Ars is hiring an Android

Ready to join the sharpest team in tech? Ars is hiring a new product specialist to help out with our reviews coverage and to take ownership of all Android coverage on the site. If you have professional tech writing experience (2+ years) and root Android handsets for fun, we should talk.

We're looking for someone who cannot live without puttering around with gadgets-someone for whom the idea of spending eight hours with nothing but a stack of smartphones and a laptop to write about them sounds like a quality way to blow a day. The right person for this job will love tinkering. You certainly don't have to be someone who pens Android kernel patches in your spare time, but if you're the kind of person who keeps a giant spreadsheet of all the soon-to-be-released gadgets that you can't wait to get your hands on and tear apart, then hey, we've got a job for you.

Job description: Product specialist (Android point person)

Reporting to Senior Reviews Editor Lee Hutchinson, the product specialist will work closely with the Senior Product Specialist and will be the point person for all Android and Android-powered gadget reviews and news coverage on Ars Technica. In addition to being a smartphone expert, the product specialist will be covering the whole gadget landscape-you might find yourself reviewing a hot new Samsung smartphone one day and a crazy combination VR headset/smoothie blender the next. Ideal candidates will be based in/around New York, San Francisco, or Chicago-or be very willing to travel. 2 or more years of professional writing experience is a must.

The ideal candidate will have:

Professional experience writing Ars-quality product reviews and analysis Intimate knowledge of smartphones and their operating systems A deep understanding of Android, in particular, and of the hardware ecosystem around Android Commitment to technical depth (and learning to go deeper) and to the craft of writing Passion for the latest and greatest technology products

This is a full-time, work from home staff position with benefits. Pay is commensurate with experience.

Interested candidates should be provide a résumé and three examples of Ars Technica-quality stories/reviews/analysis (at least two must be on Android).

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