Greetings all, I am searching for a job in the gamin industry. I am currently located in central IL, but maybe moving soon depending on where my wife gets into grad school.
That being said, I am desperate to get into the gaming world. I have little to no preferance as to what exactly the job is, I just want to be able to work on soemthing I am passionate about for a change. I can write, proof-read, play test, whatever. I do not mind travel, nor working over the web.
If anyone knows of anything that is open, please help out a fellow gamer and let me know. I am a hard worker and am willing to try new things. Not to sound like I am pleading, but please get me out of my horrible job.
Write everyday, even if it is just one thing - a feat, encounter descriptions, a creature, an NPC.
Submit your stuff everywhere you can. You will be rejected at some point. Learn to take critiques.
Keep writing. Artists have something called morgue files, where they keep collections of clippings and photos for reference - do the same thing, but with things that inspire you.
Figure out what your strengths are - capitalize on them.
Figure out what your weaknesses are - improve on them.
Check websites like EnWorld, RPG.net, this site, or RPGFreelancer.com to see if there are openings for projects.
Pitch projects to third-party publishers, or find out what their submission policies are.
Always always give your work to somebody else to proofread after you've done your initial edits.
Read your work out loud - aka "Balsag" might not be the most effective villain name.
For what it's worth, everyone I personally know who has found a full-time job in the gaming industry started out by being involved in the community and/or doing unpaid or underpaid writing first. Gaming work is one of those jobs that a lot more people want than can really have, so it seems like having a track record of relevant work is big.
Getting involved in a big community project like an organized play campaign can be one angle -- first, it exposes you and your work to some people who are already in the industry, second, it gives you that body of work to point to, and third, you tend to get better at most things by doing those things.
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Be an Open Design Senior patron. You'll get to work with the authors and learn and exchange ideas. Good way to network and it could lead to paid gigs when you get good referrals.
Okay.........how do I do that. And I appreciate all the input and support, but was hoping for more along the lines of "there is a job opening here," or "somebody needs help there" sort of thing.
*EDIT* Not to sound ungrateful, of course.
Well, Paizo does have a Pathfinder Developer opening.
But realistically I think you have to expect that a few dozen people applying for the job do have the above kinds of experience already.