We are looking to recruit a Website Manager to join our team.
The ideal candidate will be familiar with administering websites and have a thorough knowledge of the UK theatre industry and its working practices.
What You Will Be Doing
- Managing and administering all aspects of Stage Jobs Pro, with tasks ranging from editing site text, liaising with existing and potential members including both jobseekers and employers, answering phone calls and email feedback, and monitoring the forum.
- Promoting and developing the Stage Jobs Pro service. Although already the UK's largest directory of backstage theatre professionals, we are looking for the right candidate to take the service to the next level.
Essential Skills & Qualifications
- Excellent written English
- Excellent phone manner
- Familiarity with the Internet and databases
- Good knowledge & experience of customer support
- Knowledge and understanding of the theatre industry
- Attention to detail and a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills
Desired skills & Qualifications
- Experience of managing websites and / or large databases
- Thorough knowledge of the theatre industry, ideally with experience in stage management and the technical aspects of theatre
Salary and Benefits
The right candidate will receive a competitive salary.
Location
You'll be working from our Islington offices in central London.
Important note
Sorry but the job is only open to people who have the appropriate work permits for the UK. We are not interested in hearing from any agencies at this point.
Applying
In the first instance please forward your CV to info@blue-compass.com.
You will be working for a small internet based startup with responsibility for inputting, verifying and updating the event records held on our website.
What You Will Be Doing
- Inputting event data into our online database of events.
- Updating and verifying event data input by third parties to our events database.
Essential Skills & Qualifications
- Excellent typing skills.
- Extensive experience of computer systems & the internet.
- Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good standard of literacy, numeracy and verbal communicate skills.
Desired Skills & Qualifications
- Some basic HTML skills
- Keen interest in theatre, film and the arts.
Salary, Benefits & Hours
The right candidate will receive a salary of £12,500 per year with 20 days holiday.
Working hours will be from 9am until 5pm.
Location
You'll be working from our Islington offices in central London.
Important note
Sorry but the job is only open to people who have the appropriate work permits for the UK.
Applying
In the first instance please forward your CV to info@blue-compass.com
What You Will Be Doing
- Inputting event data into our online database of events.
- Updating and verifying event data input by third parties to our events database.
Essential Skills & Qualifications
- Excellent typing skills.
- Extensive experience of computer systems & the internet.
- Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good standard of literacy, numeracy and verbal communicate skills.
Desired Skills & Qualifications
- Some basic HTML skills
- Keen interest in theatre, film and the arts.
Salary, Benefits & Hours
The right candidate will receive a salary of £12,500 per year with 20 days holiday.
Working hours will be from 9am until 5pm.
Location
You'll be working from our Islington offices in central London.
Important note
Sorry but the job is only open to people who have the appropriate work permits for the UK.
Applying
In the first instance please forward your CV to info@blue-compass.com
Blue Compass Ltd are looking to recruit an experienced Web Developer to join their team.
The ideal candidate will have worked commercially as a web developer and will have previously developed web based applications from the ground up.
What You Will Be Doing
* Designing and implementing websites & web applications
* Maintaining and improving our existing portfolio of websites & web applications
Essential Skills & Qualifications
* Excellent CSS & XHTML skills.
* Good knowledge of Javascript & AJAX.
* Good knowledge & experience of PHP
* Experience in using SQL and exposure to MySQL
* Excellent organizational and communication skills
* Independent problem solving skills; flexibility to meet tight deadlines
* Attention to detail and a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills
* Ability and willingness to learn
Desired skills & Qualifications
* Creation and manipulation of graphics
Salary and Benefits
* The right candidate will receive a competitive salary.
Location
* You'll be working from our Islington offices in central London.
Applying
In the first instance please forward your CV to chris@blue-compass.com
The ideal candidate will have worked commercially as a web developer and will have previously developed web based applications from the ground up.
What You Will Be Doing
* Designing and implementing websites & web applications
* Maintaining and improving our existing portfolio of websites & web applications
Essential Skills & Qualifications
* Excellent CSS & XHTML skills.
* Good knowledge of Javascript & AJAX.
* Good knowledge & experience of PHP
* Experience in using SQL and exposure to MySQL
* Excellent organizational and communication skills
* Independent problem solving skills; flexibility to meet tight deadlines
* Attention to detail and a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills
* Ability and willingness to learn
Desired skills & Qualifications
* Creation and manipulation of graphics
Salary and Benefits
* The right candidate will receive a competitive salary.
Location
* You'll be working from our Islington offices in central London.
Applying
In the first instance please forward your CV to chris@blue-compass.com
I've been playing with film formats recently. I did a lot of traveling this weekend and wanted to use the train time constructively. So spent the early hours of Saturday morning working out how to quickly rip DVDs onto my PSP. Eventually found VisualHub (ffmpeg based app for the mac) which made the entire process incredibly easy, and so I set out with 4 full hours of AFF shorts to keep my mind off the horrors of weekend train travel.
In the process I also have my first real nose around YouTube and found the following two classics!
(a) A film about dating, made by someone you might recognize:
( YouTube : Dating Film )
(b) Excellent funny short, think "people like us":
( YouTube : A short walk )
In the process I also have my first real nose around YouTube and found the following two classics!
(a) A film about dating, made by someone you might recognize:
( YouTube : Dating Film )
(b) Excellent funny short, think "people like us":
( YouTube : A short walk )
chanceXchange just got ACed.
I'd not encountered AC before but looks like a pretty interest proposition - and anyone who writes about chanceXchange has to be good.
So my thanks to![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
kimbyrle (AC) and vardebedian (VE) for spreading the word.
I'd not encountered AC before but looks like a pretty interest proposition - and anyone who writes about chanceXchange has to be good.
So my thanks to
kimbyrle (AC) and vardebedian (VE) for spreading the word.(a) Roys Boys Rock
Roys Boys, creators of The Acid Game and winners of AFF 2006, have offered to animate the logoeditor created for the Angel Film Festival. Yesterday I received their first pass and Roy-oh-Boy are those lads talented! It's a stunning work of art and I can't wait to show the world the final product.... It's so impressive I promptly downloaded a demo copy of Maya... unfortunately Maya clearly requires a diploma in computer science to run so I'm unlikely to get to grips with in anytime soon :(
(b) successXchange
On returning home this evening I found my first successful changeXchange sitting on my doormat. Whilst the site has been quite popular in the US (300 confirmed trades to date), but it's taking longer to establish here in the UK. The arrival of 'a man apart, the vin diesel classic' may mark the start of something special in the UK, or simply mark an even lower point in Vin's career.
(c) ITV local
itv local is plannning to launch a London broadband channel in March, which will stream local news, weather, local documentaries and short films. The short film section will now include a collection from the Angel Film Festival 2006! This is great news for AFF film makers and hopefully good publicity for the festival as well. They aren't planning to pay, but distribution is distribution, right?
(d) Infection
If you are reading this because you want some feedback on infection, please note I'll respond directly to all comments & suggestions at the end of the current game.
(e) Coffee
For those of you reading 'the other' posts, tomorrow I intend to take coffee at the Almeida.
Roys Boys, creators of The Acid Game and winners of AFF 2006, have offered to animate the logo
editor created for the Angel Film Festival. Yesterday I received their first pass and Roy-oh-Boy are those lads talented! It's a stunning work of art and I can't wait to show the world the final product.... It's so impressive I promptly downloaded a demo copy of Maya... unfortunately Maya clearly requires a diploma in computer science to run so I'm unlikely to get to grips with in anytime soon :((b) successXchange
On returning home this evening I found my first successful changeXchange sitting on my doormat. Whilst the site has been quite popular in the US (300 confirmed trades to date), but it's taking longer to establish here in the UK. The arrival of 'a man apart, the vin diesel classic' may mark the start of something special in the UK, or simply mark an even lower point in Vin's career.
(c) ITV local
itv local is plannning to launch a London broadband channel in March, which will stream local news, weather, local documentaries and short films. The short film section will now include a collection from the Angel Film Festival 2006! This is great news for AFF film makers and hopefully good publicity for the festival as well. They aren't planning to pay, but distribution is distribution, right?
(d) Infection
If you are reading this because you want some feedback on infection, please note I'll respond directly to all comments & suggestions at the end of the current game.
(e) Coffee
For those of you reading 'the other' posts, tomorrow I intend to take coffee at the Almeida.
So I've done another viral thing - almost entirely like the xmas stocking but with a feb 14th focus...
If you have a sec it would be great if you could post a version in your journal if only to get it out there and see if it gets taken up by people outside my group of friends!.. the idea being that if loads of people start using it i can put 'sponsored by snoglondon' on it somewhere, to help promote our dating websites... Quite understand if this is not your cup of tea - but hell we can't drink coffee all night.... hmm
( my valentine postbox )
In other news:
On Thursday night we had a CastingCallPro Question and Answer session with various speakers - which was well received if not financially successful. On Friday night Matt and i visited the funky bowling bar near Russell Square (very very nice) and on Saturday there was shopping, drinking, more shopping more drinking and then some dancing with loads of nice people. Sunday should have been a relaxing day but was instead spent zipping around London and then watching the new Hugh Grant film - quite passable.
If you have a sec it would be great if you could post a version in your journal if only to get it out there and see if it gets taken up by people outside my group of friends!.. the idea being that if loads of people start using it i can put 'sponsored by snoglondon' on it somewhere, to help promote our dating websites... Quite understand if this is not your cup of tea - but hell we can't drink coffee all night.... hmm
( my valentine postbox )
In other news:
On Thursday night we had a CastingCallPro Question and Answer session with various speakers - which was well received if not financially successful. On Friday night Matt and i visited the funky bowling bar near Russell Square (very very nice) and on Saturday there was shopping, drinking, more shopping more drinking and then some dancing with loads of nice people. Sunday should have been a relaxing day but was instead spent zipping around London and then watching the new Hugh Grant film - quite passable.
Congratulations to James, who managed to get a picture of a Goblin being anally raped by blond boy on sale at all good book shops
So I have a trust problem and I'd welcome suggested solutions.
If user A claims to have posted an item to user B, but after a few weeks user B claims not to have received the item, who should I trust? (Assuming a working postal system).
Should I say - unless you have receipt of postage we trust the receiver - it seems quiet harsh!
Is there a way I can motivate both parties to reveal their status correctly?
Current System
- A credit is taken from you when you request an item.
- This credit is paid to the poster when an item is marked as 'received'.
- Between being requested and being received the credit is held by a third party.
If user A claims to have posted an item to user B, but after a few weeks user B claims not to have received the item, who should I trust? (Assuming a working postal system).
Should I say - unless you have receipt of postage we trust the receiver - it seems quiet harsh!
Is there a way I can motivate both parties to reveal their status correctly?
Current System
- A credit is taken from you when you request an item.
- This credit is paid to the poster when an item is marked as 'received'.
- Between being requested and being received the credit is held by a third party.
I've seen a few rather average movies recently - neither The Pursuit of Happyness nor Smokin' Aces living up to expectations.
However this evening I encountered this work-safe short which is simply excellent - well worth watching if you have the time.
Afterwards a little research shows the is not the first short Neill has been involved in.
However this evening I encountered this work-safe short which is simply excellent - well worth watching if you have the time.
Afterwards a little research shows the is not the first short Neill has been involved in.
Xmas was excellent - I spent 10 days entirely devoid of internet access simply chatting with my folks, teaching Catan and drinking with a collection of relatives, family friends and childhood contemporaries.
My folks appears to enjoy Catan (excellent) and once again we wrestled control of Xmas day cooking from my mother in an attempt to keep things calm - good stuff. I have now finally acquired a projector, so expect some home movie invites in the next few weeks and with any luck it might help give us a wider selection of venues for AFF 2007.
Xmas also saw the launch of chancexchange.com, nothing revolutionary but slightly less capitalist that previous endeavors.
New Year was spent South of the River at a most excellent roof top party arranged by the delightfulm1nstrel and vigornian.
The New Year comes with no resolutions - life is pretty darn good already, but suggestions always welcome.
My folks appears to enjoy Catan (excellent) and once again we wrestled control of Xmas day cooking from my mother in an attempt to keep things calm - good stuff. I have now finally acquired a projector, so expect some home movie invites in the next few weeks and with any luck it might help give us a wider selection of venues for AFF 2007.
Xmas also saw the launch of chancexchange.com, nothing revolutionary but slightly less capitalist that previous endeavors.
New Year was spent South of the River at a most excellent roof top party arranged by the delightful
m1nstrel and vigornian.The New Year comes with no resolutions - life is pretty darn good already, but suggestions always welcome.
32,000 people have now put up a xmas stocking and 100,000 gifts have been given!
( random pictures )
In other news, our office has finally been expanded - so should you be free towards the end of the second week in January please keep Friday 12th free for 'office warming II - this time it's personnel'.
The following Xmas gifts now appear in the 40 most common gifts given via the stockings meme:
AIDS, PORN!, your mum, a lump of coal
Can you feel the love?
AIDS, PORN!, your mum, a lump of coal
Can you feel the love?
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Well that worked entirely too well!
The crontab launched the game, activated players teams and infections and all was looking very funky.
Then it decided that 2 seconds was more than ample game play and promptly terminated said game!
This was not what I anticipated happening - perhaps 2 seconds is adequate time for a computer to get bored with a game, but my attention span usually lasts 30 minutes at least!
When ending a game all the stats are saved into horrific backup files and the game resets.
Pull the backup is a total nightmare so instead I've randomly assigned people teams and reactivated the game...
Hopefully with the new team changing option everyone can quickly find their way back into their favourite team and things should smooth out...
crontab - I HATE YOU!
The crontab launched the game, activated players teams and infections and all was looking very funky.
Then it decided that 2 seconds was more than ample game play and promptly terminated said game!
This was not what I anticipated happening - perhaps 2 seconds is adequate time for a computer to get bored with a game, but my attention span usually lasts 30 minutes at least!
When ending a game all the stats are saved into horrific backup files and the game resets.
Pull the backup is a total nightmare so instead I've randomly assigned people teams and reactivated the game...
Hopefully with the new team changing option everyone can quickly find their way back into their favourite team and things should smooth out...
crontab - I HATE YOU!
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