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LAST UPDATED – June 2019

Play Quiz Bowl is seeking talented individuals for the following roles:

Question Writers

Play Quiz Bowl is seeking to hire multiple writers to help bring its next pop culture tournaments to life. Ideally, applicants have experience in writing pyramidal quiz bowl questions and is knowledgeable in areas of pop culture that are of interest and relevance to high school students, as well as at higher difficulty levels. Accepted writers will be paid either a portion of a tournament’s revenue or on a per-question basis, based on question type, experience, and writing quality.

To apply, send a message to Erik Nelson at erikhasemail@gmail.com with the following info:

• A brief summary of who you are and your history with quiz bowl
• A summary of your experience in writing quiz bowl questions, if any
• A writing sample, consisting of two tossups and two bonuses on the topic of your choice (pop culture is preferred, but not required)
• Specification if you’d like to write high school-level questions, “expert” questions, or both

Note that any questions provided as samples must not have been used for any other purpose and may not be used as such in the future (though they may be used in a future Play Quiz Bowl question set).

Marketing/Outreach Director

Play Quiz Bowl is also seeking a director of outreach, who will handle contacting local circuits about mirroring PQB sets, as well as managing some of the company’s social media and other marketing. Experience in marketing and working with high schools is encouraged, but not required. To apply for this job, please contact Erik Nelson at erikhasemail@gmail.com.