Are you excited with what Jappleng is doing for the
Japanese-centric community? Believe it or not, almost all of what
you see around this site was built as a hobby by one person with
exception of a few writers that have submitted content. Now that
Jappleng is released, it’s time to search for talent ready to put
effort into making Jappleng the next big thing! Please not that we
are currently filing for non-profit and exemption status.
[color=#7e90bf]Who are we looking for?[/color] We’re looking for
individuals ready to commit some time towards content and perhaps
even code for Jappleng. It’s exhausting as a single player and
Jappleng is much too big to maintain with one person and it’s
certainly hard to find people ready to volunteer their time for the
greater-good. You must have passion towards the subject you wish to
help with. Students are more than welcome and in many cases,
volunteering for us can be redeemed for college credit. You must be
16-years-old or older to apply, even for moderator positions.
[color=#7e90bf]Minimum requirements[/color] You must be willing to
submit content periodically or fulfill tasks that are assigned to
you voluntarily. You are not required to meet specific amount of
contributions per week, but please remember that Jappleng was
created to help people. The more people that can help, the better!
[color=#7e90bf]Moderators[/color] If you want to be a moderator,
you will need to know our rules very well and how the site
functions. If you really want to help but know very little about
the rules or how the site works, you will be trained, but we’re
only offering 10 spots for moderators at this time.
[color=#7e90bf]Content Contributors[/color] If you would like to
write about News in Japan, you can do so without being staff,
although official representatives are most welcome especially by
those who live in Japan or know Japanese. If you would like to
write about the culture of Japan, please be sure that you have time
for each article. To write a single editorial it may take 12hrs+
due to the lengthy nature of finding reputable sources.
[color=#7e90bf]Writing Lessons[/color] If you would like to help
with our lessons, you will need to know Japanese fluently or at
least have lived in Japan (and spoke the language primarily) for a
year. [color=#7e90bf]Making Audio clips[/color] If you would like
to create audio clips such as for pronunciation guide, you will
need to be a native resident in Japan unless you still have a
perfect Japanese “accent”. Musicians do not need to be Japanese.
[color=#7e90bf]Educational Videos[/color] We have developed a
system where videos can be added via Youtube or Uploaded directly
to our server. We would like to stop relying on external resources
and have our own exclusive video series. If you think you have what
it takes, please be sure to apply and let us know what your idea
is. [color=#7e90bf]Travel Guides[/color] Love to travel around
Japan? We would like to have you document your experience,
discussing various great things and not so great things about the
real Japan. Where to shop, how to meet new people, great places to
eat etc… As a bonus, you may be eating at restaurants and
experience other great things for free. [color=#7e90bf]Club
Jappleng[/color] We’re looking for people willing to help create
club-related content so that students world-wide can have an easy
way to setup their own Japanese-related clubs. This means being
able to help produce a schedule and printable materials for the
student to use in their club. [color=#7e90bf]English Majors[/color]
As you can see from this post, I’m not an English major in fact I’m
simply a programmer/designer with free time wanting to do something
good for the community. If you would like to edit my or any other
document found on the site, you may apply as an Editor.
[color=#7e90bf]Textbook / Shop / Software[/color] We’re looking
into various ways to make a profit without affecting the integrity
of the website for the reason of being able to support ourselves.
If you’re interested in helping with textbooks, and other
merchandise, perhaps with an online shop to sell Japanese wares or
even if you’re a software developer we’d be interested in speaking
with you. [color=#7e90bf]Advertising[/color] We don’t have funding
and as a result, advertising is proving to be a very big challenge.
If you would like to help us advertise with minimal cost please let
us know. [color=#7e90bf]Benefits[/color] While we hope to achieve
great milestones together, it will become ever-so-difficult to
volunteer forever. Unfortunately, at least for the present time,
Jappleng does not pay for content submission however this will
change very soon as we're establishing ourselves as a registered
non-profit organization. [color=#7e90bf]How to apply[/color] Simply
tell us a little about yourself, what you are applying for, and why
you want to do so. Please be sure to include a preview on what you
can do based on what you’re applying for. For example, if you’re
applying as a writer, please show us a sample. Send all inquiries
to:
Mark Thank you and good
luck!