One-handed girl seeks extra set of hands (or, I’m hiring!)

I’ve really been focusing on trying to build my busi­ness these days, and I’m lucky in that it’s been working, for the most part. Of course, this means that I keep run­ning out of time for all those fancy things I like so much, like sleeping and drinking martinis.

It’s reached the point at which I’m so busy trying to stay on top of all my projects that I don’t have any time to do the busi­ness side of things, and I’ve totally stalled as far as growth is concerned.

So, it’s time, once again, for the con­trol freak in me to take a back­seat, and sit qui­etly by while I hire someone.

Tell your friends! Here’s what I’m looking for.

This will be a very part-time job to begin with. My aim is that it will grow with time into a more full-fledged posi­tion, but I’d like to start small. I work on-site two days a week for a local client and would like to start del­e­gating a good chunk of that work out. Essen­tially, what I’d like is someone who would come in with me those two days and work with me in my little shoebox of an office. It would likely begin as quite closely directed work, and then as you become com­fort­able, I’d step back more and would focus on other work. I’d be likely to have other projects I could use you on from time to time as well, but as this is my most steady and reali­able source of work, it would be the bulk of your work, espe­cially to begin with.

It will start out part-time; I’d need you Wednes­days and Thurs­days from approx­i­mately 10–6. There may be addi­tional work if you’re inter­ested, as well, but those two days would be steady. This posi­tion is best-suited for an entry-level or intern who’s looking to get started in the industry.

Oh, right. And I’m in this new cast (check it out! I’ve got an elbow and some fin­gers now!) for at least the next four weeks, so an extra hand would be, quite lit­er­ally, invaluable.

Required Skills

• excel­lent com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills. This is non-negotiable as it’s pretty much the only thing I can’t teach you. You don’t need to be a fan­tastic orator, but solid writing skills are absolutely vital.
• basic under­standing of basic design prin­ci­ples (and a “good eye”, which is also non-teachable)
• basic under­standing of standards-compliant HTML/CSS
• basic Adobe CS skills, or the equiv­a­lent free­ware alternatives
• atten­tion to detail (I’m a perfectionist)
• inde­pen­dence and problem-solving skills
• pas­sion for your work and a desire to learn

Skills that would be deemed a bonus

• strong web skills (HTML/CSS, Ajax, “making things work”, etc)
• strong design skills
• com­fort with Word­Press, which I’m using more & more as a CMS

Job “perks”

• flex­i­bility & the ability to set your own hours, to some degree
• oppor­tu­nity to learn about the ins & outs of client rela­tions and run­ning a business
• chance to work on a wide variety of projects
• oppor­tu­nity for advance­ment (I hope!)

Please send resume, port­folio, and antic­i­pated hourly wage range to , and intro­duce your­self! (Oh, and if you’d like some helpful pointers, this post may help explain what’ll land you in the “hell no!” pile.)

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