I just had a mini "Ocean Marketing" moment.

I'm an administrator on a facebook group named, "I Need an Editor" which is used by producers to pool editors together so that no one goes too long without work.  I have both hired, and been hired several times from this group.  Most of the posts are very to the point.  "Discovery pilot start next week, competitve rate, LA based."  Is a good example.  Today a 25 year old "Owner," of a "Company," posted the following.  Her creative use of quotes and dashes has been retained so that aliens will someday have a reason for killing us all.

"My production company XXXXXXXXX is looking for an editor.  We are LA based and have needs ranging from 1-day shoots, to short films, to web series and will be working on features soon!  We are really looking to 'add someone to our team' - a real 'part of the process' type of editor looking to grow with us - but still in a freelance capacity.

Some of this work would be pro bono, some paid low-budget, some higher.  Obviously as we grow, so do all of our paychecks. 

Beyond working with only us, I'd constantly be putting in efforts to finding you paid work elsewhere to compensate for pro bono work."

Now...there's a lot wrong with that, and I don't think I should have to point out why.  However a couple of the editors on the group gently reminded her that this was a group for paid professionals with immediate gigs with defined start dates.  She was...baffled by this.  After what I thought was a constructive conversation, I looked her up on twitter to try and point her in the right direction.  That's when I found, and subsequently reposted this on the group page (from which she was subsequently kicked out).

http://pics.lockerz.com/s/268478994

Last edited by Eddie (2012-12-12 23:37:31)