If you've ever sat in the comfort of your favorite chair or sofa and wished you could somehow parlay your love of soaps into a paying job, here's some exciting news: you can -- with a little help from Soap Central. As we continue to grow the Soap Central web site, opportunities will occasionally present themselves for qualified soap fans to become part of our team.
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Have you ever missed your favorite soap because the power's been out or your VCR ate your tape? Even in this high-tech age, there's always a chance that something will come between you and an episode of your favorite show. For the past 15 years, we've been providing detailed, daily recaps for all of the soaps.
If you have strong writing skills and can meet deadlines, you may want to consider providing recaps for the Soap Central site. Interested? The first step should be to review the recaps that are already posted to the site - don't overlook this step. [Click here to go to our recaps page.] This will give you a good feel for the length and style of what we're looking for.
Here are some other tips:
If you are still interested, the next step would be to provide us with a sample recap using the guidelines mentioned above. Your recap will be reviewed and we will contact you if we are interested in exploring a possible relationship with you. Please email your recaps to us by clicking here. Compensation is offered to those providing recaps and will be discussed upon submission of a suitable sample recap.
Every week, our Two Scoops staff provides a witty, in-depth look at the previous week on each soap in our Two Scoops commentary column. If you're a die-hard soap fan and able to provide an entertaining commentary without being overly negative, this might be something that you'd want to consider.
Currently, we are seeking poll coordinators for the following soaps:
All My Children
General Hospital
If you are still interested, the next step would be to provide us with a sample recap using the guidelines mentioned above. Your recap will be reviewed and we will contact you if we are interested in exploring a possible relationship with you. Please email your sample column to us by clicking here. Compensation is offered to those providing Two Scoops columns and will be discussed upon submission of a suitable sample column.
If you are a soap fan who believes that the viewers know the characters better than many of the shows' writers, this may be something that will interest you. Our Who's Who character profiles provide an in-depth look at the characters on the soaps. The profiles have everything covered -- from crimes to hospitalizations to the many, many marriages and affairs.
If you have strong writing skills and know your history, you may want to consider providing character profiles for the Soap Central site. Interested? The first step should be to review the profiles that are already posted to the site. This will give you a good feel for the length and style of what we're looking for.
Here are some other tips:
If you are still interested, the next step would be to provide us with a sample character profile. Before doing so, please email us by clicking here. Compensation may be offered to those providing character profiles updates and will be discussed upon submission of a suitable sample profile.
This shouldn't come as a surprise -- but soap fans are very opinionated. Because of that, they are also looking for a chance to weigh in with their thoughts on a variety of issues. To help keep fans satisfied, we are looking for creative fans who can come up with topical and interesting show-related opinion questions on a regular basis. Questions may relate to current news or storyline events.
Currently, we are seeking poll coordinators for the following soaps:
All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
One Life to Live
The Young and the Restless
Please email us if you are interested, along with an example of a poll (with responses) for your soap of interest by clicking here. If you are interested in providing polls for more than one soap, please let us know each of the soaps that you follow. Compensation is offered to those providing regularly posted polls and will be discussed upon submission of a suitable sample poll.
Every week, the Nielsen organization releases the latest ratings for each soap opera. We're looking for someone who has an understanding of HTML and can create a web page with the latest rating information for each soap and network, as well as the combined total for all the soaps currently on the air.
Compensation is offered for this position.
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