teamfortress.tv is looking for new writers!

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June 7, 2020

For the past eight years, teamfortress.tv has been the self-proclaimed home of competitive TF2, providing news, coverage, and enigma's rent payment. As our writers continue to disappear under suspicious circumstances, we're looking to expand our news coverage with some new faces!

Job Description:

Writers will cover important events in the competitive TF2 scene, including roster changes, league announcements, and LAN events. This typically involves research, contacting relevant individuals for a quote, and compiling all the information together in a concise and entertaining fashion.

Beyond that, we are also looking for some innovative ideas to spice up our news coverage. If anyone has an interesting topic or even an op-ed they are interested in writing about, feel free to reach out!

While we will not be able to compensate you monetarily, teamfortress.tv can provide excellent exposure™, the ability to brag about having top players on your friend's list, and the elusive fifth nerdstar. Long-time staff members may also be invited to the TFTV Illuminati, which ensures the scene is stagnant and Valve doesn't give us Majors.

Qualifications:

Ability to write complete sentences
Basic understanding of English grammar
At least 69 hours in Team Fortress 2
High competence with bad puns and pop-culture references

Like to haves:

High tolerance to shitposting¹
High tolerance to French people¹
12 years of Golang experience
5+ nerdstars on teamfortress.tv
At least 3 Pulitzer Prizes
A cool af mechanical keyboard (with RGB backlighting)

Interested applicants can apply² via TFTV PM or Discord (Recurse#7979). Please attach a nerd essay to show your writing talents specific to TF2. This could be about a fictional or past roster change, an emotional dissertation on the state of our scene, or anything else related to competitive TF2.

Along with writers, teamfortress.tv is always looking for casters, analysts, and producers for its live competitive coverage! To apply for our production division, you can contact louster200 aka "The Chad" for more information.

The featured photo was created by Ness "uberchain" Delacroix and is used with permission.
¹These two like-to-haves are in no way related and in no way directed at any active or inactive teamfortresstv writers.
²By applying through these methods, applicants are agreeing not to join the TFTV Union, which is also completely fictional and does not exist in any form or fashion.

bleghfarec

26 Frags – +

here are some lovely testimonials from current TFTV writers!

Recursei need to kill myself so u are on your own im afraidAelkyri need the job
the money is the only thing keeping my family together
my sister got sent to Guyana
for drawing a cartoon that depicted Napoléon III as a pear
ive been saving up every coin i could, and its been twenty years
soon ill be able to buy her freedomireIt's fun to do until you get your article edited.bleghfarecenigma took my spleen

apply today!

here are some lovely testimonials from current TFTV writers!
[quote=Recurse]i need to kill myself so u are on your own im afraid[/quote]
[quote=Aelkyr]i need the job
the money is the only thing keeping my family together
my sister got sent to Guyana
for drawing a cartoon that depicted Napoléon III as a pear
ive been saving up every coin i could, and its been twenty years
soon ill be able to buy her freedom[/quote]
[quote=ire]It's fun to do until you get your article edited.[/quote]
[quote=bleghfarec]enigma took my spleen[/quote]
apply today!

mitch

12 Frags – +

~~please help us bleghfarec has us locked in a cupboard and won't let us free till we get more writers~~ join TFTV!

[s]please help us bleghfarec has us locked in a cupboard and won't let us free till we get more writers[/s] join TFTV!

ire

10 Frags – +

oh you actually used that quote

DuMmTm

Twitch Prime

25 Frags – +

if you are worried about not being up to our standards, Dempsey became a writer while drunkenly asking an equally drunk TurboTabs about it at LAN so you too can become a writer!

https://i.imgur.com/HsSiczu.jpg

if you are worried about not being up to our standards, Dempsey became a writer while drunkenly asking an equally drunk TurboTabs about it at LAN so you too can become a writer!
[img]https://i.imgur.com/HsSiczu.jpg[/img]

dempsey

10 Frags – +

DuMmTmif you are worried about not being up to our standards, Dempsey became a writer while drunkenly asking an equally drunk TurboTabs about it at LAN so you too can become a writer!
https://i.imgur.com/HsSiczu.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/hYdV0kt.jpg

[quote=DuMmTm]if you are worried about not being up to our standards, Dempsey became a writer while drunkenly asking an equally drunk TurboTabs about it at LAN so you too can become a writer!
[img]https://i.imgur.com/HsSiczu.jpg[/img][/quote]

https://i.imgur.com/hYdV0kt.jpg

GrapeJuiceIII

12 Frags – +

the illusive fifth nerdstar

sign me up right now please

[quote]the illusive fifth nerdstar[/quote]

sign me up right now please

Hudsen

7 Frags – +

Honestly, it's thanks to me getting started with writing here that I've been able to do some big things in the past 2 years, including writing for an esports org (even though I got ghosted after doing one article for them :< ) and even a gaming peripheral brand.

Would highly recommend applying, especially for you nerdstar seekers and for potential TFTV Illuminati access

TurboTabs

26 Frags – +

tftv's hr department is made up of around 6 empty pint glasses and myself. It was how admirable recruited and I will carry on its tradition

concorde

7 Frags – +

Psst. Hey, come here. Do you want to join the elusive TFTV APAC Writers team? Please join us. We need more to ~~take over~~ diversify the writers' talent pool even further. We can't let these Americans and Europeans take over the News!

- concorde aka Mosura, Head TFTV APAC Edtior.

Psst. Hey, come here. Do you want to join the elusive TFTV APAC Writers team? Please join us. We need more to [s]take over[/s] diversify the writers' talent pool even further. We can't let these Americans and Europeans take over the News!

- concorde aka Mosura, Head TFTV APAC Edtior.

#10

Connie-

RGB LAN

-8 Frags – +

New writers will be eligible to redeem one (1) free raysfire First Tier gift sub, courtesy of Console-.

For more questions, please contact myself or Ire, our sales representative.

New writers will be eligible to redeem one (1) free raysfire First Tier gift sub, courtesy of Console-.

For more questions, please contact myself or Ire, our sales representative.

#11

Gritoma

-2 Frags – +

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4-pwxNjEaU

#12

plunk

-8 Frags – +

funny how nobody has posted in this tread but tftv writers?

#13

pajaro

4 Frags – +

Shame that being a writer for tftv doesn't give you exclusive access to TFTV Premium™

#14

dempsey

5 Frags – +

SpuShame that being a writer for tftv doesn't give you exclusive access to TFTV Premium™

think again https://gyazo.com/8796b152bea94f3fe73b2eb3240abe0a

[quote=Spu]Shame that being a writer for tftv doesn't give you exclusive access to TFTV Premium™[/quote]

think again https://gyazo.com/8796b152bea94f3fe73b2eb3240abe0a

#15

ire

5 Frags – +

don't be scared by the sample article, i sent in an article about vitality csgo half of which was just shitting on happy and i'm here

#16

funhaver1998

-5 Frags – +

Console-New writers will be eligible to redeem one (1) free raysfire First Tier gift sub, courtesy of Console-.

For more questions, please contact myself or Ire, our sales representative.

Tempting

[quote=Console-]New writers will be eligible to redeem one (1) free raysfire First Tier gift sub, courtesy of Console-.

For more questions, please contact myself or Ire, our sales representative.[/quote]

Tempting

#17

caleb

5 Frags – +

interested

#18

DieKritzkrieg

1 Frags – +

I would quite like to be a TFTV writer. It would be nice to be one.

#19

filthy

1 Frags – +

I display proficient literary knowledge, hence I would like to apply!

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