, but do bear in mind that one of the staffers there runs a Citroen GSA as a daily. Not exactly exotic is it? (I do love it though).

 

As for Jalopy, my guess is that the sums didn't work. The economics of a shite-based magazine just don't stack up, which is why so many repeatedly do stuff on Triumph TRs and MGBs. I would love to put a shite-based mag together, but it's never going to happen. A shite-based website might work, but that's sort of what we have here already. Whether it's possible to develop a spin-off from the forum like Retro Scene Mag for Retro-Rides I don't know. Would love for it to happen, but I lack web skills of any kind.

[eddyramrod]

Since the demise of Jalopy, PC doesn't do too badly for shite, on the whole. Neil Campbell appears to be a big fan of beige, and buys such things as Montegos and Acclaims. Even the esteemed editor "came out" with a Datsun Cherry, albeit a really nice one, and a Renault 18. And then of course there's the legendary Sir Sam. Nuff said there! Classics Monthly often shows up a selection that wouldn't go amiss here, although the last time I looked, at least two staffers were running or restoring Peerlesses, which aren't really shite. CCW has the sainted Mr Larkin of course, with all his BMC/BL perversions. CCB? I'll have to let you know, You might want to bear in mind that I have a bit of a van fetish going on, so tales of my little Tomato might be the thin end of the Gruyere. Also, if I can sneak in the odd Cadillac... Anyway, that's all up to someone else at the moment. My breath is bated, though not held.

[Formula Autos]

I have mixed feelings about you applying for this Eddy.

 

On one hand the thought of one of Autoshite's leading lights landing this job would be fantastic.

 

On the other it would mean there's little chance of THAT Metro van making it to Cumbria*.

 

Seriously though, best of luck. With all your recent contributions to PC you seem to be drifting inexorably towards such a job anyway.

 

*It HAS to make it to the Coniston meet, surely.

[eddyramrod]

Am I a leading light now? Ooo-er, Mr Grimsdale!

 

Thank you for those kind words, they must be good for my confidence (which needs support, so double thanks). As for Coniston, well it could end up being Cromer yet. Yeah I know, defeating the object, selling out, etc.... but surely Petebog to Coniston isn't beyond the powers of a decent Metro driven by (I can modestly say) a professional? Wherever I am, I reckon that meet will go ahead. Don't worry. Even if I have to organise it from what, 150 miles away? Better than 2000!

[FredTransit]

Will be office based. In the middle of Peterborough. With no parking. Which always annoyed me! But then I guess jobs on Ships monthly don't come with a mooring...

 

Ah sod that!

[Cavcraft]

 

As for Coniston, well it could end up being Cromer yet.

 

Make it the latter, Cromer is absolutely ace.

[eddyramrod]

Cromer is absolutely ace.

 

 

Yes, he's a beautiful cat!

[eddyramrod]

Some of you may have noticed that this has raised its head again, on Facebook this time, thanks to DW.  I've done the decent thing and sent in a fresh application.  Fingers re-crossed!  I don't think the Vanilla Breeze Block (VBB on the number plate   ) really qualifies as a classic, but every classic writer needs a towing barge, don't they?  Shouldn't take long to lay hands on something older that will provide regular updates for the mag... a bigger, older barge for preference.  Wolseley 6/110 perhaps?  Re-renting this house is still an option, which would cover most of the cost of a rental over in Petebog.  All I need now is a favourable wind...

 

Mmmm, wind... maybe I should look for a Zephyr!

[dugong]

Some of you may have noticed that this has raised its head again, on Facebook this time, thanks to DW.  I've done the decent thing and sent in a fresh application.  Fingers re-crossed!  I don't think the Vanilla Breeze Block (VBB on the number plate   ) really qualifies as a classic, but every classic writer needs a towing barge, don't they?  Shouldn't take long to lay hands on something older that will provide regular updates for the mag... a bigger, older barge for preference.  Wolseley 6/110 perhaps?  Re-renting this house is still an option, which would cover most of the cost of a rental over in Petebog.  All I need now is a favourable wind...

 

Mmmm, wind... maybe I should look for a Zephyr!

LINK PLS

[dollywobbler]

http://www.kelsey.co.uk/jobs/944-staff-writer-classic-car-buyer

[Lord Sterling]

Dolly/Eddy - Just out of interest, what sort of credentials do you need to apply for as a staff writer for a magazine? I've always thought that I might like to have a go someday but I've nothing really to show.

[ProgRocker]

I think the guys behind it lost interest in it and it faded away, which is a great pity, as it was the first monthy motoring magazine that I ever bought and remains to this day the most entertaining motoring magazine I have ever read. The first issue I bought was this one, which I bought solely on the basis that it had a knackered Cortina 80 on the cover:

 

 

I look forward to the day when the magazines are available online as scans or PDFs

 

Great post Shep! This issue of Jalopy was the first one I bought as well (for the same reason!). Although I only bought 3 in all. The next one I bought had a Citroen GS on the cover.

 

I even remember where I was when I bought it - in Great Yarmouth town centre in some newsagents. Was there with my parents to do a bit of Christmas Shopping.

[dollywobbler]

Dolly/Eddy - Just out of interest, what sort of credentials do you need to apply for as a staff writer for a magazine? I've always thought that I might like to have a go someday but I've nothing really to show.

 

Credentials don't count for everything. An ability to nail words together counts much more. Writing for Blogs/Club magazines is great experience, and creates you a portfolio. I've seen qualified journos who can't write for toffee, and humble enthusiasts who've gone on to edit titles.