[Grogospeak] Thinking about a LEADERSHIP role in Technique?

[David Templeton]

We added two positions to the Managing Board today!  These two positions
will be up for election, along with the rest, next Saturday:

Technology Director (aka Script Kiddie)
Responsible for maintaining servers and major dealings with the office
computers.  Deals with IST regarding the W20 network, IP addresses,
etc.  Responsible for online systems, such as the orders database, and
the Technique website.  Responsible for keeping the online credit card
and TechCASH systems working and raking in the bucks.  Responsible for
thinking long term regarding technology purchases.  Encouraged to find
innovative ways to solve Technique's time-consuming problems (scripts!
omgwtfbbq we need people to write scripts!).

Operations Manager
Co-responsible for checkout and signin of photographic gear, with the
photography editors.  Responsible for assisting the Technology Director
in maintaining office computers and networking.  Maintains consumable
supplies in the office.  Assists the Managing Editor and EIC in keeping
the office in workable condition.  Responsible for dealing with
Facilities regarding repairs and installations.  May be delegated other
jobs by the Managing Editor or Editor In Chief.

Also, TWO positions are now PAID:

-Living Group Editors are now paid for a job well done.  The LG Editors
will split $30 per LG for the 41st-thru-50th LG, and will split $70 per
LG for the 51st-thru-60th LG; no additional money after the 60th LG. 
This means: getting 40 LGs in the book will get you $0, getting 50 will
get you $300, and getting 60 will get you $1000.

-The Orders Tsar is now paid $300 for the year.  The Editor In Chief has
the ability to revoke the salary if the Orders Tsar is derelict in
his/her duties.

These tasks are being salaried because of their tedious nature.  The
amounts were purposely kept somewhat small, to emphasize the fact that
we want individuals to join the managing board for the fun of being a
part of Technique, NOT to make money.  Keep this in mind if you read
this email with dollar signs $$$ in your eyes!

See you next Saturday,
Dave

Message from David Templeton <dtemp at MIT.EDU> on Sat 01 Mar 2008 03:10:34
AM EST:

> Hey all,
>
> This year's book is currently being wrapped up by the Editors... 
> which means we are nearing a yearly milestone at Technique — the 
> changing of the guard!
>
> Technique's 2009 Managing Board Elections are taking place NEXT 
> Saturday 3/8.  We need motivated people to lead Technique for the 
> next year and to publish /Technique 2009/!!
>
> A list of all the positions are at the bottom of this email, 
> including brief descriptions.  Tomorrow, the managing board is having 
> a budget meeting and pre-elections meeting at 1pm (thats why the 
> general invite is at 2pm!), and we might add a position or two to 
> that list.
>
> You are welcome to email me (dtemp at mit.edu), the top leading members 
> (technique at mit.edu), or any other managing board member and ask them 
> any questions you may have!  Ask us what a particular position is 
> like, how much of a time commitment it takes, etc.  For a list of all 
> the managing board members, scroll to the bottom of: 
> http://web.mit.edu/technique/www/info.html
>
> I'd also ask all current Managing Board members to email anyone that 
> they've seen around the office and think would make a good manboard 
> member... even if its a current manboard member that you'd like to 
> see run again!  This organization is all about PEOPLE, and a personal 
> note is worth a lot.
>
> How it works:
> 1) You show up at the meeting next Saturday
> 2) You get nominated for a position, or nominate yourself
> 3) You talk for a minute about why you like the position
> 4) You answer a couple of our questions
> 5) You leave the room for a couple minutes, and we talk about you in 
> private :) and vote
> 6) You come back in the room and learn your fate
> 7) Either way, you come out to dinner with us after the meeting :)
>
> So, get thinking!
>
> Editor-In-Chiefly,
> David Templeton
>
> ---------
>
> ALL POSITIONS
> Must attend random meetings, roughly monthly, when scheduled by the 
> EIC and/or Managing Editor.  Must be a Technique Evangelist and 
> encourage people to join and buy books.  Must assist other managing 
> board members in their tasks when they ask for help.  Must come to 
> Saturday meetings whenever possible to engage in eating and 
> tomfoolery.  Must be a generally pleasant person :)
>
> Editor-In-Chief
> Responsible for everything.  Yep, thats about it.  Most importantly, 
> they are the face of the organization, and are in charge of doing 
> what they can to allow the organization to exist another 123 years.  
> Selfish people not apply, you are here for Grogo's work.  The Pope of 
> Technique, without the big cool hat.  Must realize that PEOPLE 
> (primarily) and MONEY (secondarily) are the most important things to 
> the organization. Must think long term.  Must have people skills and 
> leadership skills. Email me for an elaboration.
>
> Managing Editor
> Second in command.  Assists the EIC in holding editors on task.  
> Assists the EIC with oddball stuff that doesn't fall within others' 
> domains. Does lots of various paperwork.  The Managing Editor is 
> usually Technique's treasurer, so work with money (more paperwork).  
> Does some politicking with the ASA.  Must have people skills and 
> leadership skills.  Traditional stepping stone to being EIC, not 
> always :)
>
> Design Editor
> Responsible for the look and feel of the book... a big deal. 
> Responsible for doing a lot of layout work.  Without the design ed, 
> its "just a book of photos".  Creative types apply.  Must know or be 
> willing to learn Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
>
> Photography Editor
> Technique's chief photography evangelists.  Responsible for 
> photography gear, teaching staph how to use it, encouraging 
> photographers to shoot, managing photo-related purchases, sorting 
> through a half-terabyte of photos in January, and photoshopping them 
> for the book.  Most importantly, you have to be motivated and willing 
> to look past this short list, and try to further Technique as a 
> photography powerhouse on campus.  Must know or be willing to learn 
> Adobe Photoshop, among many other things.
>
> Living Groups Editor
> Responsible for the Living Groups section and everything that goes 
> into it.  A lot of organizational work.  Emailing living group 
> people, scheduling LG photos, scheduling photogs to shoot them, 
> collecting money from LGs, more emails to LG representatives... must 
> have serious people skills :)  Has a voice on the design of the LG 
> section
>
> Seniors Editor
> Responsible for the Seniors section and everything that goes into it. 
>  A lot of organizational work.  Emailing the senior class, scheduling 
> stuff with our portrait studio, scheduling staph to man the office, 
> dealing with lots of random emails from seniors, getting people that 
> man the office paid... must have serious people skills :)  Has a 
> voice on the design of the LG section.
>
> Activities Editor
> Responsible for the Activities Section.  Takes photos of activities 
> and encourages others to.  Has a voice on the design of the 
> activities section.
>
> Sports Editor
> Responsible for the Sports Section.  Takes photos of sports and 
> encourages others to.  Has a voice on the design of the activities 
> section.
>
> Journal Editor
> Responsible for the Journal Section.  Records a list of newsworthy 
> events that happen in relation to MIT and the world.  Has a voice on 
> the design of the activities section.
>
> Literary Editor
> Responsible for assembling witty/sarcastic/funny/etc textual elements 
> for the book.  Will consult with the Design Editor in this regard.  
> Has a voice on the design of the Hell section, or any other section 
> that text is present.
>
> Director of Publicity
> More important than you may think.  Responsible for getting Living 
> Groups to sign up for the LG section, seniors coming in for senior 
> portraits, RECRUITMENT of new staph, and SELLING books.  Technique 
> would die without people or money, and they are responsible for both. 
>  (I just pooped myself thinking about this.)  Must make posters, hang 
> them up, email people, get ads on various MIT venues, etc.
>
> Coke Pusher
> They fill the coke machine with soda :)  More recently, since the 
> coke machine is under repair and we purchased a water cooler, they 
> keep the water flowin!  Pays the bills to CocaCola or Poland Spring, 
> buys cups.
>
> Darkroom Manager
> Keeps the darkroom in working order.  Keeps the place tidy, keeps the 
> place stocked with consumables, and takes care of managing any 
> repairs.  Enjoys the smell of fixer.
>
> Orders Tsar
> Responsible for taking orders from various media (online credit card 
> or techcash, mail, in person), inputs orders into the orders 
> database, coordinates with the Managing Editor on money issues, 
> coordinates with the Managing Editor during book distribution in May 
> and book mailings in June.
>
> Contributing Editor
> Interested in taking a greater role at Technique, but don't have the 
> time/interest/skillz for any of the jobs above?  Contributing Editors 
> assist the other Managing Board members with tasks, and should be 
> pro-active in doing random jobs that need to be done.  They are the 
> favorite people of hard-working EICs and Managing Editors.  I became 
> Facebook-married with TNQ's 2007 contrib editor.
>